the auger experiment part 12 cutler classic 11

the 2011 npc jay cutler classic was here this sunday. It brought back a lot of memories good, bad, and funny. The funniest thing of all, is seeing the same exact people over and over again. This year i would call it redemption. A lot of guys who had placed not so well in prior years made a big leap this year nearly all of them winning a class or 2. I will start of with Glen Rodriguez who i have known for about 10 years now. He used to train at my gym for several years. i like glen he's a good guy and he trains very hard. i have to give him credit he finally did not over diet and kept size on. That size helped him in the npc. He took the masters class overall, novice 1st in class 2nd overall and finished 2nd in the open. Good job Glen!






Then came jimmy a kid who i met from GNC. I had seen his pics from the previous year. he cam in very flat, and was holding water. but not this year he won the overall in the novice and finished first place in his open class. I was impressed with his leg development, and he was very humble and respectful when i talked to him.




Thirdly was big heavy weight Matt. I have known matt for about 15 years he trained with greg rando , and jose raymond for years. I used to talk to those guys a lot back at nautilas plus. Matt who i have competed against has done so many shows. I dont think i had ever seen him win a class though he usually would finish top 5 or not place from my memory. This year his legs were fantastic and his conditioning was dead on. He won the heavy weight class.





It was good to see Jay Cutler, Bev Francis, Steve Weinburger, Arthur, and every one else. Best of all i got to show Joyce that she could now win in the NPC! We walked around boston got some cardio in after the show. the funny thing is we parked for 12 bucks in a parking lot that closed at 8. We had to leave the show at 7 30 find a new parking spot. We found the parking spot and hurried back. it was then that Jay started posing, and being friends with the cut above lol jay had a little joke in store for me. Jay cutler posed on the stage and then started to do his usual off the stage posing when he came over to where i was sitting and went to pull me up to pose next to him in a pose down. ABSOLUTELY NO WAY i was going to stand up next to jay cutler mr. olympia and pose. but it was awesome and i got some amazing pics of the cut above. lol we laughed after the show about it. My friend joyce who is a pro figure competitor was shocked and in awe of the whole situation. I think she may have peed her pants. lol ..no she really didn't but you never know. lol . the show had 152 competitors and all in all it was a good show!

now back to the Auger. today was back day for the auger and his strength is now starting to improve the auger did bent over rows with 315 inverted like Dorian Yates . i watched him to make sure he didn't do sloppy form. the auger then started to talk to me about how excited and happy he was .. in just 8 days his strength had increased.. thats pretty good i must say. Tomorrow the auger has the day off so we will be talking about the bruins game and going over that .. and possibly a little more on the cutler classic. because there is a lot i left out . i am training so many people right now it was hard to get this blog done today! but don't you fret tomorrow i will have another fresh blog done. with more info and more pics!

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pauly des

the auger experiment part 11 training partners

Training partners can be a good or a bad thing. We briefly discussed how having a training partner can be a good thing. But it can also be a bad thing in some cases. It's almost like being on a team. Having guys who got your back so that you can maximize your lifts. The most important thing when choosing a training partner is showing up on time. Nothing is worse then a training partner who does not show up, or when one guy is waiting all day for his partner to show up! It is called having respect for one another. Sometimes the occasional i cant make it or i am running late happens. But if its happening daily, then its time to get a new partner. When you get a good trio of guys, its almost like being on a team. Having 3 is probably the smartest way to train because 3 is the perfect number for rest. this way each person will perfectly be able to lift and have the perfect amount of rest time. Having more then 3 guys can be a pain in the ass. My suggestion is start off with 2, and then move on to 3. Make sure that you guys are close enough in strength to that your not constantly taking plates off, doing so wastes time and energy. Another important aspect but highly over looked is, wasting time. One training partner needs to organize the system while the other, or others chime in on what they would like to do. If your all on the same page then your training will come together. You can motivate and grow quicker when on a team!



The auger came into the gym today for day 5 of the program. I was training Joyce, and then Kim, and then marcy by the time he left i had trained 3 people. He was psyched about how well his work out had gone. i decided we should take some pictures. He thought it would be a good idea. I decided why the hell not. Auger did have a few questions for me during his training, he would ask me if he should used controlled and slower movements. I told him yes, just like in the article i wrote for Natural Muscle magazine you need to stretch and squeeze the muscle for full contraction. This full contraction is what gets you pumped. Auger decided he would do this for every exercise. I would glance over at him working out and noticed that he was doing every thing with controlled form. This is how you get shape, and size to the muscles. instead of trying to lift all the weights in the gym. Work on your form! It is just as important as the weight. Take a look at the before and afters !!!

Before picture taken 5 days ago



After pic taken today


Ok so these results are wacky. i kind of don't even believe it. When i decided to take a pic of auger today i was kind of thinking to my self usually it takes 3 weeks to start to see a difference. But judge for your self, i took the pics so that you could see the chest and face so it would be easier to judge. I am kind of shocked in how quick he is responding to the change. Most likely the diet, and training are shocking his muscles.

After 5 days this is what i noticed. A loss of body fat, i also saw the Auger come in with so much more intensity. The obvious change in muscle mass. Especially in his upper chest and biceps. i cant wait to see what week 2 will bring us.

todays blog is dedicated to danny madden who came back to gym warriors and already put some size back on! reunited and it feels so good, for ryan homem.! ohh yah and mr. dyer i am not sure if you will even read this though!

pauly des

the auger experiment part 10 Girl power

Today's Blog involves true Girl Power! I have heard time, and time again woman talking about how they don't want to get bulky from lifting weights, and how they saw this girl get so bulky from lifting. Myth! First of all woman lift weights to burn fat. Not to get big. You do not have the testosterone, or bone structure to put bulky muscle on. Unless your a man lifting weights pretending to be a female. Lifting will not make you big and bulky. If your getting bulky from weight training your obviously not doing it correctly. A lot of woman i have met were scared to lift weights because of all these rumors about weight training. I guess the first girl i really trained with the Girl power method was Nicole Gagne. She got a nice flat stomach, a round firm bum, and tight legs. Her body weight dropped by 10 pounds, all we did was weight training, heavy weight training. Then came Shawna SId, my x gf. Her transformation was very dramatic. She lost about 20 pounds, and tightened up every thing going down to a body weight of 130 pounds. But Shawna also became one of the best female powerlifters in Massachusetts with in a 6 month period. She ended up holding all the e.p.f powerlifting records, and it was a goal of hers to then try figure competition. My reputation for getting girls in shape goes much farther back to about 1996. But i never really broadcasted any thing that i had accomplished till recently. With Shawna i developed a system, a mathematical formula for strength and fat loss. This is the formula that i have been using on all my new recruits. The key factor is woman are very strong, they just don't know it. All you need to do is figure out how to tap into your natural strength and train so that it helps you burn fat, and become stronger. This is what i developed and this is what i am about to show you. Most woman can leg press massive amounts of weight, they just need to know how to increment the weights up. some of the guys reading this may be shocked, and may actually feel like; well a pussy.



yah that's kim above doing about 600 pounds on the leg press full reps , 4-6 reps. this was pretty heavy for her yes, but its more to prove the point. That woman can lift heavy ass weight be strong and get leaner. How many guys in the gym struggle with this type of weight.

So i decided to have Jenilee take a few stabs at the leg press. after she lost about 15 pounds from training with me we hit the leg press at about 420 pounds for 8-10 reps; full reps! i was very impressed with her performance. take a look below!



So we can move on to the deadlift, I see so many guys in the gym not doing them. Why would you not do deadlifts? probably because they are hard, too difficult for you? i think not, check this out. how about not 1, but 2 girls doing a 245 pound deadlift



By now you get the point that girls can be strong and burn body fat. The best part is that it really does not take long to get them strong using my theorem. I have only been training most of these girls for about 2 months. This is how i know that any one can be strong, you just need to know how to do it.



If you want to train with me, compete, get in shape, and loose bodyfat all you need to do is contact gym warriors. please follow the blog and you will learn and see the results from the next powerlifting contest may 28th. This is only the beginning.

Now back to the auger, Auger came in today full speed. I was training Derek, when auger screamed to me that he had just been in a tattoo shop when he saw my niece Rachel. He said he was talking to the artist about getting a tat on his elbow, when Rachel was sitting behind him. She hear him mentioned the blog, and then Rachel new she had seen him from the movie Arny. He left the tattoo parlor ready to train.


So today the Auger trained shoulders. He said he has to admit he is now learning how to train for the first time in his life. He enjoyed his shoulder workout greatly today. while he was training, He then grabbed an abb aqua force and 2 mass isopures. When the Auger was working out he was blasting the music. he kept on screaming NIce, not sure why. I would think that's a good sign. I have noticed his motivation has improved, Tomorrow will be officially the first week and first weigh in for the auger experiment. tune in tomorrow for a day of Auger proportions.


as always train to win!

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the auger experiment part 9 gorillas in the gym

The return of Big louie Pep. My old training partner came into the gym on a surprise visit today. we had trained are whole lives together. i think from the age of 17-25 we trained almost every single day together. Big lou and I are from the same town in italy we are descendents of the etruscans. Original Italians who were known as barbarians. Fondi is tiny. the funny thing is our parents settled in the same town in massachusetts. people call that fate, some call it conincedence, when you get older you learn there is no such thing as conencidence. to become a great lifter you need someone to constnatly push you, to motivate you to get stronger and bigger. This is why the two of us constantly grew, and constantly got strong. we would outlift everyone in any gym we would walk into. the funny thing is we were only 20-21 years old when we were doing this. We were known for picking up peoples cars and putting them down. Shit you see in comic books. But in real life. Big lou came in to do deadlifts and front squats. i can remember when lou did his first deadlift back in 1999, thats when you had to lock your stuff up. ok usa it was time to jean claud van damn this next set. Big lou was ready he was going to do a 700 pound deadlift for a double and he was going to do it today at Gym warriors. With Pauly des snapping the pics. i wish we had people following us around with video cameras. Big lou did it, take a look



notice no wraps and full extension of the back. This is a great lift. this is what lifting is all about, its about training, picking up stuff that no one else can and doing it with enthusiasm and then you can joke around after the lift is done. We always joke around in the gym its what keeps you sane. how can you pick up 6-7.800 pounds and not be a little crazy. you gotta have fun not think about the weights being heavy, and just have fun. every day is a new challenge, even if your only lifting 30 pounds its all about getting to 35 , 40,45, ect you want to progress. if you dont want to progress in your lifting then you should really take up another sport. doing the same lifts every day gets boring, its redundant, and it really doesn't make lifting fun. Goals you need to set obtainable goals. lou won his pro card in strongman he didnt say im going to compete 1 time and win, no thats not what he did it all started with weights, 1 plate at a time, 1 rep at a time. then he competed. won a little show qualified for nationals. and then Gym warriors sponsored him for his pro card in which he won. But you need to start off small one small goal at a time. Big lou and I had a great time in the gym. you gotta love chalk on the ears!



So today was the First leg work out for the Auger. He walked into the gym while i was training someone, today i trained 3 girls before 1 pm. the auger had walked in about 1:20 while i was training jauclin. He walked over to me and was in need of a energy drink. this is not normal behavior for the auger but today he was a bit tired. So i gave him one of the the new Gat energy packs that i had mike try last week. Auger didnt really get any thing from it. He needed more, so he asked me for a NItric Force. The nitric force from abb has been a hot seller. Auger slammed the whole entire thing, i am surprised he didnt have a heart attack yet. But what can you do. so if you go back to the auger experiment day 3 i think we found that the augers best deadlift of all time was 460 for 5. We would see what he would get today on day 1.



the auger ended up hitting on the deadlift
185x10
350x10
405x5
435x4
435x4
450x2

so for the auger hit a 435 deadlift. This is 1 rep and 25 pounds off of his all time best not only that but he did 2 sets of it. i watched him do the 450 his form was not the greatest. he did almost a stiff leg deadlift on the first rep , his second rep was much better. he could have gotten 1 more but thats enough for week 1. i can see him finishing off with 500 for 5.



as for squats he needs to work on his depth and form . so i really wanted to see what kind of weights he would use and actually watch him train. Since we talked so much about squat in yesterdays blog i decided to hold back a little today. and wait for next week. you never know who the hell is going to walk into the gym or what the hell is going to happen.

The auger keeps telling me he looks more vascular every day he keeps saying this to me. have i noticed it yet... i really think he is! scary.

Todays blog is dedicated to Mike L you know who you are! my self.

Pauly Des

p.s. i have a question for the guys do you guys like fish sticks?

the auger experiment part 8 retrospect and squat

Todays auger experiment takes us looking to tomorrow. First off bin laden has been killed and its just the same its a new day and we are looking towards tomorrow. Now cutting off the head of a snake sometimes that snake grows a new head or 2 heads. But at least mission one has been accomplished. Tomorrow will be the Augers first real leg work out in the experiment. It will be the first true test of grit for the auger. He exclaimed to me that he may bring a bucket just in case he pukes. I told him it was a good idea, but it is not necessary to puke to have a good leg work out. More or less its a good leg work out when you feel as if you are going to hurl, or pass out. This means your intensity and weights were very effective. people ask why do they get so sick from the squat. the number 1 reason is central nervous system stimuli. the squat is literally a dangerous but i would say most important exercise. The squat takes you into the realms of fight or flight. i want you to think about this. your literally putting weights on your back directly over the spine. This puts direct pressure on the spine. And in turn it creates a response of absolute exhaustion. What you also don't realize is when you perform the squat your using the whole trunk, which is all the stabilizer muscles in the abdominals. this also is why some people get the roid gut. From holding your breath while doing squats. The squat is definitely the most misunderstood lift of all the lifts. people don't do them because they are hard! not only is the free squat the hardest exercise, but its also the most misused exercise . when i say misused i mean in form. first of all the parallel squat is a good way to train your squat to stay healthy. in powerlifting we learn to hit below parallel. in bodybuilding, most bodybuilders will go to or below parallel. what i see in gyms i wouldn't even call a half squat. it all starts in high school, football coaches teaching kids improper form, and passing that knowledge on and on and on . its like going down a ladder . inconsistent information causes for improper form. So i started doing some research on the web just to give you an idea of how many idiots out there are teaching people the wrong way to squat! ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yha2XAc2qu8&NR=1) this video here explains to me why so many morons have no clue how to squat. Rule number 1 !!! you never ever ever look down!!!!!!!!! you never move the neck or head during a squat. Just ask Chris Cormier about that. looking down while squatting is probably the worst advice you can give someone. notice the kid in the video performing the squat correctly when he looks strait. the best way to squat is to keep the head fixed in a strait position.



Have you ever seen Ed Coan looking strait down during a squat! hell no. so in my research i started looking for more idiots talking about squats. moron video number 2 ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRnGI3c5Jjs ) this video calls itself perfect squat. Though some of this video has merit, i find 3 major problems with the video. 1 the subject is wearing running sneakers, which push you on your toes, and put pressure on the knee. If he had known any thing about squatting he would know you need flat sole shoes. next the squats this kid is performing are not parallel because you do not judge by the knee and hamstring, you judge by the hip. this is the most important and most frustrating part of competitive powerlifting. is a judge that does not know the rules, and people thinking they are squatting below parallel when they are not even at parallel. Videos such as these are why people can not trust information on the web, and free information. Hence why personal trainers, and sports experts like me are needed. This is also why kids waste their time in the gym and with supplements that don't work. Very few supplements are good, and vitamins are only good if you know how to properly use them. Training, and Diet are the most important things if you want to get in shape. With out them your really just wasting your time. This is the whole reason why i have started writing, and teaching people, its the reason why i train people. ANd i can admit that when i was younger i didn't train with good form at times, and it was in those times that i really didn't gain any thing. in retrospect i now know why that happened. Form, training, diet they all go together like a puzzle. This is why the Auger came to me for his diet, work out, and supplement plan.



go to the bottom of the page and vote on the next pictures that we will post of the auger!

p.s. joe pimental im not stew!!!!

pauly des

auger part 7 day 2 loud music

Today is day 2 of the official auger experiment. The auger came in today for his 2nd work out. Back day! the auger came into the gym with a serious look on his face so serious i new their was some kind of change in him! I couldn't talk to the auger right away because i had a special visitor in today. Big tim came in today for a diet and training consult. Me and Tim were chatting when the auger walked in. The Auger literally marched into the gym and busted strait into his back work out. Tim looked at me when he saw the auger and just said is that him, i gave him a nod and said yes. After about an hour another man walked into the gym. The Arch nemesis of the auger . mr. Senior bicep. senor bicep was flying across the gym with his fists like super man trying to give me a fist bump. after fist bumping senor bicep .



i noticed the auger becoming frustrated with his appearance in the gym. it was about 5 months ago when the auger and mr. senior bicep had their first confrontation. you see mr. senor bicep didnt seem to like the auger listening to the music so loud. so during a heavy set he turned the music down on the auger. The auger who comes to gym warriors to train like an animal full throttle , heavy metal blazing! was pissed off!!! so pissed he cranked the music back up and you can only imagine !!! the feud began. Today was no different except with all the big guys walking around the gym. Senior bicep decided it was best to let the music blaze!!! The auger decided he would taunt senior bicep and he needed to pic the right song. A song that would set the place on fire.



he found the song Angel of death by slayer. Not only did he play the song but he decided to scream angel of death at the top of his lungs! yah he really did! The auger then completed his back work out when i interviewed him after this is what he told me. " this was the first time in working out that i actually felt productive". "i feel like i have been working out wrong for so long and now i fell like im doing every thing right". He also said " i felt a pump and small soreness in my chest from the previous days work out". it was not a normal soreness but something that felt productive! He also noticed that had left his food out for 2 hours on the counter because he forgot to tell me to throw it in the fridge. he then picked up his food and asked me to put it in the fridge. Literally 10 min later he asked me to grab his food. i started laughing to my self!!!

Big tim was on his way out the door when he decided to come back up into the gym for one last lift. the auger would spot him on a flat bench of 365 pound for 3 reps. now we have a good number to judge tim's strength gain!!! exciting i captured a pic of the auger in full concentration spotting big tim. 290 pounds!!


Mr. senior bicep decided to leave after he saw all this big weight lifting!! the auger decided to cellebrate and turned the music all the way up .. !!!!!!! blasting music and screaming weird moose calls. the auger had to take his vitamins, his glutamine, and his grape juice. He also had to eat his food! The auger ate his food and then left. you never know what will happen tomorrow or even today for that matter. i have to say you need to keep the faith, believe in your self and always train hard. But put your train to the brain!


pauly des

auger part 6 day 1 sasquatch

today is day one of the experiment. and a very nice day at that. the weather is about 68 degrees blue skies. So i decided i would go out side and spend some time with my nephew before i would get to the gym and start the auger. as i walked out side i noticed that there were a lot of dogs barking in and around my home, so i grabbed my camera and decided to take a look. my nephew grabbed me and told me that we needed to play. so i stopped in my tracks grabbed the bat and he began to pitch to me. i started hitting the balls gently back in and around him as he threw. and then i smashed a ball over the fence. my nephew ran after it, and thats when i heard a rustling in the bushes. i grabbed my camera and ran to see what was all the commotion. as we approached the sasquatch we noticed him steadily looking around i started snapping pictures off. i was nearly killed before the big day. we ran back to the home and started playing with baseballs again. here is one of those pictures.





this is day one of the auger experience prepare for the auger. The auger was still experiencing a lot of problems from yesterdays shopping. I think that the bruins win and me deciding not to write his shoulder and arms workouts yet were stressing him out. so i decided that i may play a few tricks on the auger today and see what his reactions would be. first off the auger needed to get ready as if he was going to war. so he had to wear his work boots. put your boots on and prepare for battle. auger has been showing every one his new boots that he got. they are some kind of special forces boot. they only weight about 12 ounces. the problem is he is so busy showing them to every one he's been walking around the locker room with only one shoe on. so trick number 1 i will pull on him today is to tell him that i am not going to write the shoulders and arms and i will photograph his reaction. 2ndly the auger is supposed to be here at 6, and its 5 48. so i am not sure if i will have to end this here and keep you waiting. till tomorrow.



just as i was about to publish the blog the auger arrived! he explained to me that he had already taken 4 shits this morning, the 4 shits were not diarreah, but more solid good shits meaning that his system is being cleaned up. he felt so good that after he finished the work out , later on in the day he actually wanted to come back to the gym and work out. the work out aspect today was chest, and the work out felt great. the auger stopped with 225 pound on the incline for 6 clean paused reps. every rep was slow and controlled. good contraction and squeeze on every repetition. actually felt the best pump he has ever felt on the dips. he had not felt any thing like this in a long time. hes a little sore. but other than that he felt like his body is growing. the best part is the work out is right infront of him it made him feel a little better. Because when you have a battle plan your ready to attack. The auger felt so pumped up he ran back to stop and shop and we took this pic!!!!




so far day 1 was a success