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JANUARY 2004
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frank in color 2003

Hello!
Everyone gets motivated to start getting into better shape come the first of the new year and I'm no exception.  One thing I've learned is not to start training too hard right after the holidays.  I'd rather let my enthusiasm build up to the first of spring when the days are longer (more sunlight stimulates the pineal gland) and I'm stronger and feel like training harder.  Winter for me is a time of maintenance and I've found a nice brief program to help ease back into shape. 

It's a 2 way split routine where I train upper body the first day, do 30 minutes of aerobics the following day, rest the next day, work legs the following day, 30 minutes aerobics the following day, rest the next day.  I'm training with weights every third day, doing aerobics every third day, and resting completely every third day.  Gives me enough time to do other things in my life without excessive soreness from training too much too soon.  It also establishes a regular pattern for training.  Here's what I do:

Upper body: Front pulldown, rear deltoid machine, close grip pulldown, pullover machine, steep incline dumbbell press, one arm incline side raise, pec deck, close grip bench press,  overhead triceps extension, preacher cable curl, 1 arm dumbbell curl, hanging knee up and crunches for abs.  I've been doing one set of 15 reps each exercise and a total of 100 reps on abs and stretching between each set for 15 seconds.  Soon I'll be adding a second set with heavier weights.

Legs: Standing calf raise, donkey calf raise, seated calf raise, leg curl, leg extension, adductor work on hip machine, leg press, squats with Leg Blaster.  All for one set of 15 to 20 reps and the same ab work as on upper body day.

Staying on a good diet with low carbs, moderate fat, and high protein intake enables me to stay lean with this minimum amount of training.  Our shipment of new Cutting Edgetm Egg White Protein just arrived and it's delicious taste makes me look forward to my evening meal of strawberries, two scoops of protein, and a handful of walnuts.

Just finished editing the Train with Zane Workout Video and it should be ready for distribution by the third week of January.  I'm very happy with the way it turned out and already have lots of advance orders.   It's just the thing to help you develop good form in your exercises.

Expect to mail out the Winter issue of Building the Body Newsletter in the next few weeks.  Keep training regularly.

Frank Zane
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