Results Report: Jake Sawyer

Jake is a distance client of mine that I started working with a few months back. I only get to see him every couple of weeks, so he is alone for probably 90 % of his training. As a former collegiate athlete (played 4 years of college football at Kalamazoo College), Jake found himself not in the same shape as he was in during his "glory" days. Sub-par eating habits, training habits (not entirely his fault as he was misled by a popular bodybuilding magazine, like many tend to be misled by this publication and many others...but that's a whole other story), and daily postural habits set Jake back a bit. At 240 lbs, Jake was frustrated and needed some help. That's when we developed a gameplan for him to attack in order for him to achieve his goals. That was the first week of May.

Fast forward to July 21 (when the second group of pictures were taken). Jake was down to 223 pounds. Noticably leaner, and with better posture (notice how his center of gravity is more in line compared to the huge anterior shift he had before, his anterior pelvic tilt has decreased, tension in his neck and traps has decreased, etc.). This is after only a little over 2 months! Not to mention Jake has been getting stronger. Jake has always been strong, but I think he never fully displayed his true strength in the gym before he started on his new program. Today, August 9, Jake sumo deadlifted 430lbs for 3 reps, a new PR by 45 lbs...oh and his weight this morning was 214.5. Stay tuned for more updates on Jakes progress.

And yeah I am well aware the pics that I took were not ideal (lack of consistancy with exact spots of where they were taken, background, zoom quality, he had to tug on his shorts a little for the last two pics because we couldn't get his shorts to stay above his knee). My fault entirely. Live and learn.