News Articles of Jason Kaiman

I am about 4 weeks from my attempt at back-to-back Pro Championships at the HOA Natural Classic. Training has been about as hard as I have trained in my career. Throughout the last few weeks I have pushed myself farther than before. It was tough and I was about as tired as I have eve...

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The last 6 weeks I have been focused on strength training. In theory, building a stronger muscle helps to build a bigger muscle! Now I am 7.5 weeks out from my next show, the HOA Pro Classic, where I will try to repeat as champion. Everything changes from here on out. The last 6 week...

People are always asking me, "What workouts do you do?” That question is always hard to answer, because my workouts are always evolving and changing depending on where I am at in contest prep or my off-season. One thing I can say is that no matter what workout I am doing it is alway...

Holidays are always a challenge for anyone, it is not only all the food, but also the messed up schedule that always challenges me. Trying to find time to go to the gym amidst all the travel and eating is difficult. My training is going strong as I just switched workouts again. I’m m...

My training is going great! I started a new program last week and will roll with this one for four weeks. I am focusing on destroying fibers and growing as much as possible before traveling to the HOA Classic to defend my Pro Title in May 2013. In thi...

What a weekend! The NGA Pro Natural Universe took place this weekend in Coral Springs, FL. This is the most prestigious and biggest Pro Show the NGA does every year, it is a challenge not only to get there, but once there the competition is always top notch. Pro Champions from all ov...

I am about 5.5 weeks out from the NGA Pro Universe and everything is starting to come together. I just came off a 4-week workout cycle that was very heavy with eccentric movements and varied exercises and rep counts. For example my chest workout consisted of: ...

My training is going great. I have turned up the dieting a notch now that I am only 10 weeks out from the NGA Pro Universe. I started a new workout this week that I will be incorporating for the next 4 weeks. It’s concentrating on all my muscle fibers and many different tempos in ...

My training has been insane for the last 4 weeks with roughly 14 weeks to go until the NGA Pro Universe my intensity level has risen. Over the last 4 weeks my training schedule has been one that was designed to hit every muscle fiber of ever body part. Here was my last 4 weeks: these...

Training is going great; I am roughly 17 weeks out from the NGA Pro Universe. My weight is climbing and staying pretty lean, hovering around 6% body fat and getting stronger, thanks to HMB! Workout right now is a cluster workout. It consists of 5 sets of 5 reps, but with a 10 second ...

What a weekend! I went to Peoria, Illinois to compete in the NGA Heart of America Classic in the Pro Division and walked out of there as the Pro champ, that's right, 1st place in the Pro Class. I am still super excited about that. It was a tough class with 7 Pros from all over and I ...

Just under 6 weeks out from next competition. I just got done doing 2 weeks of 2 a day workouts. In these two weeks I trained the same muscle group 2 times in 1 day. Basically, try to tear my body apart, using this week to recover and hopefully grow a little. HMB was crucial over th...

My training is going great right now. I am just a little over 8 weeks out and in full training and diet mode for a shot at the title! I have been hard at it for a while now. This week I am doing a quick re-feed for my body, so upping my calories to recoup from last 2 weeks of German...

My training is going well; I’m roughly 14 weeks out and already under 7% body fat. I will be cruising under 4% in no time. My workouts have been exhausting and constantly changing, which is a great thing. Training wise, I am doing the “100 Rep” workout this week. On Mo...

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November 12th was one of the most treacherous and exciting days of my Natural Bodybuilding Career. The weekend started with waking up at 4 am on Friday to catch my flight from Des Moines, IA to Coral Springs, FL. Gina and I were off and running and pumped to see just how I would fair at the bi...

Training is going very well. I am 9 days out and everything is looking pretty good. The last 3 weeks have been filled with super intense workouts, working with a 6-12-25 program for all body parts. Here is an example of what my workouts look like. With legs I will do 1 set ofsquats for 6 re...

I have 5.5 weeks to go! My lean body mass is actually increasing, body fat dropping slowly. I am just now finishing up a 3 week German bodybuilding competition program. I will be changing my workout next week for another 3 weeks and then for the last 2 weeks, I will play it by ear. Everything...

This Saturday is 8 weeks out from my show! I am sitting at 7.5% body fat, which is way ahead of schedule. I have been doing heavy/light workouts for the last 3 weeks. They consist of very fast paced moving from 4-6 reps on 1 exercise to 8-10 reps on the next and then back around. I am doing r...

I am pushing even harder now that the show is nearing. I am roughly 3 months out, my diet will start to intensify and training as well. I have done very well maintaining a semi-lean body over the summer, hanging at 8% body fat, which is much lower than normal for me, but this will come in hand...

My training is going well, I started a new set of workouts this week, everything is heavy/light oriented for fast and slow twitch. I am doing two exercises in a group, the first exercise is heavy, 4-6 reps, and then 2nd exercise is light, 12-15 reps. I rest 2 minutes then repeat for a total of...

Well, it has been a little over a month since I won the NGA Heart of America in Peoria. Took a little time off, went on a fishing trip with my father and now I am back and ready to go. I will be competing next on November 12th in the NGA Pro Universe in Coral Gables, FL. I am back on my sup...

Months of planning, dieting and killing myself in the gym has finally paid off! I won the Heavyweight Class at the Heart of America Natural Classic and because it was a Super Pro Qualifier, I am now officially a Pro Natural Bodybuilder. This was my best show to date, I stepped on the stage at ...

Today is April 7th, that puts me 4 weeks and 2 days away from my next competition. I am competing on May 7th at the 2011 NGA Heart of America Natural Classic in Peoria, Illinois. Training is going so well. I am at 4.9% body fat with 4 weeks to go and still weighing 203.5 lbs, as of right now,...

Training is going very well. I am in the 4th week of my diet, 7.5 weeks to go until my show. I am training harder than I have every trained before. Started working with a trainer about 3 months ago and I am learning things about training and diet that I never knew before. My workouts are e...

I’m continuing my off-season training schedule. I have been working on trying to plan out my year as far as competitions that I will be taking part in. This year is very busy for me, not only will I be competing but I am also assisting in promoting a bodybuilding show in Des Moines. Traini...

My training is going very well right now. I have been working a lot on isolating muscles and specific timing exercises. Still have not decided on when I am competing yet this year. I will be looking into that soon. I made some great gains over the Holiday months and am looking forward to a st...

Training is going well, right now I am working with Kasem Hanson, a professional trainer in the Des Moines area and he has a system of exercises that are designed to keep your body in balance and promote gains at a faster level than normal. This system has been used by Olympic Athletes as well ...

My contest year has finally come to an end. I am heading into off-season now, and trying to gain my weight back. When I started last year in January I was at 222 lbs, then I cut to 194 for my first bodybuilding show in May. After my show in May I got my weight back up to 213 lbs and then cut ...

My training is going well; my back has healed up fairly well since injuring my lat muscle a little over a month ago. I am probably at about 80% now. I am 4 weeks until the show. My diet has been going great; I feel like I am almost ready to step on stage today. I will take the next 4 weeks t...

My next show is quickly approaching. On September 25th, I will be competing in the Diamond Classic in Wichita, KS. Training was going fantastic, until I hit a snag two weeks ago. I was vacationing with my kids in the Ozarks and partially tore my Lat muscle. Needless to say, the healing time h...

Training is going very well. I have made some gains since my last show, and I am starting to get some weight and strength back. It takes a while, and it is hard to be patient, but I cut almost 22 lbs to compete last May. I have gained 10 lbs back, and I am going to try to stay here for the nex...

Training is going really well, I have decided to pursue my pro-card in yet another sanction of natural bodybuilding. I will be competing in September of this year in the NGA Diamond Classic in Wichita, KS. Right now I am on a fairly restricted diet, that will allow me to get a little more size ...

Twelve weeks down on the diet and one to go! Contest is this Saturday, May 8th and I am ready. Started training about 1 year ago and through the help of my diet and HMB I put on 18 lbs this year and it was all lean muscle. I started my diet at 230 lbs and with 5 days to go I am at 208 and 5.5...

Week 9 of training! It is going great. Started my diet at 229 lbs and 12% body fat, I am now at 213 and 7% body fat. My goal is to get to about 208 and be roughly 5% for the show. Power is staying very consistent, which is great considering I am doing cardio every morning, lifting over the l...

I am on Week 4 of my diet and all is well. I still have over 9 weeks left. I have dropped roughly 7 lbs and I am really starting to lean up nicely. Workouts are going good, even though I am down in weight; I have yet to lose any strength or stamina at this point. I’m still training very hard...

Started my diet and cardio work this week. My pre-diet weight was 229, which is 15 lbs up from last year. I am planning on competing around 205. The next 13 weeks will be crucial; I have done all the work over the last year, put on the size and stayed pretty lean as well. HMB has been a huge ...

I have been using HMB religiously for about 1.5 years now and it has made a tremendous difference in helping me achieve my goals. In May 2007 I won the Overall Iowa Championship, but failed to win my Pro Card, taking 2nd place in that division. Due to an injury I could not compete in 2008, then...