Interview with our Male Photo Contest Winner: James Ludwig

1. What is your daily work out routine?

Weights in the morning and abs/cardio in late afternoon during my
work break. I will group chest/back, bi/tri, and legs/shoulders.

I take Sundays off and extra days during the week if needed. I like that I hit
each body part twice a week. And then after 2-3 months I will change my
routine and try something new.

2. What is your favorite exercise?

Right now I am loving t-bar rows and reverse grip bench. They are
just exercises I look forward to doing because I can really feel the muscles working.

3. What is your supplement regimen?

Casein protein and BCAA supplements are my two right now. I love
pre-workout supplements but I am taking a break from stims.

4. What is your favorite Inner Armour Product?

I was loving Glyco-Peak because of the flavor and what it offers but
right now I crave the Casein protein. Especially because when I add just a
little water and mix it I have a pudding. The flavors are amazing. I
want to start adding Nitro-Peak too.

5. What is your favorite quote?

Simple for me. “There are no Excuses!” really cant quote just one
person on it. With lifting and healthy lifestyle there are no excuses. Its
you making your choices and no one else. They can influence you but you
make your own decisions.

6. What is your favorite movie? TV show?

Movies are my thing so it is hard for me to pick a favorite. But i can
still watch Man on Fire with Denzel Washington everyday so I would say
that is in my top 5. And my Hulu list of tv shows is long but im pretty
excited about Sons of Anarchy new season coming soon.

7. Do you have any hobbies?

I was an athlete my whole life so I love competing. And since i moved to a new 
state half way across the country away from my fiance and family/friends,
I have been using lifting and movies as my hobbies. I try to get out and
do more hiking and outdoor activities but that depends on work.

8. What state were you born in? Where do you reside now?

Born in Ohio and now live in Colorado. No matter where I move and
live, I will always be a Cleveland fan in all sports. Die hard for life.

9. What inspires you?

My family always has. Mom and Dad have taught me and my
brothers a lot about sacrifice, dedication and giving your all, so i look up
to them. My brothers inspire me with the things they do because we are
all different and I like seeing what they do.

And my fiance inspires me. She just finished her Masters in Art Therapy and Counseling.
She is passionate about everything she does; just how down to earth and caring
she is, is amazing. We just got engaged on July 3rd and I know she will continue to inspire me.

10. If you could meet any person, who would you meet?

I think it would be cool to meet Jay Cutler. There are a lot of people
I would like to meet from all aspects of entertainment but
I picked him because of his bodybuilding influence. I would like to pick
his brain about everything from exercises to nutrition to pros/cons of it
all. It would be very educational for myself and a chance to open my eyes
to different things.

11. Where do you work?

I work for the government in Colorado.

Anything else you would like to tell us about yourself.

I am recently engaged to my wonderful fiance. My older brother
just had his twins born this year so it is nice being an Uncle.

Working out and a healthy lifestyle has helped me to continue to grow; I enjoy
sharing my knowledge with others to help inspire and also enjoy learning
new things.

Quotes that get our Fans Pumped!

Don Quartermus: Pain is weakness leaving the body

Jamie Seligman: Just Do It!

Danny Villarreal: The question isn't whose going to let me...it's whose going to stop me? - Ayn Rand

Kurstan Davenport: Give man a fish and he eats for a day, teach a man to fish and he eat's for a lifetime!

Marc Estrada: Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard....

Antonio Fliggins: HARD WORK PRODUCES RESULTS AND IM KEEP ROCKIN UNTIL THE DAY SOMEBODY STOPS MY PULSE!!!

Antonio Fliggins: U GOTTA GET IT BCUZ NOT GETIN IT IS NOT AN OPTION!!

Jeb Jenkins: It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.

John Collazo: Discipline, hard work and dedication!

Tim Evans: You have to walk thru hell to get to heaven - josh koscheck

Diego Felix: no guts, no glory

Pete Wlasuk: the reason most people don't experience success is that being a success demands more than most people are willing to give. If you're willing to give what most people aren't, you'll get what most people don't.

Colin Mcknight: Building an impressive physique will involve persistence and determination

Ashwin Mohan: What hurts more? The pain of hard work, or the pain of regret?

RebeccaAnd Mario Flores: Live for nothing, die for something- John Rambo!

Drew Guard: The greatest journeys start with the smallest steps...

Richard K. Hansen: Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing - Abraham Lincoln

Christopher Sfreddo: i would say the entire half time speech in varsity blues...or al pacinos entire speech in anygiven sunday

Christopher Sfreddo: The vision of a champion is a guy who is bent over, gasping for breath, dripping in sweat, when no one is watching -unknown

Cesar Wayne Rivera Peña: No pain, No Gain that easy

jDIESELsteels: for it will always be true that only the strong survive

9 Inner Armour Athletes Sign with NFL Franchises

We would like to congratulate our Inner Armour Athletes from the 2011 NFL Combine Training Class at the Parisi Speed School. Find out which team each player will be representing next year!

Defensive tackle Ollie Ogbu was a member of the Penn State football team and was nicknamed “The Staten Island Ferry” by Head Coach Joe Paterno. He played every game in 2007 and was honorably mentioned to Sporting News' Freshman All-Big Ten team. In 2009, his senior year, Ogbu started every game and helped Penn State remain among the top teams in the nation. In 2011, he played in the 86^th East-West Shrine Game and 7 months later was signed to the Indianapolis Colts.

Randall Hunt will be begin his NFL career with the St. Louis Rams. Hailing from Hightstown, N.J., OG Randall Hunt had an impressive 2010 senior year at the University of Illinois, where he played in all 13 games and started 12. With his help, Illinois broke several school records and his great personal success brought him an invitation to play in the East-West Shrine All-Star Game.

 

 

 

 

OL Rob McGill is heading to Atlanta! The Louisiana Tech Lineman is taking his full 310 pounds to the Falcons. After a great performance in 2010 (he started in all 11 games)  Rob was named All-WAC First Team in 2010.

 

 

 

 

Washington Huskies 3 year starter, Cody Habben has signed with the San Diego Chargers! Cody played in all 13 games in 2010 and was credited with a pass reception during the USC game. A strong small-area blocker, he earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors for the third year in a row in 2009.

 

 

 

 

Isa Abdul-Quddus was a two-year starter at Fordham & led the team in tackles (78). During his junior season he started all 11 games and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.47 on his pro day this past spring. He confirmed his signing to the Saints, making him one of two strong safeties they have signed.

 

 

 

 

Jeremiah Hunter of the University of Iowa became the 63^rd player to reach 200 career tackles at Iowa, and averaged 7.5 tackles per game to tie for ninth in the Big Ten for all games. In 2010 he was named to second team All-Big Ten by league coaches, and started 11 games at weakside linebacker. Although injured, he led the team at 90 tackles including 29 solo stops. Hunter covers very well as an outside linebacker and will be able to contribute as part of the Saints.

 

 

 

 

Florida Univerity's Senior captain, Justin Trattou played 13 games in 2009.  His appearances as a Gator totaled 52, including 31 starts. A tough, hard player with great character and work ethic, Trattou has a bright future with the New York Giants.

Former Youngstown State cornerback Brandian Ross has signed as with the Green Bay Packers. Ross was a second-team All-Missouri Valley Football Conference selection in 2010. He played in 45 games during his YSU career, starting in 33 of his final 34 games. He had 223 total tackles, seven interceptions, three fumble recorveries and two forced fumbles in his career from 2007-10.

Last but not least!

As defensive back at Virginia Tech, Davon Morgan was a second-team All-ACC selection and second on his team with five interceptions and 76 tackles. He started all 13 games last season. At 198 pounds he is a good player who does everything well. He is sure to have a great future with the New York Jets.

Interview with Anthony Sherman, Inner Armour Athlete & Arizona Cardinal

 

What is your favorite Inner Armour product & why?

I would have to say my favorite Inner Armour product is Mass-Peak. It is a great way to maintain weight and work out  hard. The taste can't be beaten. The muscle growth I have had while taking Mass-Peak is insane. I’ve never found a protein to work so well.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is your daily work out routine?

My daily workout routine starts before I get to the gym. An hour before I take Mass-Peak and a half hour before I take Power-Peak.

Once I get to the gym I start with about 20 minutes of stretching and then a movement warm-up. After I finish those I start speed training or change of direction. Then, I move on to power training (Olympic lifts).

Weekly Schedule:

Monday and Thursday- Strength training (lower body) & Conditioning

Tuesday and Friday- Strength training (upper body)

Wednesday- Trigger point for about a half hour and rest.

Saturday- I do hot yoga to start my day. It’s great for my flexibility and it helps to prevent injuries. After yoga, I do "arm farm" which I like to call the day I blast my biceps and triceps.

Sunday- Day of rest.

What is your supplement regimen?

My supplement regimen centered around all of the Inner Armour supplements. I also take creatine, fish oils, vitamin C, B-12, ZMA, & beta alanine.

How do you feel heading in to your Rookie season?

I’m very excited about the opportunities that are ahead but I’m also looking forward to the challenges. It’s going to be a dream come true to play football on Sunday afternoons. I’m also looking forward to meeting my teammates and getting settled in Arizona.

What do you do for fun?

I love to relax, watch TV, and hang out with family and friends.

What is your favorite TV show?

My favorite TV show, right now, is Swamp People on the History Channel. Thursday night at 9.

What is your favorite movie?

Lincoln Lawyer

What is the most memorable moment of your football career?

Getting that phone call on draft day and knowing that my dream had come true: I am in the NFL.  But my most memorable football moment would be playing in a BCS on New Year's night.

What is Glycerol H20?

Hydrophilic Cellular Hydration Complex (containing positively charged Carbon Filtered Water and Glycerol with naturally occurring polymeric compounds).

Glycerol is a naturally occurring metabolite that is rapidly absorbed and distributed throughout the body.

It has been shown to help allow your body to temporarily retain extra fluid. This effect can help increase muscle cell size as well as help the effects of thermoregulation (to help prevent overheating which leads to muscle failure).  Exercise can cause excessive fluid losses and glycerol may help enhance hydration.

 

Is your pre-workout powder working from the “neck up” or the “neck down?”

Judging by the ingredient profile of many pre-workout powders, you might think the only thing you need for a great workout is your head (the “neck up”) and that your muscles (the “neck down”) can stay at home and relax. The truth, of course, is that working out is largely a neck-down affair: The real action takes place deep inside the muscles of your legs, arms, chest, back, etc. where long filaments of protein rapidly slide back and forth generating the force required to lift and lower weights.

POWER-PEAK™ will give you real energy from the “neck down”
ATP is too reactive to be stored inside your muscle cells. Instead, they must re-synthesize it from ADP and P as needed. Maximizing this process is the purpose of POWER-PEAK™, a category-redefining formula that is free of added CNS stimulants but full of nutritional substrates and co-factors that can actually stimulate ATP re-synthesis and other processes that enhance workout performance, muscle recovery and growth. And because POWER-PEAK™ contains no added CNS stimulants, it won’t produce the side effects (e.g. jitters, anxiety) associated with them. You can take it any time of day or night without worry.

Carbohydrates are overlooked in many pre-workout formulas
Despite it being perhaps the most studied sports nutrition ingredient in history, carbohydrate gets little or no attention in several of the “leading” pre-workout powders. In sharp contrast, new POWER-PEAK™ contains glucose precursors like trehalose and low-DE maltodextrin, plus ribose, a 5-carbon monosaccharide used in the synthesis of the ATP molecule. POWER-PEAK™ contains the exact same dose of trehalose shown in clinical studies to support workout performance as effectively as pure glucose while producing 2-fold lower insulin levels and a 75% lower incidence of rebound hypoglycemia.

Clinical Doses, No “Sprinkling”
Inner Armour’s product developers talked at length with ingredient researchers, manufacturers, coaches and other experts, some of whom shared confidential information never before published. Combined with data from clinical studies, these discussions allowed IA to estimate the dose of each ingredient required to help maximize workout performance while minimizing if not preventing side effects. Athletes can have piece of mind knowing that no ingredient was “sprinkled” into the POWER-PEAK™ formula. IA insists on using only efficacious doses based whenever possible on clinical studies:

• Creapure®: No workout is possible without creatine, which is why we added a dose of it sufficient to raise plasma creatine levels greater than 180% and increase fatigue resistance during high-intensity workouts involving multiple sets. Within the first few seconds of initiating a high-intensity contraction, muscles rely on the hydrolysis of phosphocreatine (PC) to supply the energy needed to re-synthesize ATP from ADP and P. By raising creatine levels, POWER-PEAK™ in turn raises muscle PC levels and accelerates muscle force recovery.

• Peak ATP®: Inside cells, ATP provides energy. Outside, it regulates vasodilation, blood flow and oxygenation. Peak ATP® is a stable, clinically-studied form of ATP used to support intra- and extracellular ATP levels throughout your entire workout.

• Microactive® CoQ10: CoQ10 can reduce metabolic stress and enhance aerobic power and other measures of performance. Microactive® is reported to be the only form of this nutrient shown to have “uniform enhanced absorption” across all subjects3. Studies indicate that it has triple the absorption of regular (crystalline) CoQ103.

• GlycoCarn®: Many marketers of pre-workout powders suggest that their products increase nitric oxide (NO) levels, but where’s the evidence? In clinical studies, GlycoCarn® has been shown to increase nitrate and nitrite levels (two markers of NO synthesis) in 11 out of 15 subjects, as well as muscle oxygenation and peak power production, while lowering blood lactate levels4. IA worked closely with the GlyoCarn® researchers, gaining access to confidential findings that helped them estimate the dose required to maximize muscle blood flow and oxygenation without undesirable side effects.

• VasoTea™: This proprietary ratio of green and black teas is exclusive to IA and contains compounds demonstrated to activate NO-synthesizing enzymes and relax blood vessels.

• CarnoSyn®: High-intensity workouts produce H+ (acid), implicated in muscle fatigue. Beta-alanine supplementation increases muscle levels of carnosine, an important H+ “clearing” agent, up to 80%5. It also increases muscle fatigue resistance and power output. IA added a dose sufficient to enhance your workout performance with minimal or no side effects.

• 100% Hydrolyzed Whey: Supporting the maximization of muscle anabolism in POWER-PEAK™ is 10 grams of 100% hydrolyzed whey. This dose yields more than enough essential amino acids to set muscle protein synthesis in motion, the essential element of building muscle and the most important objective of many a workout.