About

Old School Trainer, Kevin Hellman, got into weight training in the late 1990s when he weighed close to 300 pounds, realizing that if he didn’t change his lifestyle, the only option left was to run away and join the circus. Since then he has dropped to a (manageable) bodyweight of between 210-220 pounds by doing primarily basic, “old school” routines. The weight loss of almost 75 pounds took about two years. Besides using these sorts of routines, the author initially employed a high protein, high fat, low carb Paleo Diet consisting of mainly meat, leaves and berries with copious amounts of whey protein to kickstart the fat loss. Nowadays he prefers the push/pull/legs and upper/lower split routines for ongoing gains while cycling carbs through the week.

Training Stats:

Bodyweight: 220lbs;
Bodyfat: 10-12%
Deadlift: 405lbs; 184kg
Squat: 365lbs; 166kg
Front Squat: 255lbs; 116kg
Bench Press: 325lbs;148kg
Military Press: 175lbs; 80kg
Run One Mile: 8 minutes