Anton Antipov

MP

2012-02-02T09:41:00.000-08:00

Here's a preview of the upcoming product line by Male Power, their new Bamboo collection, it's actually quite comfortable. Will post more photos when it comes out, watch out for me on their underwear boxes. haha. I believe I'm on their homepage as well - www.malepower.com

good foot

2012-01-15T17:16:00.000-08:00

The year is off to a good start! I'd like to thank everyone that took their time to vote for me in the Physique of the Week contest, I came up in first place! Although it was an online voting poll I'm looking to make physical appearance on stage soon. Hopefully more great news to follow as the year progresses, signing up for my NPC card this month and looking forward to entering some local NPC Physique shows in months to come! The supplements won in the contest and the boost of support coming from you guys definitely drives me to work harder in the gym. Thanks again everyone and I hope everybody starts their year on a good foot!

lavish prizes

2012-01-11T11:53:00.000-08:00

If you vote for me in the Physique of the Week contest, you get a free bottle of my very own tanning lotion, not available in stores, inspired by Jwoww from Jersey Shore and smells like the entire cast.

To claim this loquacious prize please go to http://physiqueoftheweek.com/week16 - Scroll down to my name (I'm #11) and click "Like" :)

lost & found

2012-01-10T00:03:00.000-08:00

When you shoot with a bunch of different photographers, for different clients, sooner or later you lose track of some of the work you've done. For example - I completely forgot that I was on the cover of Undergear magazine for their holiday issue, because I never saw it for myself. You'd think the catalog I shoot for will come in the mail, but it didn't, until people emailed me photos from it. It was shot by the amazing Rick Day, this would be the third
time I'm working with him and he's one of my favorite photographers - all three times that I've shot with Rick were for clients, so I don't get to see any of the photos until the client decides to release them, and even then it's usually one or two photos from the entire photoshoot, which sucks, because the rest are never used. In this post is the cover photo from Undergear's 2011 Holiday photoshoot and the outtake that was never used, speaking of which; if you guys want to continue supporting me and help me get more work, you can always sent a brief email (or a message on facebook) to Undergear expressing your dire need to see me plastered in their catalog, haha, or not it's your life. Another example is the L&M Cigarettes campaign that I shot with five other guys back in November, I never got to see that either, we shot in the Colorado Rockies while actually climbing for 4 days, the experience was one of a kind. If you happen to come across this campaign, please email it to me so I can put it up here, or at least see what it looks like haha. Few other jobs I haven't seen footage of will probably never see the light of day like

the Nike Football Kick-Off show, that I actually wrote a whole story about if you scroll down a few posts on this blog.

poll

2012-01-08T16:10:00.000-08:00

In a typical manner I wouldn't normally ask people to go out of their way and vote for something just because I asked, after all, you vote for something that matters to you, not anyone else. Seeing as I've gotten sick over the holidays and I can never hang onto the mass whenever I'm injured or sick, I lost a pretty good amount of weight, which I was trying to gain for an upcoming NPC Physique Class contest in NYC, in march, I might need a bit of help getting back on my feet. So now, the competition which I was going to enter doesn't seem realistic anymore as the progress to my goals have halted and worse - derailed. Going to try to do what I can and gain some weight back over the following few months and see how it goes, but back to the voting rant. I could use your help in an online voting poll, granted you actually think I deserve to win, it's a "Physique of the Week" poll, that selects a number of men and women to be picked for a chance to get free supplements (which can be costly). I have been entered in this poll last, therefore I'm the last person in the poll. I don't know anyone in that category and I don't see anyone more deserving in this poll than Elizabeth Jenkins (#3), so naturally I'd vote for her, but if you feel like helping me out and voting for me, I am number #11, all you have to do is scroll down on this link here and click "Like" next to my name. I would appreciate it wholeheartedly and it would most definitely help me get that weight back up in order to be able to compete on the actual stage this year. Thanks a lot guys!

http://physiqueoftheweek.com/week16/

"The difference between democracy and dictatorship is that in democracy you vote first and take orders later; in a dictatorship, you don't have to waste your time voting" - Charles Bukowski

sever

2011-12-21T06:59:00.000-08:00

He is often amazed at how much more appreciation he has after giving a bit of thought, in which something-someone he loved just deteriorates and is no more. When it's gone, he will try his best to recreate his memories of it, down to the tiniest fragment.

Forget how to breathe for a moment. Forget that art is your creativity condemning itself to a lifetime of public speculation. Forget how very few green lights you hit driving home. Forget the bi-weekly direct deposits that are a few drops short of your hard earned sweat. Forget the things you made out of sticks when you were a child. Forget the lies you've told over the years and forget wishing you would have lied when you didn't. Forget the things you think you saw in clouds' patterns. Forget the people you've yet to meet. Forget the squinting you do upon each time you wake up to a bright setting. Forget the amount of hands you have shook. Forget that masks exist because people have something to hide. Forget spilling your emotions onto a piece of napkin so you don't forget. Forget the points you tried to make and failed. Forget the effort you put into your first relationship. Forget the things you'll never be able to share with anyone. Forget each time you smiled after making someone else happy. Forget the smell on your father's hands after painting. Forget the constant need to explain your actions. Forget that nothing in this world had a meaning until someone made one up. Forget that you can make your own meaning to anything you don't understand. Forget your lack of education. Forget how well you can keep your balance on your three feet. Forget the confusing, contradictory religions. Forget that your vote hardly ever counts. Forget that you always have so many options and forget to choose to keep them all open. Forget that not anything is possible. Forget to complain about unfairness. Forget to take my advice. Forget how you see yourself in ten years.

The man on this train has no shoes. He's calm, has a lifetime of sadness on his face, reading a morning newspaper, swaying along with the rest of the public to the dance of the train's turns. The man flips a page, puts his clenched left fist to his lips and coughs, using the same hand he grabs the bar above him to lift himself up. The man waits for the trains to stop, when it does - he looks around, then proceeds to one of the doors of the train to let himself out. On his way out he tosses a newspaper into the nearby trash. The man sighs, raises his collar and stuffs both of his hands into his jacket pockets. On his way up the stairs, before reaching the top, the sad man with no shoes sees a man with no feet.

Remember the things you take for granted and try to tell yourself your life isn't wonderful.

nerva

2011-11-13T12:57:00.000-08:00

The smooth and mellow telepathic waves crashing against the internal walls of my skull. I don't belong here. I feel out of place, every day, every time I am alone. I love it. I turn out the cacophony that is outside my window and descend into a state of euphoria. I am not under the influence of any substance, but simply under the influence of what life has offered me at this moment, and that is now. My stomach murmurs and interrupts my experience, but only for a slightest hick-up of a second, I deny it's wishes and proceed to scan my thoughts. I am watching the ceiling fan spin out of control, as if it's suspending and keeping the room I am in afloat, somewhere up high. I envy the ceiling fan's work ethic. The mental traffic is way too fast for me to latch onto anything worth writing about.

Photo by Rick Day for Undergear.

FW 2011

2011-09-15T05:46:00.000-07:00

So I just did a fashion show for Nike, that I'm not suppose to talk about, because the first rule of Nike's Fashion Show is you don't talk about Nike's Fashion Show. In the show we had several different looks (up to 8) assigned to us and had about 2-3 minutes to change into a set of super-tight ass football gear (complete with pads & cleats that were tighter than a virgin on prom night) between each routine, and every time we went back out on stage it was called "Pass 1", "Pass 2", "Pass 3", etc. We were all assigned a dresser, a person to help us change into the outfits quicker and set each outfit up for us, at one point I had 3 people trying to stuff my foot into the shoe, I felt bad for the shoe. The rehearsal and fitting were two 10 hour days, and on third day was the show. After many rehearsals, we managed to fuck up the choreography in most of them, but the show actually went great. By now, I should probably also mention that I talk, kick, and do weird shit in my sleep (it'll make sense damnit, keep reading!), so the morning after the show, I woke up thinking that I am between Pass 4 & Pass 5 and I have to do a quick outfit change, I guess sometime during my sleep I took the pillowcase off my pillow and when I woke up I was trying to put the pillowcase over my head thinking it was my next outfit change. I was so confused and frustrated that it didn't fit, going "Goddamnit! This is not my Pass 5 outfit, it's a fucking pillow case!" and still thinking I have about 2 minutes left to change, I kept looking around the room and started getting angry at my dresser for leaving me with a fucking pillowcase instead of the outfit I'm suppose to be wearing. So I waited, sitting there in silence - mad, thinking I'm going to screw up the entire show and slowly realizing I'm actually home. I hate you Fashion Week.

arm workout

2011-08-21T19:01:00.000-07:00

So I want to say I've been too busy to post a new workout routine and a lot of people have emailed me to post one, but I really just kind of forgot. Haha. I have been doing a bi-weekly variety routine, where one week you workout 1 body part a day, the week after you workout 2 body parts. I will write that one up by the end of next week. Since then I've recently changed it up again and now doing a new killer workout I read in a recent Muscle & Fitness magazine, you can either pick up a copy (with Flex Lewis on the cover) or if you don't want to sit there and go digging through the whole magazine for one workout, I ripped it out and posted it here. Follow it closely, the first time I did it, my arms swole up. 3a is my personal favorite exercise for biceps at this moment. This being a superset workout I don't recommend doing it every week, because the recovery time will be a bit longer than normal, so do it every other week I'd say, or if you do arms twice in one week because you're a weirdo, do it every other arm workout.

3 trees

2011-08-14T23:52:00.000-07:00

some of my favorite shots that I took with my phone camera.

bottled

2011-07-19T23:37:00.000-07:00

project 7

2011-06-06T13:51:00.000-07:00

Brand new stuff from my recent photoshoot with Bart Ruzik. Unfortunately I am unsure why blogspot won't make the photos clickable so you can see hi-res versions, but I guess this will have to do. Current shape I am in now, lost some definition due to bulk, but I am happy with how everything is developing, chest is a little bit fuller, arms got bigger. With that said, I just booked a fashion show for Under Armour, later this week (thursday), in Baltimore - so I'll be heading over there and try to leave a good impression on representatives of the brand. I always liked their campaigns, so I'm happy to say I'm pretty excited about the opportunity.

I don't usually do this, but next month I'll be heading down to San Diego, so if any good photographers want to have a shoot, feel free to e-mail me with samples of your work, if I have some free time I wouldn't mind adding a bit more variety to my portfolio! Hope everybody has a great week, and thank you for all your continued support. More photos to follow.

shoot in PA

2011-05-24T00:44:00.000-07:00

Have yet to see most of the new stuff I've shot with Bart Ruzik over the weekend in PA, but he's been nice enough to send over a few images, before I actually get the cd. Here's a preview.

7616523.11

2011-05-11T01:34:00.000-07:00

B & W

2011-04-29T01:24:00.001-07:00

lats

2011-04-22T14:46:00.000-07:00

so apparently I have a wide back, I never really thought I did until my friend took this picture of me doing a rear lat spread after the gym - 190 lbs at the moment.

look out for new workouts coming soon. :)

woodkid

2011-04-07T18:09:00.000-07:00

amazing.

LB

2011-04-05T14:22:00.000-07:00

I figured I should start putting some of my friends to good use, haha. Here's Lance wearing my shirt.

You can buy it here .

darwin

2010-12-05T22:22:00.000-08:00

M - have a new design up in my little shop.

to show your love and buy this t-shirt click here.

thank you.

octoface

2010-11-03T22:59:00.000-07:00

corteo

2010-11-02T22:33:00.001-07:00

kasparov

2010-10-27T23:29:00.001-07:00

elbows

2010-07-20T00:47:00.000-07:00

Fresh off the boat! Just got back to NYC, the city I live in and love. Miami was a lot of fun, as always I dominated the party beast within me, the nightlife never saw it coming. I'm so lucky sometimes, to have such great people around me, people that I can vibe off of. Whenever I introduce a new friend into my social circle, for whatever reason, they all stay friends and I'm happy to have such positivity in my life at the moment. I got into Miami for fashion week a little bit late and missed the swimwear show I could have walked in! To make up for that, I liked my trip to Miami so much, that I'm possibly going there in august or september to agency shop, and see what they say about somebody my age.

Before I left for my trip, I had a video shoot for Definitions Gym. The shoot went well, people were great, I was put on a rotating pedestal while a camera stood still - so it looked like it was panning around me. It's a little weird, because I never like the outcome at first, but then it grows on me. I didn't like any of the magazine covers I did at first, now I'm happy with the result and glad to have them under my belt. Even with the latest Men's Fitness shoot, I just always think I can be in better shape, but then the reality of it sets in, of things you just accomplished, even if at first glance it clouds your judgement - and that puts you at ease, and you get a little pat on the back from yourself. Same story with the latest Definitions Gym gig. It will be out sometime late august / early september. I believe they are going to show it on LX TV and on the video monitors of NYC cabs, so I'll be seeing you all pretty soon!

Last week of June, I also had a shoot for Macy's. It was for their online catalog, shot several big underwear brands (Ed Hardy, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss, etc.), but when it will be released I haven't the slightest idea, my guess is august. Photographer was a very nice guy as well, Robert Mendolia. It's really a shame that some of the stuff I book, doesn't always show the photographer's full artistic potential, in Robert's case, I wish we got to shoot a little more edgy stuff, but since it was for a clean cut web catalog, it was basic, straight on photography. Check out his work regardless and see for yourself, maybe we'll work again on future projects. :)

brand spankin' new

2010-07-11T19:14:00.000-07:00

Somebody told me my blog called, so thought I'd let ya'll know what's up! Since the last workout update, I think I switched up my routine about 4 times, the one I'm doing now that I really like, it involves concentrating on a single muscle group a day, I will probably type it up on my next trip to the city on the subway and post it up! Few months ago I shot for Men's Fitness, which was always my goal, and the issue is finally out. I'm in a training spread, which is seven pages, if you're a health nut, or a fan of the magazine - go cop that nugget - Mark Wahlberg is on the cover (august 2010). I'm also have a video shoot coming up next week for Definitions Gym, I think it will be a commercial or a tv spot, then the day after I leave for Miami Fashion Week! Just remembering bits and pieces of the ruckus me and some friends caused - can't wait.

27

2010-05-02T11:25:00.000-07:00

Hello blog, this is your captain speaking!

Been getting some emails lately about people receiving the new Undergear catalog that was shot in Islamorada, FL. I haven't received it yet, for whatever reason, I'm always the last to get it, but apparently it's out and if you signed up to receive their updates, yours is on the way. Meanwhile, they had updated their website, and posted a video of behind the scenes.

The shoot I had for Men's Fitness was awesome, it was like having an 8 hour workout! I saw the preview of some of the photos, I didn't get as cut as I wanted, but I was lighter than for my Undergear shoot. It was a trainer story, maybe a few pages long and MOST of the exercises I have never even done before, or just never incorporated in my own workout. It had some squats (if you know me, I have a hard time doing legs, so this was brutal, haha), lunges, kettle-bell and dumbbell workouts, also a few variations of pushups. Everybody was great, I loved working with the staff. The funny thing is I had to shave completely for the shoot, and not just the face! Legs, even arms, I think I had more hair on my face that day. Wish I get more work with this magazine, I believe the story I'm in will be in the August issue of this year ( since they release their issues a month ahead, it will probably be out sometime in july, so pick it up ).

Oh and I'll be 27 in a few days!

captain awesome

2010-04-09T15:17:00.000-07:00

I am on the verge of peeing myself from the excitement and the great overall few weeks I've been having. Ever since I was 16, I kept trying to gain weight and whining that I'll never be like those guys in Men's Fitness magazine. A personal goal, if you must, for me was to one day grace said magazine with my presence and let it bask in my awesomeness (if you don't get my sarcasm, you shouldn't be reading this). This goal, more or less seemed unreachable, seeing as how I was always a skinny little kid, and then when I started bulking up, I never trained my legs. So the few times I did have a casting for Men's Fitness, I looked proportionally challenged - picture SpongeBob SquarePants with abs, and few tanning sessions short of Snookie. For me to get into Men's Fitness, was equivalent to finding a golden ticket to Willie Wonka's Chocolate Factory, or Lance Bass going to the moon (mwahaha). Today, somewhere in between my daily routine of napping and lighting dog poo on fire, I got a message from my agent Adam, saying Men's Fitness wants to book me to shoot some story in a week. If I had a chair at the time, I would have sat on it, just so I can fall off it. Not sure of what the story will look like, who the photographer is, or any other details for that matter, but I am so happy out of principle, the fact that I wanted something for 10 years and now, I got it. Now I got 10 days of running my face off at the gym, and trying to get in the best shape possible. I was mid-way into bulking when I booked the Undergear shoot, and wasn't happy with how I looked, so hopefully I will redeem myself with this gig. I know I don't update this as much as I should, but in my defense, I have been pretty consistent on twitter! You can follow me on there for my daily shenanigans and random yappings!

Also, Quiver Mag interviewed me, and I wrote the entire interview on my blackberry, feel free to read it here. My shoot with Rick Day should be out sometime within the next month or so!

Photo by Bruno Rand for Baskit Underwear.

kevin mcd's older stuff

2010-02-25T09:56:00.001-08:00

Kevin Mcdermott sent me some older stuff, I think I was 22 in these, he is going to up 'em up on his blog, figured I might as well put them on mine as well.

behind-the-scenes and other information about my plans to take over the world, mwahaha!

2010-02-24T00:37:00.000-08:00

So the new Undergear catalog is out, you can request to have it mailed to you on their website, it has some studio shots in there, I guess the next one - which I'm guessing will be out sometime closer to May, will have photos from our shoot in Islamorada, FL. I do believe I'm overdue for another fitness magazine gig, I am trying to get Adam Silver (my booker) to send me out on more fitness related castings, the only thing is.. I lost my damn portfolio book, which contained most of my recent images in it, including tearsheets and covers. So now Adam has to track down the photographers I've shot with recently and get hi-res photos, so he can print out the photos again and start my book from scratch. It's a whole pain in the ass process, and I hope I get back on track with this. Having shot with Rick Day few days ago for a new underwear brand, gave me a bit of a confidence boost, my look was well-liked, so it seemed, and all I got to do is just trim down a bit. Starting on the cardio next month, which my friend recommended. He's a boxer and swears by jump-rope for cutting down, of course I don't see any reason why it wouldn't kick your ass, so I'll give it a go. Also, I've got a new training routine which I will be sharing here for whoever is interested. Will try to get it up on the blog before I leave to Germany next week!

Another thing is, I mentioned filming an episode of a new CW show, a while ago, but I couldn't release any info about it. Anyway, just saw the trailer the other day, it's called High Society, and I believe it will air on the CW network on march 10th, the trailers are on youtube. I'm not sure how far into the show will be the episode that I'm in, or if they are going to show it at all, but I just want to apologize in advance, because the night before filming I lost my voice at work, so I sounded like a damn wookie. At one point during filming I had a few shots of Patron (I'm classy, eat it), and decided to jump in the pool, to splash the guests who attended the event which was being filmed, my attempt to scream out "Cannonball!!" as I gained speed to reach the edge of the water was a complete and utter fail. I had my game face on, and the whole menacing aura around me, except I do recall my warcry coming out as more of a squeak. Whatever, only God can judge me, right Tupac? :)

On a completely random note, Miike Snow is my favorite new artist, the band is simply put - the balls. I am going to see them in NYC end of march, can't wait!

But for now here are a couple behind the scenes photos from the december Undergear shoot:

Ordem e Progresso.

2010-02-19T15:08:00.000-08:00

What's up world,

Got word on when the Undergear catalog comes out, I believe they mentioned something about shipping out next week, I'm posting some photos as preview. They also have a preview video of behind the scenes, you can find that on youtube if you search for Undergear or my name. Hopefully come spring, when I start doing cardio again, I'll get a little more ripped and keep some weight I gained. Because during one of the shoots, I couldn't fit my arms into some of the shirts, which means less work for me, and more for the other guys. I am still in the bulking phase as we speak, and I have a shoot with Rick Day tomorrow, so we'll see how that comes out. The shoot with Rick is also for some underwear company.

As far as anything else in my life goes, I am heading to Germany in few weeks, really excited about that. When I get back, going to start planning a trip to the beautiful Brazil, and later in september I want to go to either the Rockies in Colorado or to Alaska. Fashion week is over here in NYC, went to a bunch of after parties (which I consider to be the better part of fashion week), because the shows to me are all the same, after working backstage for couple of years. I was on hold for the Richie Rich/Pamela Anderson show, didn't get selected, but when I saw the models they picked, I wasn't surprised. Everyone looked like basically a twig or a branch. :)
Until next post!

snowed in!

2010-02-10T15:07:00.000-08:00

Hello again!!

So as ya'll know, New York has been gangbanged by a bunch of snowflakes. We are now covered by a white blanket of goodness, I will later attempt to make a Michelin Man out of said goodness! Happy snow day.

It's a bit weird going from lying on the beach one day, and the next being snowed in at home. I recently got back from Florida, where I had a 3rd shoot for Undergear. I just happened to book the gig during the Superbowl, so I stayed for a few more days to party with some friends. Shoot was in Islamorada, and then in Coconut Grove. I shot with a model named Paul, and the day was basically a breeze. One thing about the shoot is that I booked it during my bulking phase (I was going to start to cut in the spring), so I look a little bigger and not as defined due to that. I don't know how soon the catalog will come out, but I'm guessing I will be in their next one. After the shoot I went to stay in Miami with a couple of friends and hung out for a couple of days, which turned into one of the best weekends ever. Unfortunately I didn't take my camera with me, so I don't have any photos to upload at the moment. However, I talked to Peter Brown few days ago, and he showed me couple of new photos from the DMK underwear campaign that I haven't seen before, you can see the high-res photos on DMK's website.

P.S: More stuff to come, shooting with Rick Day next week for some underwear gig! Oh, and since I don't update the blog as often as I should, you can follow me on my twitter, so more recent updates, about anything random in my life. :)

P.P.S: I will be in Germany in a few weeks (March 3rd to 9th), will be mostly in Hamburg, but I will spend a few days in Berlin. Any suggestions about cool bars, arts, restaurants, nightlife, etc. to check out, feel free to throw it out there!

so the other day, I was sitting there, being awesome..

2009-12-15T15:21:00.000-08:00

Shot for Undergear catalog yesterday, was a fun day, everybody on location was super nice, including another model scheduled to shoot that day, Tyler. I shot several underwear, swimwear and an outfit, all for their spring catalog. Don't know the release date of the catalog exactly, but if you get it delivered to your humble abode, then chances are you'll see me in there somewhere. You can request a catalog on their website at www.undergear.com. During the shoot, a friend of mine (JC from metrovelvet) was shooting some behind the scenes video footage, he should be sending that over to me soon, along with some behind the scenes photos, which will also be available on their website.

In other news, just got back from Madrid, Spain. Had an amazing time checking out the sights, nightlife and most of what Madrid had to offer. Even though the locals there aren't exactly the friendliest bunch, and the food was micro-portioned (I have a hard time gaining weight as is!), I still enjoyed that wonderful experience. Going to be heading to Germany probably sometime early next year, and still waiting to hear from the photographer about the shoot in South Africa (hurry up, Paul).

I also added a few links to the right column of the blog, including my twitter account. I had registered it a while ago, but had never really utilized it until recently. You can follow me on there if you like. While I'm on the subject of my personal accounts, I'd like to mention that I'm flattered by the fan page somebody created of me on facebook, but apparently they are getting false information from one of the fake accounts pretending to be me, and post that information in the group, so whatever you read on there didn't come from me, unless you read it here on my twitter account first.

Thanks, and check back soon!

undergear

2009-11-23T20:47:00.000-08:00

Undergear and Instinct magazine had an event going on at Greenhouse in NYC last week, for which I was asked to work. Undergear has this dark angels theme, which was incorporated into the event. The dark angels are basically the male version of the Victoria Secret angels, they slap on a pair of wings on people and take their clothes off, I was one of those victims. Here are some photos, and a video is to follow. There are more on Undergear's facebook page.

cock & things

2009-11-08T18:21:00.000-08:00

Bow-chicka-wow-wow!

So I have a shoot coming up this tuesday for an episode of some new show on the CW network. The episode will be about a some new designer's swimwear line, it will be by the pool with a few other models you might recognize. Can't release more info, not because I'm all secretive and mysterious like a bad-ass secretive and mysterious man that I am, but simply because they don't tell me anything, haha.

Also got my dates for Madrid, I'll be in Spain november 29th to december 3rd, looking forward to that!

I still have to transfer photos over from my fossil of a laptop to this shiny new mac, when I do, I'll post some outtakes from several shoots. Happy sunday!

Here's a shot of a random cock in a cage, from my recent trip to Dominican Republic, I know.. it's glorious.

arm blaster

2009-11-05T00:31:00.000-08:00

A little gym talk before I hit the sack. I'm not the one to buy into little crappy products for gym use, matter of fact, the only product I use aside from freeweights and machines are resistance bands, and even that took me a while to get into, but as I was working out with a buddy of mine, he introduced me to something else. I invited him for a workout, and when I told him about what body parts we are going to target that day (back and biceps), he thought it'd be a great idea to bring this snazzy product - Arm Blaster. It's been around for a while, it was Arnold's favorite gym accessory, he's been bragging about it and talking it up a while back. Well anyway, I tried it, and immediately after our workout I went and ordered one. It's so good, I loved the pump and the fact that you can't really get away with cheating your form. It's basically a plate that hangs from your neck that cups your elbows and keeps your arms stationary when you do curls, also works good for tricep pulldowns. I don't lift too heavy, for hammer curls I use 55lbs or 57.5lbs(yes, they have those at my gym) dumbbells, and I find myself swinging on the last few reps as I try to do about 9 reps for each arm, well this thing prevents you from swinging and basically forces you to use proper form. Arm Blaster is going to be laying around in my gym bag for a long time, you can even combine it with a set of your resistance bands and you pretty much have a whole gym at home. I definitely recommend it, try it and let me know what you think, you can find it online as cheap as $25, and the brand in this case doesn't really matter. :)

Happy lifting!

2009-10-29T10:10:00.000-07:00

Good day to all!
Brief news for now because I got to run, but I did get a new laptop, a mac (yes, sorry windows), so now I will be able to update more often. Cracked opened my trusty photoshop the other day and designed a new t-shirt, check it out, and purchase it if you like, there are two versions they are both on my skreened.com account, the link is on the right side at the top of the column or you can just click here.
Been testing with some photographers after my injury recovery, but haven't gotten the photos yet, will post them when I get them, as far as future projects, I'm very excited to have a shoot coming up with a South African photographer, the shoot will either be in NYC or in South Africa, can't wait, but more on that later.
Got back from Dominican Republic about a week ago, vacation was a blast, had tons of booze and sun, couldn't have asked for anything else, thanks DR for making me feel welcome, and now back to the gym! :)

california, knows how to party.

2009-08-23T23:07:00.000-07:00

Heyaaa!
It's great to see people actually still visit and read the blog after such a long hiatus and lack of updates, you guys are awesome. To explain the lack of updates lately, I've been traveling for a bit, been on a roadtrip with my buddy across California, just got home few days ago. Met so many great people, hung out with some old friends, saw things I didn't expect to see and had an amazing time all-in-all just being on the road! My favorite city has got to be San Francisco, no offense to all others of course, haha, I loved L.A., but have been there too many times. If I moved out of New York, San Francisco or Ft. Lauderdale is where I would move to. Had some shoots lined up with some great photographers before I left, but I had a small tear in my shoulder tendon after some lifting, so I took a time off from gym, work, modelling and just bailed.

Oh I also want to say thanks to people that are buying my shirts, I don't know who you are, but I appreciate the support! :)

More to follow!

P.S: This is the last NUDE I will ever do (picture below), so stop asking. :D

>:)

2009-08-05T02:40:00.000-07:00

maiseu / maiseu

art

2009-07-21T02:07:00.000-07:00

I designed 2 new t-shirts, they are available for sale here : http://skreened.com/maiseu

Let me know what ya'll think!

bart_baker_shoot.3

2009-07-14T21:35:00.000-07:00

Some more stuff by Bart Baker.

As well as one more front & back design for a new t-shirt, looks great on a plain white tee, or yellow, you can get it here - http://skreened.com/maiseu/expect

bart_baker_shoot.2

2009-07-13T13:14:00.000-07:00

It was great working with Bart, just recently got CD from our shoot with him. Best thing about working with him was the fact that I actually got to put in my 2 cents, he listened, and shot some of my own ideas and stuff I thought would be a little different. Here's some of the photos, more later.

Buy my designs.

2009-07-12T22:23:00.000-07:00

Hey all!

Hope everybody's doing well, just a small update before I post new modelling photos. I actually wanted to use this post to let people know about my other hobby - art. I believe somewhere in my body there's an on/off switch that triggers productivity, which tends to switch on whenever I have a lot of free time or am stuck at home due to the immune system packing it's shit up and going away on vacation. Whatever the case may be, during my productive times I like to design stuff, recently decided to put those designs to use. I set up a shop at this website, where people can buy tshirts, you can customize it to your will (colors, sizes, styles, etc). Over the time I'll fill up the space with a variety of designs, but so far just to kick things off I designed one and uploaded it, you can view and buy it here : http://skreened.com/maiseu/war

The concept for the design came from being home, watching Black Hawk Down, then immediately after, running across a quote - "War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who's left". So I decided to go with it, I love typography, so I will be putting more similar stuff up soon. Please check it out, and let me know what ya'll think.

My design alias is maiseu.

P.S: Posting new Bart Baker photos later this week. :)

bart_baker_shoot.1

2009-06-24T15:07:00.000-07:00

So far, I only got a few photos from Bart Baker (Ruzik), here are a few, I'm not sure what he is going to submit them for, he will keep me updated, but regardless, I'm happy to add some of these to my portfolio. Few weeks before the shoot Bart asked me not to trim the chest, hence the fur. haha. I think I've lost enough definition over the past 8 months, going to start doing cardio. The cardio system I will be doing is 15 minutes for about 2-2.5 miles, before each workout, 4 days a week. Hopefully that will trim up some bodyfat I gained over the months while trying to bulk (with a pretty bad diet I should add). I keep promising some resistance band workout shots, those will come eventually, I actualy had my resistance bands with me on the day of the shoot, I just forgot to ask Bart to shoot a little workout session with them.

Ever since I started modelling, I always wanted to be in Men's Health or Men's Fitness magazines. A few friends of mine have been on covers, some got several covers, posters in the mag, editorials, etc. Hopefully while I'm still in shape, I can work with them one day. I grew up reading those magazines, so for me to actually be a part of it would be a great achievement, so that's one of my personal goals for the next few years. :)

Oh and for the people that have been emailing me about Make Me A Supermodel 2 - snippet with me in it, it wasn't a real casting for 2xist, none of the guys got to audition except for the 2 on the show, we were just there so the office wouldn't look so bland.. and I was really hungover. :)

small talk

2009-06-22T18:54:00.000-07:00

Hello again!

Just wanted to do a quick update before I post new photos. Had a shoot with Bart Baker few days ago, he actually shoots in digital now, and through out the shoot he was showing me the photos to see what can be fixed, if I like the light, etc. From the previews, the shoot came out great and I can't wait to update my portfolio with those shots, I think his level of work greatly increased over the years.

I also worked an event sponsored by Club H Fitness, a gym in NYC which I'm a member of. The event was called Broadway Bares at Roseland, my job was just letting people know about the gym and free trial workout there. I actually had a few people come up to me saying they read my blog, which was a nice surprise! Club H Fitness also used one of my photos from Baskit underwear campaign for their promo posters.

As far as fitness updates, I have been trying different supplements since I can't quite get my diet right these days. One of the supplements I am taking right now is BCAA (Branched-Chain Amino Acids), it's 3 amino acids in 1, that pretty much help your body deal with protein distribution, so far so good!

Photos from Bark Baker shoot to come soon!

projects

2009-05-28T15:13:00.000-07:00

A month ago, I invited people to join the raffle I was doing, to give away 2 free sets of resistance bands, by Bodylastics. Not as many has entered as I hoped, but it was enough. The two people that I will be sending out the free sets to are Rich Missey and Ricardo Gonzales, to everybody else, thanks for visiting the blog and entering this little shindig. Also thanks to Bodylastics for letting me give away these 2 sets!

As for the modelling, which has been on halt again, I have a shoot coming up next week with Kevin McDermott, who is a good friend of mine, and I am looking forward to that (Kevin has shot the cover of Genre magazine back in '07 with me on it, he's also shot several images for my book). Another shoot I have coming up is with Bart Baker in a few weeks, not sure what kind of project he's shooting, but I took it anyway, since I have also worked with Bart before on a promotional footage for sixpacknow.com. Bart is one of the few photographers that I worked with that still shoots in film and mostly in b&w.

I would also like to say thank you to everybody that has wished me a happy birthday, earlier this month!

Bodylastics

2009-04-28T15:09:00.001-07:00

Yello,

Few months ago, I wrote up an article about motivation. In it, I discussed what makes me want to go to the gym, what makes me want to stay active in the fitness field. I have great news for beginners and people who are gym-shy.

Sometimes, I have to admit, I'm not too keen on getting to the gym, it could be the weather, lack of transportation, not enough time, etc. When I get to the gym, my workout consists of mostly free weights and some machine use, with a little cable work thrown in. I recently came across a product I've seen being used before by trainers, but simply avoided it, because it didn't seem to pose much of a challenge. Few months ago I had a casting for Target, it was a casting for some of the fitness products Target carries (excersize balls, apparel, mats, etc). One of the products they had there were these resistance bands, I didn't pay much attention to them at first, because when I tried them, they were really light and awkward. I got home that day, started looking up resistance bands, after browsing through several brands, I came across Bodylastics brand. After ordering them, I decided to skip the gym one day and have an entire arm workout with just the bands at home. The pump was amazing and my arms were sore for a day! The package I ordered came with 2 handles, 2 ankle straps, a door anchor and 5 elastic tubes, each tube has a different resistance level. You can workout with one or attach several tubes to a handle or ankle strap.
Almost any excersize you can do at the gym, you can do so, with Bodylastics resistance bands. It also comes with a manual that lists some of the excersizes you can do, it covers everything, legs, abs, chest, back and arms. It comes in a neat travel bag, and entire thing weighs less than 3 lbs! I never miss a workout now and I carry them around with me everywhere, I can do my workouts by the beach, in the park, or even take them to the gym and throw in resistance band workout + freeweights. This is my favorite fitness investment since the chin-up bar! You get a different type of accomplishment and pump after working out with these bands, not saying you have to cancel your gym membership, just saying it's worth looking into, especially if you are a health nut.

This is a perfect way to start out your training regimen if you are a beginner! If you are a fitness enthusiast and travel a lot, this is a must. If you are an advance gym rat and don't think this is going to be enough of a challege for you, check this out, if proffesional athlete like Terrel Owens uses this product and swears by it, I think it'll work for everybody else too :

Once I get certified and start taking on clients, I will deffinately incorporate Bodylastics into my workout programs.

Want to hear the best part? To help Bodylastics promote their product, they are allowing me to give away a set of Maximum Tension resistance bands (the same package I use, $60 value). So, as a thank you for your visits and your constant support I'm going to do a raffle and pick 2 people at random, to give away the product to, since the elastics are so durable and hardly age, I can even give away the set I train with, choice of the winner. To enter the raffle, just comment on this post with your first and last name, city, state and an email.

I will post photos from some of my workouts with Bodylastics sometime later!

For more info: www.bodylastics.com
Photos are by Jon Malinowski for MUS.

Kristopher Kelly outtakes

2009-04-24T00:29:00.000-07:00

Some outtakes from Kristopher Kelly's untitled project that he is working on. These are not new, just some of the photos I missed when I recieved them last year

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So, a guy walks into a bar..

2009-04-02T13:57:00.000-07:00

Been getting a lot of emails lately, since I don't get to go through them right away or reply, I save it for later. One of the emails was from Peter Brown, I don't even know how I missed that one, sorry Peter! Anyway, here are some shots from the DMK campaign Peter took for St.Patrick's Day. How about that clover.. fancy eh? Thought so.

That aside, I am few months away from being certified with ACE as a personal trainer, just studying for the test now, recently got my CPR/AED card. By the summer gotta pick a gym in NYC and see what their qualifications for trainers are. I'll post all the info here, as well as the rates and more routines (diet too).

Also, I am now with Silver Models NYC, since the R&L models division fell apart. Bookers are Adam Silver or Mike Lyons.

Some people have been asking me about my stats, as of late here's my short stat list:

Age: 25
Height: 5'11
Weight: 180lbs
Chest: 40''
Waist: 32''
Arms: 17''
B/F: about 10 %

P.S: Just changed the top banner. Original photo by Kevin McDermott.

MUS - outtakes

2009-03-11T16:30:00.000-07:00

Some outtakes from MUS (mensunderwearstore.com) by Jon Malinowski.

P.S: To everybody that has been visiting this blog, I really can't believe how many hits it gets daily, thank you!

workout 3 / f.09 + extr_as

2009-02-27T21:06:00.000-08:00

Yo, yo, yo, yo, yo... said the man in the mirror, wearing an eyepatch with a smiley face on it, who isn't me, but some random person... probably somewhere in Oklahoma.

Got a 3rd workout routine that I figured I'll post, since I haven't updated here in a bit. It involves a lot of supersetting, but it really gives you a great pump. This is probably my favorite one, although I already switched it, here it is for some of you that might want to incorporate into your gym schedule:

day 1 / biceps + triceps

standing dumbbell curls superset with dumbbell overhead extensions - 4 sets of 10 reps each exercise.
standing cable curls superset with cable overhead extensions - 4 sets of 10 reps each exercise.
seated simultaneous dumbbell curls superset with cable pushdowns - 4 sets of 10 reps each exercise.
seated machine curls superset with tricep machine pressdowns - 4 sets of 10 reps each exercise.

day 2 / chest

dumbell press - 5 sets of 8 reps.
incline machine press - 5 sets of 8 reps.
machine flyes - 6 sets of 8 reps.
decline machine press - 5 sets of 8 reps.
dips - 3 (or 4) sets of 12 reps.

day 3 / back

t-bar rows - 4 sets of 10 reps.
seated cable rows - 4 sets of 10 reps.
machine rows - 4 sets of 10 reps.
cable straight bar pulldowns - 4 sets of 10 reps.
pullups - 3 sets of 12 reps.

day 4 / shoulders

machine back flyes - 4 sets of 10 reps.
seated military press superset with dumbbell laterals - 6 sets of 10 reps.
dumbbell bentover flyes - 3 sets of 10 reps.
machine shoulder press - 4 sets of 10 reps.
machine shrugs 4 sets of 10 reps.

I WILL be posting legs in the next routine, my heel is still recovering.. sorry :)

While I'm at it, the pictures I'm adding in this post are some outtakes from Jon Malinowski shoot (for Mensunderwearstore.com), he was nice enough to send me some for the blog, I should also add, Jon is one of the easiest photographers to work with and results come out better than expected. Unfortunately after the shoot I had a case of Costochondritis and couldn't work out for two months and had difficulty breathing, but I recently started again and it feels fuckin' good (sorry mom). Do check out Jon's site (jonmalinowski.com), he works with a lot of fitness models including a few of my friends.

With that said I shall depart back into my abyss of random daily activities.

Stay fly.

fashion week .09

2009-02-16T23:21:00.000-08:00

Hi world,

Today I worked Fashion Week in NYC, backstage at Bryant Park. I was asked by a good friend of mine Chad Thompson (of Communa-K) to translate for a russian designer Alexander Terexov. This is the second time I got to work with Alex, it was as easygoing as the first time, but less actual work.

First time I worked with Alexander, was last year, I was a production assistant on a photoshoot for his new line at the time. He's not a guy of many words, a bit quiet, but a very interesting character. The shoot was for a russian magazine, which came out last year, it was shot in various locations (parking lot, loft bathroom, runway show, and few others I can't remember at the top of my head), since I am usually the model, it was interesting to see the whole thing go down from behind the lens. Alexander designs women's dresses, his line is classy, elegant and very well put together, you can tell it was inspired by european fashion.

This time I mainly just hung out around Alex backstage and if anyone from the press came up I would just simply have to translate a few lines for him. The best part is, he speaks english! Haha, well, sort of. Alexander lives in Russia, so whenever he comes here he can carry on simple conversations, but since Fashion Week is hectic, crazy and everything has to be done in a matter of minutes, people tend to talk fast. Anyway, all I did was eat the models' food, talked on the phone and got to see a few shows. Very exhausting day I have to say, haha!

In my free time, which I've found to have a good amount of lately, I design stuff for friends and people I work with, I recently designed flyers for Cain Luxe, Plan B and Ella Lounge. I love spending time in photoshop, or in my sketchbook and designing funky shit, if you got work for me in that field, send it my way: inactive@techie.com

baskit .09

2009-02-15T19:01:00.000-08:00

Recently baskit released series of photos for their new campaign, I've seen a few around, but I couldn't save them, because I had no laptop at the time. Here's one from their website, I don't know how they promote their new line and where the rest of the photos will appear, if I see others I will post them here as well. I'm in the blue trunks.

bold

2009-02-12T12:15:00.000-08:00

Hello, hello..
So I am kind of back and going to be updating when I can, I got my laptop back with all it's content (to my surprise), still runs like a piece of s#*t, but at least it runs! Hope everybody's year is going great, I have been sort of discovering myself and gave everything up for a month, I think it's a healthy thing to do, if things stall, just take a break. Lately been getting more into nightlife business of things, working with clubs and lounges on flyer designs and promotional events. Modelling is a bit slow, but I guess it's my own fault for disappearing off the radar for a while, I don't know why, it's just something I tend to do haha.

The last time I shot with Peter D. Brown for DMK, he's also shot a few things for my portfolio, headshots and fashion stuff, he was also nice enough to go out and get wardrobes (not that I would wear it on a regular basis or anything). One of the things he got was this funky metallic jacket, it was cool, but I think I came out looking like the tin man. :)

Speaking of DMK, they posted some underwear pictures from Valentines Day shoot, I wouldn't say it's safe for work, hah.

Will update again later when I have more time!
Chicken & Rice! uh.. wtf?

absence

2009-01-16T15:33:00.000-08:00

To make long story short, sorry about lack of updates, my glorious laptop has unfortunately died of old age. I am saddened by this and will not have a burial for it, however I will be sending it to Thug Mansion where it belongs, deserves that much. I am also deeply disappointed by that rude passing, because the fucker didn't bother giving me a warning or a note, let alone leaving anything in the will. All my files and data has been lost, as well as my favorite pair of underwear. Laptop lived 4 wonderful years and has traveled to many different locations, saw many things it probably shouldn't see and never raised it's voice at me.

On a lighter note, I'll be getting a new one soon, thanks to everybody that has been reading this blog, updates will follow hopefully soon. :)

You can still contact me by email, which I will check when I get a chance : inactive@techie.com

Merry Xmas, people and non-people.

2008-12-20T02:08:00.000-08:00

+ Been slowly developing some typography skills, have always been fascinated by it and who knows, maybe in the future it will come in handy. I'm helping out a few friends with flyer designs and whatnot. I like art and I like challenges, unfortunately my knowledge of photoshop and the conniving marshal art of wielding a pencil are limited, however if you are in need of some flyer, poster, etc. design, do drop me a line. Since I am only a young grasshopper in the art industry and do not have valid published material or experience, my services will not be expensive. If you're in the mood to drop by and critique on some of the work I've done, that's cool too. I have a deviantART account, where you can see the stuff I submit. - http://anttek.deviantart.com (click gallery)

As for modelling I haven't done too much of it, since I have been at home knocked out by cold. I've missed a fair amount of castings and it sucks something awful, but I will be back in the game as soon as I get better, hence the whole artistic outburst here. I melted from 185lbs down to 178lbs, which is not too bad I guess, have no appetite to stuff my face as I usually do. Baskit however should be updating their site shortly with the new campaign photos. Also, Beautiful Mag has featured me on their site and posted some photos from DMK shoot (speaking of which, I would just like to thank Diane M. Kirkland for booking me twice for her DMK line), thank you guys. While I'm ranting here, I decided to get my personal training certificate from ACE, in january will start studying for it and hopefully start right away at one of the NYC gyms, I would preffer to move to Miami for a bit and work out there, but I'll see how my situation in NY is.
Holidays are coming up, and just in case I don't update this shindig here before Christmas hits you in the face and steals your wallet contents, I would like to wish everybody a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Hope you all get what's coming to you, of course I mean that in the nicest way possible. :)

Tip your Santa!

P.S: The first image posted is my take on Buddha and the Bodhi tree, drawn on paper, edited in photoshop. The second image is a flyer I designed for my friend's party in january. The third image posted, it's several of my journal entries in a visual perspective, done in photoshop.

sick again

2008-12-17T21:28:00.000-08:00

+ Got sick recently, so I have been home, reading, watching older episodes of "Californication" and dabbling around in photoshop. If you haven't seen Californication yet, I suggest you check it out, my favorite show on tv at the moment, it's witty, full of sarcasm and some almost realistic drama. Not a single episode had any bore to it, David Duchovny is awesome. Soundtrack is pretty sweet as well, pure sex, drugs and rock & roll.

I haven't been messing around in photoshop in a while, a friend of mine asked me to come up with a flyer for a party she's hosting in January, I'm a big fan of typography so this is what came out of it, I used Keith Richard's ad from Louis Vitton campaign. Chances are I won't be attending the event, but hope people like the flyer. :)
Second flyer she wanted a bit more simple. Used Jimi Hendrix photo.

P.S: Screwed up on the spelling in one of the versions, but fixed later.

workout + baskit

2008-12-13T14:38:00.000-08:00

+ This is my other routine that I tend to throw into the mix after a few months, it's for upper body seeing as how my heel is still a bit messed up, tried to do some leg presses few weeks ago, couldn't even do it. Anyway, here's the routine I do after the one I posted on this blog before, and the one I follow at the moment (though the reps vary, now I tend to stick to 6-8 reps a set for most exercises).

day 1 / triceps + biceps

hammer curls - 4 sets, 7 reps (each arm)

dumbbell preacher curls - 4 sets, 8-10 reps (each arm)

incline dumbbell curls - 3 sets, 8 reps (each arm)

21's - 3 (or 4) sets

skullcrushers - 4 sets, 8-10 reps (superset with close grip press, using same bar 8-10 reps)

cable pushdowns (straight bar) - 4 sets, 10 reps

dips - 3 sets, 12 reps

day 2 / back + chest

t bar rows - 4 sets, 12 reps

seated cable rows - 4 sets, 10 reps

incline dumbbell press - 3 (or 4) sets, 8-10 reps

cable crossover upper pulleys - 4 sets, 8-10 reps

smith machine press - 4 sets, 8 reps

cable crossover lower pulleys - 3 sets, 8 reps

(optional) machine flyes - 3 sets, 8 reps

day 3 / shoulders for now

military barbell press - 4 sets, 8 reps

upright cable rows - 3 sets, 8 reps

machine shoulder press - 3 sets, 6 reps

dumbbell front laterrals - 3 sets, 8 reps (each arm)

dumbell side laterrals - 3 sets, 8 reps (each arm)

behind the back smith machine shrugs - 4 sets, 8-10 reps

If you want to add a leg routine to what I wrote, I suggest doing either with shoulders on the same day or just legs in one day all on it's own. Happy lifting!

P.S: Baskit recently updated their blog, with a new photo which I haven't seen yet, I think the launch of their new line is early jan or feb, next year.

6.05 / DMK / Peter D. Brown

2008-12-10T03:03:00.000-08:00

+ Diane, of DMK was nice enough to send me some photos early, from the Peter D. Brown shoot that me and him shot for DMK's holiday line. Like I said before, Peter is a lighting wizard and he shoots film, not digital, which is one of the reason why he produces such quality work. The setup and preparations takes just a bit of time, but the outcome is grade A, the amount of times Peter messed with the light placement is endless, everything had to be in the right spot. Since I'm slowly gaining weight (and it shows), throughout the shoot Peter kept cracking jokes about how my "flabs" look, unfortunately I lost some definition, but since winter is coming up, means less work for me and a good time to bulk, wasn't expecting to book a direct job at this time. Since Peter's a makeup artist, a photographer, and a photoshop geek, pictures came out looking cool regardless. Anyway, here's a few from the shoot.

dumbo

2008-12-05T15:58:00.000-08:00

The DMK shoot is done and according to Peter Brown, pictures came out great, I have yet to see them, will post within the next few weeks once I get the prints. It was a holiday themed shoot (christmas, st. patrick's day, valentine's day etc.). Peter has a studio in Dumbo, Brooklyn, which is a great, artsy area. Painters, designers, photographers and general artists reside and work there. It's right under Manhattan Bridge, and a very cozy area, lot of buildings are like an exposed gallery, there's art posted and painted on walls, doors and whatever else you can think of. Unfortunately I didn't have my camera on me, so I used the camera on my phone to take a few pictures.

2.09am

2008-12-01T22:21:00.000-08:00

++
So I have been pretty busy with part time jobs, haven't really been spending time online lately except for checking email and whatnot. Family stuff, birthdays, holidays, november and december and just very eventful months in terms of events and family gatherings. Recently got a chance to work with a good friend of mine, Chad Thompson again, who I've worked with in the past (several fashion weeks backstage, assisting russian designer A. Terexov, CW 11 Network morning news - swimwear segment), this time I was sent to Washington with a few other models working a charity event for The National Center for Children and Families. The event was held at 300 bowling in Shady Grove, technicaly in Maryland, we basicaly had to get people to bowl 300 strikes in one night - we did, and for doing so, 300 bowling donated $5,000 to the foundation. Had a blast working it, kids had a lot of fun as did the adults, the place had a bar, so after work we all treated ourselves and had a mini party. I'm not the greatest bowler, but I think I got better after a drink or two, haha :)

Peter D. Brown recently sent me a few photos from my last shoot for DMK underwear line, and booked me for another gig with the same company, we are shooting tomorrow, and after the Thanksgiving family feast, I can't wait to see how my gut will turn out. Peter's awesome with light, and I got really great feedback on the pictures from the first shoot, some are on the Undergear website as well as the DMK's. Peter has also showed me some french magazine which featured me in one of his photos as one of the up and coming models, I forgot the name, and unfortunately don't have it, but it was good to hear I was featured.

As far as I know my schedule, I'll be in New York untill New Year's, after that, who knows ;)

abs for life book + jon malinowski

2008-11-16T22:50:00.000-08:00

++ I'm happy to have made the front and back covers of a book that Neil Frost has been working on called "Abs for Life", it is now available for purchase. The covers were shot by my best friend Dmitry Mazilo, who's taken many of my older shots. The book can make a great gift or an inspirational guide to somebody looking to get in shape and stay that way. Check out Neil's website for the book, where you can also purchase it: www.abs-for-life.com

Also, here are a few more photos from my most recent shoot for mensunderwearstore.com, shot by Jon Malinowski.

jon malinowski + mensunderwearstore.com

2008-11-12T22:32:00.001-08:00

+ Some update on the gig I did with Jon Malinowski. The shoot was all underwear, but Jon found a way to make each shot unique instead of just standing around there, looking straight at the camera, he allowed me to post some up on here. Probably one of the most easygoing photographers I've shot with and he's great with light, I even told him after I saw some photos, that the ones I didn't think would look good, came out better than I thought. It was my second time working with him and I look forward to working with him again in the future.

Look for more appearing soon at Mensunderwearstore.com

motivation rant

2008-11-11T23:23:00.000-08:00

The motivation, to get up, off your behind and head over to your local circus of a gym, should come from actually wanting it bad enough to achieve results. More often than not I meet people, that will randomly run into me and ask me questions about my diet, workout and the usual gym talk. In reality though, do they actually pay attention when they listen? Eh.. not so much. This is a regular occurance; in which case somebody will ask for tips, give me all kind of excuses of why they can't achieve their health & fitness standards. Then an obvious will happen, some time in the future, I see the same person being in the same shape or worse. For some people it really is a difficult thing to do, get their body to the best or at least close to best shape, because of work schedules, family, traveling, injuries, health problems etc. A lot of people are usually too tired to even make it to the gym, which is understandable and for their own sake I wouldn't advise going anyway when you are in a sluggish state.

The point of this topic is motivation, and what drives people to get results. I have been working out for 5 years (gym time, before that I was messing around with home equipment), throughout that time, I've had my setbacks, I learned how to stay on top of my game if I want to see results, I have also developed my own system, to motivate me to make things happen when I'm not really feeling like it. Throughout my time in the gym, I've read things and met people that actually became the reason why I push myself to my goals. I, of course, have done it ass backwards sometimes by rushing it, but you live and you learn.

One of my biggest motivations is my dad, who's been an athlete, was a great gymnast and a performer, and just an all around cool cat. Since I was little, my dad, just like any other parent had wanted me to be a healthy kid, so he would find ways to make fitness fun, I can't say the same for him teaching me how to swim. I would ask him what those cubes on his stomach were, he would tell me it's so people can't hurt you and then he would tell me how to get them, so I started doing crunches at the age of 8, I'm not saying consistently, but I did them. He would challenge me to see how many pull ups I can do, and to impress him I would always practice, so I can show off the new record. He submitted me to swimming team which I failed miserably, to sambo and then in school I ran track. All are great activities, but all of which were short lived, I was too skinny for sambo, and too short for track. To this day, I still feel like a kid when I talk to my dad about fitness and ask him what he thinks about my progress and sometimes his honesty really stings, but that's where that spike of motivation kicks in.

Luckily for me I also have a great gym partner, who's been training with me since I met him 3 years ago. That would be a great asset to your motivation list, a gym partner. You can both push each other, and make sure you both use proper form while spotting, having somebody to workout with also meaning you can have them monitor your progress and vice versa. Not saying they should jot down your stats and keep them in check, that’s your job, but from time to time, ask their opinion on how you did in your workouts this week, and what you would do to make them better or fix certain things in the routine. It will also be a great boost to your confidence if they tell you how you've improved. When I started going to the gym on a regular basis, I had a picture that I had saved somewhere off the internet of a guy with no face, his head was down, it was a candid photo, from the waist up, and he was doing a barbell curl. I made that guy my inspiration; I made that picture my goal. To this day I still have not gotten to that point, and I don't know who it is in the photo, don't really care either, I just know that I will get there sooner or later. If you say you want to look like somebody, set those goals, and then go way past them. Plenty of times my results have stalled due to injuries or just simply being out with a cold. If that happens, I take whatever time I need to recover, knowing I will lose some of my hard earned progress, acknowledge it, and then when I am all better I will aim to surpass the shape I was in before the injury, or whatever it may be. If you get sick, just take your time and rest, and look at it as vacation time from the gym, don't even think about working out, because once you get better you should be back in the swing making up for the week or a month that you were away, and more.

If you are busy with work, and are exhausted most of the time, I would suggest starting slow and picking up some equipment for your humble abode. Nothing heavy, unless you want to, of course. A chin-up bar is a useful thing to have around a house, even if you do have a gym membership. A pair of adjustable dumbbells, if space permits, maybe a bench. I can't vouch for Total Gym or Bowflex, because I never used them, but they seem pretty convenient, easy to use and support various exercises. Before heading in to work in the morning, make use of the chin-up bar! Go back and forth, between pull-ups, incline/decline push ups and crunches. Wide grip pull-ups is great for shoulders and back, and close grip chin-ups are good for arms. Push ups are a great compound exercise for chest and arms, and crunches are for the core abdominals. You can also use the bar for leg/knee raises for your lower abdominals. The best way to motivate yourself if you are swamped with work is pick up some Men's Health, Men's Fitness or other related magazines, during a break have a read about success stories or just take notes about what meals to eat and what mindset to be in, to get on the right track, even with your hectic schedule.

Sometimes, all it takes is a single visit to the gym, or an attempt at some challenging sport, to realize how good it feels so stay healthy, and be able to get the benefits of looking healthy along the way. There is only one person, that I have met, who asked me questions, and actually listened to me, took notes and excelled in leaps, I won't mention names for the sake of expanding his ego any bigger than it already is, haha. I'm not a personal trainer, I'm not certified, which is why in most things I write, I say to take my advice as just that - advice.

Thanks to Jim for the topic advice.
I shall now retract to my cave, and feed on tree bark and burger king. :)

P.S: Pictures are from my visit to Dominican Republic, earlier this year, where I would love to go back.

to those that have asked.. pt.2

2008-11-10T18:29:00.000-08:00

For those that were interested about my diet, here you go:

I ate a penny once. (not to be confused with penne, which is a delicious meal as opposed to what I ate).

Tips: Don't eat pennies.

to those that have asked..

2008-11-05T18:12:00.000-08:00

For whoever was interested in my training regimen, here you go :

Like I have said before, please do take whatever I write with a grain of salt. In this part I'll try to narrow down some pointers about my routine, mind you, it always changes.

Don't let your body adjust and adapt to your routines, keep it guessing and hit it with variety of different motions and contractions. I tend to stick to one routine no more than a month and a half, for the first few weeks I try to work out the kinks and make sure I do it proper, then I concentrate more on loading more weight, when I feel like I have been doing the same routine for a while (usually 1 1/2 month - 2 months), I'll change it up. Sometimes I might even change up the routine few weeks in, or I'll just change up the order of exercises. All in all, do whatever you need to do, to make sure your workouts don't feel like a chore, but rather get some enjoyment out of it, keep it fresh.

The first few years I really considered working out consistently, I went through a lot of trial and error, so will you, keep in mind results don't just spring up overnight. You won't grow mountains of biceps in a few workouts, you will however notice the difference with positive thinking. Depending on what your goals are, make sure you prioritize right before coming up with a workout plan. I have always been a skinny kid, so for me gaining weight has been a big problem. I do however set goals, and achieve them, I try to keep it within reach. How I eat now, and what my intake on meals is, I will talk about a little bit later, but right now, back to exercises.

Since I'm a pretty active guy, I tend to stay away from cardio machines in the gym, I played hockey before, and in the summer I get enough cardio with beach volleyball (I would play 6 hours a day, 4 days a week). The abs I also stopped training, honestly I have not worked out abs consistently in about 3 years, I will do a few crunches for a few weeks before shoots, just to tighten up, but that's about it. My favorite utilities in the gym are cables and free weights. There's just so much variety you can do in those two fields, also lately I have been gravitating more towards smith machines, really good if you don't have a gym buddy to spot your heavy lifting.

Every person who has been going to a gym over a certain period of time and enjoys it, has a few favorite exercises. My top 3 would be (at this moment); standing barbell curls, cable crossovers and cable tricep pushdowns. Whenever you perform each of those exercises properly and concentrate at the very peak of the movement, you will surely be satisfied with the pump you get. I am only a work in progress, still at my beginning stage, as are most people who have been training for 4-5 years, but I'm learning as I go about my own body, and on good days, happy with my results. I don't have days on which I go to the gym and days which I should be taking a rest. I go by how my body feels on the day of. I try to go to the gym two days on, one day off, but if I feel great on the third day then instead of resting, I will go again. Main thing is rest though, I would not recommend training for more than 4 days straight, your body needs rest and good recovery time to grow. Also, don't push yourself and try to have a workout when your body is tired, it may lead to injuries, it's better to take a day off.

When I workout, I try to keep a fairly slow-to-normal pace while performing an exercise, I make sure to really squeeze the targeted muscle at the peak of the movement. Often I will do dropsets on the last set of an exercise. Dropsets are when you do your reps to failure, and then decrease the weight by, say, 30% and go to failure again. I try to stay within 8-10 reps a set, I usually do dropsets while performing cable tricep pulldowns, hammer curls, and incline bench. You can also do supersets instead of dropsets, which are slightly different. Supersets are when you pair up two different exercises, with no rest in between (I usually do it in the same muscle group, for example for triceps; skullcrushers 8-10 reps, then immediately followed by dips to failure - that would be one set). I incorporate pyramid workout into my routines, I start with a certain weight, then gradually increase the weight, but decrease the reps each set. Before starting your workout, I suggest warming up with a fairly low weight for one set, just to get used to the movement and stretch, I've had a few injuries, and I blame myself for rushing into the gym like an animal without warming up first. I was recently out with a torn shoulder tendon for little over 2 months.

My gym is often really crowded, so when I workout, a lot of times either the dumbells I need are taken or cables are being used, so I just switch it up on the go. I don't like to let my pump go to waste, and I would rather switch up my order of exercises than wait for somebody to finish their turn. I should also mention that if you work out to get a little bigger and gain some mass, along with diet and lifting heavy weight, you should also stay in the 6-8 rep, controlled tempo, whereas if you are going for definition, use slightly lower weight, and stay in the 8-12 reps a set. I guess now I'll follow you through my workout routine, that I will be possibly changing up again in a few weeks, sorry but I excluded the leg workout, because I don't do it at the moment, I have a sprained ankle from volleyball, I landed wrong on the beach.

Day 1. / Back + Biceps

Pullups - 3 sets, 12 reps (warmup)
Dumbbell Rows - 4 sets, 8 reps
Back Row Machine - 4 sets, 8 reps
(Going to be adding Deadlifts to my lower back workout in few weeks)

EZbar Preacher Curls - 4 sets, 8-10 reps
Standing Cable Curls - 3 sets, 8-10 reps
Concentration One Arm Curls - 3 sets, 8-9 reps
Hammer Curls - 4 sets, 12 reps (6 each arm) / Dropset
Standing Barbell Curl - 3 sets, 8 reps

Day 2. / Shoulders

Pullups - 1 set, 18 reps
Dumbbell Shoulder Press - 4 sets, 10 reps
Cable Upright Rows - 3 sets, 10 reps / Superset with Shoulder Machine Press - 3 sets, 8-9 reps
Back Machine Flyes - 3 sets, 8 reps
Side Cable Laterals - 4 sets, 8 reps / Superset with Front Cable Laterals - 4 sets, 8 reps
Smith Machine Shrugs - 4 sets - 8-10 reps

Day 3. / Chest + Triceps

Incline Dumbbell Press - 4 sets, 8 reps
High-Pulley Cable Crossover - 4 sets, 8-10 reps
Low-Pulley Cable Crossover - 3 sets, 8-10 reps
Incline Smith Machine Press - 4 sets, 8-10 reps

Tricep Cable Pushdowns - 4 sets, 8-10 reps / Dropset
Overhead Cable Tricep Extensions - 4 sets, 8-10 reps
Tricep Dip Machine - 4 sets, 8-10 reps / Dropset

Now, my workouts don't last too long, because I rest under a minute between sets, I try not to talk to anybody (even my gym partner), so to cut down rest time. Generally I am in the gym for about 40 minutes a day, maybe a little more. I don't necessarily do that routine all 3 days in a row, like I said, I can do day 1, then rest, then do day 2 and 3, then rest, then repeat, or if I am feeling up to it, yeah I will do all 3 days in a row. Apologize again for no leg workout, I don't have good legs, and even though I should be training them to grow with the rest of my body, right now I just can't.

Further tips, I would suggest strongly not to lift too heavy unless you have a spotter.

Don't cheat and try to go too heavy using bad form, all it will get you is an injury and a half-assed workout.

Come up with your own routine eventually, by seeing what works best for you (because of some of my injuries, I have to stay away from certain exercises).

Wear headphones, to not get distracted by others talking to you in the gym, even if there's no ipod, haha.

If the gym is busy, randomize the order of your exercises to better suit the situation at hand.

Don't rest too much between sets, don't lose the precious pump.

Determine which weight you need to lift, so on your 8th rep you are barely lifting it.

Wear deodorant.

If you are new to this, please consult with a personal trainer or your physician first.

If you have any questions, feel free to post in the group or here, and remember, these are just my routines and tips, if you would like to discuss diet & training with others I suggest you check out the forum at www.wannabebig.com
Happy lifting,

P.S: I would appreciate if this wasn't posted anywhere else.

Anton.

wrestler's world & halloween

2008-11-02T14:28:00.000-08:00

Hope ya'll had fun this halloween, it's not on my top holidays list, it's actually just below flag day. I wasn't going to dress up, and wasn't going to go out, but I did. Since it was last minute, I ended up going as "bathroom graffiti", I just took off my shirt, and had a pen around my neck, and basically just let people write or draw whatever they want on me. By the end of the night, I was completely covered in random sayings, unfortunately I don't have any pictures, but some of the things people wrote were pretty funny. "For a good time, call (number)" - seemed to be the most popular thing to write, and people's own phone numbers, when I got home, I was in the shower for over an hour scrubbing off phone numbers and drawings of smiley faces. Haha, never again. Costumes this year were pretty cliche though, pirates, jokers and Sarah Palins.

I just recently received a catalogue that I was on the cover of called "Wrestler's World", it was shot by Jon Malinowski, about a year ago, he was nice enough to send me a copy. It's pretty much just wrestling apparel, singlets, helmets, shoes, etc. I don't think I have a wrestler's build, but a job's a job, right? Jon is a lighting wizard, and a cool cat to work with. Also, Bruno Rand sent me a few pictures from the Baskit shoot, hopefully I can see the rest soon. I think the group pictures came out best. Stay tuned for new updates from the most recent shoot, photos are coming shortly.

baskit & metrovelvet

2008-10-28T14:09:00.000-07:00

++ Ello again dear people that are reading this right now!
In a post, few weeks ago, I mentioned the Baskit underwear campaign that I shot for with Bruno Rand. The shoot was for 2 days, during that time, Metrovelvet guys were there shooting behind the scenes video footage, they also did an interview with all 5 models. My video has just been posted on their website, I think they will be releasing more footage in the coming weeks, along with interviews of other models. My video was shot in bed, haha. See it was cold and in was raining for a good part of the shoot, so I was wrapped up in blankets while the camera crews and photographers were setting up, on one of the breaks, they asked if I can just do a brief interview for the website.

Baskit, has also posted a couple of new photos from the shoot on their blog. Bruno Rand is probably one of my favorite photographers I had worked with so far, very easygoing, quick and a kickass sense of humor. At one point Luke (one of the models) ended up suggesting that he does a cannonball into a damn pool of freezing ass water, while the rest of us were sitting on the edge getting soaked. Luke ... you bastard.

While I'm at it with updates, a website which features up and coming fitness models and athletes did a 3rd interview with me, check out Connex247.

Couldn't update before, was busy with .. life, but I did just get back into after shooting with Jon Malinowski at his studio upstate. I saw the photos, I think they came out really well, will post when they become available and approved by client (mensunderwearstore.com)
As far as things that have been going on in my personal life, outside of modelling, well that story is a mess of it's own. I will however share my newfound obsession at bars, Irish Car Bombs! Yeah, yeah.. I know, calories and carbs, but I have been working hard enough, and deserve a good buzz on occasions.

And finally thanks for all the emails, comments and suggestions about the blog!

P.S: I was hungover as hell for the entire baskit shoot, but nobody knows this except the people that were out with me the night before, hahaha, I didn't go to sleep that night and went straight to the shoot from the bar. Good times! (Kids, don't try this at home).

DMK & Kristopher Kelly

2008-10-20T21:58:00.000-07:00

+ Yesterday I saw DMK's website for which I shot with Peter Brown few months ago, they have posted up the photos on their site, you can check them out on dmk-designs.com. It's an underwear site, so I don't think it's work-safe... or whatever. Anyway, Peter's a great photographer, was cool shooting with him, and he's a wizard at lighting and angles, after looking at some photos I couldn't believe it was me. He also took some fashion shots for my book, but I have yet to get prints from him. Check out his work.

I also mentioned in my other post that the photographer Kristopher Kelly, (who I also shot with few months ago) is working on a photography book, I can't give any details about it seeing as how it's still in the works, but he allowed me to post a few photos from the shoot we did for the project he's working on. Check out his site and his blog.

P.S: On a more random note, check this video out, had me rolling on the floor - click.

update

2008-10-16T22:50:00.000-07:00

+ So I have slowly been creeping towards my goal which is 190lbs, right now I'm at 178lbs as of yesterday. I'm on see-food diet, eat everything you see. I try to keep my calorie intake at 3,200 cal a day, or more if I can, but it's been pretty hard with the constant shifts in my personal schedule.

Aside from that, I have a shoot coming up for mensunderwearstore.com, with Jon Malinowski, who I've shot with before, and actually never saw the pictures, it was for some wrestling apparel catalogue, and still hoping to see Men's Health people, and possibly book something for that magazine. I have also recently shot with Bruno Rand for Baskit underwear. Bruno is an awesome photographer and a riot to work with. Shoot was back in the beginning of october, over a weekend, for baskit's new line. Majority of the time it was group shots, of 5 models selected, one of the models is on the new MTV Real World Brooklyn, which is currently being filmed, so the camera crews were there filming the shoot. Not sure how much of it will actually make it on the show, if any, but I did sign a model release for them. Everybody got along great, it was a good experience, hopefully the photos came out good. Will post them up whenever I get them, should be soon. Also the guys from Metrovelvet were there, doing interviews with the models, and shooting behind the scenes footage for their site. As soon as the editing is done and they upload it to their website, I will post links.

Working on a couple of other things right now, but mum's the word. haha.

Here's a part 2, to the interview that I did for charmants.com :

http://www.charmants.com/2008/10/12/anton-antipov-the-exclusive-and-definitive-interview-part-ii/

For now, here's some photos I shot with Kristopher Kelly, who is also working on a photography book.

Expect another update in few days.

P.S: Since this is my first and only blog, if anybody has any input on how to make it more user-friendly, if it's not already, do let me know. Thanks 8)

cover

2008-10-09T11:50:00.000-07:00

in case you missed the last cover of Exercise for Men Only magazine, here it is. It was shot by Troy Phillips at Club H. The funny thing is, I had to do a reshoot. When I first came in to Chello Publishing, they saw me and liked me, few minutes after I left my casting I got a call that I'm booked for the cover in the next 2 weeks. So I'm stoked, go to the gym, rip it up, get a little color at fake & bake, and get my haircut. Shoot goes well, I'm happy with it, then I get a call saying they didn't like how short I cut my hair, so if I wanted to still get the cover I would have to wait for my hair to grow out a bit then shoot again. In the magazine is a pullout poster from the first shoot, and the cover is from the second shoot. :)

I believe it's off the stands now, but if you can still find it floating around somewhere, it's the september issue.

ello..

2008-10-08T20:11:00.000-07:00

So this is my first post on this here blog, since I'm not a big web wizard and I don't have time to maintain my own website or even set one up for that matter, this will have to do. I created this mainly to rid people that actually know who I am, of rumors and false statements about me. Figured I'd update my own stuff from now on and clear up any false information going around. The internet is like one big broken telephone, you say one thing, next thing you know everybody heard an entirely different thing from another source that apparently can't hear shit.

There's a yahoo group that people have been joining now for a few years, and it's run by a good man Thomas (Crimson on the boards), feel free to join that, it's pretty active.

For people that don't know who I am, well.. this here is an interview I did about a week ago, so you can read up a little bit there.

http://www.charmants.com/2008/10/04/anton-antipov-the-exclusive-and-definitive-interview-part-i/

I work and live in New York, my agencies are R&L models (NYC), Empire Models (NYC).

Feel free to say hello, I will try to update this thing often.