Taking the 202s by STORM!

Hi ladies and gents, My name is Shaun Joseph-Tavernier and I am the Lastest edition to the IFBB family.
 
I have been competing for 3 years this May and I have been training for 6 years.
 
I am now currently in my off season prep which will last for at least 12 months. I will decide sometime during the Autum which Pro show I will debut at, but not before I am 100% happy with my progress and I know I can give you guys something to look forward to.
 
This journal will document what I do on a week to week basis and you can follow right here my journey to eventually standing on that Olympia stage!
 
I hope to also add video journals on here where you can watch how I train and how I impliment techniques into my training regime.
 
I am currently at a body weight of 217 lbs at 5ft 2in and I am still less than 10% BF.
 
I have no idea or have even thought about how much I want to weight when I hit that Pro stage, I think thats irrelevant. I aim to be bigger and thicker all round. I want to bring something pleasant but freaky to the stage and something thats more than good enough to beat the best 202s in the world.
 
Follow my journey here on Muscletalk as I aim to realise one of my dreams of standing on stage at the Mr Olympia.
 
Thank you
 
SJT

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good luck Shaun, can't wait to meet you at Bodypower

what was your weight at the British Finals last year?

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good luck buddy - where in london do you train?

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First of a massive well done on becoming a pro what a dream come true ay!!! now the hard work begins
 
All the best and i'm sure you will make those changes and I look forward to seeing you on stage!!
 
 
LB
 
 
 
 

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Really looking forward to following your progress Shaun!

Hope everything goes to plan

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All the best Shaun, really look forward to meeting you and wish you all the luck with your climb to the very top!!

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AWG


good luck Shaun, can't wait to meet you at Bodypower

what was your weight at the British Finals last year?

Hi AWG, Thank you! I was 86kg pre judging and for the finals I came down to 83kg

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anabolicjay


good luck buddy - where in london do you train?

Hi anabolicjay great name. I train at Genesis in Alperton, right next to wembley.

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LIFTBIG


First of a massive well done on becoming a pro what a dream come true ay!!! now the hard work begins
 
All the best and i'm sure you will make those changes and I look forward to seeing you on stage!!
 
 
LB
 
Yep, the hard work does begin now!
 
Thanks LB
  
  
  
 

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Helder07


Really looking forward to following your progress Shaun!

Hope everything goes to plan

Helder

Thank you Helder. I think your on stage soon, is that correct?

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micky


All the best Shaun, really look forward to meeting you and wish you all the luck with your climb to the very top!!

Looking forward to meeting you to Micky. Hope all is going well with training!

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anabolicjay


good luck buddy - where in london do you train?

Hi anabolicjay great name. I train at Genesis in Alperton, right next to wembley.

haha thanks mate 
Cool, i know the place - just off the n.circ havent been there but may pop down sometime

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Welcome to MuscleTalk Shaun! Certainly a great addition to the team! I look forward to seeing your progress, and well done on your pro status!
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Living the dream, as they say. Pertty mind blowing weight for your height and still lean as fcuk too, very nice. Best of luck with this new avenue, I hope the pro ranks serve you well

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This is gonna be a great journal from a fantanstic bodybuilder who was dominated the light/heavies in recent years and will mix it up in the 202's, Olimpia is not far away...... All the beast Shaun, looking forward to meeting you.

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hey shaun,

202 and you were made for each other!  awesome physique, and you have a great attitude and way with people as well, you will go far!

daz

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anabolicjay

Shaun Joseph-Tavernier

anabolicjay


good luck buddy - where in london do you train?

Hi anabolicjay great name. I train at Genesis in Alperton, right next to wembley.

haha thanks mate 
Cool, i know the place - just off the n.circ havent been there but may pop down sometime

 
Thats right, let me know when your down and we'll have a training session.

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flick161


Welcome to MuscleTalk Shaun! Certainly a great addition to the team! I look forward to seeing your progress, and well done on your pro status!
Flick

 
Thank you Flick, and good luck at your show, looking forward to seeing you on that stage.

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Shaun Joseph-Tavernier

AWG


good luck Shaun, can't wait to meet you at Bodypower

what was your weight at the British Finals last year?

Hi AWG, Thank you! I was 86kg pre judging and for the finals I came down to 83kg

so still a good 18lbs of muscle to go before you reach the limit!!!! bloody hell

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good luck with this Shaun. U looked immense at the finals this yr and congrats on ur pro card at the Arnold.
lookin forward to seein what 2010 can bring for u

all the best mate

  

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MuscleTalk are very lucky and honoured to have Shaun working with us and claiming this site as his on line home!  This journal will have regular updates from both of us and will coincide with Shaun's TROG

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hey shaun hope all is well 

cant wait to see u on stage again

Ricardo Correia
Under 80kg UKBFF Finals 2009
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James


MuscleTalk are very lucky and honoured to have Shaun working with us and claiming this site as his on line home!  This journal will have regular updates from both of us and will coincide with Shaun's TROG

 

Hi James, im training with Mike from Trojan on tuesday, it would be good if we could video the session if poss.

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Shaun Joseph-Tavernier

James


MuscleTalk are very lucky and honoured to have Shaun working with us and claiming this site as his on line home!  This journal will have regular updates from both of us and will coincide with Shaun's TROG

 

Hi James, im training with Mike from Trojan on tuesday, it would be good if we could video the session if poss.

Has anyone got a camera your end to film it?

If you can and you can we can load it onto YouTube and embed it here.

I really cant wait to see "improvements" to what I consider an excellent physique, to me you've got the job lot mate, have you body parts in mind?

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What a cracking journal this will be, will be reading with great interest.

Great to have you here and good luck !

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Ricardo Correia


hey shaun hope all is well 

cant wait to see u on stage again

 

Hey mini Flex wheeler aka Ricardo! How you doing? Im looking forward to seeing what you have in store. See you soon.

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oasis


I really cant wait to see "improvements" to what I consider an excellent physique, to me you've got the job lot mate, have you body parts in mind?

 

Thank you Oasis. The improvements I intend on making are: more thickness and detail in my back, more thichkness and separation in my hams, bringing my calves up and improving the outer head of my triceps which I feel lack.


But in general THICKNESS all round :-)

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I will start to update my journal tomorrow begining with shoulders! The emphasis of my shoulder workouts at present are more geared to improving my rear delts, and capping off my shoulders.

I train monday to friday training one body part everyday apart from weekends. I also train calves four days a week, I dont train them on leg days.  

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Looking great Shaun and from your posts you seem like a really decent bloke  I'm glad you decided to come on board with MT - great to see a pro like yourself and how you train.  Will be watching your journal/TROG with interest.  Good luck with the upcoming training and all being well it will be injury free

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I had a good shoulder training session today, I felt really good.

started off with some really dumbell shoulder presses, partial reps and full reps just to get the blood in the area.

Warm up set 20kg x 30 reps

2nd warm up set 30kg x 30 reps

1st working set 40kg x 20 reps

2nd set 50kg x 15 reps

3rd set 60kg x 12 reps

4th set 65kg x 10 reps


2nd exercise, side laterals, 20kg x 20 reps

2nd set 20kg x 20 reps

3rd set 30kg x 10 reps

3rd exercise is a seated side lateral but I perform this with my arms completely straight and the movement starts from the back of my glute. As I bring my arms up I tilt my wrists as if pouring a cuppa!

I performed 3 sets of this for 20 reps, this exercise for me, targets from my delt to my rear delt and give me a nice separation.

Fourth exercise is a dumbell flye done on a incline bench. I perform this exercise really strict trying to keep my arms straight throughout the movement. I performed 4 sets of 20 with a 12kg dumbell.

Last execise was dumbell shrugs 4 sets of 20 with 65kg.

I also train calves four times per week, one exercise per session, so today was seated calve raises 3 sets of 30 using 60kg

DONE! :-) 

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Hey shaun,

I just youtubed you, and realised i had already watched a few of your vids a good few months back, look in awesome shape. good luck with the next 12 months!

 

Hoping to be at the O this year so you'd better make it.....be good to cheer on a few British guys and if you pop along to train with PG again I shall try and get along to perv watch

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Awesome bro.. I wish to be in the 202 class one day.. im 5`1 right now.. currently compete around 165ish, but Im only 21 :(

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Awesome bro.. I wish to be in the 202 class one day.. im 5`1 right now.. currently compete around 165ish, but Im only 21 :(

WOW your shorter than me at 5ft 1. DAMN thats short bro :-) LOL. Good luck, im sure you'll be a great addition to the 202s.

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kitty


Hoping to be at the O this year so you'd better make it.....be good to cheer on a few British guys and if you pop along to train with PG again I shall try and get along to perv watch

Hey Kitty hope your well. Watching James at the weekend do fantastic in his first pro show made me want to do a show right away.
 
I think my time is best served by taking this year out and building on what I already have. 2011 you will see me in a pro show and on that Olympia stage without doubt God willing.

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Good move taking the year out (only saying that because I'm doing the same). Have you any plans to pop up to train/meet with Paul George again?

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kitty


Good move taking the year out (only saying that because I'm doing the same). Have you any plans to pop up to train/meet with Paul George again?

I will indeed be training with Paul at some point, probably within the next few weeks. I will let you know.

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Hey Shaun!
You are always welcome at Olympic Gym when you're upt'north! I was a pleasure meeting you and Paul certainly enjoyed the training...how were ya calves btw????

For anyone who hasn't seen SJT up close this man has a phenomonal physique and will in the next 3 years kick some serious butt in the 202....he is practically flawless!...and a really nice chap too!

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