Chris Villa | ALLMAX Nutrition

HEIGHT: 5′ 11″ WEIGHT: 220-225 lbs COMPETITION WEIGHT: 190-195 lbs

Bio

Hailing from Astoria-Queens, New York, NPC Competitor and Fitness Model, Chris Villa is an independent personal trainer.

I was born in Washington Heights, New York. My family then relocated to the Bronx and later settled in Queens. I attended Aviation High School in Long Island City, thinking I’d be in the aviation industry, but by my junior year, I realized this wasn’t for me. After graduating, I took online college courses in pursuit of a criminal justice degree. With that degree I wanted to become a detective for the NYPD.

It was during my spare time between online courses that I really became interested in health and fitness. I devoted most of my free time to working out and it paid off. I was signed up with Silver Models Management (SMM). Through my work with SMM, I have been featured in several health and fitness magazines and have covers and spreads in both KRAVE Magazine and Men’s Fitness.

For the first two years of my training, I made the mistake of training my butt off and not eating correctly. I’m definitely an endomorph and my genetics are pretty good. My physique before was pretty husky and it’s easy for me to put on muscle, but when it comes to competition, I have to be very strict about my diet and cardio.

My mother has always motivated me. I come from a pretty fit family and my mother especially was into working out and kickboxing. Between the ages of 20 and 23, I was slowly starting to get heart problems and my mother would say to me, “Boy, you’re getting fat!” And that was it! I was on a mission to better myself.

When people tell me I inspire them, it makes me go harder than ever. This is a lifestyle – I call it the FitLife. You either live it 365 days or you don’t.

Currently, I’m in pursuit of an IFBB pro card in the NEW division – Men’s Physique. I placed third in my first show and third again at my second show for my chance to turn pro. I’m prepping now for Team USA in Las Vegas and hope the third time will be the charm.

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Competition

2012

Eight Place – Npc Europa Show of champions

Third Place – Npc Pittsburgh

Upcomimng Shows

Npc Junior Usa

Npc team universe

2011

Third Place – Atlantic States

Third Place – Team Universe

Sixth Place – The USA Champtionships

Eight Place – The North Americans Championships

Sixteenth Place – The Nationals

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Training

5-6 days a week – AM cardio 45 min. – PM cardio 30 min.

Sunday – Chest

Four warm-up sets – BB Incline Press
BB Incline Press – 3 x 10-12 reps
DB Incline Press – 2 x 12-14 reps
Incline Flyes – 2 x 10-12 reps
Pec Deck – 2 x 14-18 reps

Monday – Arms

Biceps

Four warm-up sets Straight BB Curls
Straight BB Curls – 3 x 10-12 reps
DB Curls – 3 x 10-12 reps
Single Arm High Incline Bench Curls – 2 x 10-12 reps

Triceps

Four warm-up sets Lying E-Z Bar Skull Crushers
Skull Crushers – 3 x 12-14 reps
Straight Bar Pushdowns – 3 x 10-12 reps
Dips – 3 x 12-16 reps

Tuesday – Back

Four warm-up sets – T-Bar Rows
T-Bar Rows – 3 x 10-12 reps
Low Pulley Row – 3 x 10-12 reps
Wide Grip Pulldowns – 3 x 12-14 reps
Overhead Hammer Pulldowns – 3 x 10-12 reps

Wednesday – Shoulders

Four warm-up sets Power Clean & Press
Power Clean & Press – 2 x 12-14 reps
DB Press – 2 x 12-14 reps
Seated Side Lateral Raises – 3 x 12-14 reps
Seated Rear Delt Machine – 3 x 12-14 reps

Thursday – Legs

Quads

Six warm-up sets on the leg press – (pyramid up in the weight and get the blood in the muscle)
Squats – 3 x 12-15 reps
Leg Extensions – 3 x 12-15 reps
DB Lunges – 3 x 12-15 reps

Hamstrings

Four warm-up sets – Single Leg
Single Leg – 4 x 12-14 reps
Stiff Leg Deadlifts DB or BB – 4 x 12-14 reps
Lying Leg Curls – 2 x 20-25 reps

Calves – Tri Sets

Three warm-up sets – Standing Calf Raises
Standing Calf Raises – 3 x 10-15 reps
Sitting Calf Machine – 3 x 10-15 reps
Rotary or Donkey Calf Machine – 3 x 10-15 reps

Friday – Total Body

Saturday – Rest

Every Other Day – Abs (twice a week)

I work with three of my favorite ab exercises and perform tri sets with a 60-second break in between. Then do it all over again two more times for a total of three circuits. That’s nine sets of each ab exercise. As far as reps, that’s a matter of personal choice and your fitness level, as each exercise is so different. Just make sure you’re feeling the burn.

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Nutrition

Chris’s Stack

Sample Diet

Meal One: Steel cut oats and tilapia
Meal Two: Cream of wheat and flounder
Meal Three: Tilapia or chicken with 10 almonds
Meal Four: (typically my pre-workout meal) 5-oz flank steak with asparagus
Meal Five: (typically my post-workout meal) -99% fat free chicken or ground turkey with sweet potato
Meal Six: ISOFLEX Whey Protein Isolate Shake
Meal Seven: Tilapia, chicken or turkey with 10-12 almonds or a teaspoon of peanut butter
Meal Eight: (before bed) CASEIN-FX

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FAQ

An Interview with Chris

Favorite Type of Training: Weight training and calisthenics.

Favorite Cheat Food: Ice cream, cookies, sushi, Thai food and all Spanish food

Favorite Diet Food: I love it all, especially fish.

What Do you Like to Do Outside of the Gym? I just like to relax and have a good time with my friends. I enjoy spending time with my family; they are everything to me. I’m a real chill, laid-back guy. I also like to catch up on current events and a few of my favorite TV shows. I like to stay organized and I do a lot of cleaning. My nickname is Mr Clean. I’m what I call a homebody; I’m not really into the party life or drinking. Just want to have fun, joke around and make the most of it with family and friends.

In addition to MY OWN time in the gym, I also do 1-on-1 personal training, nutritional meal planning, contest prep-help and supplement intake advice. I have many clients and a few celebrity clients.

Modeling has enabled me to work with such great photographers as Carlos Peralta, Luis Rafael, Rick Day, Carlos Arias and many others; you can view most of my portfolio on my personal FaceBook page. (http://www.facebook.com/Villafit).

What’s in your Gym Bag? My ALLMAX gear, my meals, lifting straps, supplements and my iPad.

How Did you get into Fitness:

During my time in school (before college), every day all I ate was French fries, fried chicken, fast foods and very rich Spanish foods. I started to get fat and was really out of shape and started developing heart problems. Then one day I made a commitment to myself to change.

This commitment started about ten years ago. Ever since I was young I had always wanted a six pack. So I joined a gym with the intentions of changing my eating habits and to get that six pack, but I never went. It was basically a New Year’s resolution that I never really followed up on.

But one day it hit me that I’m NOT seeing the results I wanted and also realized I was wasting money on a gym membership that I should be using to reach my goals, so I decided then and there to go every day before work, which was very hard for me having a 3 p.m. to midnight job.

After 6 months I was finally seeing results, it then became a crazy addiction because of the changes I was seeing. Ever since seeing the changes in my body, I have not looked back and I am now even more motivated to work out, so much so that if I miss a day, I don’t feel good.

Many of my friends know this about me and joke and some even think I’m crazy, but I’m seeing the desired results, and well, what they think just motivates me even more.

What Do you Love to Listen to when you Work Out: Mostly Hip-Hop and house music – trance and electronic – Avicii, Tiesto, Eric Morrilo, Deadmau5, Kaskade, David Guetta, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, Eminem, DMX, Mobb Deep and a lot of other old-school Hip-Hop.

What Does Being an ALLMAX Sponsored Athlete Mean to You? Oh man, it means the world to me!!! This past year, it was a goal of mine to be sponsored by a supplement company. And the fact that it’s a company that I actually use their products and that I believe in made it even better. I’m so honored and truly blessed to be a part of such a reputable company such as ALLMAX. I plan to promote the brand as best as I possibly can to help the company grow, and to share my knowledge of their products to others within the health and fitness community. I’d like to say a very special Thank You to Randy and Kevin for believing in me and giving me the opportunity I always dreamed about.

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