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B Y M I C H A E L B E R G
ahead of time, such as grilled
chicken, fish, white rice, and
sweet potatoes.
As his weight-loss efforts
gained momentum, Jolivet add-
ed weight training, following a
five-day split of legs on Monday
(jogging around the outside of
his gym in between exercises
to infuse a cardio component),
arms on Tuesday, shoulders and
abs on Wednesday, and back on
Thursday. He would take Friday
off before restarting the cycle
over the weekend.
After a year of those simple yet
fundamental changes, Jolivet
had dropped an incredible 233
pounds and was down to 172
pounds. Others immediately
Photographs by James Allen
took notice. He says new clients
began clamoring for his training
services—then the competitive
bodybuilding stage beckoned.
THE WISH LIST
In 2018, competing around 162
pounds, Jolivet entered his
first-ever show, the John Sher-
man Muscle Beach Classic in his
hometown of Galveston, finish-
ing runner-up in the masters
over-35 bodybuilding division
and fifth in the open bodybuild-
ing middleweight division.
In 2019, he earned his first
class victory, winning the
masters over-35 division at the
NPC City Limits Championships.
And while at the NPC Muscle
F E B R U A R Y
Beach Classic, he won the open
bodybuilding middleweight divi-
sion, took second in the masters
over-35 division, and earned
second in his men’s classic
physique novice division.
Now, no matter what the future
holds, Jolivet is rightfully proud
of the road he’s traveled from
that moment in bed when he
thought his heart was giving
out to his life today. “When I
was 405 pounds, I’d hear people
say it’s hard to lose weight, and
I wish I would have done this, I
wish I would have done that,” he
muses. “With my weight loss and
with competing, I didn’t want to
let time go by and be like, ‘I wish.’
Why not just go ahead and try
and see what it leads to?”
TRAINING
JOLIVET’S
WEIGHT-LOSS
LEG THRASH
EXERCISE SETS REPS/TIME
2
2
2
Lying Leg 2 60 sec.
Curl
Notes: After each set, do 1 min-
ute each of two of the following
calisthenic movements: jump-
ing jacks, burpees, frog jumps,
lunges, or up downs. Then run
at a moderate pace for 2 to 2½
minutes. Rest 2 minutes and
then do the next set in the list.
This typical workout should take
about 60 minutes total, includ-
ing anywhere from four to eight
weight-training exercises.
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