How did you get started in the world of bodybuilding?
As a young kid I was often teased for beeing so small and skinny. It was something that really got to me. I was very active and with a very high metabolism it was just impossible for me to gain weight. When I would go to the grocery store with my parents I would run to the magazine section and look at all the muscle mags but could only pick 1 to buy..So I looked for the thickest one with the most information! I would read and read and read, I also started cutting out pictures of certain pro’s and taping them to my wall. Eventually my father came home with a bench press and some dumbells for me, I was so excited.. I think I threw to 10 pound plates on and went to work!! Without any type of routine or plan down I just did pushups, bench press, curls, and db shoulder presses every other day. I knew I had to eat so I went to the local nutrition shop and got the biggest tub of weight gainer there, I think it weighed about as much as I did. I started drinking my shakes and eating tons of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. I started gaining weight..Not all good weight, but weight. It had started to become a habit, working out. I then realized that I needed more than just a bench press and db’s, so I went to gym everyone went to called Super Bodies. I was just a young kid not knowing what to do with all this equipment around me so I just went from one machine to the other. Then I started bringing magazines with me because I knew I needed some kind of plan. I remember working with some out of the magazine plan for a long time and I noticed as well as others around me that I started to get some definition. That feeling was one of the greatest I have ever felt. I went from being teased and called names to people telling me I was getting muscles. That’s how it all started. I’m greatful for what my father brought home that day, I’ll never forget it.
What Training Routine Do You Use To Get That Quality Physique?
I have for the most part used the same type of routine for awhile now. I have tried so 
many in the past and seem to respond to working out 1-2 muscle groups a day on a 2 days on, 1 day off regimen. I usually do 20-24 sets total per session with 3-4 sets a routine at a 10-8-6-10 rep regimen going heavier as the reps go lower. I really don’t do much cardio at all even when really cutting down since my metabolism is so high. When I was cutting I was doing about 20 minutes total a week.
What’s your diet like?
My diet is pretty strict, on a cut and on a bulk for the most part. When I last cut I was eating about 2300 a day which I feel was a little too low for my body type and my BF% got down to like 4%..it was very low. I was eating tons of tuna, egg whites, chicken, lean top sirloin, some oats, turkey etc.. I just recently started to do a more traditional type bulk bumping up the cals quite a bit within the last few months. I am currently eating close to 4,000 cals a day which is putting some weight on slowly, which I prefer so I can monitor the changes in my body. If I feel I need to bump them up or drop em’ a bit I will. I creeped up to 4,000 slowly and don’t mind doing it that way, it involves patience but I don’t want to rush a bulk and put on crap weight then cut it all off. During this bulk I am eating a lot of the same things as I would on a cut just twice the portions..Say if I was having a 6oz chicken breast with a half cup of rice for lunch..I would have close to a pound of chicken and a cup of rice for lunch with perhaps something else on the side. If you want to grow you got to eat, eating clean is the key.
What’s your motivation?
My friends and family. I have a ton of friends who are into this lifestyle just as much as I am and we all keep eachother going, pushing eachother and supporting eachother. Same 
goes for my family and my beautiful wife. They’ve all been so supportive and I got to thank them all for putting up with this crazy lifestyle! It’s a true passion of mine and I wouldn’t change it for anything.
If you could give once piece of advice about bodybuilding/fitness what would it be?
Bodybuilding\fitness can change your life for better or worse. In the end it’s your decision. This is about health and changing your body for the better. Be proud of what you’ve done for yourself.
Any plans for the future?
I do hope to step on stage sometime in the near future at an all natural competition. I also hope to get this athletic clothing line for men and women that I have been working on with my brother Nate out there to the bodybuilding\fitness world very soon! This is something we have both been working on for a long time and it is just now starting to happen. It’s been a hell of a project, but way worth it!
Favourite Bodybuilder?
It’s a tie between Frank Zane and Serge Nubret.
Favourite Quote?
“Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment”. -Jim Rohn
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