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Q:
What do you like about it?
GH:
I love everything about the sport. The fact that there
are only a few select people in the world who have
the discipline and dedication to put in numerous years
of hard work day in day out. I love the fact that
most of the hard work goes unnoticed, but come showtime
your hard work or lack there of will come to light.
This game has taught me humility and many more things
that have helped me in all phases of my life and Im
so grateful for it.
Q:
So what are your bodybuilding goals?
GH:
To become an ifbb pro and live my life as a professional
bodybuilder. I want to compete on the mr. olympia
stage and here my name mentioned with all the great
bodybuilders in history.
Q:What
are you focusing on for competition this year?
GH:
After winning the overall at the orange county this
year I decided to compete on the national level. I
really didnt think i was ready but the win gave me
a lot of confidence and a lot of people have been
urging me on telling me I belong on the national stage.
Me being my own toughest critic of course had doubted
that but now i know i belong. I want to nail my conditioning
and use my shape and symmetry to my advantage. There
arent a lot of complete bodybuilders from front to
back and top to bottom so I know if I can dry out
enough Ill really stand out.
Q: How do you earn a living now?
GH:
I own a nutrition store here in west covina, california
currently called nutrition zone but the name will
change soon (stay tuned). I run my store 6-7 days
a week.
Q:
What have you learned from bodybuilding?
GH:
Bodybuilding has taught me patience. This game will
break you down and test your heart and your guile.
I've gotten my ass whooped at plenty of shows. As
hard as I work, I know I'm going to succeed at this.
Most of all Ive learned about persistance and hard
work.
Q: Who have been your biggest influences?
GH:
My biggest influences in life have been my mom and
dad who both taught to me to always take pride in
my work and never to take shortcuts. In bodybuilding
ive had many influences throughout the years. Two
of the biggest have to be chris cook and kelly bautista.
I met chris when he was guestposing at the npc southern
cal in june of 2003, he took me under his wing and
mentored me. He told me I had the potential to be
great and he believed in me. We worked together for
about 3 years and his help was a huge for me. I really
looked up to the guy and he was always there to help
me out.
I met Kelly last year in '07. We hit it off right
off the bat. He's a really genuine guy who recognized
my passion for bodybuilding. He shares the same passion
himself so it was easy for him to want to help me.
While working with him this whole off season I was
able to compete at the same show 1 year later 20lbs
heavier. Im currently working with kelly now for the
usa.
Q: How is your support system?
GH:
My parents have been perfect, they've supported me
in whatever I wanted to do. They were there to buy
my protein powder, get my gym membership and go to
all my shows. I cant wait till they see me turn pro.
Bodybuilding is the one constant in my life and always
will be. My wife and I have been married for 10 months.
When we first met, I told her that bodybuilding was
the most important thing in my life. She accepted
that and ran with it. She changed her lifestyle and
lost 20 pounds. She's in the gym 5 or 6 days a week.
She even diets with me.
Q: Do you come from a bodybuilding family?
GH: I Have no idea where these genetics comes from.
My dad grew up in the south on a farm. His nickname
was skin. He weighed 130lbs till he was in his 30's.
Nothing in my mom's family either.
But
I have a sister in Calgary who got her pro card in
figure WNSO show. She's going to be moving here to
the states at the end of the year and will start competing
in the NPC. She's 30 and her muscle maturity is excellent
so she will do well.
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