I take BCAs, amino acids and similar supplements. I'm a big fan of simple carbs, so eat a lot of yams and oats. I get my protein mainly from chicken and turkey breasts and sometimes from beef. Fish is a great source of lean protein, but I can't stand the taste of it. I working into my pre-contest diet this year, tilapia filets.

I own a nutrition store, so I am very knowledgeable about diet and nutrition. When I started bodybuilding and didn't know much about it. I read that bodybuilders ate a lot of fish, so I thought you had to eat fish to be one. I didn't know what to do about that, because I really didn't like eating it. Then I heard about a guy had his jaw wired shut so he had to blend everything into a shake. So I tried putting tuna into a shake with Crystal Light. It was fine until I got down to the end and the unmixed chunks made it disgusting. I did that for a couple of week before I found out you could get protein and from steak and chicken too.

I love to grill and cook. I love the off-season because I can smoke my ribs and eat my beer can chicken.