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been an athlete all of my life. I began playing soccer when
I was seven, then ran track, and was a point guard and George
Brown University in Ontario. I played pro basketball in the
European league. But when I broke my fibula in pre-game practice,
I thought my career as a pro athlete was over.
In
1999 I started weight training. In the first three months
I and gained 25 pounds and some of experienced trainers
told me that I had a lot potential for the sport. I entered
my first show a year later, and then won the Northern Ontario
Heavyweight and Overall championship in 2001. I took the
Western Ontario Heavyweight and Overall the next year and
won the Ontario championships in 2003. In 2004 I moved up
the Super Heavy Class and earned my pro card at the Canadian
Nationals.
Training
with Greg Kovacs was an important part of my development
as a bodybuilder. During my 18 months as his training partner
I learned a lot and got a lot stronger. He gave me insight
into what pro bodybuilding was all about. He helped made
me understand what I had and what needed to work on that
I had potential to become a pro bodybuilder.
Bodybuilding
is the hardest sport of all. There's more to it than physical
strength. It's a thinking man's game. Champions don't win
shows by accident; they have to know how to compete. To
prepare myself for a career as a basketball coach, I studied
sports psychology, Bobby Knight and John Wooden. I've found
that the same principles apply to bodybuilding, for me or
those that I train.
I
believe that whatever you do, you should be knowledgeable
about it. I love the science of the body and the study of
physiology and I've build my knowledge of nutritional science.
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