My journey to the IFPA Pro International involved 38 weeks of prep.  Nearly ¾ of a year dedicated to dieting, weight training, cardio, and all the sacrifice that goes with it.  Some might consider all of that work to be a waste of time or too much effort for a measly hour of time on a Pro Stage.  As for me though, I am grateful for every moment, experience, and everything I have learned along the ...

My teammates consider me as the experienced old guy of Team 3DMJ now that I can officially compete in the master’s division. Because of my age and experience, they’ve labeled me as the “The Sensei”. Now, I could take offense to the fact that they are taking cracks at my age (and they often do by the way), but it’s all good because they do it out of love and respect for me. But more importantly, they’ve appointed that title to me because of the good eye I’ve developed over the ye...

Bodybuilding has been around for decades and yet it still remains a sport perceived by the general public as a tiny sub-culture. If Arnold Schwarzenegger (who is larger than life himself) couldn’t get the general public to view bodybuilding as a substantive mainstream sport, then I don't know who or what will. I know there are many athletes who would like for bodybuilding to go mainstream and that would be so cool, but in my opinion that’s probably unrealistic. I’m not trying to be a �...