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...

August 2nd 2008, that was the last time I stepped off a bodybuilding stage. It was so long ago, but my memories are still so vivid. I recall flying across the country, and it was actually the first time I had ever traveled somewhere east of Texas. The crazy part was that I was doing so to compete in a bodybuilding show. A pro bodybuilding show nonetheless, and it was my first pro show. Simply the act of traveling in order to compete made me feel like a pro. I recall with such clarity that day...

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 �...

It’s been 2 years since I went though my first Russian Kettlebell Challenge instructor certification. The requirements have changed a bit since August 2008, but one thing remains. It’s still a grueling course that you had better be ready for. For 2 years I have been practicing my trade and teaching others the skills. Hundreds upon hundreds of Snatches, Swings, Presses, Squats, Turkish Get ups, and Cleans. In the RKC you can not fake it. You had better not only perform the skills well, but...