Contests

• 2010 INBF Central USA Natural Bodybuilding Challenge, 1st place Men’s Light-Heavyweight, Overall Men’s Bodybuilding Champion, Men’s Posing Award
• 2008 INBF Wisconsin Natural Bodybuilding & Figure Championships, 4th place Light-Heavyweight
• 2008 NPC Grand Prix Natural Bodybuilding & Women’s Figure Championships, 3rd place Novice Light-Heavyweight and 4th place Open Light-Heavyweight
• 2007 INBF Wisconsin Natural Bodybuilding & Figure Championships, 4th place Middleweight

Insights

The best thing about training is...

The mental challenge that each set, each rep, each muscle contraction takes and knowing that your dedication in that moment will elevate you over your competitors.

Two things I could change about bodybuilding are...

Acknowledging the role of steroids in bodybuilding so that kids are not given false conceptions of what can be achieved naturally, and increasing the emphasis on overall physique and conditioning versus mass.

One thing every gym rat should know is...

First it is sleep, then diet, then training. Get these things squared away before you expect consistent and successful gains.

Years I’ve been training...

Seven.

Last new bodybuilding thing I learned...

Stay up on clinical, peer-reviewed research. I learn every day. The day you stop learning is the day you stop making gains.

What I enjoy most about competing is...

The dedication and mental preparation that the entire process demands. Giving anything other than your all will leave you second-guessing yourself when you step off the stage.

The thing I hate most about stepping up onstage is...

Nothing. I love the feeling.

The first thing I did after winning my WNBF Rookie Pro Card was...

I called my wife.

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