Jimmy Michaud
View Jimmy Michaud’s before and after transformation.
Strongman
- Fern’s Gym Strongman Challenge, New Liskard, 4th place Lightweight
- Dubreuilville Strongman, 4th place Amateur
- Capreol Days Strongman, 6th place
Contests
- 2008 OPA Ontario Bodybuilding Championships 4th place lightweight
- 2007 OPA National Qualifier (Natural Ontarios), 1st place Lightweight
- 2007 CBBF National World Qualifier, 3rd place lightweight
- 2002 CBBF Canadian Bodybuilding Championships, 5th place Lightweight
- 2001 OPA Ontario Bodybuilding Championships, 2nd place Lightweight
- 1998 OPA Northern Cup Challenge, 1st place Lightweight and Overall Champion
- 1998 OPA Northern Ontario Championships, 1st place Lightweight and Overall
- 1997 CBBF Canadian Bodybuilding Championships, 3rd place Jr. Class
- 1996 OPA Ontario Jr. Bodybuilding Champion
Insights
- The reason I work out is...
I started working because as a kid I got picked on a lot, and I thought that if I got bigger that would stop. As for strongman, I wanted to try something different after I stopped competing in bodybuilding. I liked the fact that I not only got stronger but also was in great physical condition.
- How I started in my sport is...
Once I started competing in bodybuilding, I realized that this was a sport that I could be very good at. In 2008, I decided to retire from bodybuilding because I felt I had gone as far as I could in the sport. I still plan on getting back onstage again. After hanging up my trunks, I needed to compete in something else. I switched my training style in 2006 because I was planning on trying to compete in strongman events.
- Why working out is so important for what I do is...
Working out is so important because it’s an excellent way to get rid of any stress or anger that you have built up inside. I also enjoy people telling me that I can’t do something, that I’m too small to do strongman events.
- The person I owe the most to is...
I owe the most to my mom. She has always supported me in anything I did. She would make it out to every bodybuilding show she could.
- The supplements I can’t live without are...
I’ve used ZEUS, SUB•Q, SHUT•EYE, PURPLE•K, AGENT•M, and FUBAR. Every supplement that FUSION comes out with really works. I also use a protein blend and a mass-building formula.
- One thing every gym rat should know is...
They should know that nutrition is the most important thing to worry about. If you’re not eating right, you will never get the results you want.
- Years I’ve been training...
I’ve been training since I was 16 years old.
- What I enjoy most about what I do is...
I enjoy the strongman competitions because of how the athletes are with each other. Of course we’re all there to win, but everyone cheers the other athletes on and gives them tips when needed. I also really enjoy the fact that I feel like an athlete.
- My future holds...
I’d like to try and compete at the Ontario’s Strongest Man Competition.