Shawn Gambin
Contests
- 2011 CBBF Canadian Bodybuilding Championships, October 9, 2011, Laval, QC
- 2010 NLABBA Provincial Bodybuilding Championships, 1st place Bantamweight and Overall Bodybuilding
- 2006 Heavyweights Classic Provincial Bodybuilding Championship, 1st place Bantamweight
- 2005 Heavyweights Classic Provincial Bodybuilding Championship, 3rd place Bantamweight
Insights
- The reason I started bodybuilding is...
I began because I was one of the small guys in high school, but also, I needed to get in better shape for my rowing club.
- The person I most wanted to be when I started was...
I wanted to be Lee Priest, and I still do.
- The person I owe the most to is...
Andy Pratt of Personal Best Fitness Studio. He’s been a great friend, trainer and nutritionist.
- The supplements I can’t live without are...
PURPLE•K, whey protein, AGENT•M and a multivitamin.
- The best thing about training is...
How sore my muscles feel the following day; then I know I’ve achieved a great workout.
- Two things I would change about bodybuilding are...
I’d eliminate the politics and boost its popularity and involvement within Newfoundland and Labrador.
- My ultimate goal is...
To win a Canadian National title and get my pro card.
- One thing every gym rat should know is...
Put the weights back in their proper place.
- Years I’ve been training...
18 (off and on).
- The last new bodybuilding thing I learned is...
How to improve my posing techniques to better complement my best features.
- The one question I’d ask a pro is...
"What’s your favorite cheat meal?"
- What I enjoy most about competing is...
The rush of being onstage with everyone cheering you on.
- The thing I hate most about stepping up onstage is...
You trained all year, and it comes down to only five minutes onstage.
- The first thing I’ll do after getting my pro card is...
Have a cold beer, then tell all those who said that I was too small to win my card.