Bodybuilding.com Interview

Matt Weik, writer for bodybuilding.com, recently posted an interview with me where I address my career both past and present and answer questions about our documentary “I Want to Look Like That Guy.” I enjoyed doing the interview as I was able to touch on some topics that people often as me about such as why I chose to retire from competition. I also share my thoughts on why drug free...

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Drug Free Competitor Tip of the Day

Don’t try to rely on some last minute technique like carb loading to make you look great onstage. If you are not already in great shape by the day of the contest there are no last minute tricks you can do to make you shredded. Your performance is determined by your actions in the months and months leading up to the contest and how intelligent and consistent you are with your daily...

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Sundance and other Saturday thoughts.

Co-producer/film maker and star of “I Want to Look Like That Guy” just entered our film into the highly acclaimed Sundance Film Festival. I am not sure how long the screening process takes. It would be incredibly exciting if we made it in. I know they get thousands of entries each year and it would be an elite honor to be accepted. Keep your fingers crossed! Another thought that came...

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Which Max-OT routine is best?

I often get asked which Max-OT routine is the best, meaning is there a best way to arrange exercises/body parts. Truth is there is no one Max-OT arrangement that is better than another. The way the workout is arranged is not as important as whether or not all the Max-OT principles are being followed such as set/rep volume, exercise selection and workout frequency. You’ll find many examples...

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"Lost" Footage!

One of my favorite features in my latest DVD release “Posing to Win” is the bonus “lost” footage we included. When going through tapes we stumbled across footage that I didn’t think we had. It is a segment of me practicing mandatory poses just 2 weeks before the 2003 NPC USA. It was filmed by my friend and fellow IFBB Pro Derik Farnsworth in San Diego, CA. In fact,...

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Drug Free Competitor Tip of the Day

Too many drug free competitors, especially first timers, focus too much on weight loss and abandon the real goal of bodybuilding which is to build muscle – hence the name “BodyBUILDING”! Your goal should be to build and maintain as much muscle as possible while getting as lean as possible. This is different than simply trying to drop weight. If you are a novice competitor you...

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