I was born in a small town in Northern California. I moved to Tennessee at a young age with my parents and brother so my mother could pursue her dream as a country music singer.Right when we got to TN I started playing sports. I was always in a sport at all times. My parents seperated a couple years later and my dad moved back to California where all his side of the family lives and my brother and I stayed with my mom. Things werent always to peachy for us growing up and my parents seperating really hit me hard. I found that the only way for me to escape was putting all my feelings into sports. Lifting weights and being active in sports was the only way for me to forget about reality. It also helped me to strive to be the best. My high school football team were state champions. If you've ever seen Varsity Blues thats exactly what my football team was like. My freshman year of high school I was roughly 130 pounds. By the end of my freshman season I was asked to join the Varisty team. The following year I researched as much as I could about working out and I was able to gain about 25 pounds. By my junior year I ran a 4.43 - 40 at 180 pounds. I was getting scouted my division 1 and division 2 colleges by the end of my junior year. My junior year I placed 3rd in the Tennessee State Decathalon. Things were going great in my life of sports but not so good at home. Over those years my mom re-married and had two daughters. Im not going to go into details but I was faced with a very hard decision at such a young age and I chose to move back to California to live with my Dad. I finished my Senior year there and was so happy to be there with all my family but so upset at the same time, knowing that I left a possible football career behind. I was a little lost and depressed not knowing anyone in school, so again I put all my time into working out and sports. After I graduated I traveled to a lot of different places. Georgia, Santa Barbara CA, TN, North Carolina and back to Humboldt County California. I played a season of football at the College of the Redwoods.I ended up getting hurt and stopped playing. Nothing really felt whole or right. I was still affected by the decision I made and I felt like something was missing. Sara and I made the decision to move to North Carolina. It was a struggle at first but we did what he had to do to get by. A few months after living in NC we were suprised but blessed to find out Sara was pregnant with our daughter Zyra. We got married shortly after Zyra was born. Right after that I went to the gym and met one of my best friends Neil. Neil is a body builder and is full of knowledge which he shared with me. In the past couple of years I've learned so much from him. Neil has not only taught me so much about working out, nutrition and competing but he's given me a great job wich allows me to do so much. My wife and I now own a house in High Point and just had another daughter, Zoe, who is 5 months old. When I saw Neil compete, it made me want to compete. I had already been working out everyday and staying in good shape and applying everything I was learning to my everyday life. As a natural born competitor who loves to compete and be active I decided to give body building a try. I was working out, gaining weight, enjoying what I was doing at the time but then I was on the internet and found the new Men's Physique devision. I thought this devision would bettter suit me because Im very athletic and I enjoy competing in sports and staying active. Or where as a bodybuilder I would be limited to the sports that I could do. So Neil and I changed my diet up and my way of working out and decided to try and chace the goal of earning my IFBB Pro card in Men' s Physique. I started my 14 week diet at the end of May. My wife had our second daughter June 16th. Sometimes I wanted to quit. I wasnt sure if it was all worth it ... not spending enough time with my daughters or my wife. But I set a goal and knew if I could just achieve it, it woudl all be worth it. So I competed in August at the NC Muscle Heat show and took the overall in Men's Physique. With the help of Neil and Mike Broadway who helped me with my diet, training and posing. I took a week off after the show and then started training for Nationals in Miami. I decided last minute to compete at the NC Elite show. I knew it would be great practice since I had only done one show. I placed second in Men's Physique wich drove me to work that much harder for Nationals in Miami two weeks later. I went to Miami and competed in the largest show of NPC history, almost 1,000 competitors. Out of all those people there were nearly 170 mens physique competitors. I placed 2nd in class B and earned my IFBB Pro card. I reached my goal that I had worked so hard for.
Throughout my life I thought things always happened for a reason but I know believe that in life we are faced with choices and its what we decide to do with those choices that determine our outcome in life. I made the choices I've made which have got me to where I am today. So you make your own choices which will all in all determine how you live your life and the person you become. I just want everyone to know that no matter what or where you come from or what things you may or may not have....I strongly believe in GOD and believe he gives us the free will to make our own choices. If you want to do something, make the choice to do it.
I couldnt have done this without GOD and all my family and friends.

I love being in the gym and pushing my body to the limit. I like to learn as much as I can about the sport from all different body types. It feels good to be able to help people learn the information that Im able to obtain, wether it be working out and or dieting. It feels good to be in good shape and health and feel good about my body.