After years of serious lifting, interrupted by military service, fatherhood, and injuries, I have finally committed myself fully to this lifestyle. Along with my amazing partner Melissa, bodybuilding is now a primary focus in our lives. We eat, train, and rest with intensity, purpose, and passion.

Competition History:
-2nd Place, Men's Lightweight Bodybuilding: 2014 OPA Ottawa Championships.
-Next Contest: 2015 GNC Ontario Championships, June 6, 2015.

I blog at: readysetgrow2014.wordpress.com
She blogs at: strengthsustenancesnapshots.wordpress.com

Rollins says it better than I ever could:

"I believe that when the body is strong, the mind thinks strong thoughts.
Time spent away from the Iron makes my mind degenerate.
I wallow in a thick depression. My body shuts down my mind.
The Iron is the best antidepressant I have ever found.
There is no better way to fight weakness than with strength.
Once the mind and body have been awakened to their true potential, it's impossible to turn back.
The Iron never lies to you. You can walk outside and listen to all kinds of talk, get told that you're a god or a total bastard.
The Iron will always kick you the real deal.
The Iron is the great reference point, the all-knowing perspective giver.
Always there like a beacon in the pitch black.
I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend.
It never freaks out on me, never runs.
Friends may come and go.
But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds."
-Henry Rollins