I started lifting weights for sports when I was 17 years old. After a successful college football career, I needed something to keep me motivated in the gym, so I did my first bodybuilding competition in 1992. I placed first in the middleweight division in a novice class. From that time on, I have been hooked on the bodybuilding lifestyle. Since that first competition, I have competed in several shows at the light heavyweight division. After taking an eight-year hiatus from competition, I placed 1st in the open light-heavyweight division of the 2011 Midwestern States Bodybuilding Championships in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and in March of 2012, I placed 2nd in the Masterâs 35-45 division and 2nd in the light-heavyweight division of the Mid-Illinois Classic. I plan on competing at an NPC Masterâs Nationals in July of 2012. The advice I would give all bodybuilders is to Eat Clean, Train Hard, and Sleep Sound.
What I love the most about bodybuilding is the discipline that it takes to be successful. The discipline acquired through bodybuilding has a trickle down effect into all aspects of life. As a teacher and a coach I see myself as a role model to all of those athletes and students who I come into contact with everyday. I not only want to be a role model intellectually but physically. When my students ask my age, they are amazed that I look the way that I do at 43.