Metabolix Nutrition Systems

HEIGHT: 5 ft 10 in
WEIGHT (in season): 190 lbs (off season): 200 lbs
GYM: Golds Gym Glen Burnie, Maryland
BODYBUILDING/FIGURE CONTESTS OR TITLES: I have placed well in several bodybuilding shows. My most memorable is 2000 INBF Natural Northeast Overall this is when I earned my WNBF Pro card. My best showing in 2008 was runner up in the WNBF Natural American Cup heavy weight division.
CURRENT COMPETITION PLANS: To get in the history books and become a Natural Pro Champion
OCCUPATION: Emergency Preparedness Specialist
EMPLOYER: Federal Bureau Of Prisons, Central Office
HOW DOES YOUR FITNESS LEVEL AFFECT YOUR JOB? It is a great stress reliever. When you walk the compound or corridor of a prison and the inmates noticed you work out it demand a level of respect because they work out and they respect the dedication and hard work that goes into developing a good physic. Thru my seventeen years with the Bureau of Prisons I have worked as a Correctional Officer, Lieutenant, Captain, and now Emergency Preparedness Specialist. It is a stressful job and you got to find a way to take your mind out of the institution and back into reality of being around your love ones. Fitness has been my way of coming back home.
TRAINING PHILOSOPHY: Keep it simple, stupid. I keep my movements simple. Like Bench Press, Dead lifts and Squats. I do a form of each movement each week. I train each body part once a week.
DESCRIBE YOUR WORKOUT: Day one is all lower body squats, leg extension, leg curls, calves, lunges, step ups and dead lifts. I pick four exercises. I do four sets each and I vary my reps some as high as 20 and as low as 4. I go with how I feel for the day. Day two is all upper body. Exercises like incline bench, flat bench, weighted dips, push downs, shoulder press, shoulder flies, dumbbell curls, bar curls, T bar rows, dumbbell rows and weighted pull ups. I do four sets for shoulder, chest, and back. I do two sets for triceps, and biceps. I do 30 minutes of cardio five days a week I train calves and abs every other day.
ARE YOU A PERSONAL TRAINER? Yes, ISSA.
CLIENTS: Nobody famous just hard working good folks.
DESCRIBE YOUR DIET IN DETAIL: I think variety is the key. I go with what mood I am in for the week. Some time low carbohydrates high fat. Low fat high carbohydrate
SUPPLEMENTS: I supplement with Metabolix Supplements
MARRIED OR SINGLE? Single
AGE: 42
FAMILY: Two sons, Isaac and Wesley
IDOLS/INFLUENCES: Mother and children I would never want to do anything to disappointment them. They keep me in check.
ACADEMIC BACKGROUND/CERTIFICATIONS: High School, U.S. Navy
WHEN DID YOU START TRAINING & WHY?: I started training at about the age of 12 while playing sports.
UNIQUE INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF: I was the average kid, not too fat not too skinny.
ATHLETIC BACKGROUND: Played little league football since the age of 10 years old, actually this is when I started training. I fell in love with the pump push up gave you. I played high school football, ran track. I played one year of College football at Clark Atlanta in Atlanta Georgia and joined the Navy. In the military I started power lifting. In 1998 I tried my first bodybuilding show and I did both for a while power lifting and bodybuilding. I only concentrate on Bodybuilding now.
HOBBIES: Going to Movies, and reading.
VIEWS ON BEING DRUG FREE: It is the only thing that makes sense to me. I want to look healthy, feel healthy and be healthy. Anything not natural is not healthy so why bother?