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Ever since I was young, my mother encouraged me to be active in most sports. Summer consisted of both cricket on Saturdays & Elouera surf club on Sundays. I grew up as a nipper in Elouera surf club which I joined as a five year old.
Each summer was great learning & participating in the surf culture & generally hanging out at the beach having a good time Winter was spent playing soccer. At sixteen when I started working full time my time to enjoy sports was limited. Both cricket & the surf club had to go & I was fortunate enough to still play soccer without training as often as the team did during the week.
It was during this period that I started weight training. I found weight training at first made me feel good & it was not until a few years later that I was enable to devote the time required to succeed due to studies. From the age of twenty one I was completely hooked on training & saw it as a means to get bigger as I was short & I figured that I would become wider.
My early training was as most peoples, straight out of Arnold’s encyclopedia. It took time until I could see & feel the differences that were occurring to my body. Each year I was progressing one step at a time. This was when I found out who my try friends were as I had stopped going out partying on the weekends & cleaned up my diet. I was feeling a whole lot better as a human being.
My training was starting to help me progress in my working life & there were a few more things starting to fall into place. I felt stronger not on only physically but mentally as well. I was lucky enough to be taken to an ANB bodybuilding show & that was it. I wanted in, big time. I said to myself that one day I will stand on stage & see how I do. I gave myself three more years of preparation as I did not want to make a fool out of myself.
I am a very driven person to succeed & I was not going to do a show without looking like I deserve to be up there had a few obstackables to overcome & three became six years. I had received an injury in my preparation & could not give 100% effort. I made the decision to recover & thought that there was always next year. The next year I did the show & won the NSW U/80kg division.
I can still remember the awesome feeling to this day. Two weeks later I traveled with the NSW team to Queensland for the nationals & placed second. Fast forward to Melbourne 2005 & I'm now the current Mr Australia U/80kg & Overall Mr Australia for the ANB. Sixteen years of training has finally paid off & my new goals have only just begun. I will be competing for our great country in Toronto, Canada in 2008 at the world titles & can’t wait.
I realize & understand that our great sport is not one to be taken lightly. If you want it, you must bust your arse to get it. Nothing is ever given to you; you must go & get it. I am very fortunate to have a great team on my side. Firstly, my wife Tiger G who is my rock. She is always there with me every step of the way & whom I will always be grateful that our paths crossed. Its good fun when we are both competing in the same show. Thanks TigerG, I love you.
The ANB, led by Mr Robert Powell, Kevin Reilly, Ron Ziemiecki and Phil Lehner are by far the ultimate natural bodybuilding association in Australia. There are too many others to name but all you guys know who you are. Thank you. None of what has been achieved could have been possible without Jonathan Davie & Musashi I feel very proud to be a part of your team Jon & your mate. We will show the world in 2008. I am living proof of just how great Musashi supplements are & am greatfull for their continued support.
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