Body Building 101
Jay Lillie
November 19, 2009
When one such entrepreneur was asked about the hardest decision he ever had to make, he answered that he didn´t know what a hard decision was. An entrepreneur will approach decision-making with the idea that there´s a strong likelihood that he/she will be wrong. This doesn´t dissuade them – to the contrary they just do the best they can and worry about handling obstacles as they arise.
Here's a few entrepreneurs:
In 1977 Jimmy Carter was elected president of the United States, a gallon of gas cost 65 cents, a dozen eggs cost 25 cents, construction on the World Trade Center in New York was completed, and Kevin Shepard won his first competition. In 2009 Barack Obama a black man is now president of the United States, a gallon of gas cost $2.56, a dozen eggs cost $2.69, and Kevin Shepard is still competing and going strong. That´s 32 years of continuous competition. I got a story to tell!
A juxtaposition of sort is a two hundred forty pound, five foot seven inch competition bodybuilder with twenty inch arms who can bench press 500 pounds in a too small white lab coat because they don´t make them any bigger is leading a group of 40 open-mind students in a 200 level college biology class in a discussion of human anatomy and human physiology. I´ve been teaching for seventeen years.
Kevin Shepard
Bodybuilding for me is truly a journey, not a destination one arrives at. What you're seeking is bodybuilding is developing your ultimate physique, one that supersedes all others, your personal best. You are striving for perfection, which is unattainable, but worthy of seeking non the less. It is truly a challenge and a great reward when you see the changes taking place within you and know that is has come about through hard work, dedication, and discipline.
Along the way one finds that bodybuilding manuvears it's way into other aspects of one's life. If you go about it in a healthy natural way it can improve one's life and mind as well. It's developing your mind along with your physique simultaneously. Often times I bring a book to the gym and read, the mind/body connection, as it is sometimes called. While you improve your physique your mind develops as well.
Chris Heitman www.bodybuilders.com/amateur.htm?welcome=true
I started weight training at 18. I was 6'0 185 lbs with an athletic background. I immediately gained 50 lbs in the first year of training and that inspired me to make a lifelong commitment to the Iron. I am now 6'0 and 275 lbs with 20" arms and 29.5" quads. I enjoy the regimentation and discipline that comes along with the lifestyle.
My love for the pursuit of muscle runs deep. My website, Arthur's Hall of Viking Manliness is in large part devoted to weight training and nutrition. I advise hundreds of younger guys about the noble pursuit of physical perfection. I am a leading proponent of the Paleolithic Diet which eschews the use of grains of any kind. I have seen amazing results by sticking to meat, eggs, nuts, fruits and vegetables. I hope to compete at some point down the road when I feel I am capable of winning a top level NPC show at Super Heavyweight. I would like to step on stage at 250 lbs so I need to add another 15-20 lbs of muscle to get there. I will!
Arthur www.arthurshall.com
Brian Cannone began his full-time career in the fitness industry in 1991 and continues to manage health clubs in Connecticut today. His experience in this business has lead him to run many successful health clubs and his responsibilities include setting up new facilities, building and managing a staff, daily membership sales, personal training, and club marketing and promotion. He is also certified as a personal trainer, nutrition consultant, and spin instructor.
Brian Cannone went into promoting fitness events with enthusiasm and a very genuine love for the sport. His approach and feelings about bodybuilding are that it is not only a sport but more of a way to motivate yourself and others to achieve results of loosing body-fat and gaining lean muscle along with improving overall health. By competing in natural bodybuilding you push yourself to be in your best possible shape of your life. In fact, he believes that it is more about the results you gain then the trophy you may take home with you. This is a sport that the contestants can't loose for it is their physique that is the trophy and the process of getting into great shape that is the reward.
Brian Cannone www.fitnessatlantic.com
My name is Ken Arsenault. I have been training and competing in drug free natural bodybuilding for over 35 years. I have competed for different organizations, including the ANBC, NGA, INBF and the OCB.
I am currently a head judge and promoter for the OCB / IFPA. I continue to compete, averaging 2-3 shows a year. I am currently 47 years old. My home is Massachusetts where I have lived my entire life.
Ken Arsenault
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