BODY OF A GOD BODYBUILDING

It all began with “CONAN” the movie! Conan was the biggest, strongest man I had ever seen. I was only 7 years old, dreaming of the day I would be as big as him. Little did I know Arnold was a legend and my ultimate role model! I started getting into sports very young at age four. I placed first in many training events such as most push ups, pull ups, sit ups etc. From that day on I loved the challenge of competing and strived to be number one in every sport I tried. Soccer age 4, Baseball age 5 to 17, Track age 12, Basketball age 8 to 19, Football age 10 to 16, I began weight training at age 8 with my Hulk-a-Mania weight set. Weight lifting became a daily routine for me. In high school I competed in my first bodybuilding competition which I truly enjoyed. After high school I joined the Marine Corps. Three months later I graduated boot camp as IRON MAN #1 in the entire battalion. After the marines I played Semi-Pro football. Just for the love of sports. (And still managed to train.) Until the day of my back injury. I now have 2 lumbar bulging disks in my back and 2 herniated lumbar disks in my back! It was this day that I was told that my athletic days were over. I was also told that I was to have surgery and would not ever train again! I took off 6 weeks and couldn’t take it any more. I started lightly training my upper body and within 7 months I started to train my lower half. I was told by doctors absolutely NO squats, dead-lifts or leg presses! But that did not stop me. With God willing and lots of prayers I am now front squatting 245lbs, leg pressing 1200 lbs, and dead-lifting 405lbs. I train 5-6 days a week at least 4 hours a day at the Apollo Beach Racquet & Fitness Club. I live to grow and shape muscle. My passion and love is for bodybuilding. One day I will meet Arnold on the stage at the Arnold Classic. God willing, I stand proud of my bodybuilding accomplishments, and with my strong determination to one day be Pro, and step on the Olympia stage. Mike 3/2007