A Little About Me

    So you want to know more about me, huh? Let's see. I Was born in Milwaukee Wisconsin back in 1981. From as far back as I can remember, my parents have been divorced and they lived together off and on up until I was about  10 or 11 years old. It was then that my mother and I moved out to a small town called Muskego for a fresh start. I didn't have much interest in sports or bodybuilding at all. I was just a rather normal kid, or abnormal if you were to ask many of my friends. And let's face it, I wasn't in the best of shape. However, Muskego was a football town and if you wanted to be anyone, you were going to have to play. So of course, I caved in and signed up with no real drive to play. I didn't know what I wanted to do. I listed myself as a safety and running back, just because it looked like it was the most fun.

Well to make a long story short, I ended up starting all 4 years in high school. I was moved around to line backer and a tight end by my senior year. Along the way I Also played a few years of rugby and a couple seasons of wrestling and posted a 300+ lb bench press my junior year. Then when I left high school for college, I did absolutely nothing. eating pizzas and playing video games was the extent of my activity. Then when I realized just how bad things had gotten I got back into the weight room and started the ball rolling. All I knew was how to train to be an athlete. But since I wasn't playing sports any more I had to find something else. I started surfing the net, watching "Fitness" shows, and it slowly progressed into bodybuilding. As I heard more and more that diet and nutrition was the missing link, I started to clean up my act and eat a much cleaner diet.

Even after about 7 years I still had absolutely no clue when it came to supplements. Only whatever line of crap the guy at the GNC counter would feed me that week. Soon I started reading and researching everything about supplements I could find and finally I figured out what the difference between a protein powder, amino acid supplement and Meal replacement was! Something that has eluded the experts and dietitians out there. You will hear them use the terms interchangeably and confuse over consumption problems between one and the other.

And you will also here them say that they provide no benefit nor have they been shown to increase muscle mass or performance. To this day they still call the egg the highest  quality protein, when in fact research has dubbed whey proteins to be far superior in every aspect. But enough ranting.

All of these life style changes led to a change in education for me as well. I had been majoring in Computer science for about 2 years and made the change to human movement sciences, or kinesiology/ Exercise physiology. I love learning all that I can and will continue to increase my working knowledge and provide the latest in training, diet, nutrition and supplementation as best as I can.

I hold a B.S. in Kinesiology and certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association( NSCA ), as well as the American College of Sports Medicine ( ACSM ). I have been an active strength and conditioning coach since 1998 and offer program development for general fitness, as well as Sports training, bodybuilding and contest preperation.. I have a very strong background in football, basketball, speed training and many other sports as well. Take a look through my products and services catalog to see if there is any one that may suit your needs. I'm also a featured writer for numerous online publications and plan to continue providing information for them as well. As I stated before, I love learning and don't mind spending my free nights in the library looking up the latest research if it will help not only myself but you in your bodybuilding and fitness goals.          I would like to compete again, but my last attempt was not a pleasant experience. I dieted clean for an entire year. I broke off of schedule maybe 3 or 4 times. started contest dieting 13 weeks out. I was contest ready with 4 weeks left. And I called the promoter to get more info on the contest, directions, drug testing, etc and was informed that they failed to raise enough funds and the show was cancelled. I was crushed. But life goes on, right? Now I am focusing on my other projects. The first being this website and the other being a cookbook made for bodybuilders and the bodybuilding lifestyle. All the recopies are designed to fall in the basic high protein moderate carbs and low fat plans that most bodybuilders follow. And I must say they are mighty tasty and all relatively low calorie. They are also a pleasant welcome if you are sick of eating tuna and eggs all day!

In 2004 I got back into football at the semi-pro level in a mid-west based League called the Ironman Football League. Although I had not plaed in years, my style of training and eating had kept me in tip top shape.My unique combination of size, strength and speed made me the perfect candidate for defensive end. It was only a matter of time before I became one of the most feared pass rushers and defensive players in the league. Rather than the quaterback looking off linbackers and d-backs, I was their primary concern. In the members area, I have kept a detailed journal about my training and game by game stats.

Be sure to look through the site, there is something here for everyone!