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Freaky Ripped Physique Competitor Tim Reynolds Talk To Muscle & Strength
What is your athletic background, and how did you get involved with bodybuilding? I was athletic growing up and fell in love with weight training at age 27. The next thing I realize, I was addicted, and still am to this day. I’m still training 5 days a week at age 51. I would have to give all my pro...
Muscle & Strength Talks To Fitness Model And Ex-Arena Football Player Scotty Lindsey
What you love most about fitness and modeling? What I enjoy most about fitness modeling is that it gives me the opportunity to showcase the physique that I train and discipline myself so hard for. I try to use fitness modeling as a platform to get others motivated to train and educate themselves abo...
Fitness Model And Bikini Competitor Grace De La Rosa Talks To Muscle & Strength
What is your athletic background, and how did you get involved with bikini competitions? I was not an athletic child, but at the age of 18, when I saw a magazine photo of Rachel McLish as the first Miss Olympia, I knew this was a sport for me. I wanted to sculpt my straight and skinny body with hea...
Fitness Super Model Lauren Frahn Talks To Muscle & Strength
What do you love most about bodybuilding/weight lifting? I love knowing that I have the power (no pun intended) to get my body in its best possible shape and keep myself as healthy as I possibly can. There is such a strong sense of accomplishment during and after my workouts, knowing that I am alwa...
Fitness Model And Author Justin Woltering Talks To Muscle & Strength
What is your fitness background? Here is my formal introduction/background: Justin Woltering is a distinguished fitness expert and author. With five certifications and a life long commitment to fitness, Justin is guaranteed to stay on the cutting edge of the industry. He is an experienced fitness co...
Fitness And Magazine Model Matus Valent Talks To Muscle & Strength
What is your athletic background and how did you get involved with fitness modeling? When I was a kid I played soccer for couple years. After I got to high school I changed my sport and became a volleyball player, and played it on a serious level for about 9 years. Hard and exhausting trainings on t...
Muscle & Strength Talks To Fit Female Superbody Carla Hampshire
What is your athletic background, and how did you get involved with natural bodybuilding? At a very young age, I was very fortunate to have a mother who saw talent. She signed me up for ballet lessons when I was six. A passion was born! I loved everything about it; the discipline, the grace, the bea...
Figure Competitor Elsie Velazquez Talks To Muscle & Strength
What is your athletic background, and how did you get involved with figure? I have always been athletic – excelled in track in high school – and always admired the girls in the fitness magazines. I was a single mother working full time and taking college courses part time so I had a hard time findin...
Champion Figure Competitor And Model Kelly Rennie Talks To Muscle & Strength
What is your athletic background, how did you get involved with figure and modeling, and what do you love most and least about it? From a young age I've always been active with exercise and sports. Gymnastics as a youngster, progressing to Muay Thai Kickboxing as well as playing and enjoying the tou...
Fabulous Fitness Model Melanie Tillbrook Talks To Muscle & Strength
What is your athletic background, how did you get involved with fitness modeling? My athletic background from my youth was playing volleyball for 7 years, basketball, and cheerleading. I got involved with competing in fitness when I started modeling with a fitness supplement company. I was motivated...
Embrace Fire! Muscle & Strength Talks With Fitness Model Bry Jensen
What is your athletic background, and how did you get involved with weight training, and what do you love most and least about it? As a child, I was very athletic. I grew up in all sorts of sports, from gymnastic, figure skating and dance, to martial arts, where I obtained my black belt. However, I...
Interview With The Diet Doc, Dr. Joe Klemczewski
Dr. Klemczewski has multiple degrees in health sciences including a PhD in health education. He is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and a drug-free professional bodybuilder. Dr. Joe is currently working on his fourth book while maintaining a very active client load. Muscle and Stren...
Muscle & Strength Interviews Diced Up Trainer Joe Daniels
What do you love most about bodybuilding and kettlebell? What I love most about bodybuilding and kettlebell (girevoy) sport lifting is that I can rely on no one but myself to get it done. It is a mental challenge almost more than a physical one and it helps you to organize your life to maintain a hi...
Diced Physique Competitor Damion Yates Talks To Muscle & Strength
What is your athletic background, and how did you get involved with fitness and building muscle? All through Jr. High and High School I ran track. I’ve always had an insane addiction to the gym. I remember my senior year I participated in the “Bigger Stronger Faster” program. This had me lifting hea...
Muscle & Strength Talks To Diced Up "Mad Titan" Kelechi Opara
What were the major milestones that gave you that "extra" motivation boost? I have reached many significant milestones. However the one that stands out was being sponsored by Optimum Nutrition. A company I have always admired for the quality of their products. It is one of the few companies who's pr...
Dialed In! Masters Bodybuilder Rick Ryan Talks To Muscle & Strength
Editor's note: Rick Ryan recently won his NGA Masters Bodybuilding Pro Card. What were the major milestones that gave you that "extra" motivation boost? Going to the largest show in California and placing in the top 5 pushed me to seek better training support, as did my competition in the largest...
Destrophy's Ari Mihalopoulos Talks To Muscle & Strength
When you think of driving metal music and nationwide tours, you rarely equate them with fitness and a healthy lifestyle. Ari Mihalopoulos bridges the valley between these two worlds. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist for Victory Record's melodic metal band, Destrophy. But more than that, Ari is...
Interview With Bodybuilder, Writer And Contest Promoter Delbert Hickman
Delbert Hickman began his competition career in 1999, with the NPC. Since that time, Delbert has competed in over 20 natural bodybuilding contests, taking home numerous first place finishes. Along with his wife LaDawn, Delbert Hickman is a contest promoter, and runs 2 Fit Productions. In our intervi...
Interview With Dave Goodin, The Texas Shredder
To say that Dave, the Texas Shredder, Goodin in a veteran competitor is a colossal understatement. Dave has been competing in drug-free bodybuilding contests for over 23 years, and is the all-time WNBF money winner. In addition to bodybuilding, he's also won a national powerlifting title, and is a c...
Interview With Champion Bodybuilder Daniel Grissom
Daniel Grissom has one of the most aesthetic physiques in the sport of natural bodybuilding. Standing 5’8” with a contest weight in the 170’s, Daniel’s physique could easily be compared to the likes of bodybuilding great Frank Zane. Daniel has taken home numerous firast places finishes, including vi...
Muscle & Strength Talks To Cut And Jacked Chad Shaw
What is your athletic background and how did you get involved with bodybuilding? Beginning from the time I was a young child, I badly desired to participate in various sports. However, I wasn't able to have much of an athletic background due to numerous health problems I was plagued by. My battle fo...
Country Girl Fitness Model Jenna Renee Talks With Muscle & Strength
What keeps you motivated? I have a number of things that keep me motivated to stay in shape. About 4 years ago I was overweight. At first, I made the wrong choices to lose weight. After ending up in the hospital weighing a scary 98 lbs I decided that I would commit my life to a balance of nutrition...
Competitive Runner And Bikini Competitor Holly Bricken Talks To Muscle & Strength
What is your athletic background, and how did you get involved with bikini and running? I’ve always loved all things fitness, but have never been a competitor until now. Four years ago I decided to take my love for health and fitness to another level and make it my full-blown lifestyle. After atte...
Code Red! Bikini Competitor Eve Bernal Talks To Muscle & Strength
What is your athletic background, and how did you get involved with fitness and bikini? I grew up in a very active family. I began running on a competitive track and field team in 2nd grade. I ended up lettering in track and volleyball and played volleyball at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor....