and me for four weeks to prepare
for the 2015 Olympia. We had a
90-minute drive to the airport to
catch our Vegas flight. For the first
30 minutes he was quiet. Then with
some emotion he started to thank
Jordan and me for all we had done
for him, for having him stay with
us—he praised Jordan’s great
cooking in particular—and believing
in him as no one else did. Then he
broke into a medley of country
music—yeah, Big Country loved
country music. He sung the songs
at the top of his lungs, finishing with
his favorite, Sammy Kershaw’s
‘Queen of My Double Wide Trailer.’”
INTO 2017
In 2016, Dallas moved to Boca Raton
to be nearer his sponsor, Redcon,
headed by Aaron Singerman. He
began to work out regularly at Flex
Lewis’ Project Flex Gym, and the two
were frequent training partners.
“With me and Flex, it’s like Boca
against Kuwait,” Dallas said.
In 2017 he gained runner-up spots
to Cedric McMillan at the Arnold
Classic in Columbus and to Brandon
Curry at the New Zealand Pro a week
later. Seven days later he collapsed
during the Australian Arnold because
of an upper-chest respiratory
problem and had to drop out of the
contest and indeed out of contest
action for the year.
Matt: “As a teenager, Dallas was
an accomplished footballer, so he
was an athlete who ended up being
a bodybuilder. He didn’t bodybuild to
2012 North
American
2015
Cal Pro
2017
Arnold