I
’ve been competing
in various sports from a
young age. I started out
as a junior national swimming
champion, before becoming
a European indoor rowing
medallist, and held British
powerlifting titles too.
Somewhere in the middle of all
that I squeezed in a few WNBF
World and European bodybuilding
titles. To this day, I consider myself
a bodybuilder, and probably always
will.
Although every sport has its
challenges, bodybuilding is the only
one that has structured my entire
life. When I was competing, whether
it was the off-season or I was
dieting for a show, the sport of
bodybuilding became a lifestyle.
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Eating between six and seven meals
per day and preparing all that food
is time consuming and costly.
Training intensity and frequency is
also key to ensuring growth and
maintaining the muscle shape and
mass.
All-important rest is often over-
looked, but is essential for your
body to grow and not become
overtrained. Whether you perform
fasted cardio or choose to do it post
workout, burning excess calories
always plays a part in getting in top
condition. Consistency, consistency,
consistency. That is what you’ll hear
from every top athlete.
All day, every day, there is always
something to be focusing on to make
you a better bodybuilder.
All that being said, even at Profes-
sional level, most bodybuilders
have to fit all of that discipline and
dedication around a day job,
sometimes even two jobs. I myself
work full-time for Rolls Royce and
also own a gym called The Workout
Mill in Leamington Spa. I have
various commitments with my
sponsors, USN, and travel the
country supporting natural body-
building in my spare time.
My point is that bodybuilding is a
hard, time consuming hobby, which
dictates your entire way of life, all
for the selfish pursuit of a better
physique, or to one day win that title
of your dreams.
That’s fine by me, I love it. I relish a
challenge and I love the lifestyle.
BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN
YOU HAVE CHILDREN?
In 2014 my wife Rebecca gave birth
to our first child, Henry. He was
planned so I only have myself to