Well, there are two ways in how I view myself getting started into bodybuilding; subconsciously and consciously. Subconsciously, I got started when I was 8 years old. I didn’t call it bodybuilding at the time as I didn’t know what it was, but I liked being physically fit and I wanted to look like the super-hero’s in comic books that I read and would draw. Read the rest of this entry »
I started lifting weights at 13 years old to prepare myself for Highschool Football. I thought that I was too small. I remember that day so well because I went to a Highschool Football practice and when I came home I started working out using furniture, books, and anything I could get my hands on. Read the rest of this entry »
Cliff Wilson played basketball in college. It was a division 1 school so most of the other guys were very genetically gifted. The first day of freshman conditioning they took their body fat %, bodyweight and height then announced it in front of the whole team. Most of the guys were around 8-9% body fat and weighed in the 180-210 range. Read the rest of this entry »
When Martin Daniels was young (around 10yrs old), his mom worked out everyday. At the time, Martin Daniels’ brother and he watched The Incredible Hulk TV show. Daniels’ mom saw how much they were into the show and purchased a set of old school plastic and cement weights. A seed was planted for Martin Daniels and he never looked back from there. Recently, Martin won the WNBF World’s which is an amazing accomplishment. Fit Universe decided to interview Martin Daniels to learn more about him. Read the rest of this entry »
Philip Ricardo always admired comic book super heroes with muscular physiques and wanted to look like them and he continued on as he got older. Also, his father lifted weights and had a weight set in our home and they trained a little bit together and did push-ups. Read the rest of this entry »
Micah Lacerte started working out when he was 18 years old. Lacerte had just got to college and was always known as a skinny kid. Instantly, he loved the way his body started changing and how great he felt. The harder Micah worked and ate the better he felt and looked. Lacerte went from a 6 ’00″ 150 lb kid at age 18 to now weighing 205-225 lean year round.
Joe Wilson – known to the NANBF and Arkansas as “Big” Joe Wilson promotes NW Arkansas Natural Championships for Bodybuilding, Figure, and Bikini competitors held in June of every year. In conjunction with his competition, Joe Wilson promotes the NW Arkansas Fitness and Health Expo along with the NWA Pump N Run 5K. Joe Wilson is an IFPA pro Bodybuilder, father of two and husband of his bride Kelly, youth leader and men’s ministry leader at his Nazarene church and math teacher in Northwest Arkansas. Read the rest of this entry »
A friend of mine was a national powerlifting champion and he introduced me to strength training. I got the iron bug rather quickly and kept on training. Originally I come from gymnastics, which I practiced all through my childhood and adolescence. But I really got hooked on strength training once I started. Read the rest of this entry »
Kane Sumabat’s father bought weights for his oldest brother back when Sumabat was 12 years old. It was those old plastic and concrete plates with plastic collars by York. Kane Sumabat’s father began his day with a routine of calisthenics, and that was his inspiration. Sumabat has blasted onto the fitness scene being an inspiration to many people for his muscle mass and extreme leanness. Kane Sumabat interviews with Fit Universe where he talks about his training, dieting, and much more! Read the rest of this entry »
Lowell Gloeckl played sports for most of his life and this is where he developed the passion for fitness and lifting weights. Gloeckl stopped playing school sports midway through high school when the gym became more important to him. That is when he began doing powerlifting competitions. Gloeckl won several competitions and also holds an American record bench press for his weight and age. Read the rest of this entry »
