Before I began my journey and my quest in natural bodybuilding I played numerous sports growing up as a kid beginning with baseball at the age of 5, I also picked up and played basketball and football. As I got older into my teenage years I was more passionate and focused towards football that I made it my priority sport when I got to high-school. I achieved great heights and achieved many awards that I got picked up and played at Springfield College. During my four years there I played varsity for all four of those years, I rotated my freshman and sophomore year and was a full time starter my junior and senior year. I was an all conference linebacker my senior year and during my time in college is where my love and passion for lifting came about. Post graduation from college I tried out for a few arena football teams and leagues and never made the cut, I was picked up by my home states semi-pro football team and played for one season.

I began bodybuilding in January of 2008 being I felt I was not progressing with football. I was always constantly in the gym and found myself becoming a regular and needed a new challenge, so after much research, reading, experimenting, and so forth I began my quest into bodybuilding at the beginning of a new year to start fresh. I told myself that year I wanted to compete in my first show, I was a bit lost as I was doing everything on my own and truly knew nothing much about the sport besides I wanted to be the best at it. I continued to research competitive organizations for natural athletes and came across one with nation wide shows and was highly reputable which was the OCB. I saw that there was a show in a town an hour away from my hometown and was in September 2008 which gave me 8 months to prep and get ready for. I had a very short offseason and jumped right into prep. I dieted for 20 weeks using a diet I found online which basically had everything from A-Z laid out.

I went back to school during this time as well to obtain my personal training certification is where I met a guy who is now a close friend by the name of Tony. After talking with him in and out of class we realized we shared a common interest, I was getting ready for a show and he was a competitor himself, I asked him for his help and assistance and could not have ran into a greater person. He taught me everything I needed to know about posing along with other diet tips and lifting techniques. When the show came around I was truly afraid but in the end was a phenomenal experience especially being I had won both of my divisions I had competed in and won the best posing award. Ever since that show I was bit by the big and knew this is what I wanted to do with the rest of my life.

After that show I relocated and moved down to Raleigh, NC in November 2008 where I began my new personal life. I landed a job as a personal trainer and truly loved it, unfortunately the gym was shut down but landed another job working in a corporate setting doing what I did prior in CT. I took a good year and a half off focusing on becoming a better and smarter athlete. I did a lot of experimenting with training and dieting until I discovered what works best for me and my body. As I made my gains and made my improvements I began to get that itch to compete again, I knew that I wanted to achieve great heights in this sport and after speaking with my girlfriend and family I decided the next show I competed in I was going to go for my natural pro-card. One of my favorite things to say is “Go Big or Go Home” and I stuck to my guns and told myself that is what I was going to do.

I researched a show which was in Pittsburgh, PA which is truly one of the closest and most local pro-qualifiers to Raleigh, NC and knew it was the show for me and began prep in April 2010. This would leave and give me 25 weeks of pure punishment and training to get my body in the best condition and form to present the best physique that day and win. The days and weeks past and finally the show had arrived, it was a long and grueling day the competition was very steep, but in the end I pulled it out and won, I had officially become a Natural Professional Bodybuilder. Ever since obtaining my pro-card I have been making sure that I do everything necessary to be an elite athlete amongst the best in the world!

…EASY!!!