this is wat paul said in flex magazine..
If you thought PAUL DILLETT's two-year absence from the competition stage since his 14th place at the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix was his tacit retirement, then you don't know mass monsters. He was only recharging his electrodes and waiting for the next bolt of lightning. Dillett is back and looking forward to a tummy-rubbing breakfast of all those bite-sized bodybuilders who'll be at the Toronto Pro on June 3. "The reason I disappeared was not physical," he explains. "I lost drive, passion and focus. By giving my body and mind a rest, I was able to reflect and realize that you don't know what you're missing until it's gone. I also have to give a lot of credit to MuscleTech for my regeneration. At 40 [he turns 41 on April 12], I feel better and recover faster than I did at 25, and I'm training heavier and more basic than I have in 15 years. Bodybuilding is the only sport where age doesn't matter. You're as young as you feel, and I'm rejuvenated."
Don't doubt Dillett. He actually returned to training a year ago. "At first, it was embarrassing," he admits. "For incline presses, I was using a bar with a 35-pound plate on each side." That was then. Now, he's back up to 305 for 15-20 reps. "I'll be competing again at 280," he says.
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Dillett's focus is also more mature. "I used to look past contests, thinking of them only as guest posings, assuming that I would automatically be in the Mr. Olympia. Now, I'm not even thinking beyond the Toronto show. It's getting 100 percent of my focus. That's why every bodybuilder out there had better bring his A-game."
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