And remember Frank Sepe when he was in high school? What a about Mike O'Hearn?
http://www.femalemuscle.com/wilkins/mike_ohearn.htmlMike O'Hearn - The Natural
By Rob Wilkins
Special Assistant to the International Federation of Bodybuilders
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"You'll never make it unless you go on drugs!" This statement, delivered by a high school coach in `88, has been the main source of motivation for natural bodybuilding "Phenom," Mike O'Hearn.
O'Hearn, a 6'2, 270 lb high school All-American football player from Kirkland, Washington, was bound and determined not to "give-in" and use drugs. O'Hearn's parents had instilled in their son (O'Hearn is 8th of 9 children) that hard work and dedication was the way to "make it" in this world. Armed with these positive values, a "never give-up" attitude, and an unwavering desire to prove his coach wrong, O'Hearn was determined to become a success in life.
O'Hearn, first began competing at the age of 15 where he won first place in the "Teenage Washington State" competition. He has gone on to win many natural bodybuilding titles to include Mr. Universe (most recent '97), Mr. USA, and Mr. World.
As a child, O'Hearn was impressed with the strength of power lifting and it became his first love. To this day, he still competes in powerlifting events and has won the highly competitive California State powerlifting title three years in a row. Currently, his best lifts are a 505 bench press, a 740 deadlift and an 815 squat. Not one just to pump iron, O'Hearn, a talented martial artist, specializing in Judo, has won a number of martial arts titles to include the California State Judo Championships (a title he has won on three different occasions).
During the past decade, O'Hearn has earned "Supermodel" status in the bodybuilding/fitness industry appearing on over 200 magazine covers worldwide. He has done the talk show and entertainment circuit with appearances on "The Arsenio Hall Show," "Hard Copy" "Inside Edition," "The Phil Donahue Show," "The Montel Williams Show," "Entertainment Tonight," and many others. His impressive resume also consists of over 100 romance novel book covers, the cover of the 1999 Chippendale's calendar, training videos, and he remains undefeated in the fitness "Male Model of the Year" category. With all these exciting opportunities happening, one of O'Hearn's best attributes is the ability to stay "real." He's friendly and has the knack to communicate with everyone.
His lifestyle is very exciting--NOT. Mike's daily routine starts at 3:30 am and he is in the gym by 4:00, naps, has breakfast, and then it's off to the office for a few hours. He then does aerobics, followed by more business, more aerobics, dinner, some reading and then it's off to bed by 8:00. This type of steady discipline makes O'Hearn a tremendous role model and spokesperson for the bodybuilding/fitness industry.
O'Hearn trains from 4:00 am to 5:00 am with one of the top bodybuilding trainers in the world, Charles Glass. Glass has worked with bodybuilding superstars. Flex Wheeler, Paul Dillet, Chris Cormier, and retired basketball great Magic Johnson to name a few.
O'Hearn's workouts are brief, but extremely intense. He believes in lifting heavy and incorporates the three basic power lifting movements, deadlifts, squats, and bench pressing as his foundation. According to Mike, brief, high-intensity workouts produce the best results and prevent overtraining. To maintain his aerobic conditioning, O'Hearn does the Stairmaster 3 times per day (10 minutes each session) on level 14. For a change of pace he often substitutes the Stairmaster by playing basketball with friends or does sprint work.
Another important element in O'Hearn's life away from the gym is his position as a positive role model, which he takes quite seriously. He has been recognized by a number of people and organizations for his positive role model image and for motivating others to "reach for the stars".
O'Hearn recently received a letter from Edward Conners, CFO, Gold's Gym Enterprises, which stated, "As I told you back in '91 when you first moved to Venice... it was clear that you would make an impact...All along you have continued to be a role model for those striving to achieve results. You have been an inspiration to others and no doubt encouraged them to persist in the same path."
