Only child.
Son a sea captain and lecturer.
Brought up by a broken family since 8.
Grown up in a fishing town, always surrounded by the sea.
Swam competitively during high school. Took up spearfishing, golf and tennis.
Gave up golf and tennis before leaving high school
Studied Laboratory Science for 3 years after leaving high school
Worked a number of shit jobs till I was 22. Bakeries, factorys, labouring, forklift driver.
Studied at college to work at sea as a seafarer.
Now working as a seafarer in the oil and gas, 5 weeks on, 5 weeks off.
A mate I knew since I was 12 started training at 17 and putting on size. So, I decided to give it a shot. I was 177cm and 65 kg, pretty scrawny but not lean either. I didnt really stick at it and gave up after a month. 6 months later I tried again. 2 years later I'd put on 40kgs of mass. I'd overtaken my mate who'd been training for more than double the time as me, nearly 5 years. In nine months my deadlift went from one plate to four and squat from 50kg to 150kg, and these were from first doing the exercises. Funny, only had stretch marks on the back of my legs, no where else. I was natural and still am. I only started working away a year ago, and there's no gym out there, but Im still making progress, the weights are still going up. I rarely drink alcohol, and have never used drugs.
At the moment Im just focusing on career, and bodybuilding. Im relocating from Australia to Europe, dunno where yet. I am aiming to compete in 2 or 3 years and give more and more to bodybuilding. Im changing companys so I can work on a vessel or installation that accomodate a gym.
The aim is to succeed. When Im away for 4 weeks, all I'll do is work and train. When Im home I will train and relax. In 7 years I will be a Master Mariner, and hopefully at least won a Amatuer Comp.
The only person that can stop me acquiring the above is myself. I've always believed in my own potential, and my outlook on life is positive, I avoid negativity in any form.
I just turned 23.