Last year, New Yorker Thomas Ho walked into Foxwoods Resort Casino as an unknown, rocked the house with a super conditioned physiqued and left as the MM New England Champion! The 5'8", 175 lbs. trainer is a US Marine Corps. Reserve Officer and was educated at SUNY Maritime. Currently, Thomas works for the New York City Staten Island Ferry as transportation specialist. The '13 MM New England will be April 27 once again at Foxwoods in Connecticut.
MM Pro Bradley Aubry is hammering the weights preparing for MM Universe in June. At 5'6", 190 lbs., he says about his training techniques, "I always believe in shocking the muscles by confusing it with different methods of exercises. It can be viewed as periodization training. I am not only changing on the rep/set schemes but the exercise style. I go from power lifting for about 3-4 weeks, then functional training for a few weeks, and so on. This has allowed me to see dramatic changes in my physique."
Thick, dense and ripped, Ty Ogedegbe blew-up the house on stage last year. But, the 5'8", 198 lbs. financial manager has only completed for two years in four shows and is already among the best naturals in Britain. Educated there at the University of Hull with a degree in business management, Ty does the bodybuilding game after work each day, training and on weekends and eats right all season. He says, "I am like 5 months before the Universe (in June) and want to be ready early. I am eating really clean, prepare my meals for work every morning and live the life!"
Florida phenom Aaron Reed says he's back into heavy duty training. At 6'7", 235 lbs., he made an impressive debut appearance at last year's MM Universe. Now, he's jacked up his training regimen to take home the gold in Miami Beach in June. Aaron says, "I am finally back in a good groove. Anyway I still want my MM Pro card! I am training hard and expecting big things this year!" He's a former collegiate basketball player and WWE wrestler turned bodybuilder and, now, bodybuilders. Last year, Aaron published his training book "SuperNatural LIfestyle" in which he explains, "Competing as a natural athlete my meals are everything. With a little time I learned how to manipulate food For an unfair advantage. The best part about is I eat sugar, fat and protein daily. To learn more about Aaron's unconventional training and contest prep nutrition plans, visit his website at http://www.supernaturalphysiques.com/. You can meet Aaron in person at MM Universe - www.universeweekend.com.
Model Universe star Tyler Mc Peak is back! After emaciating himself for fashion modeling, the 6'1", 225 lbs. trainer took 3 years to gain back a lot of lost muscle and says it was a challenge. Tyler explains, "Physique goals can take years to accomplish. You have to be consistent with doing the correct things every day, be determined and stay focused on the big picture. I learned to find out what works for my body because I have to be happy and enjoy this lifestyle otherwise I won't last."
MM Texas Junior Champion Chris Chigbu is looking tough after an arm workout yesterday. He says, "For the past month, I switched from working each muscle group twice per week instead of once. One day is high volume, moderate weight with short rest periods, and the other is high intensity with heavier weights and longer rest periods. I haven't changed my diet up much, but I've been eating A LOT MORE CHICKEN . . . and it's definitely been helping! I'm cycling the carbs, but with much higher amounts than I do as I get closer to a show, so the gains I'm making are lean gains for the most part. Next show I do, I'll make sure that both my mass and conditioning is ridiculous, so I got a lot of work to do, but it will be done!" At 5'8", 205 lbs., Chris is a the 22 year old college student and GNC salesman, so his supplements are plentiful.
Haitian supernatural Mackenzi Philippeaux won the '07 MM New York. At 5'5", 167 lbs., trains in Port-au-Prince in makeshift gyms which are still being rebuild following the 2010 earthquake disaster. Mackenzi says he did not train for a year following the disaster because all of the gyms were destroyed. He hopes to make a Musclemania come back soon.
