DIET DOCTOR

Q How did you establish yourself in bodybuilding as a pre-contest guru?

A Out of high school I began training and competing. In my early 20s I became a police officer, and during that time I underwent training in the areas of exercise physiology and nutrition. I enjoyed that education so much that I continued working and researching in the areas of health and fitness. During that time my wife, Kim Chizevsky, was an up-and-coming bodybuilding star. With her genetics and work ethic and my knowledge, I was able to help her become one of the most successful stars in the IFBB. The male pros could see how consistent and on the money Kim's conditioning was in show after show, and they could see how successful she'd become, so they began to seek out my knowledge and contest-prep services, and the rest is history.

I really didn't choose bodybuilding for my career. It was a sport that I enjoyed very much and enjoyed competing in. When I began working with athletes, Kim's career really took off, and she rose to the top very quickly while I concentrated my efforts on the nutritional and training aspect of the sport to assist her. I really enjoyed that and just sort of fell into the career of sports nutritionist. Fortunately, it was a career that I truly enjoyed and felt was more of a hobby and passion than work—I'm very lucky to have been able to have turned it into such a great career.

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