Post by fltallpaul on Apr 8, 2009 16:11:27 GMT -5
I put up a post in the newbies section, Eric has asked me to start a new thread to introduce myself. Here is a quick background about me.
My name is Paul Revelia. I am 32 years old, 6'3" and 230lbs at the time I am writing this. As a high school sophomore I was given a book called "The Arnold Schwarzenegger Modern Bodybuilding Encyclopedia". My best friend and I began lifting weights every day that summer at his house and I have never looked back. Following magazines and the advice of countless individuals, as well as learning from my personal experiences I forged myself the best I could. At times I would become frustrated, and other times I would lift religiously. Over the course of these last 16 years I have found how much I enjoy the adventure that is bodybuilding. About 3 years ago while in a really good stretch of training I decided to look into competing. As a lifetime Natural I really thought my competition experiences would be limited to just personal satisfaction as I would never be a 290lb monster. While searching the bodybuilding.com forums I discovered the video series "Life of a Natural Pro" with Layne Norton. I watched Tommy and Layne and saw for the first time where I fit in the world of bodybuilding. These guys with amazing, yet attainable physiques and conditioning caught my attention as much as Arnold, Franco and Zane did when I was in high school.
After reading and watching everything I could by Layne I contacted both him and Tommy. To my surprise I was immediately contacted by both of them. I told them of my plans of competing and after sending pictures and a profile I was working with Layne. A year later I competed in my first bodybuilding show. The show was a local level 4 NPC show in Orlando called the Mid Florida Muscle Classic. This show is in Orlando, Fl every year and always has a great turnout.
Initially my plan was to just compete. As this is an untested show and I knew what that could mean. A funny thing happened as I was preparing. I found I wanted to win. More and more each week I found my focus and motivation was razor sharp. Diet, cardio, lifting, rest and recovery were my main goals each day. As a former college baseball player I had found that competitive spirit rekindled.
I stepped on stage so confident on June 21st, 2008. I did everything asked and found myself in the best shape of my life. Hearing my name called in first place for the novice class was icing on the cake. Moving forward I plan to compete in natural organizations as much as possible. I am currenlty planning on entering the amatuer division of the NGA Universe in November of 2009.
Here are a few pictures of the last year or so. The last one is Hossjob, the tannest guy from Ohio I know...lol.
My name is Paul Revelia. I am 32 years old, 6'3" and 230lbs at the time I am writing this. As a high school sophomore I was given a book called "The Arnold Schwarzenegger Modern Bodybuilding Encyclopedia". My best friend and I began lifting weights every day that summer at his house and I have never looked back. Following magazines and the advice of countless individuals, as well as learning from my personal experiences I forged myself the best I could. At times I would become frustrated, and other times I would lift religiously. Over the course of these last 16 years I have found how much I enjoy the adventure that is bodybuilding. About 3 years ago while in a really good stretch of training I decided to look into competing. As a lifetime Natural I really thought my competition experiences would be limited to just personal satisfaction as I would never be a 290lb monster. While searching the bodybuilding.com forums I discovered the video series "Life of a Natural Pro" with Layne Norton. I watched Tommy and Layne and saw for the first time where I fit in the world of bodybuilding. These guys with amazing, yet attainable physiques and conditioning caught my attention as much as Arnold, Franco and Zane did when I was in high school.
After reading and watching everything I could by Layne I contacted both him and Tommy. To my surprise I was immediately contacted by both of them. I told them of my plans of competing and after sending pictures and a profile I was working with Layne. A year later I competed in my first bodybuilding show. The show was a local level 4 NPC show in Orlando called the Mid Florida Muscle Classic. This show is in Orlando, Fl every year and always has a great turnout.
Initially my plan was to just compete. As this is an untested show and I knew what that could mean. A funny thing happened as I was preparing. I found I wanted to win. More and more each week I found my focus and motivation was razor sharp. Diet, cardio, lifting, rest and recovery were my main goals each day. As a former college baseball player I had found that competitive spirit rekindled.
I stepped on stage so confident on June 21st, 2008. I did everything asked and found myself in the best shape of my life. Hearing my name called in first place for the novice class was icing on the cake. Moving forward I plan to compete in natural organizations as much as possible. I am currenlty planning on entering the amatuer division of the NGA Universe in November of 2009.
Here are a few pictures of the last year or so. The last one is Hossjob, the tannest guy from Ohio I know...lol.
