I was 23 years old and spending 2 weeks in Los Angeles as I was heavily thinking of moving out west. Every day I took a trip for a few hours into Venice, trained at the weight pit, trained at Gold’s Venice, ate at the famous Fire House restaurant where I ate their very popular “Bodybuilder’s Breakfast” - this was a 6 egg white omelette, a 6 oz flank steak, 3 whole grain pancakes and then I added fresh fruit on the side and a BIG glass of iced tea.

I was in heaven. Bodybuilding was my passion, and to this day, I still consider what I do to be “Bodybuilding”…..after all, I am building my body aren’t I?

But, on my first day in Venice, something very special and electric happened….

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