Hey,
He doesn't know this email is going out - - -
The photo above is Bricks AKA The Boss.
He has been the Master of Ceremonies of Fitness Atlantic since 2004 and many WBFF Shows traveling the world announcing all of the athletes.
Back in the year 2000 I was managing a gym and this big guy walks in and pays a day fee.
He is a huge guy with a giant xxxl shirt on so you couldn't tell how big he was since he was all covered up.
I go over and introduce myself and ask him if he competes and he said no while shaking his head "not for me" he said... I told him to come see me if he changed his mind.
A year later he comes back and says he wants to enter the show.
Excellent! So I give him a few meal plans and tell him to come and see me every Sunday and I'll check his weight and bodyfat percent and make some changes to his meal plans.
He must have been 250 when he started and by showtime he was in the Light Heavyweight Division so that is under 195. He had to have dropped 60 pounds and everything was there. His back was really great but he didn't lack any bodyparts and he had good symmetry.
At that time there were about 5-6 different weight divisions and of course Light Heavyweight was always the most competitive division you could enter. He had to have had about 20 guys in his class and after prejudging I remember seeing he had placed 6th and knew he wouldn't be allowed to do his posing routine since only the top five men were allowed to perform routines during the finals.
I wondered how he would react to his placing. First thing I always think is will people be upset and will they walk off very angry or say bad things about the judges and the scores?
I really knew how hard he worked and spoke to him weekly about his diet and training.
I knew how closely he followed his diet and the knew his dedication. This guy busted his butt.
The changes he made over time were so impressive...
Thing to remember is...
he thought about our conversation of entering a show for over a year
before making that decision to enter.
To finally commit then go through all of the meal prep and strict timing of his meals AND to drop 60 pounds and still be tight and have enough muscle to win most any average show but to walk right into one of the most competitive local shows with a routine you practiced over and over and NOT be able to perform the routine and walk away without NO trophy and NO medal takes a certain person.
Nowadays some people don't win their first show and they get angry and start online rant about how they got screwed over. They go right to Facebook and make some excuses.
He never complained not once and then referred more and more people to me every year to prep for the same show.
Think about this...
Everyone of his friends, family and co-workers knew he was competing - there was no hiding the fact he lost massive weight and you could see it in his face. Think about how he was asked by hundreds of people the next day and every day after that that whole year "How did you do in that show?"
"I DID GREAT"
That's all he said and that's the truth.
He accepted it and was still happy.
He may have been upset deep down but you would never know it.
You know what's weird?
Many people message Bricks after he MC's a show and complain or asked if they should have placed higher or won... they have no idea how this guy handled himself when he competed in a super competitive show and the work he did to get there. Some people have no clue when they start complaining.
When people are about to start complaining maybe they should think first -
does anyone really want to hear complaining, excuses, and if they do maybe they are some of the "I told you so..." type of people that tries to talk you out of entering in the first place...
Talk Soon,
Brian
Here is a backstage interview of Bricks being interviewed -
