I grew up in a small town of Hawkesbury, Ontario about 60 miles west of Montreal, Quebec. As a young kid I have played different sports such as hockey, baseball and softball.

At the age of 17, I began to take interest in weight training and decided to take a membership at the gym. I started training (not competitively) though just to get in shape. As years went by, many of my friends and the trainers at the gym inspired me to compete in bodybuilding competitions because of my genetic body structure. At the moment I never considered it since being a shy person would put me at a disadvantage to compete on stage with others. I have gone to see some of the competitions that my friends were competing in and realized that it was not as I thought but more as of an encouragement and support getting from friends and relatives to compete on stage. I felt now that it was more as a challenge than a fear to compete. This challenge was experienced in my first competition for Physique Quebec Testé in 2001 in Montreal where I took 1st place in the Lightweight Division.

Today, I have been training seriously for eight years. In the last year I have been under the coaching of personal trainer Yannik Morin from Montreal. With his experience, encouragement and different training techniques helps me to achieve my goals and to be a better competitor.

True though, discipline, dedication (dieting, training regularly) and hard work plays a big part in this sport. Many hours are spent in the gym training and preparing for future events. One of my favourite training routines consists of:

Bulgarian Chest and Back Workout

Sets Reps Tempo Rest

A1 Bench Press 4 4 201 30 sec
A2 Flat DBS Flying 4 8 201 30 sec
A3 Explosive Push-up 4 8 101 120 sec

B1 Chin-up 4 4 201 30 sec
B2 Seated Rowing 4 8 201 30 sec
B3 Pullover MED Ball Past 4 15 101 120 sec

C1 Bent-over Row 3 8 202 0 sec
C2 Flat DBS Press 3 8 101 0 sec
C3 Bent-over Row 50% 3 15 202 0 sec
C4 Flat DBS Press 50% 3 15 101 120 sec

So far I have achieved one of my goals by recently completing a personal trainer course (C.O.R.F.I.T) given by instructor Glen Cunningham. My future goals I hope to take overall in the MuscleMania Canada show this coming year in Toronto and to take part in the MuscleMania Worlds.

“The harder I work the luckier I am”

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Thanks,
Benoit Myre