I was raised by two supportive parents in a small, BC town. Like most kids growing up in Canada I played many team sports like hockey and baseball. I also swam competitively until I was 16. Swimming gave me the foundation to enhance my build as I grew older. At a young age I wanted a muscular build just like Bruce Lee and Arnold. It wasn’t until an uncle of mine took me to a gym in my teens that I took training seriously. When I began, I knew nothing about training and nutrition and slowly learned more about it as I kept at it. I soon became a certified trainer myself and began training others. A fellow trainer (Ted Kewin chief organizer of Canadian Bodybuilding Federation – CNBF west at the time) encouraged me to enter his show. I learned a lot from him about diet, discipline and posing for a show. I didn’t place that year put I reached many personal goals and two years later I finally made podium at his show (2000).

For each show I would hire a photographer to do a photo shoot. Instead of entering another show I chose a new goal so I sent my images to a talent management company. The company was interested and flew me down to California for my first paid photo shoot with Cory Sorenson of Muscle and Fitness. I was told I was going to get a cover of Exercise and Health; instead I got a 12-page workout layout. I was thrilled. Through networking with other models I met Eric Jacobson of Impact Photography. He flew me to Kansas and hired me to do a two-day shoot. I have been fortunate to have graced many fitness magazines from this. I reached my second goal of a fitness cover in 2002 (one of Eric’s images). I found fitness modeling rewarding because you got paid and traveled. However, being from BC it was part-time because there are fewer opportunities for fitness modeling here. My full-time position is in health care as a Rehabilitation Assistant at Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, BC. I also work as a Personal Trainer.

In 2004, I wanted to compete again. I saw MuslceMania-Vancouver as my next goal. I wanted to place first this time around. After having a three-year hiatus from competing I believed I had gained some size and maturity. I reached another goal from this competition and placed first in the lightweight division. The show was upbeat, fun and full of energy. The free posing routine allowed for creativity and props, which I favored.

I hope to compete in Toronto at the 2005 MuscleMania show this year. My word of advice: is to choose your goals and go after it.
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Trevor Besse