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profile - josh dickinson
2002 INBA QLD Overall Champion & 5th INBA Tall Class
Australia
asn:
Thanks for the interview Josh. Can you please give the
readers a description of yourself?
JD: No problems. I am 27 years
old and have lived here on the Coast for 3 years and
live here with my wife Cassie. I am a Graphic Designer
by trade and I am also in the process of launching my
own bodybuilding / fitness website.
asn:
How long have you been into bodybuilding/weight training?
JD: All up now, probably about
10 years. I remember those footy training sessions where
you would hit the weights but its really only since
moving to the Coast that I have become serious about
it.
asn:
Have you always been strong?
JD: Yes and No. While I have
never been the strongest guy around, I was never the
50kg weakling either. I am always trying to get stronger
though.
asn:
Tell us about how you got into bodybuilding?
JD: I just never liked what
I saw in the mirror. I wanted to be bigger and that's
what led me to the gym. It's only now that my perception
is changing somewhat. Whilst its still a 'physical'
thing, I get off more on the mental side of training.
Going in each week and going harder, getting better
results from the previous week is what gets me going
now. It's that accomplishment which I enjoy more than
anything.
asn:
How did it feel winning the INBA QLD contest?
JD: Totally blown away. I was
pretty confident that I would be in condition, and whilst
I hoped to win, it was still unexpected. Winning the
Overall was the icing on the cake - Especially when
this was only my 3rd show.
mr josh dickinson
asn:
What is your favourite lift?
JD: Anything heavy. I love the
feeling when you pick up the weight, from the very first
rep you are really pushing hard. This becomes a mental
thing where you gotta dig deep and just go for it. As
for my favourite lift, it would probably be Stiff Leg
Deadlifts, or Dumbell Curls.
asn:
What's your training philosophy?
JD: Hard and Heavy. I follow the Max-OT program,
endorsed by AST Sport Science. It basically states using
heavy, compound movements in a 4-6 rep range, with no
more that 6-9 total sets for each body part. There are
a lot of sceptics out there who say that there is a
better way to train but I doubt it. By training this
way you will build more muscle quicker than any other
way possible - guaranteed.
asn:
What about supplements?
JD: I put a very big emphasis
on quality supplementation on a consistent basis. Put
it this way, if you are training for a comp, why follow
the McDonalds diet for 9 months of the year and then
do the traditional 12 week pre-contest period. All that
really happens is that you limit your prep to 12 weeks.
As you well know, my pre-contest for 2002 lasted 8 months.
Everyone thought I was crazy but all I did was structure
my diet in a way that enabled me to build muscle and
lose fat right up until contest time. This just makes
sense to me. Why waste time following an inefficient
approach.
mr josh dickinson |
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The supplements I absolutely swear by and
pretty much live on all year round are:
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Hydrolysed Whey Protein Isolate |
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Whey Protein Isolate/Concentrate |
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Calcium Caseinate |
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Creatine Monohydrate |
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L-Glutamine |
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Tribulus Terrestris |
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Multi Vitamin/Mineral |
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Joint Repair Formula Nothing fancy,
just the basics |
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asn:
What's for the future?
JD: Well, I am already in Pre-Contest
mode for 2003. I will be competing in the 2003 QLD Musclemania
in September. Hopefully I will do well enough to qualify
for the main show in Melbourne in October. But for now,
I am just concentrating on September. After all the
comps are over, I am going on a very, very long holiday.
asn:
Any final words?
JD: Firstly, I would just like
to thank you asn (QLD's
best supplement store) for all the support you gave
me through 2002. Without you, it would have been a whole
lot harder. My sponsor, Southern Blue. They are an awesome
company with some very innovative ideas, who are going
to make great inroads into sports supplements available
here in Australia. AST Sports Science for everything
they have done, and continue to do for me.
My two training partners Paul and Harry. The boys never
let me quit, I don't need to say any more then that.
But most of all, Cass for all her support and tolerance
(as with all competitors, I sometimes get a little difficult
to live with).
asn:
Thanks for the interview Josh
JD: Thanks Grant
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