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I have pretty big quads and a small waist, and cannot find any pants that fit me right. I was just wondering were you buy your clothes and how the hell do they fit those calves?

That is a good question, bro. Some of us have that great problem finding clothes to fit because our propor- tions are so crazy compared to the average mofo. I think this is a good problem to have. One of the funniest things is trying to get fitted for a tux. They always have trouble finding things to fit right. I have never been fitted right in a tux. The pants are usually too damn big and I end up wearing suspenders. Also, the tux jacket and vest are always too big in the waist. It always looks like I have a huge waist because of all the extra material. I always get a laugh when they do my measurements and the lit- tle lady looks at me like I am a freak. All I can say, bro, is learn to wear a belt…lol. I have to wear a belt with all of the pants I own, because of my waist. I usually end up getting a 40-plus waist because that is what will fit my legs, and I only wear a 32 waist in the off-season. Old Navy wide-leg jeans fit me the best.

You have some of the craziest calves on the planet. What the hell do you do for them, and do people stare at your calves when you walk around town? You got to tell me your workout. I will try anything. My calves are like pencils and need to grow.

Thanks, bro. My calf training has changed through the years. Early in my training when I was a young buck, I wanted to make my calves as big as I could make them. I trained them as heavy as I could. Bro, I remember doing sets with as low as 6 reps. I would do them on a day with abs and forearms. I would try to get 12 working sets on calves, going as heavy as possible. My favorite exer- cises were leg presses, calf raises, seated calf raises, and standing calf raises in a squat rack off of plates. Doing theses exercises heavy gave me the mass that I have today in the calf department.

Today I have a different approach to training calves. I train them with quads and hams. I just throw in a few sets of calves at the end of my leg workout and do a few sets on the leg press if I am doing the leg press for legs that day. These days, I am not trying to gain more mass in my calves. I am only trying to keep what I have and give them as much detail as possible. Maybe when the rest of my body catches up with my calves, I will go back to mass building for calves. I got a lot of training to do before I catch everything else up. I would be huge if everything matched them. Only the future will tell. The day I have to worry about bringing my calves up is a good day for me.

Mass-Building Calf Workout

Calf raises on leg press 15, 12, 10, 8, 15

Seated calf raises 15, 12, 10, 8

Standing calf raises 12, 10, 8

Maintaining Calf Workout

Calf raises on leg press 30, 30, 30

Seated calf raises 30, 30, 30

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House, you busted onto the bodybuilding scene pretty damn quick. Could you give me some tips on how to get my name out there and get noticed? It would be nice to pick up a supplement sponsor. How did Universal find you?

Yeah bro, it has been a fast ride so far. I only did four shows in three years before I turned pro. It was pretty awe- some. I still remember doing my first show. It was the Upper Ohio Valley NPC show. I had no idea what was going on. I was dieting while I was still in college, but I was lucky to have some good people in my corner to show me the ropes. So yes, it all happened pretty quick.

Getting your name out there is pretty important and doing that will get you noticed. I think that the Internet is one of the best tools for any bodybuilder at any level to get noticed. I used the Internet early in my career to get my face out to different people. Once I started dieting down for my shows, I was posting pictures online for people to give me some input. It is funny to look back at what people thought of me then. There were people who

ripped me and said I would never win shows, but when you put pictures out on the ‘net, you got to be ready for that. It never bothered me when people would talk shit on me, and besides, they still do today and I just use it as motivation. So for you, I would start posting pictures online on all the forums and you should definitely post them on the md website. If you post them on my thread, I will give you some feedback. I don’t blow smoke up anybody’s ass; I will tell you how it is.

Another good form of exposure is going to all the shows and expos that you can. I remember going to the Arnold Classic expo and hitting up all the booths, passing out contact info. I also remember trying to show some of the pros pictures of me from my shows, and most of them just looked at me like I was crazy. But, oh well. Little did they know that I would be a pro standing onstage next to them someday. That is one reason I always give time to anybody who comes up to me at an expo. You never know, I could be talking to the next pro.

It is funny that you should ask how Universal Nutrition found me. It ties right in with the question. Irv Gelb, a well-known photographer, saw some of the pho- tos I had posted and he set up a shoot for me and got me in contact with Universal. Universal then saw pic- tures of me that I had posted online. They e-mailed me and at first I thought it was people messin’ with me, but I followed up with it and they ended up signing me over the phone in a few days. It was crazy; I went from Mr. WV to being signed with them. They signed me before I had even stepped on the national-level stage. Getting signed with Universal was my first big step in bodybuild- ing, and now being with MD is just a dream come true.

I also have to say my wife has also been very sup- portive and she is my biggest promoter. She is always talking on the boards and keeping me in the light while I am training hard.

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