Joe Christiano
05-12-2009, 05:33 AM
I believe when entering a physique competition the use of a coach is crucial.
When I decided to compete this summer after a 7 year lay off I decided I wanted someone to help me with my nutrition/supplementation. I have personally been helping clients for pre contest preparation for almost 12 years. I have competed on my own and not used a coach for years, but when I think back to when I first started in bodybuilding I had one.
As a 17 year old kid my father hired a personal trainer for my brother and I to prepare us for our first competition. He wrote our diets and trained us 1 on 1. That was a tremendously beneficial that I believed help set us ahead of other teens. While many friends and clients told me “Joe your crazy hiring someone” and “you have done all of our plans for years”
I understood their points and have faith in my system of pre contest preparation. I then sought the opinion of a client that knew absolutely nothing about bodybuilding world. My client is an older very successful business man and his words I believe made me make my decision clear. He said “Joe a good lawyer does not represent their self” & “a doctor does not treat themselves as a patient” That day I hired Dave Palumbo as my coach for an NGA Natural show this summer.
As a lifetime drug free bodybuilder I believe in Dave Palumbo’s diet principles and also in the Species Nutrition line of products. I implore other Natural athletes to examine their physique goals and remember a coach is starting to become a necessity to athletes that would like to reach their maximum potential.
Joe Christiano
NGA Natural Northeast Promoter
Competitive Natural Bodybuilder
When I decided to compete this summer after a 7 year lay off I decided I wanted someone to help me with my nutrition/supplementation. I have personally been helping clients for pre contest preparation for almost 12 years. I have competed on my own and not used a coach for years, but when I think back to when I first started in bodybuilding I had one.
As a 17 year old kid my father hired a personal trainer for my brother and I to prepare us for our first competition. He wrote our diets and trained us 1 on 1. That was a tremendously beneficial that I believed help set us ahead of other teens. While many friends and clients told me “Joe your crazy hiring someone” and “you have done all of our plans for years”
I understood their points and have faith in my system of pre contest preparation. I then sought the opinion of a client that knew absolutely nothing about bodybuilding world. My client is an older very successful business man and his words I believe made me make my decision clear. He said “Joe a good lawyer does not represent their self” & “a doctor does not treat themselves as a patient” That day I hired Dave Palumbo as my coach for an NGA Natural show this summer.
As a lifetime drug free bodybuilder I believe in Dave Palumbo’s diet principles and also in the Species Nutrition line of products. I implore other Natural athletes to examine their physique goals and remember a coach is starting to become a necessity to athletes that would like to reach their maximum potential.
Joe Christiano
NGA Natural Northeast Promoter
Competitive Natural Bodybuilder