The Strength Series, Interview #9: Will Dinwiddie, Multi-Sport Athlete!

[Curt James]

Will Dinwiddie, age 33, is the owner and head strength and conditioning coach at Epic Fitness Solutions – http://www.epicfitnesssolutions.com – in Springfield, Oregon. Dinwiddie has been "actively competing since 2004 in bodybuilding, strongman, powerlifting, MAS wrestling, arm wrestling, and Highland games..." The 5'9" 230-pound athlete was an "Airborne Ranger in the U.S. Army from 1999-2002," and has "three years undergraduate work towards [his] human physiology major..." He is also "EMT-Basic certified." Let's learn more about this iron athlete and coach!

Q: How did you get introduced to the iron – by family, sports, friends, or your own interest?

A: I got introduced into lifting as an 88-pound bullied kid and wanted it to stop, so when I found a way to make myself stronger I spent all my time in the gym. Three to five hours a day 5+ days a week and that has been consistent since then.

Q: Eighty-eight pounds? How old were you at that time? And what advice would you give to kids who are dealing with bullies?

A: When I was 88 lbs., I was 15 years old. I was bullied and the best advice I would give is start standing up for yourself even if you risk injury because you will gain only self-respect when you demonstrate courage that could lead to injury. It will teach a person about what they are made of inside when they are confronted with conflict. You need to face fears at all costs I feel like. The military teaches that and that's why we have the greatest soldiers... at least when I was in.

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[Curt James]

Q: Who has been your biggest inspiration or mentor in competition?

A: My biggest mentor to date now is a man named Mark Wechter and my lil bro Zack McCarley... but for the first 10 years it was none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger!

Q: How did you meet Mark Wechter? I watched his Husafell Stone video. Awesome.



A: I met Mark Wechter in 2005 at my first strongman competition and clearly remembering wanting to have his abilities when I saw him beat everyone there as a lightweight Pro.

Q: And how did you meet McCarley? I just recently interviewed him.

(See http://forums.rxmuscle.com/showthrea...-Zack-McCarley!)

A: I met Zack McCarley, formerly Nims, in 2007 when he was a teenager at a strongman contest in Washington.