Bodybuilder Will Usher

Bodybuilder Wil Usher

First Bodybuilding Contest:

1998 Wheaton Plaza Bally's 2nd Place Bantam weight

Best Contest Placing:

2002 Nation's Capitol Musclemania 1st Place Bantam weight

2004 Musclemania Atlantic
Lightweight

NPC Body Rock 2000 5th Place out of 23 competitors in the class "I felt like I won the Olympia"

Role Models in Bodybuilding/Fitness:

Arnold, "His encyclopedia gave me all of my foundation"

Highlights of Career:

1st place in SuperBody and the 1st in Musclemania World All in one year "2002" "I was on top of the world" (Urine Drug tested as soon as you come off the stage)

Biggest Disappointments of Career:

Not placing in AAU's "98"Annapolis but, I came back in 2000 and got 1st.

Best Body Part:

My heart. It just won't give up on caring. My glutes aren't too bad either.

Worst Body Part:

My tongue. I love junk food.

Favorite Exercise:

X-Files (contact me for explanation) and Squats (I can go really big for my size) Least Favorite Exercise: Dieting (It is work)

What would you be doing if you weren't a Bodybuilder?

Play some other sport.

Long Term Bodybuilding Ambitions:

I want to be a positive role model for the sport and change as many lives as possible (there is a better way of living!!!) I would love to compete in the Olympics.

What you like most about Bodybuilding?

Competing and pushing my body to the limit.

What you dislike most about Bodybuilding?

Politics

What advice would you give other bodybuilders?

Have a goal and set smaller goals to get to your main objective and don't forget to have fun. Life is too short to be serious all the time.

Philosophies:

Where there's a Wil, there's a way", "I'm the Wil and GOD is the way". "Always Wiling and able". "Have Wil-Power". "FOCUS"

Appearances:

Black Men Magazine, August 2002; Steel Jungle; Natural Muscle Magazine; Chocolate City men Calendar; NPC News

Television:

Muscle Mania Super Body (ESPN2); Muscle Mania World (ESPN2); Sergeant's Program Advertisement (FOX); JAM-FIT guest instructor (TVJ)

A little more about me:

I love to lounge. I love to travel. I love to lift. I love to rest. In other words, I am an extremist. Whatever I do, I do all the way.

Natural Solutions: Seven Natural Weight Loss Tips

1 Exercise patience and a realistic mindset when embarking on a weight loss program. What is important is how you manage keeping the weight off over an extended period of time, rather than how fast you lost it. Develop a detailed, structured plan for how you are going to lose weight and set goals and milestones so you can keep track of your accomplishments along the way.

2 Strive to eat a well-balanced diet consisting of quality protein, simple and complex carbohydrates, unsaturated fats, omega-3 fatty acids, fruits & vegetables and low-fat dairy products. If you are going to consume more than one portion of any food item, indulge in foods that have a high protein content with low carbohydrates, sugar and fat contents.

3 Drink plenty of water throughout the day to fill your stomach between meals to prevent overeating and dehydration.

4 Pay attention to nutrition labels found on foods and supplements. Usually, portion sized are misinterpreted and can be a real detriment to a successful weight loss program.

5 Dine in more often. Restaurant eating can wreak havoc on a person trying to maintain a weight management program. Eating out sets you up for breaking your diet

6 Take the emotion out of eating. Don't eat to feel good, eat to nourish the body, mind and soul. You can blow your diet by eating during mood swings such as overcoming loneliness, anger, anxiety, stress and boredom.

7 Cut off soda and fruit juices.