Brian's Blog

2011 ended on a very positive note for me, as my wife and I brought our new daughter back to our home state of Virginia for the holidays. We...

For the first time in 6 years I did not participate in the WNBF Worlds in NYC in November. With the birth of my daughter in July and a clear...

My friend (and former OSU student) Valentine Ezugha participated in the IFPA Pro International show in Kansas City on Sept. 17, and took hom...

Congratulations to my friends Kurt Weidner and Vaughan Twigger on their class wins at the WNBF Universe in NYC on Sept. 17. The overall betw...

Today my wife and I welcomed our first child into the world. Becoming a dad is without a doubt the greatest feeling in the world, far exceed...

I have used a much wider variety of training splits and techniques this year than I have in the past. After another month-long trial of Germ...

Below is a video of some sumo deadlifts from this past weekend. This was a PR for me, as I hit 495 x 12 reps. It's still nowhere close t...

The May 2011 issue of Natural Bodybuilding and Fitness included a pullout poster of me (and probably a more enticing pic of World Figure Ove...

After keeping the same 2-week workout split for over a year (see bottom of this blog), I have decided to implement a new lifting routine. In...

Hosts John Hansen and Mike Neumann had me back on their show to discuss my perspective on the WNBF World Championships in November. We also ...

On January 29-30 I participated in the annual Pro Series Camp held by 4-time WNBF World Champion Nancy Andrews in Massachusetts. This was an...

I was honored that the Weightlifting Club at OSU (which I serve as faculty advisor for) chose to put a quote from me on their t-shirts this ...

My write-up on the 2010 WNBF Worlds is now posted in the gallery.

On November 13, 2010 I competed in the WNBF World Championships in New York for the 5th consecutive year. After winning the lightweight clas...

This has been a very important year for me professionally. Since joining the Oklahoma State Faculty in 2006, I have had my eye on the tenure...