THAT'S RIGHT. I'M BACK!! - Those lyrics are a sample from my posing music for my return to the stage May 1 and May 22 after a helluva injury. I don't have to say too much, as ole' Kid Rock, despite his generally crude lyrics, had a song or two that summed everything up for me quite well!

Last week until the Florida Show, 4 weeks until the NOC. Look out! Carb depleted here. So, should be fun to see how I fill out...

CONTEST COUNTDOWN - My training has gone incredibly well. I am leaner and more symmetrical than I've been ever before on stage. Somehow, thanks to being injured and having to come back, I have developed fuller quads, a smaller waist, bigger arms and a wider and thicker back. Hey - isn't that what bodybuilding is supposed to be all about!!?? And, as I have mentioned on a few industry boards, such as Flexonline.com not only will I be bringing my career best to the stage in a few weeks - a feeling of sweet success, shortly after the NOC in the month of June, my own personal lifetime prize will be arriving at the hospital...

MUSCLE CAMP PHOENIX - Don't miss the next Muscle Camp put on jointly by Shawn Ray and Troy Alves, June 5, in Phoenix, AZ. Joining us will be other great athletes including the ever popular Lee Priest and newcomer and powerhouse Johnny Jackson. These Muscle Camps are an awesome way to learn hands on with the top pros in the business. The camp includes: Training Sessions: you will train in alternate stations w/ different pros, a Superstar Seminar: you will get hands on education on Training, Nutrition, Supplementation, Diets for Mass, Weight Loss and Competition, not to mention Lunch with Pros AND an after Party with the Pros! For more info, contact Troy Alves at info@troyalves.com

NO stone left unturned...Notice Derik and Gina Farnsworth in the background. They've had a GREAT deal to do with my successful diet and training this season. Thank you, Derik, Gina and Pete Ciccone.

OTHER APPEARANCES, SHOOTS- In addition to Muscle Camp in Phoenix, I will be giving a special seminar at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse, May 8. For more info on attending this, please contact Zach Vogel. I will be shooting for Muscle and Fitness and FLEX Magazine over the next couple of weeks in LA, Orange County and happily, in my hometown gym in San Diego. You can watch for these photos to appear in coming issues of the best mags in the business!

SPRING SEASON PREDICTIONS- Ha! Gotcha' there. Not going to make any of those. I think between the sentiments expressed at the top of this page, care of Kid Rock, the photos and my overall satisfaction with and excitement about what I've done with my physique, I need to just need to show up and let my body do the talking, as they say...

The G-Train is rollin' on through!

-Garrett
Garrett Downing, IFBB Pro

 

LAST UPDATED: April 25, 2004