May/June News - Going Hollywood - Again!

Steppin' out at Black Tie Fundraiser in San Diego!

Well, Folks, looks as tho' I am going "Hollywood" again. If the silliness wasn't enough from my performance (and my win, of course) on "The Weakest Link" last Fall, I am at it again. The producers from "The Weakest Link" so loved my antics and my look on TV that they insisted I be scouted for another test of the mind on TV and this time it's aired LIVE!

I'll be on new TV Show called "By the Numbers," airing Monday, June 9. Be sure to check the website for details on when to watch it. This show is about testing one's IQ and it will pit a group of bodybuilders, in which I'll participate against other groups such as scientists, teachers, construction workers, students, blondes and celebrities. Do me a favor when you watch - cut me a little slack since I'll have traveled 10 hours that day from Boston to land just in time for the filming!! So, let's see if we bodybuilders are more than just brawn!

For those of you who've been tracking my leg injury incident and all the ordeal that ensued, I am happy to report that I am ON TRACK and feeling great. . Everything is coming along now according to the doc's plans. All I can say is if you're going to be injured, you damn well better be a bodybuilder. It's being the muscular driven athlete that I am that is allowing me to make the improvements that I am. Of course, it's being the muscular driven athlete that I am that got me injured in the first place, but that's another story....In short, I am training and making strong recovery. I expect to be making some appearances and can't WAIT to see fans on the road:

Hanging out with James Avery from TV's "Fresh Prince of Bel Air" at a Black Tie for the U of California.

I am really looking forward to the BodyRock event put on by Steve McAdams, July 12, in Virginia at which I will be appearing as well as being a featured athlete in the Muscle Camp co-produced that weekend by Shawn Ray. Following that appearance, I will join Shawn again at Muscle Camp, July 27, in Las Vegas in conjuntion with the USA Championships. If you've not signed up for either of these, be sure to book at Shawn's site! And, be sure to check my site for some other upcoming appearances, including some locally in San Diego.

Staying busy, in April I was part of a successful fundraising drive to raise money for the MS Society through the MS walk in San Diego. The team I was on ranked in the top 10 in the County - we raised over $8,000. Many thanks to those of you who contributed and a special one to Steve McAdams of BodyRock and Shawn Ray who have matched my contributions via the upcoming Bodyrock and Muscle Camp.

On the hardcore training front, I am having a GREAT time training with my San Diego training partners, new IFBB Pro Derik Farnsworth and Pete Ciccone. The guys at the gym like to call them "The Little People" because they are shorter than I am (that's hard to do) and strong as HELL! Props to Derik and Pete for some slamming workouts that are doing wonders for my being on track with my leg and getting strong all over! As Derik says, "Hold on, 'cuz the 'G-Train' is coming around the track!" Just wait until I am back on stage. Look out!

-Garrett
Garrett Downing, IFBB Pro Bodybuilder

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