Personal Info:Name: Marco
E-mail: marco@sixeightfitness.com
Date of Birth: 1983
Place of Birth: Stuttgart/Germany
Residence: Delaware
Height: 6’8” (Duh ;-) ) (2.04 m)
Off Season Weight: 290 lbs. (132 kg)
Contest Weight: 250 lbs. (114 kg)
Years Bodybuilding: 2
Favorite Bodypart: Shoulders
Favorite Exercise: Incline Bench Press, Deadlifts
Favorite Cheat Meal: French Fries, Anything Sweet
Favorite Sport: Bodybuilding, American Football
Quote:"Pity is free, envy requires hard work"
Contest History:
- 2012 NPC Philadelphia Championships Novice - 9th Heavyweight Class
- 2012 NPC Philadelphia Championships Open - 3rd Super Heavyweight Class
- 2012 NPC Delaware State Championships - 1st Super Heavyweight Class
- 2012 NPC Delaware Open Championships - 1st Super Heavyweight Class
- 2012 OCB Mid Atlantic's Battle for the Belt - 6th Tall Class
- 2013 NPC Mid-Atlantic Natural Classic Open - 3rd Heavyweight Class
About Me:
I have been involved in sports and working out for well over a decade now and developed a passion for lifting weights during this time.
Five years later I earned myself a full football scholarship at the University of Delaware and moved to the US.
To play American Football at a Division 1 level, lifting weights was essential to develop strength and speed during those days.
Once my football "career" was over, the idea of "getting/staying in shape" took over and the gym became more and more important.
Unfortunately at that time I had no clue about the importance of proper nutrition and continued doing my old football specific workout plans without a proper meal plan.
The result was a drop in weight of almost 50 pounds at the expense of muscle mass and strength.
In February of 2011 I decided to get more serious again about my body and health and started researching diets, supplements, workouts, techniques etc..
I started reading everything weight training and diet related and began documenting the progress with pictures, instead of solely relying on the scale.
A solid workout plan combined with the right diet soon brought results. Within six months, I regained 20 pounds, dropped my waist size by 3 inches and reduced my overall body fat.
Bodybuilding took finally completely over and I started looking into entering a competition.While my exceptional height of 6’8” and long wingspan were of great advantage when it came to playing Offensive Tackle, I soon found out that it’s pretty much the opposite in bodybuilding.
Filling out that large frame with lean mass requires quite some work and time.
However after some serious gains in the winter 2011/12 and with a good portion of rediscovered self-esteem I decided that it was time to show the results of my hard labor and entered the NPC Philadelphia Championships this year.
