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GENERAL COMMENTS
"I just won the ABA Forever Natural Universe last weekend and earned my
pro card in the process. Many thanks to you for the inspiration and guidance
that I received by purchasing and utilizing your daily training journal! Keep up
the good work!"
Todd Dughman
Mead, CO
"I wanted to write you and tell you what an inspiration you have been to
me! My workout partner and I have been reading your articles. We sat down to
discuss our workout one afternoon over one of them. We came to the conclusion
that we were limiting ourselves mentally in our workouts! Since then, in a
period of about four weeks, we have exploded! We have gone from using 100-pound
dumbbells (incline press) to using 125-pound dumbbells! I have gone from
finishing my dumbbell curls with 45 or 50-pound dumbbells, to using 60 and
65-pound dumbbells! My partner, Tim, is curling 70's, and he's ten years older
than I am! I just wanted to drop you a line and let you know that your hard work
is helping some of us! You, through leading by example, have shown at least
these two Virginia boys how build our best bodies, and do it Naturally! Keep up
the good work!"
Wil Dorsett
"I am writing to say thanks. I first saw you one year ago in Anthony
Robbins infomercial and it was your testimony that made me order the (Personal
Power 2) tapes. I was a very unhappy warehouse and distribution manager that
always wondered how other people got to live out their dreams, people like you.
When I saw the ad I thought ‘what have I got to lose?’ It's one year later
and I am a fully qualified personal trainer with my own business and a growing
client base. I have bigger goals that I intend to achieve, but I have also
learnt to live and love life now (enjoy the journey) as a trainer. I leave for
work in gym gear Awesome, I love my job and am so excited about the future. I
have checked out your website and think it's fantastic, I was so glad when I
realized I could contact you to say Thanks, and hopefully stay in contact. If
you ever come to Australia I would love to meet you. Your influence is greatly
appreciated."
Steve Reilly
Western Australia
"I just wanted to say thank you for an article you wrote about one body
part a day training. I enjoy blasting one muscle group and then giving it a week
to recover. I have to admit that I have been slacking off lately but now I have
found a renewed drive to lift and following your program I feel will produce
great results."
Tim
Wooster, OH
"In a sport where it is easy to make the wrong decisions, I'm glad there
are people like you to serve as role models. I have had many opportunities to
turn to the darkside (steroids), but natural bodybuilders such as yourself
really help to inspire me. I've been weight training on and off for about 10
years, but just recently got serious about bodybuilding. I am entering my first
competition on April 1. It's just a small show, the Gopher State in Minnesota,
but it will be good experience. I just wanted to drop a line and say thank you
for helping to promote the clean side of the sport."
Christian A. Warnke
St. Cloud, MN
"I have been following your information on your site for about seven
months
now and always find it informative. I am in the process of getting ISSA
certified so I can train at gyms. I am also preparing for my second bodybuilding
competition on April 15. I am currently following a cyclic ketogenic diet
combined with things from your training journal. At any rate, thanks for the
inspiration and the great tips and advice. I plan to be doing something similar
to what you do one day in the near future and could not ask for a better role
model. Thanks."
Ray Binkowski
Chicago, IL
"I just am writing this letter to thank you. I have been training now
for about three years. I have been using your techniques and in the past year
and I have been seeing the greatest results—while maintaining a natural
bodybuilding emphasis. I hope to continue training big and get even more
results."
Daniel Balenz
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
"After one year of applying your philosophies, I have achieved goals I
had long ago given up on. I expect twice the results in the coming year as well!
Thanks for your help and inspiration!"
Sean O'Hara
Lusby, MD
"I have enjoyed your insights and motivation. The information and
beliefs you share have kept me from crossing over to the chemically enhanced
side of our sport. I truly desire to be the best I can and have discovered my
lack of efforts and total commitment, at times, through the years, have been my
detractions in the pursuit of my goal. I have yet to put it all together, in
other words, but my ‘journey’ is ever evolving, taking me towards what I
seek."
Jack Schean
Lenoir City, TN
"I am a personal trainer and a competitive natural bodybuilder. I would
like to thank you for your effort in bringing natural bodybuilding to the
public. What separates you from other top stars is your generosity in which you
share your knowledge. I hope to gain from a better understanding of our sport
with your help."
Crescenzo Guarnieri
Matawan, NJ
"Skip, I just wanted to thank you for taking time and making an effort
to get to know all of us. I met you at the Arnold Classic this year. You were
the only bodybuilder that seemed to enjoy talking and meeting with the fans. My
friends and I were all impressed by your professionalism and demeanor. It not
only showed your commitment to upholding a positive image for your business, but
also your heart for the bodybuilding and fitness industry. You are truly the top
role model for all of us who know that taking drugs are not an option in
maximizing strength and muscle gains. My wife said she would buy your video
series for my 25th birthday, since that is all I have talked about since the
Arnold Classic. When I left a message to place my order, I was stunned by who
actually returned my phone call. I really appreciated you calling to personally
explain your series of videos. I can't wait until they arrive in a couple days.
Now, that is good business!! Skip, you provide quality products with superior
service from a genuinely sincere person. know this is the way you make your
living, but it is the way you go about it that is so impressive; exceeding all
expectations! Keep up the good work in the gym, with your business, and for your
fans!"
Jason Fogg
Morgantown, WV
"I was glad to get to meet you at the Arnold Fitness Expo in the AST
Booth!! So many professional athletes and successful business people seem
"unapproachable" and "standoffish" and you are genuine and
personable and appreciate that! Thank you again for your exceptional business
professionalism and all the information and experience you make available for
us. Good luck with all your future bodybuilding, business and personal
endeavors!
Larry Miller
Brighton, MI
"Just wanted to thank you for outlining your current six-day-a-week
weight training split in the current Ironman. My routine was getting
stale, and your split was a good antidote. I changed a couple exercises for my
own physique and schedule challenges, and I'm doing very low reps
(5-8). Anyway, thanks from a fan, and have a great year onstage and off."
James Reuterskiold
Portland, OR
"I'm a natural bodybuilder who has definitely been tempted to juice in
the past because of the fast potential gains. Mr. La Cour, you have given me
hope that I can achieve my bodybuilding goals naturally and healthier with
longer lasting effects."
Cabell Gillespie
Corpus Christi, TX
"I am currently employed with Les Schwab tire center, but I do not wish
to retire from there. The tire business is hard on the back, especially when I
do industrial loader and semi truck tires all day long. My real goal is to
become a athletic trainer for a professional sports team (preferably football).
By reading your tips on your web site, my wife and I have found the courage and
will power needed to pursuing our career goals. Not to mention that your
training tips have helped me go from 265 pounds with 23 percent body fat of 23%
my current weight of 235 pounds with 10 percent body fat. I am signing up for
your ‘Tip of the Week Via E-mail’ so that I can wallpaper my weight room
with your inspiration and get a killer mind-pump before, during ‘and after all
of my workouts. "
Tim Albrechtson
Camas, WA
"I just wanted to write and say thank you! In this world of quick fixes and fast
results, you continue to blaze a path for those of us who believe in the word natural! I
applaud your efforts in bringing natural bodybuilding to the forefront of our
culture!"
Wil Dorsett
"Your personal response is a sign of your true character. Character that I admire
and try to model. Thanks for the inspiration and all the great advice via your web site
and also the many magazine articles that you write."
Ray Binkowski
Chicago, IL
"I want you to know I've been following your principals for a couple of years now
and you have literally changed my life. I feel eternally indebted. I truly believe that
less is more. Intensity and overload fueled with proper nutrition and rest is the key to
real muscle growth; not volume, that only leads to overtraining. Thanks to you, my
strength keeps going up. It's amazing! I've been bodybuilding for eight years, and my
passion grows stronger each year. I'm really looking forward to watching your progress
through the coming year. I truly feel, you're leading the way into the next era of natural
bodybuilding. All I can say is "God speed!" and thanks for changing my
life."
Dan Altick
Hazelwood, MO
"Skip, I would like to thank you for all the help and inspiration you have given
to me through out the years. I honestly believe that your help, and the articles you
continue to write (I read them all) I have helped me achieve levels I thought were never
before possible. I would like to thank you and encourage you to keep up the outstanding
job you are doing. I would like to enter T.U. this year if my schedule permits it . I
think I am finally to the level to where I can compete with an athlete with your
caliber—which I feel is the ultimate achievement of a drug-free athlete. Thank you
and god bless."
John Dilauro
Las Vegas, NV
"My name is Nate and I’ve been training on-and-off all of my life. But it
wasn't until three years ago, that I adopted it as a way of life. I am currently a
certified personal fitness trainer through ISSA (International Sports And Sciences
Association). I share your overbearing passion to change the lives of others through a
fitness lifestyle. I subscribe to Ironman magazine. That is where I first heard about you
and your mission. For the last two years, I have grown to respect and admire you more and
more. Your monthly column is my favorite among all of the rest. The things you express
freely to the bodybuilding community (without fear of rejection holding you back), brings
me to a new level of personal growth each and every month. In my opinion, Arnold, Bill
Phillips, and Skip La Cour are the biggest legends in bodybuilding influence. Thank you
for passing along the tools to your own growth and journey towards success. When I look at
Skip La Cour, I see not only a great bodybuilder, but a man who is deep in character as
well as deep in heart. Your positive influence has passed on to me. I'm living proof of
that. I hope to meet you at the Arnold Classic in February."
Nate McConnell
Cincinnati, OH
"I always like to know the weights you lift because it is motivating to me. I like
the way you are very specific about your goals. Keep the good work going."
Jack Hill
Los Angeles, CA
"I am 52 years old and have been training off-and-on for over 30 years, I find
that the same strategies are still effective regardless of age. I congratulate you on your
success, it is easy to see that you have worked very hard for it. Your development is
amazing for a drug-free body builder and a credit to both your work ethic and your
determination."
Mr. Clair Hardy
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
"I have trained off and on for many years now with very little to show for it.
Last year at 27, I finally said ENOUGH and started busting my ass in the gym and filtering
my way through all the BS out there regarding the ‘correct’ way to train. I had
made a friend online who is a natural competitive bodybuilder who has become my mentor (He
is taking your advice very well in becoming a positive role model for others). He gave me
some great advice relating to training and recommended I check out your web site for some
real inspiration for natural bodybuilding. Between Kevin and you, you guys have really
turned my life around in very positive direction. I made some incredible gains in 1999 and
have only the highest ambitions for what I can and will accomplish in year 2000. I have my
sights on becoming a competitive natural bodybuilder myself in a few years. So, if for
some strange reason I do not have the opportunity then, let me take this moment now to say
‘Thank You’ for being such a positive influence in my bodybuilding carrier as
well as my life in general." .
Shannon Spotts
Howard, PA
"I would like to commend you on your extreme physical development. As a child, I
was intrigued by the bodybuilders and the routines they supposedly performed. Knowing
that, if all things were equal I could one day equal and surpass the development of the
bodybuilders in the muscle magazines, I performed the routines to the letter. Needless to
say, I was not aware of all the chemistry surrounding professional bodybuilding. Skip, I
have recently been following your lead and have experienced extreme gains in strength and
size. You are the perfect example of what is possible with proper training, nutrition, and
most of all dedication. I am big on integrity, and it truly upsetting to have a person
pushing overall good health, when he/she use illegal means to reach childhood goals and
dreams. My question to them would be, ‘Are you living your dream, or are you existing
in a nightmare.?’ Skip. keep pushing and raising the bar. Good luck in your quest to
compete at 240 in Y2K."
Nicarde Sneed
Orange Park, FL
"Excellent work, Skip! I have tremendous respect for you. You have continuously
motivated me to not give up. Because of you, I'm making a turnaround in school and am
starting to pass all of my classes. From the bottom of my heart, thank you!"
William Walton
Pea Ridge, FL
"Thank you, Skip, for who you are. You have an awesome gift from God. Thanks for
all the inspiration and motivation and outstanding products. God bless you."
Paul Henning
Albrightsville, PA
"As Thanksgiving is but one day away, I would like you know that myself and what
must be legions of other drug-free bodybuilders are thankful for the motivation and
example that you have provided. It is a shame that so many of the top amateur and pro
bodybuilders do so little to really promote and help the all important business end of our
beloved sport. It is obvious you have worked hard on this aspect of sport and deserve the
rewards you reap."
Howard White
Thibodaux, LA
"I just want to say that I have admired your physique and now I admire your ideas
that you write about."
Dave Griffin
Manhattan, KS
"I have become a more focused person in the last few months, by setting goals and
realizing what I must do to accomplish these goals. I now meet my training partner in the
gym at 5:30 am, in order to make sure that I am able to lift. At 21 years of age, being
married, in eight months becoming a father, and while juggling a career I must make time
management a great concern. Your web site is filled with great information and awesome
motivational tips. You are a tremendous leader for our sport."
Nathan Roberts
Avon, IN
"Thank you for motivating me to take my life to the next level. For example, my
web page is under construction at www.dynamicbodies.com. It is time for natural
bodybuilding to go to the next level! See You At The Top!"
Mark Saunders
Tucson, AZ
"I know your probably sick to death of the whole drug issue, but here’s my
take on it: Whether your on ‘roids or not doesn’t matter, because your site is
information and motivational materials do more good for ALL bodybuilders than any magazine
or natural bodybuilding organization could ever do. For what it's worth, I was once
doubtful of your status, but I now believe you are natural (Anyone who does that much
cardio and lives should be that shredded come contest time!)."
Jay Bilodeau
"You, your achievements, and your persona are all exceptionally motivating forces,
Skip. Keep up the good work, mate. Cheers!"
Andrew Deasy
ACT, Australia
"You are doing something that is changing lives around you. That aspect of what
you are accomplishing outweighs any amount of muscle. I just want to tell you: Good
Work!"
Josh Barnes
"Thanks for everything. You have made an outstanding impact on my life."
Shelby D. Starnes
Southfield. MI
"My name is Alex and I am an all natural 17-year-old. I look to you for
inspiration, cause of the simple fact that bodybuilding is dominated by steroids. I
believe that your the key to opening up the door to the all natural world. I think that
you don’t only bodybuild but you mindbuild which enables you to achieve your goals. I
look forward to the day that I win all my contests and when they ask me who my inspiration
was I'm gonna be more than glad to say you. "
Alexander Marriaga
"I love to train in the gym. I am a golfer who is going to try to make it on a
mini-tour next year. I feel weight training has helped me a great deal and so has your
site. I truly enjoy all of the info you provide on this site. I recently purchased your
training video and I am even more prepared to go to the gym now. I love to power train
with the basic movements, and I have been training for almost a year. Thanks and good luck
to you in all that you do."
Tony Smith
"I'm nineteen years old. I've been training seriously for 8 months now and have
added great muscularity and gained 11 pounds of lean muscle-mass since. I've been through
a lot of well known bodybuilding sites and read a number of good bodybuilding magazines
and seeing all those chemical wonders makes me sick. Of course, I've thought of using
steroids myself too. I think every bodybuilder comes to a point where he gets in contact
with them. By studying all kinds of articles and seeing what damage they cause to your
body I was cured of them quite fast. Therefore I'm very pleased to have found a
bodybuilder with such muscularity and definition that is reached only by hard work, good
food and a lot of motivation. I think it's great thing that you share your knowledge with
other bodybuilders to help them get the physique they adore, in a natural way of course.
Keep up the good work with your site. I wish you all the best!"
Kevin Deegens
Holland
"I like that you are up front with everything. It is all about putting out the
heart to do it...and that is what you teach the masses. Thank you for not selling out to
however comes your way just to make a dollar. Thank you for taking the time!"
"How did you learn about this site?: Followed a hunch. One who walks a noble path
present-day sometimes also has a website."
"In the last month my results have improved dramatically as I changed from Musashi
products to AST. I feel stronger and have that little extra go, in the gym. I was most
surprised to find out that you are a hard gainer(natural),and it is this that has
convinced me and my brother to register and follow up on your results ,as you have been an
inspiration to us. Thank you and keep it up. Hope to hear from you soon."
Darwin
"I have been aerobic training for almost ten years (mountain bike and road bike)
also combined with free climbing (for this I have done thousands of pull ups and forearm
and finger strength). Today I dedicate my life for serious bodybuilding. I have been
training for about nine months. One day you will hear of me. The most important thing I
find in this sport are just three things: motivation, nutrition and genetics. The rest is
just bullshit and the market is to full of it specially with the Weider's era. I agree
with Skip La Cour the mind is the most powerful tool. Thank you."
Gerard
"I love the tips and details and knowledge you put into my mind. you have the best
products and knowledge on bodybuilding and great support for your ideas and facts. Great
job!"
"I am a lifetime natural competitive bodybuilder, who has been a great fan of
yours for quite some time. I am also involved in the bodybuilding and fitness industry as
I am partner in a local (South African) supplement company - Muscle Science. I was
fortunate enough to download your last years 13 week preparation for the IFBB world
champs. I think I was more disappointed than you when the American team was withdrawn at
the last minute. It is my dream to represent my country at the IFBB champs, but until this
year never truly believed that as a natural athlete that was possible. I used your 13 week
contest preparation diary this year to guide me in my contest preparation and shocked
myself by winning my class (middleweights) at my provincial show and then a week later
placing second at our IFFB national contest. I have been selected as a reserve for our
national team to compete in Slovakia next month. Should any of the other athletes in our
team not choose to be drug tested or should they fail the urinalysis to be conducted next
week, then I may reach my dream a lot sooner than I would ever have believed. I truly
believe that your motivational and inspirational guidance offered via the Internet has
been invaluable in helping me to achieve what I have this year. I now truly believe that I
have the ability to represent my country without having to resort to drugs. Realistically
at 177cm, I am too tall for a middleweight, but with your continued guidance and
motivational support I believe that I will one day reach my goal of a competitive
bodyweight of185-86kg which with my fortunate small joints and good genetic structure, I
believe will make me constantly competitive at our national level and even at the
international amateur level. Looking forward to your continued support and guidance
Thinking Big!"
Mario
"I just want to say thanks for giving me the motivation to stay natural. I'm a 21
year old student at Florida State University. I study nutrition and fitness and plan on
becoming a top natural bodybuilder. I have done one show and won my class and I am eager
to compete this summer in another one. I am so happy that you and other top natural
bodybuilders are making natural bodybuilding more popular. Thanks. You can make this site
more helpful by making some products available in New Zealand because it's an untapped
resource. Thanks for all the inspiration you provide!"
Dale
"I'm 24 years old and absolutely love this game of bodybuilding. I recently
competed in my first bodybuilding show as a light-heavyweight coming in 7th
place. It was a great experience and I learned a lot from the show. I love your products,
Skip (books and videos), and I will continue to follow your principles. Thank you for your
inspiration and all you do for this sport. You can't be thanked enough. Take care and God
Bless."
"At natural weight 0f 200 pounds I have decided that I want to get to 220 pounds,
I'll adopt your techniques and see how far thy get me. By the way, I hadn't seen a recent
picture of you and must say that your back looks AMAZING, keep it up for all us
naturals."
"I am a chiropractor and have been training for approximately 15 years. I have
enjoyed reading your articles in Ironman magazine and I think that your success principles
as it relates to bodybuilding make you a fantastic coach. I try to emulate these same
philosophies to my patients. Thank you!"
Dr. Andy
"I am senior at the University of Idaho majoring in Sport Science. I am also a
certified personal trainer through ACE, the NASM, and 24 Hour Fitness. I absolutely love
bodybuilding. As of yet I have no aspirations to compete but just love the act of getting
in there and doing my thing. I enjoy reading articles on techniques that deal with ALL
aspects of training. I met Skip LaCour once and I must say the guy is awesome. I respect
him very much and am glad that a guy with his personality and honesty is in the
bodybuilding world. If there were more people like Skip out there I think the world would
be a better place. The guy has helped my training and am sure many, many others."
"I'm 18 years old and currently going to school at the University of Nevada Reno.
I love bodybuilding and I plan to compete in the California Collegiate Championships. I
can't wait for your training camps to begin. I'm looking forward to training with the
best. Your mass machine video was awesome, I always watch it before I train. I just got
back from the Mr. Olympia contest and I thought it was great. I couldn't believe the size
of the competitors. I didn't get a chance to meet you at Gold's, but I'm really looking
forward to it. I really respect you for being drug free. You inspire me to achieve
excellence without the use of drugs. With your influence you are starting a new breed of
natural bodybuilders. Your drive and dedication is unbelievable, and you show me that with
a positive attitude you can do anything. Thanks for everything Skip, I'm glad to be a part
of your team."
Jeremiah Boucher
Reno, NV
"Skip is the coolest person I've ever seen! He is also the best bodybuilder in the
world!"
Erich Zimmerman
Barksdale, TX
"You are truly an inspiration to bodybuilding enthusiasts young and old. Please
keep being the role model and good will ambassador. You are great not only for the sport
but also for those of us who need words of wisdom."
Jerome White
Detroit, MI
"I've been following all your articles in Ironman Magazine (or somewhere else) and
I always enjoy reading them. I really like your positive attitude to life and training. I
am always so amazed how you think as I do. I, too, believe in positive thinking, improving
myself for myself, and just enjoying the process. I am a natural bodybuilder too, and plan
to show and prove that it is possible even for a woman to build a big, strong and a
naturally beautiful physique without using drugs or prohormones (I don't believe in using
drugs by females) just dedication, persistence, extreme discipline in training, nutrition
and an all-natural lifestyle. Thank you for a wonderful attitude toward life and sharing
it with us! Keep up your great work—personal and motivational!"
Suzanna McGee
"Skip La Cour is the only and best role model for anyone in this world even if
your are not a bodybuilder, his words speak volumes of his character and heart."
Derrick B. Morley
N. Charleston, SC
"I really enjoyed your input on why natural bodybuilders are killing the sport. I
just started bodybuilding 9 months ago and am always asking more experienced bodybuilders
how long they’ve been lifting and watch them in the gym to find out just how hard
they work. When I tell people that I’ve only been lifting for that short of time,
they are surprised. I am 21years, 5'9, and 195 lbs. And in the nine months I put on about
30 lbs. At 8% body fat. I look to those guys who most would say are steroid assisted
bodybuilders as goals to one day be ....better....yes better than them. People say that
isn’t possible and with statements like that I agree ..but I think it is...no I know
it is. Well, hopefully I can keep the spirit alive in me and see u on stage in like 6-8
years. I’ve really learned through life ..don’t judge unless you want to be
judged and everyone deserves a chance to show others who they really are without a someone
already feeling they know all about them. Thanks. Keep up the great work!"
Luke
"I read Skip’s Ironman article and I was impressed. There needs to be more
people with his kind of morals and kindness. You, Skip, are the man that makes the sport
true and you show the rest of us what time and effort can do for us."
Alex Werner
Northfield, MN
"I praise you for your positive views on not only bodybuilding, but life in
general. It's nice knowing that there are people, like yourself, that have such a positive
outlook on life and are willing to help others find it! Thank you again, Skip."
Chris Imai
West Hills, CA
"I have never been so inspired by someone like you have inspired me. I haven't
even talked to you, but by reading your information, my confidence level to reach my goals
has shot through the roof. Thank you so much for making this information available to the
public. It is people like you that really make a difference. I hope through my personal
training, I can touch people's lives like you have mine."
Dave Maxson
"Keep doing what you are doing now. Your comments and articles are an inspiration
to all of us who have decided to think "outside the square." I can't thank you
enough for all your help has done for me. Your words have helped me and I am sure many
others like me over many a rough patch. Believe me you are making a difference."
Steven McComb
South Canterbury, New Zealand
"I have written you before, and I want to say that the information you provided me
was excellent. I truly believe that anyone can succeed if they put their mind to it. Your
articles are the greatest. With your help, I have brought my body fat down to 7 percent
and my bodyweight is 205. I am glad to have achieved this and hope someday I will be able
to compete on stage."
Reymundo Longoria Jr.
Wahiawa, HI
"Keep up the good work. You are an excellent role model."
Lawrence Pearson
Madison,WI
"You are awesome! I really am inspired by seeing you. You take your body to the
outer limits...and without drugs! Maybe I'll never be able to carry your jock, but at
least I can be inspired that there are men of integrity at the top! Keep it up. One thing
I have always been impressed with was your determination...that gets results! I have seen
so much hype from all of these different training methods but they all lacked something:
Effort. Take care, friend!"
Shawn Thomas Be’llon
Fort Wayne, IN
"I recently had the chance to meet you at the Arnold Classic. You are a great
inspiration and spokesman for natural bodybuilding. Whenever I mention competing I always
have someone come up and tell me that I need drugs to do it. Without trying to seem
self-righteous, I just explain that's not what I'm about. It's good to see others that
feel the same way I do and still be highly successful."
Jason Smither
Mooresville, IN
"Excellent work you have been doing. You are in excellent condition and a
motivator of the sport. Thank you."
Steve Lauff
Philadelphia, PA
"You are the one bodybuilder I would like to be like. I know that probably sounds
strange to hear, but as a student of peak performance and inspiration/motivation, I
appreciate the influence you have. Your mental and physical approach is the best around.
Thanks for being someone I can identify with."
David Schulze
Austin, TX
"Great work by Skip putting all his time and energy into a wonderful cause—to
bring natural bodybuilding the attention it deserves."
Michael Collins
Brooklyn, NY
"You've helped to bring natural bodybuilding to a new level. Not only has natural
bodybuilding gained much more respect now thanks to naturals such as yourself, but now
even some top-level pros are putting their drug usage behind them and taking a natural
approach to the sport. Thanks again Skip, for putting up with the skeptics, accepting
slower and harder gains, and showing that with hard work and intelligent planning a
pro-level physique can be achieved without the use of drugs. You've definitely inspired me
and helped me decide to be a lifetime drug-free bodybuilder."
James Acres
Nepean, Ontario Canada
"Thanks for supporting natural competitive bodybuilders everywhere! You are truly
a motivational guru! Keep writing. We are reading and listening to your experience and
wisdom!"
Amy M. Blazawski
East Hartford, CT
"I think it's great that your looking out for all the people just starting out in
bodybuilding. I have been training for about a year now and I still have a ways to go, but
the advice you and other naturals give helps out a lot."
Lowell Alon
Springfield, Oregon
"I have been following your career for a couple of years now. You have become the
greatest representative for natural bodybuilding. I met you last year at the Arnold
Classic. And this year I did not get a chance to speak to you, but I saw you in the hotel
a couple of times at the Courtyard and at the expo. I just want to say that you are to me,
what so many other people consider Arnold to be. Which is the greatest natural bodybuilder
ever. You have made a huge influence on my life and training."
Brandon Hammonds
"Just wanted you to know that I think you are the epitome of bodybuilding! I have
a great deal of respect for your dedication to the drug free bodybuilding life.
Bodybuilding means building the body INSIDE as well as outside. I am 36 years old and LOVE
lifting. Guys like yourself and Chris Faildo are the driving force behind my workouts.
Please always remember that you have fans that deeply appreciate your mere presence as
motivation for self improvement! Very Respectfully!
Jeff Risinger
Cape May, NJ
"I have always been a big fan of yours! You have inspired me to work out
naturally! While I am not as big (nearly) as you. I really do enjoy working out! Thanks
for all you've done naturally and thanks again for the inspiration!"
Karl
"Just writing to say how much following your success has brought on my own
success. I have been following your journals for the last couple of years and you have
been my mentor inside and outside the gym. I have based my training on the simple and
effective principles of MAX OT. I am going on my 4th year of training at 20 and have been
growing more that ever. 4-6 reps and keep moving up in weight, its awesome. Checking your
daily journal has become a daily routine for me. Keep up the GREAT work and keep those
training pictures coming, they make great desktop wallpaper for my computer. Motivation
through the roof! I wish you continued success!"
Sean Barker
"The lessons you teach here are both inspiring and challenging. They are inspiring
because you have provided valuable insight into the makings of a champion person; these
insights transcend bodybuilding. They are challenging because the insights tear down myths
about physical fitness and spiritual improvement. We are so used to having a
"herd" mentality that your statements, which defy conventional thought and
processes, can be and probably have been dismissed as inaccurate, improper and impossible.
But without people challenging the "normal" way of doing things and showing how
better results can be achieved, we cannot grow and improve mentally, physically and
spiritually. Your statements, and the validation of your statements through seeing your
results, are vital to our growth as people. I say to those who defy your processes without
testing them for themselves, "Grow up!" I want to commend you upon taking up the
endeavor of this web site. It takes a courageous individual to display the ways and means
of how you have become a champion person, especially if the ways and means used defy
conventional thought. Thank you for stepping up to the plate."
Andre' V. Harris
"I think it's great that you are educating bodybuilders by putting out two books.
Your books give inspiration, and pure practical knowledge that readers can apply. I am
glad to see a natural bodybuilder, such as you, promote the sport of natural bodybuilding.
It is nice to have a good role model in whatever hobby or interest you have. For me, that
role model is you Mr. La Cour. You probably get a ton of fan mail, but hey, just wanted
you to know that this fan appreciates what you are doing."
Moe
"My name is Jose Fuentes and I met you at the Midatlantic show this year in May.
I'm just writing to you to let you know that my 2 bodybuilding shows are coming and I have
used all your strategies to be at my best. I'm 6'1" tall and I thought it was going
to be impossible to get packed up mass and cuts. With your sodium loading, sodium
depleting, potassium loading theory I look like I'm on ‘roids. I was even booked to
take photo shoots for Steel Jungle magazine, here in the East Coast, as well as other
opportunities that have been presented to me thanks to the way you have coached me. I want
to do big in Natural Bodybuilding, and I'm going to stick with you. You will soon hear
from me, because I need your expertise more deeply, and I trust you. Thanks for all the
services you provide to us, and God bless you."
"I would like to express my gratitude for your OUTSTANDING efforts. I just
received your book and cap deal and I was very touched when I opened it and I saw the
personal message and signature from you. It caught me off guard that someone of your
stature would take the time and effort into signing the books let alone the personal
message. Thank You and I will definitely let you know how I’m doing. I figure if you
can put the time and effort into me, I can do the same for you. Thank You."
Ray Stickler Jr.
"Thank you, Skip, for you have changed my whole life. I am a natural bodybuilder
and I thank you, I owe you everything. I think that Muscular Development is crap with out
you. If I may say so, your articles have amazingly changed my life . I want you to know
that you have a friend in Lebanon, so if you need any thing do not hesitate to ask for I
owe you a lot more than you think. By the way where can I find your articles, because to
me they are vital. Thank you for being my hero and changing my life. You have a brother in
Lebanon!"
Mohammed B. Itanitel
"Just a note to let you know how much you've inspired me. You have no idea. I've
been working out now (on and off) for almost 20 years. I've been blessed with great genes
and excellent proportions. So a little of this and that went a very long way with me. But
I've never taken it seriously. I'm an actor, and that's where my energy went. Just tried
to keep in shape as best I could. But Skip, recently I picked up a muscle magazine, leafed
through it and found your web site and something just clicked for me. I wanted to get the
body that I always wanted: lean, hard and ripped, I was never able to do that until I
started to read all of YOUR stuff. Yeah, I was in good shape...but nothing like this,
Skip. But the more I got into reading all that you had to say (and continue to say on the
site), it inspired me to be even more focused in my career. It's unbelievable. Everything
you talk about: MOTIVATION, FOCUS, STRICT DISCIPLINE, ETC, I was so impressed by that.
Every morning before I go to the gym, I log-on to your web site. Thanks a heap. You should
be VERY proud of yourself. I admire you tremendously. I won't go on anymore, I know how
very busy you are. But even if you get to read this e-mail, I'll be very happy. Thanks
again and all the best."
Guillermo Gonzalez
"I would just like to thank you for motivating me to push myself to a level where
, I guess , I was afraid to go in my workouts. I tried going heavy before but ended up
with sprains and pulls all over. But, this time I’m more careful and I started
listening to my body more, if it hurts do something else similar. All my weights went
through the roof, from alt. dumbbell curls to squats. Some lifts increasing anywhere from
20 to 50 pounds. Again, thanks a lot for the motivation in your emails each week."
Rosandro Irlanda
"I cannot say Thank You enough. I have gained and learned more in the last few
months than I had in the past several years. I am breaking through new barriers all the
time. I am so excited about the next several months because I have never been this lean
and this strong in my life. I am anticipating continued progress and believe I will
achieve a radical transformation in the next five to six months! To use a tired,
contemporary cliche, you are definitely THE MAN."
Sean
"I wanted to tell you how much of an inspiration you've been to myself and others
that I've told about you. It's so rare to find someone who is so genuinely interested in
helping others succeed. I first saw you perform as a guest poser in Detroit, Michigan last
summer. As a matter of fact, you must have an amazing effect on people, because my
girlfriend and I are driving to New York from Michigan just to see you perform at the Team
Universe in person! We've learned so much from your journals and e-mail tips. I just want
to say thanks for being such a great role model."
Steve
"I just wanted to write you a little letter of appreciation for all your hard
work. I've lifted weights half-heatedly for a couple of years now, but it wasn't until
this past Christmas that I began taking it very seriously. Having had an accident at my
part-time job, and being out of shape and overweight, I had decided it was time to change.
I began hitting the weights more seriously than ever, and actually looking at my overall
health rather than looking for quick fixes. But it wasn't until March of this year that I
picked up my first issue of Ironman magazine. Your pictures and articles were so
inspiring. After only really reading Flex, I had this idea that these were the only real
bodybuilders. NOT SO! You've shown me what one can accomplish and what a REAL, TRUE,
bodybuilder is. I thank you for it. More importantly, around the same time I was
considering quitting school, and felt lost about what my life was going to bring, but, and
this is no joke, I read an article of yours that changed my thoughts. Here I am three
months later, I finished my University degree (Sociology Criminology and Criminal Justice
Honors), I dropped 25 pounds of fat and am lifting better than ever, and I just passed the
first round of Police testing here in Ontario Canada. I realize that I have done all this
myself, but it was your articles, pictures, and I just found your website today, that
really inspired me and brought me back from the brink of being a quitter. I can't thank
you enough for that! I wish you all the best luck in the future! I am your newest and
biggest fan!"
Jason S. Hillier
"I think you're doing a great job of helping bodybuilders on all levels, you've
helped me to believe that I can achieve a level of conditioning and mass far beyond what I
ever thought possible."
Paul Ryan
Mt. Prospect, IL
"First, a note of thanks for your involvement in the sport of bodybuilding. You've
made this great sport better. I've used you for inspiration when I started bodybuilding
two years ago, and have gone from 190 pounds and 17 percent body fat to my current weight
of 248 pounds and 9 percent body fat. I get the usual comments you'd expect from people,
‘you must be on drugs’ and you name it. They totally discount the fact that I'm
in the gym busting my butt and keeping to a sane diet for these past two years. I have
also been keeping a 'must win' attitude. But again, I get inspiration from you and that
keeps me going. Of course, you haven't seen anything yet! I'm still working on getting
even bigger and more cut and plan on competing for the first time next year. Again, my
thanks Skip. Keep up the good work."
David DiFrancesco
"I just want to say thanks for being real. I like your training methods, they
really work! Natural powerlifters and bodybuilders need to realize proper nutrition and
supplementation is half the battle in putting on serious mass. Thanks to you people are
starting to realize this! Thanks Skip."
Laszlo Rakovszky
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