Bodybuilding.com Customer Service Rep 'Muscle Mania' Matt Biss recently left Bodybuilding.com to pursue a career in the United States Armed Forces! Coworker and fellow competitor Ryan Suydam will be taking his place in this contest prep series!
Click Image To Enlarge. Ryan Suydam's Current Weight.
How I Got Started
My name is Ryan Suydam and I am from Boise, ID. My dad got me started weight training as a kid with some rag tag weights that he had laying around the house. I was always the runt of my football and baseball teams, so being one of the shortest I had to do something to stand out. Thankfully I was blessed with speed!
That was my saving grace in sports so I really focused on improving and getting quicker. Thus, I did a lot of leg training which prospered into a life or working out. I trained at home until my older cousin invited me to go to the local gym with him.
We started training at the Idaho Athletic Club in Meridian, ID which is still the gym of choice to this day! I am very thankful for my cousin; he really introduced me into the bodybuilding world. I started training for sports and then blew up! I fell in love with the thought of transforming my body, and it is a life long goal to continue down this road.
Click Image To Enlarge. Ryan Suydam - Before & After (So Far).
Work Background:
I am a customer service representative here at Bodybuilding.com. I have been an athlete my whole life but really got into Bodybuilding at the age of 15 with the help of my cousin. I love my job; I live my day to day life talking about what I am truly passionate about. I could not ask for a better job or company to work for.
Click To Enlarge. I Have Been An Athlete My Whole Life.
Click To Enlarge. I Could Not Ask For A Better Job Or Company To Work For.
My Contest History
As far as my contest history goes I competed in the '03 North West Natural placing 3rd in teens (my first comp) and 4th in novice. The following year 04' I placed 1st in teens and 3rd in the men's over all. So this year I am working hard to hopefully take 1st again.
Click To Enlarge. I Am Working Hard To Hopefully Take 1st Again.
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