Self-Taught, Self-Built: Learn From One Man’s Amazing Transformation!

Vital Stats

Name: Quentin Turnage

Bodyspace: Turnage

Transformation Video: Best Body Transformation of 2010


Before: Age: 21 Height: 5'9" Weight: 199 lbs Body Fat: 14% Waist: 34"	After: Age: 21 Height: 5'9" Weight: 162 lbs Body Fat: 7% Waist: 30"

Why I Got Started

In 2004 I was in high school at the age of 15 or 16. I always wanted to work out and gain some muscle and feel strong about myself. I did not want to be skinny all my life so I started to look more into it.

As I was doing that I met a classmate by the name of Michael Ayres, he was one year older than me but about 3 times bigger. I went up and just started talking to him about stuff like how much he weighed and how long he had been working out.

Ever since I can remember who Arnold was, I looked up to him a lot. I read his books and talked about him with my uncle. He told me about him, how many times he had won, and how he got started at a young age.

That really got me going and ever since meeting my friend Michael back in 2004, I have been going strong at it, eating healthy and aiming to be better than I was before.

I keep in shape and eat healthy not just to look good, but because I know that what you do today will affect your outcome later in life when you're 60, 70, 80, or even 90-years old.

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I have been going strong at it, eating healthy and aiming
to be better then I was before.

How I Did It

I went down to Planet Fitness, a small gym located in downtown Gilroy. I signed up there for a membership and then went down to the store to buy the supplements I needed to get me going like protein powder, glutamine and BCAAs.

I then went shopping for food, cooked it and planned out the six meals I was going to eat. I learned how to eat how and how to time my meals, such as when to take a protein shake.

I bought a lot of muscle mags to teach me about how to live a healthy life and to lift for muscle growth. I still have all the mags I bought and still read them from time to time.

I'm proud to say that I'm self taught; I have never paid for a personal trainer or have worked with one. I believe being self-taught is the best way to go, but make sure you have someone to push you in the right direction in the beginning.

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I believe being self-taught is the best way to go.

Supplements

Morning and Evening:

Fish Oil: 1 cap

Morning and Post Workout:

Optimum Nutrition Nitro Core 24: 2 scoops

Diet

Meal 1:

2 scoops blended Optimum Nutrition Nitro Core 24

Meal 2:

1 Chicken Breast

2 cups Broccoli

1 cup Yogurt

Meal 3:

1 Chicken Breast

2 cups Broccoli

1/2 cup Oatmeal

Meal 4:

1 Fish Fillet

2 cups Broccoli

1/2 cup Oatmeal

Meal 5:

1 Chicken Breast

2 cups Broccoli

Meal 6:

2 scoops blended Optimum Nutrition Nitro Core 24