About James

Age: 33 years old

Married to Nicki

Born: Lincoln

Currently resides: Iwade, Nr Sittingbourne

Current Employment: Gym Instructor and Personal Trainer, specialising in resistance training, nutrition, body conditioning and bodybuilding.

Past employment: Sales Manager for Ward and Partners Estate Agency for 7 years

Qualifications:
8 GCSE's
3 'A' Levels
2:1 degree BA (hons) from Exeter University in Recreation in the Community with Physical Recreation Programmes.
BWLA Instructor in Weight Training and Olympic Lifting
REP's registered Level 3
YMCA Personal Trainers Award. Weight training seriously for 6 years
Bodybuilding competitively for 4 years

Contest History
2003 NABBA SE First timers 1st place
2003 NABBA Novice finals 1st place
2003 UKBFF 'Stars of Tomorrow' Intermediates 1st place
2004 Gravesend Classic u200lbs 1st place and Overall champion
2004 UKBFF East of England u80kgs 1st place
2004 UKBFF British Championships u80kgs 3rd place
2004 IFBB British Grand Prix (amateur) 7th Place
2004 UKBFF 'Stars of Tomorrow' u80kgs 1st place and Overall champion
2005 UKBFF British Finals u80kgs 1st Place
2006 WABBA Body Beautiful Spectacular Mens short class 1st place and Overall champion
2006 Gravesend Classic u90kgs 1st place and Overall champion
2006 PDI London 'Night of Champions' Amateur class u90kgs 1st place and winner of PDI 'Pro card'
2006 WABBA World Championships (Athens, Greece) Mens short class 6th place

Future plans
2008 WABBA European and World Championships
2008 or 2009 NABBA SE qualifier, British Finals and hopefully Universe Class 4 (if qualify)

Quote...'I'd rather miss a workout than a meal'
I cannot stress enough the importance of Nutrition. It accounts for at least 80% of any bodybuilding, body toning or weight loss programme.