He Ate Ice Cream and Built His Dream Body

This is the story of a guy who ate ice cream everyday and built his dream body. This is not a joke. Each one of us is able to sculpt a physique that is a celebration of strength and aesthetics. Believe me: YOU CAN. Let me share my secret with you. 

Everyone knows that workout improves our health and conditions our bodies. But truth is many people spend long hours at the gym without results. Except sweat and despair. They spend an eternity on treadmills, toss weights around, and train incorrectly. Then, not only witness no results, but also risk injury. Discouraged, most lose hope and motivation, slam the gym door for good and embrace a box of Lindt to reconcile with their old habits. What has been wrong?

From the shy guy playing guitar and reading poetry books, and bullied at school by the strong gang, I decided at the age of 16 to get my first gym membership. Maybe to impress my girlfriend too.

Like you, I spent countless hours at the gym lifting weights without seeing any results. I complained to the gym trainer who advised me: “to build a great body, you have to eat everything. In large quantities.” I became a devouring machine, and grew an impressive belly in the process. What went wrong?

    Why I Decided to Transform

Christmas lunch in Scotland, 2010

I grew tired of seeing no results. I wanted a return on my investment. I mean I taught myself a new language with books and podcasts while commuting from/to university with the bus just because it would be a shame to see time go to waste.

There had to be an optimal way to get into an awesome shape and carve a physique that others crave.

United Kingdom, 2010

The Transformation

Holding a degree in computer science, I am fond of going the extra mile and finding how things work, primarily, reading the science behind them. In Computer Science we call them algorithms. That's when my real fitness journey began.

When it comes to fitness and nutrition, myths are everywhere. Everyone is a self-proclaimed guru, a.k.a Jack of all trades. I had to employ a scientific approach. Driven by an insatiable curiosity to learn, I utilized my critical thinking and started digging science journals, learned proper exercise physiology and fitness nutrition. I've also listened to the experts in the field, and did a thorough analysis of studies endorsing different training methods. I learned that fitness is an art of both, training and nutrition. They’re inseparable entities. Take one out and the other falls.

Because knowledge without application is just literature, I looked at myself and decided that my body had to become my lab. I trained myself with intensity and utmost discipline and dedication. I tried a lot of foods, and ate more of what was right. For the first time in my life I noticed results and a lot of friends started inquiring how did I do it? Was it a magic pill?

Day after day people I never met before began to approach and ask. That’s when I knew I had to share the revelations with others. 

I started training friends, by sharing with them all that I learned to a point where they even started baking their own protein bars. But most of all, they were happy to know more about discipline, motivation and commitment. I was thrilled to share everything I knew with others.

Having worked at an NGO that cares for animals in the past and currently a computer science lecturer at NRC (Norwegian Refugee Council) where I teach courses mainly to refugees fleeing from their war-torn countries, I'm passionate about helping others. I enjoy making a difference.

Inside each one of us is a fighter. A sea of true hidden potentials awaiting to be unlocked. Believe me. So you, me, and each one of us can, with the proper help and motivation, achieve goals. A fantastic temple called our body where strength meets achievement. And that ice-cream I told you about at the beginning of my story, will be readily shared with you, along with other decadent recipes and fitness tips to motivate you to live a healthy and fit life that your body, mind and soul would forever thank you for.