Congradulations Derik Farnsworth ........

[Iabadman]

On your recent profile in Muscle Mag Int. I honestly wasn't that familar with you or your fantastic physique . Man , you got some great lines bro . You could be another Danny Padilla or Mohamed Makkaway . And if you built that body without the help of drugs , then I am even that much more impressed. I think it is great that you have been stopping by the site as of late . I checked out your site and it looked good , but I was curious how your dieting and training have changed since 2000 ? How much weight do you typically drop during your prep for a show ? Do have to do much cardio ? It looks like you used to train Dorian style ......are you still training this way or have you switched to Max -Q since you are an AST guy ? What is your contest diet like now versus then ? What have you learned ? And what is your next move as a pro ? If you hold your lines and come in great shape , I feel you might be able to suprize some of the big boys . Well , good luck Derik , you seem like good people . I wish you and your wife nothing but success and happiness,

 

[MikeS]

I gotta see this, thanks for the heads up IAB.
Derek is a good guy wish he'd come around more.

 

[babygetoboy]

Yes, great article, and you did look fantastic as IAB said, great article.

 

[Musclechick]

Well I have admired Deriks physique for a few years now and there is certainly some impressive photos on his site.

I have to add that when I was first getting into the sport I emailed his wife for advice. She would have to be one of the most nicest and down to earth people that I have ever come across in this sport. We have kept in contact over the years and I believe that both her and Derik are a credit to the industry.

 

[balplayer]

very nice guy indeed. met him at the world gym classic in 2003 and he took the time to talk to me and he was a very approachable and well spoken. i did not know who he was at the time as he was covered up and i was deceived by his height, but i do know now and i never got to thank him as i saw him walking around at the ironman but didnt say hello cause i didnt think he would remember. but ill be at the ironman this year but we all know he will be busy competing. good luck man

Josh

 

[mental1]

Derik is a really cool guy. Met him out at the Arnold expo at the AST booth. I knew about him cuz I have always tried to follow the shorter guys in the sport. Me being the tall guy that I am...LOL Hes got a great physique.
I just went up to him and he was really cool. I actually exchanged business cards with him and have talked to him a couple times since. He is based out of San Diego. One thing I appreciated about him was he was upfront and honest. In this day in age...alot of people cant speak the truth!! If you get a chance to meet this guy..your doing yourself a favor!!

 

[DerikFarnsworth]

wow, wow WOOOOOW....

DAMN GUYS ... THANX!!!!!!

I'm just over 2 weeks out from pro debut ... [ this answers one , of

imabadman's q's]

I'm about 173-4.. right now...last time i competed[ 2002 nationals ] i weighed in at 151...my lightest ever !]so hopefully i put on some size... i think i'll peak at the san fran pro...jsut a bit more tightness needed with skin but overall very happy.. this is the first time i have eve not had to make a weight so it was alot of trial and error...

Iabadman...

first off.. the compliment about padilla and Mohamed Makkaway , damn thanx...

o.k now ot answer your q's

my diet changed alot but it was more tweaking from what i did in 2000, i cycle carbs yr round , use high carbs...believe in food over powders as much as possible..cardio wise, i do am walks out side on empty stomach .. night sessions are step mill, high intense..
i lose roughly 30 lbs for a show...i started at roughly 202[ heaviest ever ]
right now i am doing double cardio m-f and sat and sun is just nights...training wise , i train heavy...lately higher reps range though .. seems to be working better.. on legs its high reps and hevy weights...
i think diet iis just consistency...i mean since i went pro , i have still ate 7 meals a day ... if i go to the mall with my wife[ which we do alot ] i bring meals.., to the beach same thing to the movies.. you get the idea.. offseaso nto me is more important , you need to grow ...contest time , is bas. reducing what you have been doing slowly tweaking it here and there as needed...

mike, i'd like to be on here more but , alot of the subject i have little to say or arent familiar with .. but dont get me wrong i read the board alot..

thanx again guys and gals..

Derik

 

[big_byrd52]

WOW, im am very impressed. u guys gotta check out his site if u havent seen it! Damn, lotsa props man. good luck in the future

http://www.derikfarnsworth.com/index

 

[Iabadman]

Derik , thanks for getting back ! You definately seem to be a class act . And thanks for sharing some of what you do , because I know that is what you do for a living , and alot of guys would be reluctant to share much ,because they get paid for that type of info . Good luck at the Ironman . I will be at the SF show to root you on . Hopefully , you can pull a Dave Henry and sneak up on some people there and gain some more well deserved repect and publicity . Just keep thinking balance , conditioning ,and shape . If you do that Derik , you will do great , because you really are gifted . Have fun in your debut . I will try and say hi at the SF , I am sure you will be very tired , so I will in no way try to bug you [but I will offer to buy you and your wife dinner if you make top 6 ...lol]. Just remember ,conditioning is your best friend up there , bodybuilding is all about illusion ! And you got the shape my friend .......you can hang with any anybody in that dept !

 

[DerikFarnsworth]

Iabadman,

please come up and say hi .. i insist..., please excuse me if i'm dazed[ i'm sure you understand] but , no i love meeting people from the boards..
as far as your advice , i hear you .. doing my best to come in best shape possible .. i believe i will look alot harder at SF than ironman , so you 'll see me at the better outing ..
as far as placing ... look i know what i'm against.. you nailed it on the head.. i'm going to have fun ... i will be outweighed , out massed , most likely out conditionded by alot ... but i will be one of the happiest guys on stage... i will surpass my last outing ...
p.s i'll still take that dinner regardless... lololol..

Derik

 

[Iabadman]

Sounds like you got your head in the right place .......I am sure it will be a great expirence for you ........And as far as dinner .....No problem , if you want to grab some dinner after the show , I would love to take you and your beautiful wife out to get some food. I will be with my best friend who will be bulked up to 305 or so and Grigori Attoyan that just placed 2nd in the nationals as a heavyweight. [ both are great guys ] I used to be a pretty decent bodybuilder at one time , but I got myself in trouble and left the sport for a long time . The last two years I have been considering a comeback of sorts , but had a rash of friends and family pass away and it really crushed me emotionally . Now , I am battling a series of injuries , and I am very discouraged . After many years of being clean , I went back on for alittle while , but it just didn't feel right . I have decided to remain clean , my genetics are similar to yours , if you really are clean ,then you are my new inspiration . I have your structure on a six foot frame [ kind of the Bob Paris look ] .I know without gear it will be hard to become a national champ [very unlikely ] such as yourself , but I think I can win an NQ because superheavies really arent that good most of the time ] I look foreward to meeting you . If you are serious about meeting up for some grub after the SF , pm me and I will shoot you a number and we can hook up . If not , no worries bro , you already made yourself a new fan ........take care Derik !

 

[musclehed79]

As it has been said throughout the thread Derik really is an unbelievable person. My training partner and I met him at last years Arnold Classic and talked to him there for over an hour where he truely was down to earth, humble and very eager to help despite not knowing us from anyone else of the thousands there. From there my training partner and I traveled out to CA to train with him this past summer....this was truely one of the best experiences of my life and only wish that the time could have lasted longer. The info he gave us was making drastic changes in my physique this past fall, plus the intense workouts....legs being one of them where Derik certainly humbled me with his intense training techniques.......but the workouts taughtr me that there will always be so much more to learn about training. He certainly symbolizes the best of the sport as I've met so many others that are so against really knowing / helping their fans.

Derik...
best of luck to you at the upcoming comps....I hope to see you at the Arnold this year. Please drop me or "Kickstand" a line if you may be able to have dinner or anything while you're out there. I thank you for all your time and wish you the best...."Kickstand" said you'd emailed me after I'd gotten out of the hospital but I've changed email addresses as my other was canceled....so I never got anything but I know you're a busy man with what you're working towards now, but thank you for your thoughts.
Again, I wish you all the best.....I'm trying to be back out there this summer!

 

[DerikFarnsworth]

musclehed!!!!

how are you feeling ? i was real sad to hear about what happened to you this past yr ... please email me an update on how you are now!
i unfortunately , wont be at the arnold.. AST isnt going , and i am doing san fran pro so dont want to interuppt my prep...
but i will do this ,you come out to diego and next training session is on me..but this time we train together!!!!!!
p.s you can bring ''kickstand '' if he can hang.. [lol]

Derik

 

[bpoppapumpp]

lol

if kickstand can hang, huh? you're just lucky i'm not in the ironman against you. LOL!

YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE BIGGER THAN ME! well, nevermind, yeah you are, aren't ya?
YOU MAY THINK YOU'RE STRONGER THAN ME! yeah, again, nevermind you are pretty strong. I'm just digging a ditch here, aren't i? i'm just going to shut up now!

just messin with ya, D. hope everything's going well for the show. i wish you the best of luck.

A