Australia

Gaspari Nutrition Australian Tour

I arrived in Australia after a crazy flight a total of 26hrs round trip.


When i landed i was welcomed by a team of Customs officers with Dogs checking all us passengers coming off the plane.
This wasn't my first trip to Australia, i came here in 2001 on a rugby tour which also happened to be the same time as the foot and mouth scare, i remember then having to take of my shoes and scrap any visual mud on our shoes in a bag, sounds crazy and it was....


I grabbed my bags and headed to clear customs those who know me, know im a cheeky lil bugger, i tried to hide and smuggle in my food through, (heck its to dang nice to throw) so i could eat what i hadn't on the plane, that plan failed big time i played the dumb card and said i needed it as i have low blood sugars but as far as they were concerned, i was on my own and good luck if you drop here then welcome to Oz, to top off that i ended up having to wait 30Min's for all my bowls to be cleaned out before i could clear!

With all that said it just goes to show you how good customs are at there job keeping all the bad guys out and also the food smugglers! lol

My hotel was Star City Hotel & Casino i had a fantastic suite with a full kitchen and panoramic view of Sydney Harbor bridge where i could see all the boats and cruise ships coming in and out.




Lee Priest-
My Trip to Aus wouldn't be complete without bumping into there BEST Bodybuilder and one my idols yes still and and someone who really inspired me in getting into this sport as a kid. Myself and Lee had a blast this guys so funny i found myself walking off my booth just to hang out he and his lovely new wife had me in stitches they both as bad each other and were cracking on me himself wife and the fans all in good fun of course!


Myself and Lee Priest messing around.......... He asked me about my calves and i said yes implants!

Fans
The Australian fans didn't disappoint they came out in there droves, although i must say that for as big as this show was there was no advertisements on what Pros or Athletes would be there, even i was discovering that my fellow industry friends had made the long ass flight namely so Christian Boeving(VPX) and Julian Greaux (BSN) to name a few, but what fans found the Gaspari booth was fun to see people expressions and shock when they seen me here.


My off season has not yet began, and boy do i feel it.
As many of you know i have been taking a big break to detox my body ready for the next few months, i feel small and constantly flat, alot can contribute to my life on the road these last few weeks plus my training has been hot and cold and on this trip, finding myself training when my body clock was still telling me it was 3am.

Im still holding decent size and condition and even though my appetite has gone bad again im eating enough to keep me holding a good luck until i go into Phase One which will start in 6 weeks. I was asked to hit a few shots for the fans as you know im all about you guys!

My Trip to Australia was amazing and ive been invited to come back and next time visit New Zealand, and as im a big Rugby fan also i will be back, oh and next time im gonna eat my kangaroo!

As i love eating different meats and food from around the world it was on my list but each time the days day was over it was time to hit the sack. oh well as i said i will be back!

NEXT

I leave from Australia to fly to FIBO Germany YES how mad is that a 26hr flight to only jump on another plane in less than 12 hours of being home for an addition 15hrs.........no rest for the wicked the saying is, Essen here i come.