Shawn Swindel

Connect What fuels your passion for health and fitness?

My drive to push myself, be the best I can. I love the grind! I love the work! I love pushing the limits, helping others push theirs as well. Im grateful that I get to do what I love every single day, i dont know where id be without this sport. And I hope to share that and help as many people as I can along the way.

What’s your favorite way to train or stay fit?

I use a bodybuilding approach that emphasizes time under tension, moderately heavy weight, with strict form and quality contractions. I try to focus on mind muscle connection, and feeling the muscle work through each phase of the rep. I have a rather hard time gaining size so I've recently dropped down to 4 days of training rather than 5 to put on some size over the next few months. My workouts are built around the staples (squats, rows, pull downs, presses) with finishing sets for smaller musc.

What would you do with $20,000?

I AM BROKE! I am trying to launch my online personal training business, and create an online presence. I would invest a portion of the money into my business, to get established and finance some marketing tools. I would use some to catch my family up on past due bills. And the remainder would be used to fund this years travels to shows and send us to our first MR. Olympia.