Tom Albanese

Connect What fuels your passion for health and fitness?

I've struggled with obesity all my life from a child. I consider myself an underdog. I've done a lot of yo-yo dieting (which I'm not proud about) from the age of 14. I fell in love with running and s⚽ccer at a young age. I hurt my knees from doing that too much. I had my 1st panic attack when that happened (like 'oh no I cant run!') had no choice but to employ other exercise. So I started with push-ups, then I did some homework and found out strength training is the better way to lose body fat.

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

I do a push-pull split. One day I do 101-150 reps of pull ups (sets of 4-7), next day I do 50-100 sets x 5-8reps of parallel bar dips and repeat, no days off..ever! When I was younger (25-33yrs old), I did the same work outs, but I would be up into the thousands on reps and I could not do that now bc I would hurt myself..golfers elbow and so on.

What would you do with $20,000?

I would invest it. I'm a physical education teacher. I'm 42 years old. At this point in my life, I want to maintain my health. I just need to stay consistent. It's my reason to get out of bed. I am 159lb now (hairy pic 12/30/25). The pic in my profile (5yr ago, no hair) is 162lb. If I win I will have a little somethin for the magazine. I don't care if I win, I do this in my sleep, its a lifestyle for me. Honestly, I'm flattered to be in this and will not let ME down.