Michael Lockett is probably one of the most, if not the most, genetically gifted bodybuilders of all time. His physique, as far as symmetry, size, conditioning, and overall aesthetic form, is as close to perfection as I have ever seen from any bodybuilder. And to think that all of this is achieved NATURALLY, without him having ever taken a single ounce of steroids in his life. This is true muscle art.
Michael is the son of a former boxer, and at 12 he got into the sport himself, and even eventually ended up being a two time Golden Gloves champion. At 22 he left the sport, but visited a local gym one day, Fitworks gym in Cleveland, to help him stay in shape, as this is what he was used to. The manager of this gym, Mark Sustin, immediately recognized his potential and encouraged him to become a bodybuilder. Michael will admit though that at first, he wasn't too enthused about the idea of becoming a bodybuilder. "I had seen pictures of bodybuilders before, and I thought they looked nasty. I never wanted to look like that," he has once said. Destiny had other plans for Michael, however. Mark gave him a copy of Arnold's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding, along with a big stack of muscle magazines. "The more I read about bodybuilding, the more it seemed like something I could do and enjoy. It seemed like this could be my new sport."
Lo and behold, not only has it become his new sport, but it's a sport that he has excelled in, exceeding everybody's expectations.
One thing that I like about Michael is that he is a spiritual man, and it's his faith in God that has made using steroids an unthinkable choice. "God gave me a unique gift with these genetics, and I would be wasting it if I took steroids," he says. "I would be throwing that gift away and basically saying , 'Thanks anyway, but I'm not satisfied.' That would be showing zero gratitude for what God has blessed me with."
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