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Retired bodybuilder and former TCC student Antione Williams came to TR Campus Oct. 19 to speak on his experiences and career in bodybuilding.<\/p>\n

The event was a collaboration between the behavioral sciences and kinesiology departments as part of the latter\u2019s \u201cFitober,\u201d a monthlong series of events involving different areas of health and wellness.<\/p>\n

\u201cDr. [Wafeeq] Sabir and I have been speaking for a while about bringing our two worlds together,\u201d said Melanie Rose, TR kinesiology department chair and assistant professor. \u201cIt was perfect because we can plug the rest of Fitober, but since we\u2019re talking about bodybuilding, we have other classes that you can continue this conversation in weight training or intro to physical fitness and wellness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Williams shared key moments of his bodybuilding career, which spanned over a decade, through a presentation and Q&A with Rose.<\/p>\n

Williams said he was inspired by his mother\u2019s work ethic and discipline. He grew up watching her train for bodybuilding competitions.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would go to the gym with her and watch her train and lead all the way up to her show,\u201d he said. \u201cJust watching her, you know, go to work and then get off from work and still have to go do some more work but in the gym.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Europa Super Show, hosted at the Dallas Convention Center, was Williams\u2019 first ever show. He placed as a runner-up, which he said is not an easy feat.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was the biggest show in Texas at the time,\u201d Williams said. \u201cI fell in love with the reward.\u201d<\/p>\n

After his knee replacement surgery, Williams said he was afraid he couldn\u2019t continue competing in bodybuilding.<\/p>\n

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Former TCC student and Mr. Olympia contestant Antione Williams talks with TR
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\u201cI thought I was done, but they created the men\u2019s physique division,\u201d Williams said. \u201cA friend of mine, she\u2019s a bodybuilder and also a coach, and she was telling me about it. She was like, \u2018You would kill this sport if you did men\u2019s physique.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Wafeeq Sabir, TR department chair of behavioral sciences and professor, said he and Williams date back to their time together in the police force.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew [him] when he was going through the bodybuilding and making it all the way to Mr. Olympia,\u201d Sabir said. \u201cBeing in this position now as department chair, I just felt like, \u2018You know what? That would probably be a cool thing to have a professional competitor talk about health and wellness and what they had to go through to make it to that initial level\u201d<\/p>\n

Mr. Olympia is an annual competition hosted by the International Fitness and Body building Foundation. Williams qualified for the competition in 2017 and said it was surreal to be there in general.<\/p>\n

Williams had a word of advice to those interested in getting started with bodybuilding but said the lesson can be applied to other areas of life, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest [takeaway] I could say is not comparing your chapter one to someone\u2019s Chapter 20, and understanding that, you know, it\u2019s not going to be instant gratification,\u201d Williams said. \u201cBut what you\u2019re doing as far as life goes, as far as being a student, there\u2019s an end goal. You just got to stay consistent and committed to doing it. Everything that you do now is for the bigger goal.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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