Mark Gutekunst
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Year 2003: 227lbs fat, sleep apnea, felt like crap, couldn't even run up the stairs of my house w/o getting winded. Tired of getting sick frequently and using CPAP machine. Had a 'Come To Jesus' meeting and started the slow transformation. Lost 30 lbs in 3 months. Off CPAP in 6 months and had diagnosis of sleep apnea reversed. Started cycling and spin classes. After 5 years was 175 lbs. Was asked to start instructing spin classes. Continues to workout. Also became an instructor for Boot Camp classes. 2012 October: Sitting having beer with buddy telling him I was getting bored and needed a change. He suggested I compete.....I told him to get a life......He said that he was serious and put me in touch with Shaun Moore, the local training guru for competitions. He has been successfully training competitors for 31 years. He evaluated me and said I had potential. I hired him and followed his recipe to the letter and won 1st place in 3 divisions in my first competition...The 2013 Atlantic Supershow in Richmond Virginia, an OCB event. Have competed in 2 more events since then and fell in love with bodybuilding and competitions.