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Dossey pumped about bodybuildingDate: 20.06.2007
Posted by: Anabolic Info Team United States
Weightlifting, dieting is way of life for student
When he played baseball for Avon High School, Austin Dossey always enjoyed heading to the weight room.
"I've always been kind of into it (weightlifting), but it wasn't until I got to Ball State that I really dedicated myself to it," he said.
After spending two years playing baseball at Kaskaskia Junior College in Illinois, the 2003 Avon graduate transferred to Ball State. Though his baseball playing days were over, he wanted to fill the void with another athletic pursuit.
"I missed having something to dedicate myself too, and I felt a bit lost," he said. "Once I decided to pursue lifting and bodybuilding my life seemed pretty normal again."
During a workout in Ball State's weight room Dossey overheard a lot of talk about the "Mr. Ball State" competition.
"My roommate wanted to do it (the Ball State competition) and he sort of talked me into it," said Dossey.
The first year he entered the Ball State competition, he finished as the runner-up. That motivated him to do more.
"The main priority from the start was winning it," he said.
Training and dieting continued and this past April, Dossey realized his goal when he was named "Mr. Ball State."
Dossey also was named winner of the middleweight division of the Northern Kentucky-Cincinnati bodybuilding competition in March and "Mr. Mid-Michigan" in a separate competition in April of this year.
"It always feels good to win something," Dossey said. "I try not to put pressure on myself to win, but after all of the hours and dedication and focusing on dieting and training, winning felt really good."
Although it requires countless hours in the weight room, according to Dossey the most difficult part of bodybuilding is following a strict diet.
"It's really important to focus on the nutritional aspect of it all," he said. "The goal is to lose body fat but maintain muscle mass, you do this by eating 'clean' foods."
Leading up to a competition, Dossey restricts his caloric intake and eats limited amounts of chicken, broccoli and oatmeal -- examples of "clean" foods.
"When I'm not training for competition, I still eat the clean foods, but just more of them," he said.
Dossey also points out that prefers to enter all-natural variety competitions, meaning each contestant takes a drug test prior to the event. Dossey says that steroids will never be part of his regimen.
"It feels good to get to this point through diet and training."
Dossey is scheduled to graduate from Ball State next spring with a degree in exercise science. Although he says it may not be feasible to make a career out of bodybuilding, he is sure to be involved with it in some capacity.
"I'll definitely be involved in exercise somehow," he said.
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