Guam's top bodybuilder takes it to Hawaii
Date: 15-03-2007
Posted by: Anabolic Info TeamGuam |
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Losing is not an option for Dan Munoz.
Armed with that mindset, Guam's top bodybuilder will board a plane tomorrow destined for Hawaii to compete in the Stingrey Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Competition, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. March 23 (Hawaii time) at the Pacific Beach Hotel in Waikiki.
"Whatever I do, it's all for Guam," Munoz said.
When he arrives in Hawaii, Munoz will have one week to prepare himself for the competition, which is a national qualifier.
If he places in the top three in his weight class -- Munoz is 195 pounds and will compete in the heavyweight class (199 pounds and over) -- he will qualify for the Junior National Bodybuilding Championships and National Bodybuilding Championships, according to Tony Morrison, who is Munoz's coach.
"This is bodybuilding at its best," Morrison said. "This is the real thing -- a national qualifier. And Dan is not pulling any punches. He's not dodging and weaving (through trial and error), he's going straight (to the top)."
Munoz, who sat across from Morrison at a table in the Java Junction Cafe in the Agana Shopping Center for this interview, only smiled and nodded.
Then he added that Morrison has already been through the trial and the error, and with Morrison on his side, he is now able to avoid those pitfalls.
If he places in the top three in the overall category, Morrison said Munoz would qualify for the American National Bodybuilding Championships.
Morrison added that the winners of the overall as well as the various weight classes in the national and the junior national championships could then turn pro and compete in events like the Arnold Classic and Mr. Olympia, to name a few.
Only the overall winners of the Bodybuilding Championships have the option to turn pro, Morrison added.
Munoz, overall men's winner at the 2006 Guam National BodyBuilding Championships in November, said he's ready to take on the world.
He picked up that winning attitude from his bodybuilding idol -- seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger.
When asked about how he feels, Munoz said: "I'm very confident."
Part of that is because he's got an ace up his sleeve. Bodybuilder Keith Myers, a friend from Hawaii, sent him materials on the Stingrey's participants and DVDs of past shows.
This being his first off-island show, he said, he would do everything in his power to represent Guam to the best of his ability.
Munoz is excited about the competition and the fact that he's going to get a chance to meet some big names in the bodybuilding, including Shawn Ray and Bob Cicherillo, the event's masters of ceremony.
His final words: "Thank you to all of the people of Guam for all of your support."
