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SAN DIEGO - Lance Cpl. Dylan A. Bruner pumps iron and runs six days a week. He follows a strict diet and plans seven daily meals precisely. He has dedicated himself to pushing his body to its limits.
Bruner, a finance clerk with Service Company, Headquarters and Service Battalion, puts his body through vigorous training to compete in bodybuilding competitions.
He proves that discipline and dedication don’t only apply to him while in his Marine Corps uniform but on his off time as well.
“Bruner does a really good job at setting the example physically and diet-wise for the other Marines, not only for his peers but chief warrant officers as well,” said Staff Sgt. James R. Vandever, travel staff noncommissioned officer in charge, Service Company, Headquarters and Service Company. “What lance corporal does that?”
Though he’s always been athletic, having been involved in sports growing up, Bruner had never thought of starting bodybuilding.
The first competition he entered was on a whim. When a sergeant approached him a year ago and convinced him to start training for a competition, Bruner took on the new challenge just to see what he could do with his body.
“I wanted to do something with my hobby of physical training and I’ve always admired bodybuilders, so I tried it,” said Bruner.
After placing fourth among experienced bodybuilders, Bruner realized his potential and decided to stick with it.
“After the first competition, getting fourth place with no experience and dieting for a short period of time, I knew I could do better so I wanted to do another one,” said Bruner.
Bruner’s most recent competition was the Western All Forces Lightweight Bodybuilding Competition held June 18 in San Diego.
He started training for the event sixteen weeks in advance, determined to show his capabilities. To do so, he put his social life on hold and replaced it with two hours of physical training six days a week. The rest of his free time was consumed with planning out balanced meals, weighing food portions, and cooking.
“I did what is called [carbohydrate] cycling,” said Bruner. “I only ate one-hundred grams of carbohydrates a day, except weekends I would eat a little more.”
Carbohydrate cycling is the same concept as changing up a workout in the gym. If someone continues to do the same workout every day, they can plateau. This practice can keep the metabolism guessing. Bruner explains besides fluctuating his carbohydrate intake, he would also take in a large amount of protein and very low amount of fat.
“You go to the gym everyday and see these people that look the same all the time, but if you do hard work and set your mind to it, you can do a lot with your body,” said Bruner.
His hard work paid off when he took first place in the competition.
“When I won all I could think about was how hungry I was and I just wanted to eat,” said Bruner.
Now that Bruner has seen what he can do with his body he says he would like to make bodybuilding a career.
With only a short amount of time left in the Marine Corps, Bruner plans on getting out and earning a degree in a fitness-related subject while he continues to pursue bodybuilding.
“I love lifting weights. It makes me feel good,” said Bruner. “The blood flowing through my muscles is satisfying.”
| Date Taken: | 08.05.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 08.05.2011 17:46 |
| Story ID: | 74923 |
| Location: | SAN DIEGO, CA, US |
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