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Layne Norton
IFPA & NGA Professional Bodybuilder

Name: Layne Norton
Birth date: 12/15/1981
Birthplace: Evansville, IN
Current Residence: Champaign, IL
Height: 5'10.5"
Contest Weight: 190-195
Offseason Weight: 225-230

First Bodybuilding Contest

2001 INBF Mid America Muscle Classic

Best Contest Placing(s)

7 Class wins, 4 open overall wins, 2 Pro Qualifier Open Overall Wins

Role Models in Bodybuilding/Fitness

Dave Goodin, Dr. Joe Klemczewski

Bodybuilders/Fitness Competitors who physiques you most admire

Dave Goodin, Doug Miller, Rob Hope, Kareem Petteway, Jon Harris, Jim Cordova

Bodybuilders/Fitness Competitors whose personalities you most admire

Too many to name.

Highlight(s) of Career

Winning the teen division at my first show and winning 2 pro qualifiers in back to back weeks.

Biggest Disappointment(s) of Career

4th place out of 5 at the 2002 Mid-America Muscle Classic in the Novice division.

Best Bodypart

Probably Triceps

Worst Bodypart

Quads or Calves

Favorite Exercise

Squat or Deadlift

 

Least Favorite Exercise:

Abs

Traits I admire most in others

Dedication, perseverance, and accountability!

Traits I admire most in myself

Dedication and positive attitude.

Favorite Movies

Braveheart, Gladiator, Jerry McGuire, any of the Die Hard movies.

Favorite Actor

Don't really have one.

Favorite Band or Performer:

Oh man tough one, I guess I have to say Chimaira because I worked out with their drummer Andols.

Favorite Food

Don't really have one

Favorite Cheat Day Treats

Don't really have cheat 'days' may have a burrito every once and a while or a slice of pizza here and there.

Favorite Automobile

Cars don't really turn my crank... whatever fits in my budget

Idea of a Perfect Vacation

My wife and I, a beach, and nobody else.

Favorite TV Program(s)

Anything regarding mixed martial arts.

What would you be doing if you weren't a Bodybuilder?

Something competitive. Hard to say... probably powerlifting I guess.

Long Term Bodybuilding Ambitions

Have a positive impact on the growth of natural bodybuilding.

What I like most about Bodybuilding

I love the challenge of pushing myself past my current limitations.

What I dislike most about Bodybuilding

The egos of some people involved, the politics, and the people who don't have fun with it, who make bodybuilding out to be a burden. If you don't enjoy it... DON'T DO IT. Nobody is putting a gun to your head making you do a show... so don't complain about it.

Advice I would give other bodybuilders

Have patience and unrelenting determination. If you think everyone had it easy or didn't encounter roadblocks along the way to success you are kidding yourself. The difference between champions and flashes in the pan are those who can find a way to overcome obstacles.

A little more about me...

Pursuing my PhD in Nutritional Science specializing in muscle protein metabolism.

Email layne@biolayne.com
Website www.biolayne.com