AboutBrad J Loomis Expertise I am a WNBF natural professional bodybuilder and fitness trainer who is well versed in Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology. I am equally well versed in muscle hypertrophy and fat reduction. I have coached male, female, and teenage competitors all to top 5 finishes, 2 with class wins. Competition prep and posing are other subjects I love to teach. I am very good with nutrition, but will admit that I am not a dietician. I hold a Bachelors Degree in Radiologic Science, a Personal Training Certification with the IDEA Health and Fitness Association and am a certified RKC (Russian Kettlebell Challenge) Instructor. I am most knowledgeable in Anatomy, kinesiology and Exercise Execution, especially Compound and Isolation free weight exercises. I also love to answer questions about motivation.
Experience I have won 3 overall titles with the ABA/INBA and several class wins. In August 2008 I won the Overall title for the INBF Washington State Natural Bodybuilding Championships earning my WNBF Pro Card. I have owned and operated "Healthy Bodies Fitness" in Portola, CA for 6 years. During that time I have taught literally hundreds of clients in nearly every way. You name it and I have used it as an avenue for coaching/teaching. One on one personal training, seminars, 10 week challenges, week long courses, group training, step aerobics, what ever it takes to spread the word of health and fitness and keep my business thriving in a small community. I have also authored a book "Design your own NUTRITION" which is being represented by ST Literary Agency.
Organizations Sponsored by AST Sports Science. www.ast-ss.com WNBF(World Natural Bodybuilding Federation, RKC I Certified Instructer(www.dragondoor.com)
A.R.R.T (American Registry of Radiologic Technologists)IDEA Health and Fitness Association
Publications May Issue of Natural Body Building and Fitness Magazine. March 2007 Issue of IDEA Fitness Journal (Member Spotlight)AST Sports Science Website (Interviewed by IFBB Pro Jeff Willet)Natural Bodybuilding and Fitness Magazine (www.exercisegroup.com)January Issue of Mountain Lifestye Magazine.
Local Paper "Portola Reporter"
Education/Credentials My background is in Health Care. I earned my Bachelors in Radiologic Science and have worked in Diagnostic Imaging for 13 years, thus my vast knowledge of anatomy. I am an RKC Certified Instructor and have a personal training certification with IDEA Health and Fitness Association. The rest of my knowledge comes from frequently reading the journals of The American College of Sports Medicine and American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. There are other journals out there, but those are my favorites.
Awards and Honors As I mentioned above, I am a 7x Natural Body Building Champion.
2003 Novice Overall Champion ABA/INBA Northern Nevada Natural
2004 Open Medium height division winner ABA/INBA Western USA Natural
2006 Open Overall Champion ABA/INBA Naturals Nationals
2007 Open Short class winner ABA/INBA Mr. Millenium and Mr. Reno
2008 Open Overall Champion ABA/INBA Mr. Millenium
2008 Open Middleweight winner INBF Capital City Naturals
2008 Open Overall Champion INBF Washington State Naturals(Earned WNBF Pro Status)
Past/Present Clients To many to list, but I am especially proud to have done consulting with Tony Bennett.
Question hi brad,
i was planning on buying protein supplements to help gain some lean muscle, but i've been reading that regular milk can do the same thing. should i be taking protein supplements or will more milk intake do the job? i was aiming for 10 lbs in wk. also if i do end up taking supplementation, can you recommend any that doesn't have any creatine? i've been looking at a lot of protein products and many companies mix some creatine stuff in there. to be honest, i've been heavily leaning towards optimum nutrition whey. does it contain any creatine or precursors? thanks.
Answer Kenny I'm not certain I understand the "i was aiming for 10 lbs in wk." statement. Are you saying 10lbs of milk? 10lbs of protein supplements? I don't think I can help you there. In any case, milk can NOT do for you what a good protein supplement can. First off, there is more carbohydrates in milk than there is protein. I am sure you can gain weight taking in 10lbs of milk a week, I'm not sure it will be all muscle though.
THere are a ton of protein supplements on the market. You get what you pay for certainly applies here though. If you buy the cheap Wal-Mart protein you are going to put on cheap Wal-Mart weight. Being I'm sponsored by AST Sports Science, I have never taken any supplement but VP2 whey protein isolate. The taste is great, and using VP2 stacked with AST's Micronized Creatine monohydrate, I put 4,000g of muscle on in 4 months. You do the math, that's 4.5lbs muscle. As far as ON whey, I have no idea what they put in thier creatine.
Good luck there bud, you can by VP2 at bodybuilding.com for about $30 a jug. If I were you, I'd get a couple of em.
