DAVID GRIFFIN

Physique Profile Series: The Hottest Bodies Talk. Hear What They Say

Name:: DAVID GRIFFIN
Alias:: "Griff"
Age:: 27
Home Base:: Charleston, SC
Day Gig:: Firefighter
Body Props:: 2006 South Carolina State Bodybuilding Champion, 2007 Jr. USA Light Heavyweight Bodybuilding Champio, Cover of Oblique Magazine, Featured in Andrew Oye's "The Oye Body Survey" Physique Profile Series
Body Battle Cry:: “Till I Collapse.”
Connect:: www.griffgear.net

1. What two words best describe your build/physique/figure? Why?: Good shape and structure. I get very hard and veiny in contest shape. My body is relentless and that enables me to train harder and harder.
2. What part of your body deserves to be honored in the “Physique Hall of Fame?” Why?: I would say my quads and abs, because they get deep separations and also become very vein when I am in contest shape.
3. When did you first realize your body was sexy, appealing or exemplary?: I don’t want my body to be “sexy” per se, I want it to look freaky and hard.
4. In the quiet moment before you begin a workout, what’s the first thing that goes through your mind? And what is the last thing that goes through your mind as you conclude a workout?: First thing – “Till I Collapse.” Last thing – Me feeling like I am going to collapse. Hell yeah, what a feeling!
5. Who is your physique/fitness idol or role model, and what body part would you steal from that person for a day?: Dorian Yates, because he was just a massive beast that trained like a maniac to get that way.
6. Who or what inspires you to accept the daily challenge of building your physique/figure?: My motivation is that I just love pushing my body to its limit, then more and seeing if I can handle it physically and mentally. The mind is powerful; you have to shut your mind off to push through the pain sometimes. In the final weeks leading to a contest I hardly ever sleep because I am planning my next day of workouts and meals to bring me in the way I need to look to win.
7. If someone wrote a book or song about your body, what would it be called?: "Freakshow"
8. Your name appears as an option on a restaurant menu, and you order the dish/beverage. What food/drink does the waiter deliver to your table?: A cheeseburger, French fries, and a piece of cheesecake. What can I say, I love some cow.
9. What would a talking mirror say about your body if you stood naked in front of it?: "KEEP WORKING!"
10. If you received the ultimatum: workout or die— but your other favorite thing was simply too hard to resist— what is that one other thing you love (besides loved ones, family, friends, etc.) so much that you would actually choose it over your “final workout?”: I am a bodybuilder. Period. That’s what’s I do. That’s why I get up in the morning. I eat every three hours, 24 hours a day. Yes, I wake up all night to eat my meals. I train everyday. I live, eat and breathe bodybuilding. My goal when I train is perfection; this cannot be achieved with outside distractions.