 Pete Khatcherian natural bodybuilder
Pete Khatcherian
1. How did you get started in Bodybuilding - Fitness - Figure? Growing up I was always the chubby kid, I always wanted to fit in the with the other kids my age. The summer before high school I decided I was going to do something about it. I joined the gym and over one summer I lost 30lbs and when school started no one could recognize me. I received comments all the time at bout how much better I look. My goal was really just to look like everybody else and not have to be self conscious, however the drastic changes I made, didn't make me fit in at all, it made me stand out. I loved it, I no longer wanted to look like everyone else, I wanted to stand out in a good way. I wanted to walk around and have everyone tell me how muscular I had gotten. So decided to start putting on muscle. The more positive results I saw, the more work I put in. This eventually led me into the sport of competitive natural bodybuilding.
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2. What is your training philosophy?. After years of trial and error, using every possible training method you can think of, I have found that any training program can work for your goals provided you are able to find the correct balance of volume, intensity, and frequency. As for a natural athlete I believe the .most important aspects of your training should be focused on high and high frequency.
3. What is your diet like? Over the years I have had to find what dieting approach works best through trial and error as well. Now off-season and even when dieting for a contest, I never limit myself to food choices. Its simple, I have a plan on macronutrient goals for the day, and I reach them eating what ever foods I want as long as at the end of the day I reached my protein, carbohydrate, and fat goals. If you can cause a caloric deficit and still eat foods you enjoy, why not?
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4. Who are your role models? I am a huge fan of athletes who decided to stay natural and achieved natural pro cards. Two names that stand out the most to me when I think of natural bodybuilding are Layne Norton and Tommy Jeffers.
5. What advice would you give to new athletes? The first thing I always tell a new athlete is to set goals and decide if you are willing to put in the work and time to reach them. Too many people never set a clear goal and this is where they fail. If you have a goal set and you reach mini goals along the way you will keep going. Always set goals for yourself.
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Pete Khatcherian
Email Rock9389@aol.com
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