Bill and I have been friends since high school where we played football together. When Bill decided he wanted to compete, I was very excited to work with him because I knew he would walk a thousand miles a day if I told him to. He started out at 270 pounds, and we peeled him down to 208 in 16 weeks. Bill placed second as a heavyweight in the 2002 Northern Alberta. He displayed a professional level of dedication and discipline that is rarely seen at the entry level.