ANDREW READ
Contributing writer and author of Joy & Fierceness.

Well let's get straight into it. I know you have a no bullshit attitude to training so we won't beat around the bush. How long have you been involved in various forms of hardcore physical training?
I started to become interested in physical development when I was in year 8. My brother and I went out and bought a weights set and Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men. It was a bit GQ/ Men's Health for me even at that age (laughing) so I started looking for better information.

I've been training in what i think is a hard manner for about 10 years. During that ten years I have won national level grappling tournaments, been in Special Forces and worked at gyms as well as in a minor role at the VIS.

What mainstream qualifications do you have, if any?
Not really anything worth speaking of in training terms and certainly nothing even close to degree level.

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