Who am I?
My name is Jason Allinder. I am a professional civil engineer who enjoys bodybuilding as a hobby. I like to approach training from a scientific standpoint since science and numbers are kind of my thing :) I am 37 years old. I'm 5'7" and weight is between ~160 lbs. and ~200lbs., depending on how close the next contest is. I have been working out serious since I was 23 years old, and started competing at age 28. How did I get into competing? I had the unfortunate (or so I thought at the time) luck of losing my job. I took this negative and thought about how I could turn it into a positive. Since I had all of this time on my hands, and had been working out for years, I thought now is the time to try to do something with my hobby. First I thought maybe fighting was a good route, so I trained for a Toughman boxing contest. My three minutes of getting tortured in the ring was enough for me to decide to pursue something different. Bodybuilding competition was what came next. I spent my days training twice per day, eating 6 times a day, and spending every other waking minute researching diet and training. I won my first three contests the first year! After that I found work and found out that it's much harder to compete when working a full time job, but I finally adapted to that too. So now I guess I'm working full time, taking on extra work, and still competing! I've heard the busiest person gets the most done :)
Local/Regional/State Level:
2002 Bluegrass Muscle Classic - Men's Open Bantamweight - 1st Place
2002 June 22 Vince Taylor's Nashville Bodybuilding, Fitness, & Figure NPC Regional Championships - Men's Open Bantamweight - 1st Place
2002 NPC Kentucky Bodybuilding Championship - Men's Open Bantamweight - 1st Place
2004 Bluegrass Muscle Classic - Men's Open Lightweight - 3rd Place
2005 NPC Cincinnati Bodybuilding - Men's Open Lightweight - 1st Place
2005 Northern Kentucky Bodybuilding Championship - Men's Open Lightweight - 1st Place
2006 Bluegrass Muscle Classic - Men's Open Lightweight - 3rd Place
2008 GNC Central Indiana Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - Men's Open Welterweight - 1st Place
2010 GNC Classic Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - Men's Novice Lightweight - 1st Place; Men's Open Welterweight - 1st Place
2011 March 26 Muscle Madness South Bend, Indiana - Men's Open Welterweight - 1st Place; Men's Open Overall Champion!
2012 August 4 Kentucky State Bodybuilding, Figure, Bikini, and Physique Championships Frankfort, Kentucky - Men's Open Light Heavyweight - 3rd Place
2013 August 3 Kentucky State Bodybuilding, Figure, Bikini, and Physique Championships Frankfort, Kentucky - Men's Open Light Heavyweight - 1st Place; KY Men's Open Light Heavyweight - 2nd Place; Masters over 40 - 1st place; Masters Overall Champion!
National Level:
2005 NPC Junior U.S.A Bodybuilding Championship - Men's Open Lightweight - 6th Place
2006 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding Championships - Men's Open Lightweight - 5th Place
2007 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding Championships - Men's Open Lightweight - 5th place
2008 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding Championships - Men's Open Welterweight - 6th Place
2009 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding Championships - Men's Open Welterweight - 3rd Place
2010 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding Championships - Men's Open Lightweight - 6th Place
2011 IFBB North American Championships Cleveland, Ohio - Men's Middleweight - 8th Place out of 13 competitors
2011 NPC National Bodybuilding Championships Miami, Florida - Men's Welterweight - 10th Place out of 11 competitors - some tough competition!
2012 NPC Teen, Collegiate, and Masters National Bodybuilding Championships Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Men's Masters over 35 Middleweight - 2nd Place
2013 NPC Teen, Collegiate, and Masters National Bodybuilding Championships Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - Men's Masters over 35 Middleweight - 3nd Place; Men's Masters over 40 Middleweight - 5th Place
When I started working out in my local YMCA, I was a scrawny little guy who wanted to pack on as much muscle as possible. I couldn't even lift a standard bar over my head. I had to start with 5 and 10 pound dumbbells and eventually work my way up to using just the bar. I always say, everybody's gotta start somewhere. Back then, there was no such thing as a personal trainer when and where I started. We all helped each other. The guys who had been doing it for years were always eager to help us beginners. I have had a lot of help along the way with lifting techniques, exercises, contest preparation, and dieting, so I began to help others when they asked me for it. It's called giving back and that's something I was taught is important once you become successful at something. Dieting and training is just something I've learned a lot about and I'm good at helping others with. I've been answering questions, training people for contests, giving my opinions on supplements, etc. for years. It became time consuming and not only taking away from what free time I had, but also makes my workouts take much longer at times to stop and help others. I only want to get paid a little something for my time.
For one, this is not my career. It's my hobby and something I'm passionate about. I already have a day job, so I am not trying to pay my bills by helping you. I've seen it many times, some trainers are not training people to learn, they are training them to need training...which is fine if you are a person that is not self-motivated and need someone to hold you accountable. If that is you, I am not the help you are looking for. If you are already self-motivated and just need to learn how to eat and how to train to meet your goals, that's where I come in. There is no one program or one diet that is going to work forever, and it doesn't happen overnight, but you will see progress and that is always a great motivator. Whether you are wanting to acquire more muscle mass, get rid of some body fat, or just want to be more fit and healthy, I can help you do these things. I gain and lose 30 or more pounds each year to either prepare for bodybuilding competitions or to try to put on more muscle mass when I am not competing. It's something I've spent a lot of time researching and practicing and I know how to help people with this. Although I have mostly worked with bodybuilders that want to compete, I can also help you if you are not wanting to take it to this extreme.
I have two main goals:
