Flex 2018-03-01 Flex Magazine | Page 46

1ST SET WEIDER ATHLETES WEIGH IN SHAWN RHODEN WHAT ARE YOU THANKFUL FOR THIS YEAR? I do. My last big trips at the end of 2017, mostly in December, had me doing appearances in China, then going to the Philippines for more of the same. After that, I went home to California for a few days before I flew to South Africa, where I did appearances for my sponsor, ProSupps, and visited a bunch of sites. After South Africa, it was off to Dubai, where I went to a U.S. Army base and visited with the troops—as a way of thanking them for their service—and then I flew back to California. The schedule isn’t always that intense, but I end up traveling a lot of miles. 44 FLEX | MARCH ’18 WHEN YOU BECOME A SPONSORED ATHLETE, DO YOU HAVE TO TRAVEL A LOT?