1ST SET
WEIDER ATHLETES WEIGH IN
YOU HAVEN’T
COMPETED ON STAGE
IN 2017. WHEN WILL
YOU BE BACK?
IS THERE A
STRATEGY IN PLAY?
STEVE
KUCLO
ASK THE ATHLETES
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FLEX | JANUARY 2018
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Build, build, build—that’s
the play! Build my body,
build my business, and
build my family! So
much went into this
year that I can’t believe
it’s almost over. It feels
like we should still be in
January.
I was talking with
my training partner
George early in the
year, and we both
agreed we needed
some time to make
some changes and not
rush getting back on
stage without being
ready. Around late May,
after the Kuclo Classic,
we decided to take the
rest of this year off and
focus on the 2018
season—hitting the
Arnold in Ohio to start
the year. In April my
wife, Amanda [Latona],
and I appeared on
ABC’s Shark Tank for
the company we built
in our house—that
company is still in its
infant stages and
needs a lot of time and
attention, and that is
what our 8–to-5 job is
every day.
My wife and I
decided that we also
wanted to start a
family and work on
having a baby. Dieting
for shows and not
having your hormones
in an optimal baby-
making state isn’t the
best for baby making,
so the downtime we
have right now we are
diligently working at
having a baby.