IFBB PRO LEAGUE ATHLETE JOSH WADE IS REMINDING PEOPLE OF A PHYSIQUE THAT IS SIMILAR TO THAT OF A CERTAIN MR . OLYMPIA .

JOSH WADE WAS a fan of Jay Cutler ’ s as he was coming up the amateur ranks of bodybuilding , but he quickly saw that he was being compared with another Mr . Olympia : Dorian Yates . “ I ’ ve heard and read how he was meticulous and detailed with his workouts ,” Wade says . “ I ’ m the same way . I ’ m up every day at the same time , including Sundays , so I can eat my meals . My workouts are logged for years like he did . Now people have been telling me that when I ’ m onstage I remind them of him .”

Like Yates , Wade is also a student of the sport and training . As a personal trainer who owns his own gym , he makes it a priority to learn as much as possible , not only for himself but also for his clients . However , he also knows the value of a coach , and that ’ s why he works with the “ Mountain Dog ” John Meadows .

“ John has the dry , grainy body type like I do . I consider him as a peer review , and no one has done better at teaching me my body than he has . He isn ’ t cookie-cutter , either . The workouts and nutrition are for me to improve my physique onstage .”

With the Yates influence and Meadows ’ guidance , Wade is preparing to take to the pro stage at the Ferrigno Legacy , where he hopes to improve on his third-place finish earlier this year in Vancouver . “ I ’ ve never been so confident that I can win a show as I am that I can win the Ferrigno show ,” Wade says . “ Obviously my ultimate goal and dream is to make it to the Olympia stage and place in the top 10 . I want one of those jackets . I want to make it to that stage and do it by winning that show .”

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