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IM: What are your goals like in the
gym these days?
DH: I don’t want the circumference to
get bigger. I want to change the shape
of the muscle. I want to accentuate the
symmetry in the balance.
IM: What do you do in the gym that
you think might shock some of
our readers?
DH: I don’t really even do full reps. Your
strength curve is usually not as strong in
the beginning as it is in the middle of a
rep. If you’re doing a curl, it’s the hard-
est at the bottom but almost midway to
3/4 of the way up, that’s where you’re
the strongest.
IM: A lot of people are pushing the
idea of always lifting heavy. What’s
your take on this?
DH: When guys try to do super heavy
weight on full range of motion, that’s
usually where they get injured. If I go
heavier, I have to decrease my range
of motion. I just want to stimulate the
muscles so I’ll do partial reps right in
that sweet spot and do partial reps
in there rather than try to do a lighter
weight so I can do the full range of
motion. My workload in a week in the
gym is a lot more than most. It’s just
not done all at one time. I just did arms
three times in one day. The overall
workload is way more than someone
who did one hour really hard.
IM: What’s your diet like?
DH: Low carbs. Very high fats. Espe-
cially as you get older, you have to eat
more fats. I have a cheat meal whenever
I want. I base it on my condition at
the time. I like pizza [or] anything
with chocolate.
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I want to change
the shape of the
muscle.
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IM: You’re coming off a huge win as
the first ever Mr. Olympia Classic
Physique champion. How do you see
the industry as it is today?
DH: Size, conditioning and symme-
try are supposed to be equal. It’s sad
because I think symmetry is last on
the list. If you have the size and the