Some of you know this already, but Jay is the reason I am here today, he and I went to the same high school and he was my original inspiration to become aware of health and wellness. Jay was the one who probably would have lived 24/7 on boards like this one, he was cruising Usenet (along with myself) and was always setting us newbies straight on the latest advice that he read, whether it be about the safety of something or how much protein we should be taking in. He was a voracious reader and didn't pay attention to fads or bad advice. Jay was in a league of his own back then, as he probably still is today, I haven't spoken to him in at least three years I'd say. He was the only person who claimed to take his workouts seriously, and also lived up to it. While the rest of us were trying to write our own rules and take shortcuts with our physiques, Jay was the only person I knew who would try extra hard to do the research behind everything and approach bodybuilding more like a sport than a hobby.
Jay's youngest brother should be 25 by now, I wonder if he ended up getting to bodybuilding at all...I know he had a slight interest but was more into being a musician...put the two of them in the same sport and you'd have created a monster...
wow man. Are you the guy (sorry I dont remember the name) that was in his DVD? Jay -Z and the one prior to that? In jay to Z he explained how he was helping out his high school friend and getting him started with work in LA. Is that you? (also the same guy who was taped training with jay in the prior video "one step closer"???
I am a HUGE Jay fan. He is my inspiration in bodybuilding. no homo intended but I really idolize him, his values, his approach to bodybuilding, and his work ethic. I originally became interested in his bodybuilding career when i watched a few of his DVDs and my gf and I realized how similar I am to him with respect to his insatiable desire to know anything and everything about the sport and what it involves, to help others. (boards etc),
and determination to make it to the top one day.
I just wish I could have 10minutes with the guy to have a down to earth talk about what kind of things he did to make such progress. I mean look at the guy between 17-18 and 22! the transformation was CRAZY. My number one priority is my health, and I believe Jay is smart enough to have the same priorities. I just would love to hear from him what sort of things hes done and continues to do, and his opinion on it all.
I know he has great genetics, and is very disciplined. But unlike other pro's he trains, diets, and lives bbing all year round. He doesnt just train for the O 6 months out.
I mean to put it plainly... we all know what substances are available to these guys and can sort of ASSUME how they use/have used them. But to make a commitment to go the route of a pro bber and make decisions based on assumptions isnt as motivating. I see Jay as a family man, and a good father. In his book he described his desire to be one some day. I have a hard time believing that he would sacrifice any of his health to persue his bodybuilding career. It would be nice to hear it all from him. or maybe from someone who was around him in the start of his career.
