Bodybuilding comes naturally to Scot Ian.Byline: KEVIN TURNER BODYBUILDER Ian Sturrock Ian Sturrock is a noted rescuer and restorer of orchards and apple trees, and has saved a number of apple species from the brink of extinction. He is notable for having discovered the last remaining Bardsey apple, and for rescuing the Diamond apple. is a natural champion - and he has the lie- detector results to prove it. Scot Ian, 29, triumphed in the light-heavyweight category at the World Natural Bodybuilding Natural bodybuilding may refer to one of several types of approach to the sport of bodybuilding. Most commonly it means bodybuilding without the use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs such as anabolic steroids and human growth hormone. Federation Championships in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . The competition is only for those bodybuilders who are drug-free - and can prove it through a polygraph An instrument used to measure physiological responses in humans when they are questioned in order to determine if their answers are truthful. Also known as a "lie detector," the polygraph has a controversial history in U.S. law. - lie-detector - test before they compete. The victory is even sweeter for Ian because he quit bodybuilding for boxing some years ago after becoming disillusioned dis·il·lu·sion tr.v. dis·il·lu·sioned, dis·il·lu·sion·ing, dis·il·lu·sions To free or deprive of illusion. n. 1. The act of disenchanting. 2. The condition or fact of being disenchanted. about having to compete against men who were clearly on steroids. He only returned to the sport when pro bodybuilder Vicky McCann formed the British Natural Bodybuilding Federation in 2000. And he was the BNBF team's star performer at the world championships. Despite still being an amateur, Ian, an electrician from Paisley who is known to his training partners as The Rock, beat professional opposition from all over the world. Yesterday, he admitted: "Some people didn't think I should go to New York as an amateur because of the level of competition. "However, the improvements I made between the British and World championships was like night and day. "To go over and win was absolutely incredible. "Each contestant was polygraph tested, which is extremely nerve-wracking, even when you have nothing to hide. "Anyone tested has no choice but to tell the truth. If you tell the machine a lie, it goes right off the screen." Ian, who is 5ft 6in and has a competition weight of 13st 3lb, said: "The guys who take steroids push themselves hard but they couldn't compete in our shows. "It's more rewarding when you know your physique's down to you and not down to a drug. "At our shows, you know you're not going to come up against these guys. "Some have said, `You couldn't get in your shape without drugs,' but I take that as a compliment." Ian trains twice a day, seven days a week in the run-up to competitions. He hopes his win will attract sponsorship for both himself and the BNBF. Vicky McCann said: "Ian showed real Scottish grit. He was the lightest in his class but very muscular and looked the biggest on stage. "He thoroughly deserved his win and worked incredibly hard to achieve it." |
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