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musclesportsweb.com staff
Publisher
Kaleem Maxwell
Specialists
Dan Kennedy
Jason Orr
Photographers
Brian Steiss
Writers
Erica Appiah
Jaymin Proulx
Mark Shorey
Kaleem Maxwell - Publisher
Kaleem Maxwell's web and video endeavors started in 2001 when he started covering smaller events, conventions, musical, entertainment, film and sporting events which included bodybuilding shows. Focusing on developing content and video for the blooming world-wide-web, he found early success with the sport of bodybuilding through its on-line community and appeared on K-Max Media Entertainment's website, kmaxmedia.com. After a two year hiatus in doing bodybuilding coverage, he returned to active muscle media duty to publish musclesportsweb.com.
Kaleem admired the bodybuilding and muscle culture for the look and symbolism in society. "The training and lifestyle needed to achieve the muscular physique is almost religious in a way, that it requires dedication and discipline. At the same time, it is a different experience for each person in terms of what goes on inside and outside the physique" says Kaleem. "Fictional or not, the stories and views surrounding the muscular body can be quite compelling to hear and watch. I hope to being them to you with this site."
Dan Kennedy - Specialist
Dan Kennedy’s motto "obsessed is just a word the lazy use to describe the dedicated" can be interpreted as his mantra of what it takes for an athlete to get to the top. Dan's first bodybuilding show was in 1990 and he continued until 1993 then took a hiatus. Not one to turn his back on the muscle sport, he came back in 2001 to win the Kingston show and has
since competed on the National stage three times. Dan is also a Provincially qualified judge for OPA competitions.
Dan and his wife, who also competes, live in London, Ontario. He has been a faithful lifter for 25 years and trains with Brian and Donna Logue. Dan prefers training one body part per day and visits several gyms in his city. Dan’s favorite clean meal is healthy oatmeal and egg
whites but loves sinfully rich chocolate as a treat. He admires the bodybuilders of the 90's and is a true example of dedication to the sport!
Jason Orr - Specialist
Jason Orr has been involved in the bodybuilding industry for over a decade. He started lifting weights to better prepare himself for track & field and football. He is a former Ontario champion in long jump and also a former bench press champion. He graduated college with a Fitness Leadership diploma.
Jason has worked with many individuals helping them with training, nutrition and contest prep. You can usually find Jason at the gym or at most of the local bodybuilding contests. Jason has also dabbled with physique and contest photography. He has done photography for many competitors and various websites. Jason is a big fan and follower of female bodybuilding throughout the amateur and professional ranks.
Brian Steiss - Photographer
55-year old Brian Steiss, became interested in body building and competing in 1997 and has never looked back. He was introduced to professional trainer Scott Abel, who assisted him in his transformation into a competitive powerhouse and in 1999 he took first place in the Ontario Championships - Masters Division.
Through 1999 to 2006, Brian has competed in the Northern Ontarios, Canadian Nationals, and the Mississauga Championships where he has amassed several titles compete that even at 55 years old he is still a formidable force. When asked if he saw him self doing bodybuilding in the next ten years he stated, “I hope to be doing this until the end”.
His competitive career was not without difficulties. Brian has needed surgery on both of his shoulders due to injuries sustained during his intense training sessions. In the past four years, Brian has been under the knife a total of three times, with the most recent being only seven months ago when he was involved in a motor vehicular accident which re-injured his shoulder. Brian has since made an almost full recovery and will compete at the 2009 OPA Ontario Provincial Bodybuilding Championships in June.
