Until just a couple years ago, Ed used to let his bodyweight climb up to over 300 pounds in the off-season. That’s not too uncommon these days, especially for a man over 6 feet. But what is uncommon is that eventually he made a decision to stay leaner. “It’s not that I was uncomfortable at that weight physically,” he says. “I just got sick of hav- ing to kill myself with cardio to get in shape when it was time to compete because I needed to drop 50 pounds.” Sharing the bodybuilder’s universal hatred of cardio, Nunn adds, “Being so heavy with all that fat also stretches the skin out and makes it harder to get that tight, shrink-wrapped look once you’re in condition.” Since 2006, Ed has maintained a weight of around 280 in the off-season. “My abs are in at that weight, and I see plenty of vascularity. As long as I eat clean all week, I find I can have a couple treats over the weekend and it doesn’t hurt me much. I have a pretty fast metabolism for someone my size, I think. But staying leaner is definitely something that’s made my contest diets a lot easier. And best of all, I don’t have to do a ton of cardio when it’s time to get in shape. I can get by most of the time with two 15-20 minute sessions a day instead of 45 like the old days.”
ble, but they are missing the big picture. The total package is what wins, and condition is a huge element of that. If you look at the athletes Hany has worked with and helped turn pro, you see that he has been very consistent with bringing people into shows in the best condition of their careers. I’m still over nine weeks out right now and my glutes are pretty much in. I won’t make any predictions of course, but I have a great feeling about the Nationals.” The best part is that Ed holds no grudge about being passed over for a pro card at the USA. “I feel blessed to have done
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But the similarities are easy to see…X-frame, stature and both are even from Indiana. And with all due respect to Toney, I think Ed is better now than Toney was when he turned pro and even has him beat on a couple body parts already. Nunn gained nearly 20 pounds between the ‘07 Nationals and the ‘08 USA, a time span of only eight months. Can you picture him with another 15 pounds and the same small waist? “That’s one thing I won’t let happen is to get a big old belly,” he laughs. There is a photo on the home page of Ed’s website showing him at 260, winning this year’s Indiana state show. I thought it was a Photoshop job at first, but it’s simply what he looks like without cutting his sodium and water. The overall shape and fullness are what you would expect to see in the top five at a pro show. So with that going for him in addition to his team- ing up with The Pro Creator for the Nationals, chances are excellent that this new X-Man, the new guy who goes by the nickname of Bigg Show, will be second to Nunn in Atlanta. ■
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MDName: Edward S. Nunn Nickname: Bigg Show Date of birth: June 6, 1971 Place of birth: Anderson, Indiana Marital status: Single
Children: Antonio, 19, Matoka, 13, Skyla, 9 Height: 6’1”
Off-Season Weight: 280 lbs Contest Weight: 245 lbs
Academic Background: Associates Degree, Criminal Law; ACE-Certified Trainer
Hobbies: Working on old cars, motorcycles and electronics
Personal Motto: “Never give up, never
stop fighting for what you want!“ Favorite Music: R&B, jazz, hip-hop, rap, rock Favorite Films: “300;” “Gladiator;” “Scarface;”
“Shawshank Redemption” Favorite Colors: red, black, pearl
Favorite Authors: Stephen King, Dean Koontz
Favorite Foods: steak and sweet potatoes and a big salad Least Favorite Foods: fast-food restaurants
Website: www.biggshow.net
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December 2008 www.musculardevelopment.comMASSIVE TREY
“THE PHENOM”
BREWER’S
LEG BLAST
By Ron Harris, Photography by Per Bernal Shadenfreude: Pleasure derived from
the misfortune of others.
When 22-year-old Trey Brewer walked away from his first outing at the national level this June with fifth place at the Junior Nationals from what was supposed to be an easy win on the way to nabbing his pro card the following month at the USA
Championships, a whole lot of haters out there were overjoyed. I bet more than a few were jumping up and down and pumping
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their fists like they had just won the Powerball, or a week in Jamaica with the girls of Vivid Video to co-star in “Gang Bang in Paradise, Volume 14.” “That ought to take him down a notch from his high horse,” they smirked.
Who does this kid think he is, anyway? Cover of MD at age 21 before he’s even competed beyond the regional level? Sweet contract with one of the very top companies in the world, BSN, who puts him in a zillion full-page ads in all the mag- azines and makes him out to be the Second Coming of Arnold? Talking about how he’s gonna be Mr. Olympia someday. But the haters really should be ashamed of themselves. Trey didn’t put himself on any magazine covers or in any ads. He wasn’t the one who saw so much potential to war- rant an endorsement contract that most pros would kill for. And Trey Brewer cer- tainly never made any predictions of his future greatness or claimed he would win any particular show he was entering. It’s so easy to judge a book by its cover and assume Trey as an arrogant, swaggering jerk. But guess what? I’ve been in contact with this youngster on and off going on two years now, and he’s actually humble, polite and very respectful. He’s the total opposite of the shit-talking loudmouth who some may presume him to be. Trey is just a quiet, hardworking kid from Georgia who was gifted with extraordinary genetics for bodybuilding that he’s trying to make the most out of.