I’ve been yearning for an adventure lately due to being a little confused about what direction I want to go in life lately (careers, endeavours, new location, etc). So the opportunity came along to join the Legends of Aesthetics group on their trip to Las Vegas for the 2014 Mr. Olympia…of course I hopped on it. I’ve also never been to an expo other than the San Jose Fit Expo and I knew this was one of the top events in this industry. So, thanks to all the guys for having me come along to document the trip. I wanted to do something a little different than what I’ve seen from most companies/brands/people out there in this industry, because all you ever see is the finished product. The glitz and glam. The red carpet. The athletes, the companies, the sports models…all in character with bright big smiles for the fans. But what happens behind the scenes? Sure, everyone nowadays does the whole “youtube” thing and video records the good stuff, but only from a first person perspective of what they want you to see. I figured a lot of people would like to see the other side of all the hard work that goes into these events, from packing up for the trip to the end of all the traveling. So I hope you like the story I had the privilege to tell through pictures. Feel free to kick your feet up, sip on a protein shake, and enjoy!
-4am on Thursday, September 18th, 2014:
I wish I could tell you we all had a full nights sleep prior to starting our journey, but I can’t. We are all pretty much night owls, and when it comes to planning for these big events, there’s always a lot of things that come last minute. The apprehension can make you forget certain things you never wrote down to take/get ready. So we filled up two cars worth of bags, merchandise, booth accessories, and a few dead bodies (not really dead….just more so half-alive and sleep deprived bodies..lol). We were headed from Rocklin, CA which took about 9 hours to drive out to Vegas. …..aaaand we’re off!