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Tyrone Nell of TyroneNell.Co.Za Talks to MFM [INTERVIEW]

January 25, 2012

Excellence always inspires me and I love it when a male model reaches for the stars in his career! His passion is evident and his success, compounded by the little and great achievements he sees in what he does is simply inspiring. Diligence too is wildly attractive and it’s one of my theories that even in an industry where physique and facial aesthetics is king, in the end, a man’s character is still rules. This brings us to Tyrone Nell of South Africa, a 24-year old male model who not only has accomplished many at an early stage in his career but is also taking his game to the next level. Last Monday he recently launched his new website WWW.TYRONENELL.CO.ZA where he’ll be sharing his photos, videos and give his numerous fans access to his blog.

In light of this launch, I interviewed Tyrone regarding his new website and his future endeavors for the year 2012. Enjoy!

FIRST OF ALL, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE A NEW WEBSITE?

I have been wanting to redo my website for a while now but I had been too busy to get to it. After all the festivities, Impressiondesign and myself sat down and started brainstorming on what we wanted the new site to look like and we started working on it. It feels great knowing that the new site is up and running and the feedback that I have received has all been positive.

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEWLY REVISED WEBSITE OF TYRONE NELL?

The new website is clean, crisp and fresh looking. We also rebranded my blog and newsletter to ensure that there is consistency between all the sites. The new site and blog reads easier and I hope that more people will be visiting both the site and blog where I share my stories and a bit more of who I am.

WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO REDESIGN AND REVISE THE SITE?

The ‘old’ look was quite dark and obviously old, we wanted something new and fresh and something that suits my personality. I also had a shoot lined up with photographer, Karl Van Heerden and we thought what an awesome way to showcase the new pictures. Once you land on the home page of the site we wanted people to already know what it is that I do without having to first read the bio. I had also spent time looking at other sites and I wanted something different to the norm.

AS A FITNESS, FASHION AND COMMERCIAL MODEL, HOW HAS THE WEB HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER MODEL/PERSONALITY?

As most people know I am busy completing my BA degree in marketing and the power of marketing yourself online and on social platforms must never be underestimated. I have built up a following using my Facebook fan page and blog and now also have a loyal following to my blog posts, something that would have been very difficult without having a website, blog and a Facebook fan page. It has taken time but it is definitely paying off now. I am approached by photographers who probably would not have known me before, I have worked with designers who have made contact with me after seeing my work online and I have also booked countless jobs thru my online resources.

WHERE ELSE CAN WE FIND MORE OF TYRONE NELL?

I’m at www.tyronenell.co.za; www.facebook.com/tyrone.nell.fan; www.twitter.com/tyrone_nell. I also have a tumblr account that I am getting started and am also on linkedin as well as the local South African model database called modelbase.co.za.

WHO IS TYRONE NELL OFFLINE?

I am an extremely relaxed guy and people generally warm up to me once they get to know me. I enjoy the simple things in life as well as the not so simple things. Most of the time when I am not working I am most likely chilling at home with a movie or with friends or you can find me in the gym which is actually where I do most of my thinking. As I am quite sociable I enjoy the odd night out on the town with a good crowd. However, rite now my main focus is my studies and once my classes get started for the year I will be splitting my time between classes, gym, friends and work.

WOULD YOU FRIEND YOURSELF ON FACEBOOK AND WHY?

I share a lot of personal stories and experiences on my blog and I am sure a lot of people can relate to some of the stories I share, I would friend myself because I can relate.

YOU SHARE A LOT OF INSPIRING THOUGHTS AND PHOTOS ON YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND HAVE A STRONG FOLLOWING. AMONGST ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE SHARED OR POSTED, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST FAVORITE?

One of my most favorite posts has been the one titled ‘Life is too short to hold grudges and not forgive’, it is a personal thought that I shared.

IF YOU CAN SAY THE SAME MESSAGE OVER AND OVER TO EVERYONE OF YOUR FANS, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

Believe in yourself because anything is possible! I know it sounds cliche but it is so true, I am speaking from first hand experience. Something else I would say, as Ellen would say is love one another, don’t hate! As it is the world is full of hate and we most certainly don’t need more of that.

DID YOU KNOW THAT MFM’S EDITOR LOVE YOU A LOT? HE THINKS YOU’RE AN AWESOME MODEL!

Haha! MFM has always been very supportive of what I do and with Michael at the wheel I most definitely can feel the love and I most definitely love MFM and Michael!

+ Official MFM Profile of Tyrone Nell
+ See more work of Karl Van Heerden here

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Q&A with Korum Ellis

November 4, 2011

Over the next several days, Korum Ellis of CSA Models will answer questions from MFM readers about fitness, health, nutrition and anything else you could imagine! Post your questions here on the MFM blog or visit our FB page to participate!

To start off, MFM’s Michael Novotny asks Korum the following:

1. How did you begin modeling?

I’ve always maintained a fit and healthy lifestyle and worked hard to keep my body strong and capable. At the suggestions of friends, I entered a few different competitions for fun here and there in nightclubs. I ended up with such a great response that it seemed like an opportunity and direction I should put a little more effort into.

2. What inspires you to be fit and healthy?

I’ve always enjoyed the feeling of being capable of doing whatever I wanted to. I live very impulsively and could be overwhelmed at any minute to mountain bike across the countryside or climb a steep trail with a gorge I can kayak back down. My sports include Mountain Biking, off road motorcycle racing and Martial arts. I love to feel fit and strong and free and this has always been a great source of motivation for me.

3. What’s your height, weight, etc.?

I weigh in at a very lean 72kg and stand proudly at 176cm.

4. Who have you worked with in the industry?

I have had the wonderful opportunity to work with a few good photographers and identities in the entertainment and modelling industry, but the most notable of all would be my short time with Justin John Edward Smith, an internationally renowned fashion and fine art photographer who hails from Perth, Australia. His coaching and perspectives were very enlightening and really helped me to refine my performance and presentation for the lens in film and still picture photography.

5. What do you love most about modeling? What do you hate about it the most?

Modeling for me is a whole lot of fun. The chance to get paid to develop a brand or represent a product is a great way to earn, but the atmosphere is the most rewarding. Being on set is always a blast, the strange and diverse scenes are just as fun and entertaining for the models and personnel as the final product can be. And the places it takes you! I have been all over Australia and shot in many different and interesting places.

The only drag i can think of is the long times on set! There are times (one not so long ago) where a 3 am finish after a 9 hour shoot.. or an 8 am 9 degree Celsius beach shoot half in the water. now that, I am definitely not a fan of!

Check out more of Korum’s images tomorrow by Alex Photopaint!

+ Korum Ellis’s Official MFM Profile

+ See more work of Alex Photopaint here

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Finally, Stefan Gatt! [INTERVIEW]

October 24, 2011

I owe this guy big time and I genuinely think not only does Stefan Gatt has one of the best physique in the business, but one of the most persevering and diligent attitude as well. In this long overdue interview with Stefan, I asked him 9 questions about what inspires him to be healthy and what makes his goals are as a male fitness model. Included in this interview are never-before-seen images by photographer, Jason Jaskot!

1. What inspires you to keep a fit and healthy body?

I would say that it’s the amazing feeling it brings! It’s like a drug that I can not explain. There is nothing more satisfying than being healthy, looking great, and feeling great! My motivation comes from my personal goals that I have for myself. I want to become a very well know actor and model so staying fit and healthy is just part of accomplishing my goals. The other reason is on a more personal level, I really just love training, working hard, and improving my conditioning, and stamina. My body is my machine and I like to keep it running as efficiently as I can.

2. Have you always been a fit guy? If so, when did it all start? When did you start growing muscles and actually looking the way you do now?

Yes, I was very active throughout my entire life and continue to be active now. As a child and young teen I was always involved with multiple sport teams: Football, hockey, soccer, and baseball. Besides the sports, I was always outside playing with my little brother. We were riding bikes, running around, or swimming. Strength training became a part of my life when I was about 12 years old. I used to go down in my basement and do push ups, pull ups, and sit ups, every single day. I loved the way they made me feel and I loved the feeling of my little muscles filling with blood. In other words I loved the “pump.” When I was around 14, I was given my first total body workout machine. I started various exercises on a day to day basis. Around that time I was getting involved with wrestling and boxing. I loved contact, I loved the intensity, and I loved pushing my body to new limits. My muscular definition really came in when I was 15. I looked bigger than my friends, and had a nice lean physique. Even though I looked good, I was hungry to be bigger, faster, and stronger. Every day I trained hard in the wrestling room, and trained even harder in the weight room. I would say that wrestling shaped my work ethic into what it is today. By the end of my senior year I was a 2 time Division 1 All State wrestler and had college offers. My physique in high school was second to none, and throughout high school, I was accused of using steroids, and performance enhancing drugs. Deep down I loved it because I knew in the back of my mind, I’ve never used those kinds of drugs and had a better physique than most of the people that did! I also trained MMA for a long time, and excelled in that as well. The only reason I had to stop was for my modeling and acting career, that I value and love to do a little more than fight. My body transformation from when I was 16 to now is simply because of knowledge that I gained over the years, proper diet, supplementation, and my work ethic in the gym on a day to day basis. These things are critical to being fit, healthy and looking great.

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3. Why do you think being healthy and fit is so difficult for everyone?

The reason that it is hard for so many to be healthy and fit are primarily because of poor food choices. We are surrounded by food that is high in fat, carbs, sugar, and artificial crap. Look at the food our public school system feeds our kids. There are very rarely healthy choices, and when there is one healthy choice, there are 10 fried, heavily salted, or sugary choices to go along with it. A kid in elementary or middle school is not concerned with what is good or bad for him, he wants what tastes good. Growing up, if you are constantly eating garbage, you will develop that habit as an adult So who takes the responsibility? Is it the kids making the choices? Or is it the school serving the choices? I feel like the responsibility falls upon the parents. If your parents are feeding you the same garbage at home, eating it themselves, what kind of eating habits are you modeling for your children? We wonder why we are the most overweight and obese nation in the world. The primary food choices that we as Americans choose are bad ones. On top of poor food choices, there is also a lack of emphasis on physical activity. Kids now sit inside and live their life through their video games instead of actually going out side and playing real football with their friends and family. If parents and schools stressed the importance of eating a well-balanced healthy diet, and proper exercise every day, we would see more fit people. That is a question that I really don’t have the answer too, because the majority of people I meet and talk to that are overweight, say they are lazy or simply do not care. And many make excuses, what people do not realize that being healthy and fit is a state of mind, if you believe you can achieve it.

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4. Who do you look up to or who inspires you to maintain your body and state of health?

My family is a big motivator for me. My brother is currently playing professional soccer in Europe at 20 years old. Not only is he playing for the Division 1 Norway team, he is starting! If he can go across seas where he can’t even speak the language, be one of the youngest guys on the team, and start on top of that, I can be a very successful actor and model in New York, LA, or wherever my career takes me. I would say that my mom and dad are also big motivators in my life, especially my father. He was a 4.5 All American college football player and his accolades speak for themselves. He has always told me how it is and not how he wants it to be. If I wasn’t doing well at something, he would tell me, just like if I did something well, he tells me. My dad never sugar coated anything for me or my brother and I use him as my primary motivator besides myself. For me the biggest motivator to keep myself healthy, fit, and at an elite level, is simply myself. In the back of my mind I know what I want to accomplish in my life. I keep my goals, and what I want to accomplish in my thoughts with everything I do in life. I even write down self motivating quotes on 3 by 5 cards, and post them all over my wall. My belief is if you can’t motivate yourself to accomplish your specific personal goals, no one else is going to be able to motivate you either.

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5. Cite five reasons that motivates you to go to the gym, eat properly and be at your best shape

1. I love to better myself, I love to push myself past my limits, and I love keeping my body on an elite level of fitness.

2. I want to be the poster boy, motivator, and inspiration for teens, adults, and even other models to live and breathe a healthy way of life.

3. Knowing that the gym is my office. Many people go to their jobs and sit at a desk. I go to the gym, bust my ass, and love every minute of it. Love what you do and make a living doing it!

4. Being able to take my shirt off and have many admire all my discipline and hard work. I don’t look the way I do by sitting around doing nothing.

5. Knowing at the end of the day I did something to become better than the day before, always be prepared for shoots, and films, and move forward with my career.

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6. What’s your typical fitness regimen like?

Monday: Legs: Tire flips, sledge hammer.

Tuesday: Chest: Bleachers, sprints, push ups.

Wednesday: Back: Tire flips, boxing, and pull ups,

Thursday: Shoulders: MMA style cardio

Friday: Arms: MMA style cardio Saturday: 1,000 push ups, 3-6 mile run. Sunday: 800 push ups, 1,000 sit ups, walk a couple miles:

This is a sample week for me, but it varies each week so that I can confuse my body and look forward to different kinds of training each week. I also have a very active girl friend, and she and I will go to the beach and walk a couple miles and throw the football around. On the days that I am on set filming a movie, or doing a photo shoot, I keep my diet very clean and avoid training because I want my muscles to be lean and full. My cardio is second to none and I challenge others to keep up with me and my cardio routines. Keep in mind that I am low carbs the majority of the week, and lift for 45 minutes to an hour and do about 45 minutes of intense non stop training. My competition used to be in the cage or wrestling ring, and now for me it’s about out working everyone in the gym, in different states and countries. It keeps me motivated and makes me want to push myself harder than I did before.

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7. What type of food do you eat regularly? Are you always on a strict diet?

On a regular basis I eat lean meats such as chicken, Flank steak, London broil, Tilapia, tuna, turkey, I also eat egg whites, protein shakes, and lots of green vegetables. I keep my carbs under 100 grams a day Monday-Friday. I get my carbs from whole oats, sweet potatoes, brown rice, rice cakes. I get my fat from all natural peanut butter, almonds, egg yolk, and olive oil. and on Saturday, carb up, including cheat meals, such as cheese burgers, fries, pop tarts, kids cereal, sandwiches, pizza, and sweets. On Sunday I do a low carb day with a cheat meal at the end of the day. These ways works very well for me because I have figured out my body, and know how to manipulate it when needed.

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8. Do you compete? If so, what association and where can we find you next

Yes I am a men’s physique competitor and my first show was June of this year in NYC. I competed at Atlantic states and decided to do this show the night before. I was not prepared and had no idea what I was doing. No tan, no posing technique, looked great, and just didn’t know how the system worked. I ended up taking 14th out of 30 and was over looked because of all the factors that I just explained. After this competition I was hungry for more and randomly ran into Nick Freglete at the gym I was training at. He was in charge of the Peak Performance Prep team that Read Jarrar and he started. They prepared me for 7 days before the Garden state competition in New Jersey and ended up placing 2nd and qualifying for the Team U national show. Then I realized that these guys were legit and taught me a lot about learning my body and training the proper way. I decided to stick with them, and we became a family, along with all the other successful competitors that worked with Peak Performance Prep. I ended up taking 3rd at the Team U competition missing my IFBB pro card by one place. I was very discouraged but that gave me the fire to continue busting my ass, working with Peak Performance Prep, and getting ready to compete in 10 weeks for the Miami national show. Big thanks to Peak Performance Prep, they are like my family, and I am proud to be part of their team.

9. Career-wise, as a male fitness model, where do you want to be?

I want to be where everyone else wants to be; on top! For me it’s not about the money, fame, woman, or perks. It’s about doing what I love doing, and making a living doing it. I love to inspire people to become fit and healthy. I love everything that I do, the cooking, the training, the shoots, and the films. I am currently pursuing my acting career, and ideally I enjoy acting more than modeling. They both go hand and hand because I love doing photo shoots, but with pictures, people can’t really see your true personality, and I feel that’s where I am unique because my personality is very rare. I would also like to accomplish some things in my modeling career, such as modeling for Calvin Klein, Nike, Under Armor, catalog, Men’s health, Men’s Journal, and Men’s fitness. I would also love to be sponsored by a supplement company, and market their products that I believe work for me, to others. With my acting career I want to become the next action hero, or even bad guy. You can look out for me in the movie “Fun Size” hitting theaters in October 2012. This movie takes place on Halloween night where I am dressed up like the “Hulk”, I’m sure that many will enjoy Mike Puglio and the Hulk. Coming up I am doing a 3 day Nike fashion show for the NCAA, and a fitness show for HSN. I think that acting and modeling is the right career for me because I am good at it, love to do it, and have the right mind set to do it. If you believe in yourself anything is possible. I see myself as a very successful fitness model and actor in these up coming years. Keep an eye out for me, and if you want to see more photos check out the Stefan Gatt Fan Club on Facebook.

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Tyrone Nell of TyroneNell.Co.Za Talks to MFM [INTERVIEW]

FIRST OF ALL, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE A NEW WEBSITE?

WHAT DO YOU HOPE TO ACCOMPLISH IN THE NEWLY REVISED WEBSITE OF TYRONE NELL?

WHAT MOTIVATED YOU TO REDESIGN AND REVISE THE SITE?

AS A FITNESS, FASHION AND COMMERCIAL MODEL, HOW HAS THE WEB HELP YOU BECOME A BETTER MODEL/PERSONALITY?

WHERE ELSE CAN WE FIND MORE OF TYRONE NELL?

WHO IS TYRONE NELL OFFLINE?

WOULD YOU FRIEND YOURSELF ON FACEBOOK AND WHY?

YOU SHARE A LOT OF INSPIRING THOUGHTS AND PHOTOS ON YOUR FACEBOOK PAGE AND HAVE A STRONG FOLLOWING. AMONGST ALL THE THINGS YOU HAVE SHARED OR POSTED, WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR MOST FAVORITE?

IF YOU CAN SAY THE SAME MESSAGE OVER AND OVER TO EVERYONE OF YOUR FANS, WHAT WOULD IT BE?

DID YOU KNOW THAT MFM’S EDITOR LOVE YOU A LOT? HE THINKS YOU’RE AN AWESOME MODEL!

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