IFBB PRO CRAIG RICHARDSON JOINS TEAM MHP!

IFBB PRO CRAIG RICHARDSON JOINS TEAM MHP!

Following his best placement ever as an IFBB pro last fall, MHP is proud to announce that Craig Richardson has joined Team MHP effective February 1. A longtime user of MHP products, Craig catapulted to the upper echelons of the pro rankings with a second place finish at the IFBB Sacramento Pro Championships last fall. The former NPC Light-Heavyweight National Champion will represent MHP as he trains for the New York Pro and Mr. Olympia events later this year.

“This is like a dream come true,” says Craig. “Being that I’m from New Jersey I’m fortunate to know Gerard Dente, president of MHP. Over the past few years, Gerard has been generously giving me MHP supplements to help me improve as a bodybuilder. Now, to be sponsored financially by MHP and be able to really concentrate on my bodybuilding career is the best thing that’s happened to me!”

Since turning pro in 2000, Craig has been considered an undersized competitor and has battled constantly to put on muscle mass. But in the last two years he has gained a significant amount of muscle size, which has helped him overcome his hard-gainer metabolism. He now packs a solid 248 pounds of thick muscle on his 5’7” frame in the offseason, allowing him to diet down for contest preparation without sacrificing his size. He took the stage at the 2009 Sacramento at a razor-sharp 222 lbs., which pushed him into the runner-up spot.

“Up Your MASS is definitely the best weight gainer I’ve ever used,” says Craig of his offseason strategy for adding mass. “It has helped me pack on slabs of muscle – a difficult thing for a hard-gainer like me! I also get an unbelievable pump from taking Dark Rage before every workout, and Dark Matter is great for recovery afterward. I find I’m not as sore and recovered faster.”

Craig is 35 years old and works as a Truant Officer for Passaic County Technical Institute in Wayne, N.J. He is married to Jennifer, and has three children.

Craig will be on hand at the MHP booth at the Arnold Expo in Columbus, Ohio, March 5-7. He plans to step on the IFBB pro stage on May 8 at the New York Pro Show, and then hit the Mr. Olympia in the fall.