Stan McQuay

Infobox bodybuilder

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birthdate = birth date and age|1973|07|12
birthplace = Yokosuka, Japan
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firstproshow = 1998 Musclemania
firstproshowyear = 2000
height = 5'7" (1.70m)
weight = (In Season): 185-190lbs (84/86kg)
(Off-Season):205-210lbs (93/95kg).
bestwin = NPC Nationals Lightheavyweight Champion
bestwinyear = 2006
predecessor = Charles Ray Arde
successor = TBA
yesorretiredyear = Since 1997

Stan McQuay (b. July 12, 1973 in Yokosuka, Japan) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder.

Stan has been featured in many bodybuilding magazines and videos, including being featured on the cover of Muscle Polynesia, despite not being Polynesian.

Biography

Born in Yokosuka, Japan in 1973 to a Japanese mother and Irish fatherFact|date=April 2008, Stan McQuay moved to the United States with his family at an early age, living first in Illinois before settling in Van Nuys, California. Growing up in the San Fernando Valley, Stan spent most of his free time surfing and skateboarding. To his friends he was a standout having the ability to keep up or push further. His sense of humor and charm made him quite a popular kid in grade school. His father, a former soldier in the US army, was a strict disciplinarian. Despite (or perhaps in response to) this, Stan fell in with a bad crowd at his high school and was soon involved in gang violence, leading to his arrest on several occasions. After graduation, he maintained his gang connections and seemed destined for a life of petty crime. This changed when one of his associates shot two people, killing one of them, and was subsequently sentenced to 25 years in prison. Stan had spontaneously decided not to accompany his friend on that occasion and his narrow escape shocked him into action.

Severing his former connections, Stan became steadily employed and enrolled in community college. He applied himself to his studies and to athletic pursuits. A naturally athletic child, Stan had excelled in martial arts from a young age, winning two black belts in separate discipline. He had also been a keen football player from the age of nine. At a maximum height of 5’ 7” and weighing 135lbs, Stan began weight-training in order to gain the muscle-mass necessary for college football. His body responded quickly and he was soon playing football for his college.

His physique garnered Stan admiring comments at the gym where he trained and he frequently asked whether he was a serious bodybuilder and interested in competing. Stan had not considered this and knew little of serious bodybuilding until challenged by a friend to enter a local bodybuilding contest. Stan applied himself to the task, got a personal trainer and made such rapid progress that his friend dropped out of the running. Stan went on to win the competition.

Changing his major from business finance to kinesiology, Stan graduated and became a certified personal trainer. Today Stan lives in Canoga Park, California, works up to fifty hours a week as a popular personal trainer and pursues bodybuilding for competition. Most recently, Stan moved a competitive middleweight to a light-heavyweight, and was able to win his pro-card as a light-heavyweight at the 2006 NPC Nationals. His physique and striking good-looks have made him a popular fitness model and he has appeared on the cover of several publications.

Vital Stats

*Full Name: Stan McQuay
*Birthday: July 12
*Place of Birth: Yokosuka, Japan
*Current state of Residence: Canoga Park, California
*Occupation: personal trainer, fitness model, professional bodybuilder.
*Marital Status: single
*Height: 5'7" - 170cm
*Weight (In Season): 185-190lbs (84/86kg) - (Off-Season):205-210lbs (93/95kg).
*Eye Color: Brown
*Hair Color: Black

Contest history

*1997 ABA California Natural Championships 1st
*1998 Musclemania Welterweight, 2nd
*1999 Musclemania Welterweight, 1st
*2000 NPC California Championships Middleweight, 1st
*2000 Musclemania Superbody 1st
*2000 Musclemania Professional, 2nd
*2000 NPC USA Championships Middleweight, 4th
*2001 Musclemania Superbody Professional, 1st
*2002 NPC USA Championships Middleweight, 1st
*2003 NPC Nationals Middleweight, 2nd
*2004 NPC Nationals Middleweight, 2nd
*2006 NPC Nationals Lightheavyweight, 1st (pro card)

Magazine Covers

*2002 Muscle and Fitness December Vol 63, Num 12
*2004 Muscle Mag International April Num 262
*2005 Planet Muscle April Vol 8, Num 2
*2006 Planet Muscle June Vol 9, Num 3
*2006 Muscle and Fitness October Vol 67, Num 10
*2008 Muscle and Fitness March
*2008 Muscle and Fitness May

ee also

*List of professional bodybuilders

References

*McGlashan, Lara. Stan the Man's Six-Pack Plan. Muscle and Fitness, June 2003.

External links

* [http://www.stanmcquay.com/ Stan Mcquay's Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/stanthemanmcquay Stan Mcquay's Official MySpace profile]
* [http://www.musclememory.com/show.php?s=stan+mcquay&g=M Muscle Memory Page]