27 year old Garth Van der Merwe didn't start out so gargantuan 6 years ago. At 5'10" he weighed 68kg but over the years through hard dedicated training and eating he's slowly added just under 10kg per year and is currently weighing 124kg.  

Garth has always been motivated and inspired to push his muscles to the next level. Since beginning his bodybuilding journey where he won his first contest, the 2008 NABBA novice tall title, Garth has competed in many shows progressing through the ranks and now into the Open class. 

He will once again be revealing his hard earned muscle this year as he aims to compete at around 110kg in the NABBA WFF Pan Pacific Champs in August and then the NZIFBB Auckland Champs.

Such is his passion for weight training and fascination for bodybuilding, and like most guys who are inspired by the awesome physiques of Pro bodybuilders, Garth would also like to reach that ultimate level of being a pro bodybuilder.

In this video we caught up with Garth at Next Generation Gym discuss what motivates him to train and why its so important to him to be a Pro.  Plus he shares his diet and training plan with us.