As a young Chief Petty officer, he had many
collateral duties among them fod-walkdown CPO on the ramps at the naval air station. He quickly noticed the
conditioning of squadron personnel was lacking and started a mini fitness program every morning before
fod-walkdowns, push-ups for all. His first nickname was Chief Push-Up, later on the cruise he was called
"Super Chief". Thats where he met his close friend, Doug Kirkland, and with Doug's Ordanance shop they
managaged to load aboard 3 olympic weight sets on the ship prior to deployment. Back at sea and working 12
hour days aboard the USS Coral Sea, Ken made his largest gains ever in a 6
month period. His physique was quite impressive then and to be able to lift without constant interruption
from others asking advice and wanting to jump in to do a set, he was lifting at 3:30 a.m. every morning in a
bleak poorly lighted hangar bay. His young lifting partner of 19, Kevin
Bailey gained muscle almost twice as fast. They even spent their port liberty visits lifting in the local gyms. Plus in Naples Italy, they had time to get some color tanning in their posing suits or thongs.Watching each other grow was motivation for both lifting
partners. Lifting partners bound after a while, you almost know what the other is thinking and feeling.
Pushing each other to their max. Aside from other questioning whether their accomplishments were natural ones, everyone wanted to know the
secrets. Ken decided to share his knowledge of supplementation.
Kenneth A. Harder founded Team Bodybuilding in 1986, after studing and
selling nutritional products for many years. One of his
biggest concerns was the escalating prices of supplements and easy availibilty of steriods. Prices had to be
lower to encourage the athletes to stay natural and healthier. Affordable Quality since 1986, says it all. The majority of Team
Bodybuilding Formulas have not increased in price, many in fact are lower today, and only one is more.
Ken has
worked hard to promote natural bodybuilding.Starting in 1990 Ken worked with Jack King (Chesapeake, VA) in
promoting and running the Neptune Classic Bodybuilding Championship, held at the Virginia Beach Pavilion
until 1993. He has worked together with other contest directors and the State and Former National AAU
Chairman, Bob Crist in promoting drug-free contests.
Ken has spear headed Team Bodybuilding's efforts to
promote natural bodybuilding. The teenage sponsorship/assistance program is personally managed by him.
Jonathon Brandon, Ben Politte, Corey Little, Justin KayeBrian
Miller, Michael Brunn, Aaron Po well, and many more of the teenagers
in the program easily demonstrates how well Team Bodybuilding Formulas work when combined with a regimented
weight lifting program. These dedicated teenagers have inspired many to start bodybuilding. Our teenagers
have won many regional championships, a State title, and Jonathon won a silver medal in the 1995 Junior
Olympics in Bodybuilding.In 1996 he won his second medal, The Virginia State Bodybuilding Contest and in December 1996 won the Teenage Ironman. The following year, Team Bodbuilding Teenagers captured: Gold , Silver and Bronze medals in the Junior Olympics. This year (1998) the Junior Olympics Physique contest is in Virginia Beach, VA.
At 6-2 240,Ken is a walking advertisement
himself, still too busy to devote the countless hours needed for national competition, his personal goals
remain
on hold.Losing another dedicated lifting partner, Tim, has been hard. Ken dropped some muscle and size lifting by himself. He is still a testimonial to natural bodybuilding at age 49,
who would have guessed. Number 50 is approaching fast.
We don't want to give Ken's followers the idea we
are putting him out to pasture, he has many goals ahead of him. Ken had a good leg workout just the other day with teenager, Brian Miller. Brian has
gained another ten pounds of muscle and 20 pounds of confidence. Much improvement was noticeable in the
hamstrings and glutes. Brian is a full time college student and is trying to make Saturdays's his legday
with Ken often. Both seem to work-out to the max well together. One of Ken's secrets on leg days is a 15
minute sauna session for warm-up, then 15 minutes on a stepper. Get the blood into his massive quads and
glutes. After the workout its another 15-20 minutes of sauna. Brian noticed the difference in his recovery
as just one of the benefits of the sauna. Before and after each workout Ken takes Amino Density 1900 to
maintain and increase his muscularity.
LATE NEWS, Ken is grooming a new lifting partner and hopes they
continue lifting together for a long time. Ken is all a glow with that daily pump again and tipping the
scales at 250 pounds. Lem's (Ken's new partner) goals may be more in conditioning than competition, only
time will tell but his dedication is high, they start lifting at 5:30 am everyday and Sundays off for tanning in their posing thongs.
Kens already finishing in the tanning bed when Lem arrives. They both appreciate the uninterrupted workout
they get lifting early. They are finished with the sauna at 7:30 just when others are starting their
workout. Ken feels the benefits of his daily sauna sessions. Many lifters in the gym are noticing Ken's gains and how quick he is getting his size back. Just Saturday after legs, Brian insisted he measure his quads, they measure 30" with a solid pump. We'll keep you posted on his progress. Months have past by quickly, Ken has another new lifting Partner, Steve. They have been lifting together now for over a year and their routines are in sync with eachother. Finding another lifting partner to lift as early as Lem was thought impossible but few people have had the opportunity to train 1 on 1 with Ken and Steve jumped on the chance. Ken is now 52 years old and people don't believe it. Natural bodybuilding has certainly helped him maintain his youthful appearance. Steve and Ken are taking muscle intensity plus. Steve has gained 14 pounds of solid muscle. Recently in December 1998, Ken lifted again with one of his first partners, David Henley after almost 12 years. They had planned to workout often. How the time flys bye quickly, now approaching his 53rd birthday Ken's goals of competing have still not been met, althought seen often covered with protan or jantana its from getting one of the teenagers from the sponsorship ready for a show. 1999 has been a very good year for TEAM BODYBUILDING and a poor year for Ken's workout schedule. With an increasing customer base and much larger Teenage Program, Ken has missed his share of days in the gym plus is looking for a workout partner for his one on one 5 am workouts. It's been a busy year sponsoring both the JR. America and AMERICA (held in December).
Ken is getting the push to get back on stage. He's seen the Master's division many years at the National Shows and wonders if the competition can get any tougher. Ken had a nice natural tan from vacationing on the outerbanks.Quite a few noticed his tan line from his posing thong. Ken's back in the gym again and you can see the desire in his eyes and the pump in his body as he does his routine. Usually 2-3 days aweek after a workout he's in his posingsuit in front of one of the big gym mirrors.No lifting partner yet, Ken usually finds a spotter for his heavy lift. He's always taken muscle intensity and whey pro. He added Eclipse Creatine to his supplements. He feels the difference on his recovery and been able to lift daily. He loves the feeling of being pumped and usually has time to relax afterwards in the sauna. Nearly a year has gone since and now Ken is 54 years old, hard to believe . Ken has been in the gym regularly since March-April with a new lifting partner. Hard finding someone with the dedication and determination to lift at 5:00 AM every morning. A no nonsense workout workout combined with some cardio they are out of the gym 615/630. Working on the basics with a 3 day rotation 6 days a week, Monday-Saturday, his size and strength are coming back at a good pace using muscle intensity plus, creatine, and Ken's 56, soon 57 and in terrific shape.
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