Hi! My name is Cain Cardiel and I reside in Texas. I am an Algebra 1 Teacher and I enjoy working with kids. I started teaching again in December due to losing my job in November, but I realized that this has been a blessing for me. I decided to make a change to my physique in 2009 to get back in great shape the way I used to be when I was younger. In 2008, I fed my emotions with junk food and alcohol due to getting a divorce, losing my job, and the death of both my great grandmother and grandmother. I used all of those reasons as an excuse to eat what I wanted, whenever I wanted, along with the excessive alcohol. Before I knew it, I was carrying an excess thirty pounds of fat.

I went from 220 pounds to 183 pounds in twelve weeks to get in shape for the photo shoot. On most days out of the week I performed cardio first thing in the morning, and then later went again to the gym to weight train. I ate smaller and more frequent meals every day eating six meals a day with each meal being about three hours apart.

My hobbies outside working out are reading, going to the movies, and spending time with friends and family. I thank God for all the opportunities he has given me and for giving me the strength to overcome the many obstacles and challenges in 2008.

When John Mitchell of BBPics.com, Senior Photographer for World Physique Magazine, approached me online about doing a photoshoot with him and the magazine, I was very flattered but at the same time I felt ashamed that I was out of shape. I told him I would do it but needed time because I knew I had a long way to go. He was very understanding and patient with me. I made a plan to lose the weight by eating clean meals six times a day and performing cardio in the mornings and weight training in the evenings. I started out at 215 pounds when I was contacted by John and in June when I did the photo shoot with him I was 183 pounds proud and ripped!

Since then, I have became the male Spokesmodel for World Physique Magazine and my Modeling Agency is RStein Model Management.