Doug Brignole began competing in bodybuilding at the age of 16, and has continued - off and on - until his current age of 54. He has won state, national and international bodybuilding competitions, including Mr. California, Mr. America and Mr. Universe. Currently, he is training for the 2014 World Championship (in the Over 50 division), which will be this coming June, in Ireland. Doug has also been a gym owner, a fitness TV show host, a public speaker and a trainer. He is the co-author of "Million Dollar Muscle", which is a university sociology book, and he is currently working on a book about biomechanics for academia. He also writes articles for the Iron Man Magazine and several other leading fitness publications and websites