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DREAMS, from page 8 ___________________                                                                          U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jake Carter  at work than in the gym. Upon arriving to the base,
                                                                                                                                                                       Costante was the guy that I shadowed until I took over
   Before Costante set out to be a bodybuilder, he was in             Senior Airman Vincent Costante, 99th Logistics Readiness                                         the shift completely,” Mitchell said. “If I had to describe
the worst shape of his life.                                          Squadron fuels laboratory technician, conducts a fuel                                            his work ethic, I would say he’s a meticulous kind of
                                                                      test at the fuels compound on Nellis Air Force Base,                                             worker. He likes to perfect the task at hand so that he
   “Before I came into the military, I was in the worst shape         Nev., May 20. Costante, who plans on competing in his                                            doesn’t have to do it twice or correct any mistakes later.
I could be in,” Costante said. “I was 5 feet 6 inches tall and        first bodybuilding competition July 4, has been a fuels                                          He’s the ‘one shot, one kill’ type of person.”
weighed over 230 pounds. Then I got the notion of coming              laboratory technician at Nellis AFB for over five years.
into the military, and I started working out a little bit. I got                                                                                                          Also since becoming his trainer, Mitchell said
a little bit taller, thinned out and I was happy.”                    Health and Wellness Center helped me out with the                                                Costante’s positive vibes gained in the gym are showing
                                                                      body composition tests. The Warrior Fitness Center is a                                          in the work center.
   Since Mitchell took over as Costante’s coach, he can               great place to work out, but there are a lot of great options
see the major progress made by his trainee.                           through the HAWC.”                                                                                  “One thing I’ve noticed he’s always happy,” Mitchell
                                                                                                                                                                       said. “If you look good, you feel good, and if you feel
   “He had a high body-fat percentage,” Mitchell said.                   Despite the amount of work Costante has put into his                                          good, your work is going to show. He always has a posi-
“But now he’s cut it down and his vascularity is coming               bodybuilding goals, Mitchell said the young Airman still                                         tive attitude and it shows in his work.”
out way more. He’s sculpting; he’s more cut, leaner, faster           pays close attention to the small details while on the job.
and a lot stronger.”                                                                                                                                                      Constante sees the gym as a place where he can feel
                                                                         “It is very evident that Airman Costante works harder                                         happy and where he can also relieve the day’s stress.
   Costante, who plans on competing in the lightweight
to light heavyweight division, stays away from a tradi-                                                                                                                   “The gym is a free therapist,” Costante said. “If I’m
tional workout and adds variety into his routine plan.                                                                                                                 mad about something I can go to the gym and work
                                                                                                                                                                       it off and come back 20 times happier than I was 30
   “I do whatever really works for me. I don’t follow a                                                                                                                minutes ago.”
set plan of repetitions,” Costante said. “If I need to do
something, I’m going to do it. Whenever it comes to                                                                                                                       Costante will be competing in his first body building
working out, it doesn’t matter how many I do, it’s how it                                                                                                              competition July 4th, and has set very reachable goals
feels after I’m done.”                                                                                                                                                 for his first competition leading to bigger aspirations
                                                                                                                                                                       down the road.
   Because the Warrior Fitness Center on Nellis Air
Force Base offers a variety of programs, Costante has                                                                                                                     “One of my short-term goals is to place in the top five
helped his training by taking advantage of what the gym                                                                                                                in my first competition,” Costante said. “And from there,
has to offer.                                                                                                                                                          I want to be an International Federation of Bodybuild-
                                                                                                                                                                       ing and Fitness professional, and then one day, I want
   “It’s your job to be fit in the military. You can’t be in                                                                                                           to be Mr. Olympia.”
the military and be out of shape,” Costante said. “The

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