I made it my mission to pick the brain of every official and judge and make sure that next time I was back on that stage I was going to blow people away.

Teaming up with Nathan Page almost guaranteed that fact and I think we did exactly what we had to do.

Rx: I noticed you your stage presence and overall presentation was probably the biggest difference, is this something you concentrated on, and how much did Nathan help with this, or was he more in control the physique in terms of muscle and conditioning?

AR: That aspect has to be credited to my wife Tricia. When I jumped off the stage after round 1 at the Australasia Champs she pulled me to the side and said "your dream is being taken away from you on that's stage. You need to smile more, you need to connect with the audience because your not winning right now". 

I was so hurt by what she said, so in round 2 I worked everything from smiling to working the crowd and the judges. By that time though it was too late and she was right. So from March till July we worked every single night on my presentation, posing and of course the smile!

Rx: The combination of your wife Tricia & Nathan have made a killer combination with you nailing your condition, coming in fuller, and improving your presentation out of sight. You mentioned your dream, what is that to you?

AR: Of course I understand there is a process before it ever becomes a reality but I have an opportunity to become Australia's first IFBB physique pro and at this stage it's almost impossible to think about anything else.