Images of Joel Burton View Photo Portfolio Not a BBPics member? Join Now! Birthdate: November, 1981 Height: 5 10 Weight: 165 Email: bbpics@aol.com

My name is Joel Burton. I am from Moberly, MO. I am the youngest of 3 siblings. Growing up I played football, soccer, baseball, basketball and track.

When I got to high school I only played football, basketball, and track. I was the captain of all these teams during my senior year of high school. When graduating high school I wanted to continue a sport in college. It was hard to choose one because I loved all three sports.

I chose to play football at Avila University in Kansas City, MO. I chose Avila because it was a small university in a large city. I have family in Kansas City and Avila was just starting a football program. I thought being a part of a beginning program would be exciting. I played running back at Avila for 2 years. I weighed 170#s when I began college football and ended up at 195#s at my heaviest. Currently, I have slimmed down to 165#s.

While playing college football my workout regiment was very strict. We had 5 AM workouts five days a week. I was building mass and size. I was performing explosive lifts and plyometrics.

Playing college football had its ups and downs. It was very stressful during those 2 years juggling football, the coaches and my academic studies. I ended up quitting football and transferring to the University of Missouri at Kansas City. I finished my bachelor's degree in Economics and UMKC. I graduated in December of 2004.

Since graduating college I have been a full-time bartender. I always wanted to bartend to know how to make drinks and learn the restaurant and bar industry.

I am now in the process of going on interviews to pursue a job in outside sales.

After I stopped playing football I decided to slim down. I did not want all of the size anymore. I still wanted some size, but, mostly I wanted to get ripped.

My current workouts include everything. I do cardio everyday. I rotate body parts on different days. I usually take two days off per week.

Hobbies:

Nightlife, BBQ's, pool in the summer, playing with my dog Sammy (boxer), XBOX, working out, movies, spending time with me girlfriend Tracy, college basketball/football, Pro football/basketball, "Go Chiefs!"

Hey, Kansas City, remember me on "Elimidate?" I went on a date with 4 girls in Kansas City. I had to cut them one by one. Drinks, 4 girls, party buses, yeah, it was a lot of fun.

Mr. John Mitchell was a great host as he housed me for a weekend in December for the photoshoot. He was very easy to work for and a fun, respectable person.

We did shots outside and inside around a fashion, fitness-physique theme. The outside shots were a bit cold, but we managed and he was very attentive to our concerns while we were working outdoors. The indoor shots also went well as we did a workout before and after each shoot. I hope to work with Mr. Mitchell again in CT during a summer weekend and I can highly recommend him to any aspiring fitness individual wanting to work with a professional photographer doing a professional photoshoot. I consider him my photographer, but, also a new friend. Thanks John.