NAME:  Jason Bartley - aka Bart and BartMan.

BIRTHPLACE:  Woodville, New Zealand, in the heart of the mighty Wairarapa Bush.

BIRTHDATE:  January 8, many, many years ago (1971).

HEIGHT:  178.5 cm (I am sure I am taller than that, I demand a recount)!

RESIDENCE:- Whangamata, New Zealand - does it get better than that?

MARITAL STATUS:  Happily, to Vanessa, St Patricks Day, 2007.

CHILDREN:  Daughter Renee, age 13, going on 18...

PETS:  Panzer-Gray, the worlds most spoilt cat, and Puzzle Duck a crazy furrball kitten.

FAMILY:  Two sisters and a brother - Hi!

HOBBIES & INTERESTS:  Sports in general, used to play too many, now the body is a bit broken, so am a spectator more than a player.  Enjoy the odd game of touch for the 'Old Crocs' in Whangamata, and still get to run around with the ball a bit while helping out coaching my daughters touch team!  Am a military history buff too, so be prepared to be bored to death if you bring up any subjects pertaining to World War 1 or 2...

EDUCATION:  Graduate of the University of Life, 2001...  Also Whangamata Area School and Tararua College.

OCCUPATION:  Jack of all trades - family business in Whangamata.  Photographer, picture framer, web designer, graphic artist, bullshit artist, janitor...

OFF SEASON WEIGHT:  Don't know yet - blew out to 92 aftert the nationals, but then the fluid levels got back to a bit more normal and am running at 88kg!

CONTEST WEIGHT:  Eighty point five kilos is my target weight.  Last 4 competitions have been 80.3, 80.4, and 80.5.  Oh-oh....

YEARS BEEN TRAINING:  As an ex rugby head, have been doing weights since I was about 17 or 18, and even competed in a local Competition in Whangamata placing second in about 1990!  A long time between comps!

TRAINING PARTNERS:  In the dim distant past, during my rugby days I trained with the worlds largest man, Prop Cyril, who threw weights around like they were made from polystyrene.  Since bodybuilding I have been training with my wife, and with our new trainer training us with the same programmes it is neat to have a partner doing the same exercises at the same time again.  Seems wrong and weird when hitting the gym on my lonesome, even when doing cardio, like having an arm cut off!!

COMPETITION HISTORY:
2011 Phil-Asia CHampionships- 5th Open Athletic.
2011NABBA North Harbour- 1st Open Tall Athletic, Overall Athletic Champion - 1st Mixed Pairs
2011 NABBA Nationals- 1st International Athletic, Overall Athletic Champion - 2nd Mixed Pairs
2011 NABBA Wellington - 1st Masters Athletic, Overall Athletic Champion - 2nd Mixed Pairs
2011 NABBA Bay of Plenty - 1st Open Athletic, Overall Athletic Champion - 1st Mixed Pairs.

2010 NABBA Nationals - 1st International Athletic - 3rd Mixed Pairs
2010 NABBA Asia Pacific Championships (Rarotonga)- 1st Open Tall Athletic, Overall Athletic Champion - 2nd Mixed Pairs.
2010 ANB Asia Pacific International (Gold Coast) - 4th Novice Physique.
2010 Auckland INBA - 1st Novice Physique - 1st Mixed Pairs.
2010 Auckland NABBA - 2nd Open Physique - 2nd Mixed Pairs.

2009 NABBA Nationals - 1st Novice Tall Athletic, Overall Athletic Champion - 1st Mixed Pairs.
2009 Wellington NABBA - 1st Novice Tall Athletic, Overall Athletic Champion - 1st Mixed Pairs.