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80 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || NOVEMBER 2015 nutrition avenue, you know, how many more reputable supplement company that are out there and the quality of their products that they are providing for our athletes.MFM: You developed your own program %u201cBody by O%u201d about 15 years ago. Would you say your coaching style and techniques have changed immensely since then? If so, how?KO: It has changed quite a bit! When I first started we didn%u2019t have half of the information that we have right now, so our poor people were going low sodium for 6 weeks and they were barely drinking any water, doing two hours of cardio and so on, But now, due to the influx of new information that%u2019s come in, we have been able to help evolve and change so that our athletes now have so much more at their disposal and so it has really let me work closer to them. Biggest invention? The Internet! The Internet changed everything. MFM: Accountability seems to play a huge role in getting workouts done and to ensure healthy eating. Would you say it%u2019s easier for local clients to use your program, or is it just as accessible for clients that you work with via phone, email, etc.? Why or why not?KO: Well, luckily, when I built my system, I was actually one of the first ones to use the Internet to spread my business, so the Internet has allowed 90% of my businesses/clientele to be from outside the state of California. They are from all over the world. I currently have 75-80 athletes whom I am training in Europe. So with Skype and the avenue of the Internet, it has allowed me to become a lot more personable and my system is set up in a very structured way so I may be able to work with people anywhere.There is a slight advantage to be able to look at people in person, to be able to make adjustments and tweaks! Because you see things a little bit different. But off course staring at picture after picture after picture, you learn the gravitation between what%u2019s live and what%u2019s in a photo. So although, it%u2018s always an advantage to be able to work with people one-on-one, and because you also get to put your personality into the athlete, you can still produce quality physiques by the Internet.MFM: %u201cBody by O%u201d focuses on 5 key programs: Competition Prep, Offseason Advantage, Body Transformation, Performance, and Nutrition. What program seems to be the most popular among clients? Do you have a program that tends to be more difficult with regards to training clients? Do you have a favorite program?KO: Competition prep, and not all of my competition prep clients want to compete. They might just want that look and so this has become the most popular one. Competition prep because we push that program to the athlete or the