About BuildWithPros
Get Motivated with Me - Shawn Ray
Welcome to BuildWithPros — my official platform built for one reason: to help you train smarter, stay motivated, and push beyond your limits.
I’ve taken everything I’ve learned over decades in bodybuilding — 13 Mr. Olympia appearances, years of experience, and lessons from the trenches — and poured it into these videos.
No fluff. Just the truth about what it really takes to build muscle, focus, and longevity in this sport.
My goal is simple:
To give you the mindset, structure, and motivation I used to stay at the top — so you can build something real.
Here, you’ll get:
Straight-up motivation from someone who’s lived it
Proven techniques that go beyond trends
Tools to help you break plateaus, train with purpose, and stay locked in
But BuildWithPros is more than just videos.
It’s also where you can find my official apparel — gear designed for serious lifters who show up with intention. These shirts and hoodies aren’t about fashion. They’re about mindset. Every design reflects something I stand for: GRIT, BLOOD, and the work that happens when no one’s watching.
You don’t wear this because it looks cool. You wear it because you’ve earned it. If you’re ready to train like it matters — and wear the legacy — let’s get to work.
How BuildWithPros Started - From a Chance Meeting to a Shared Mission
I met Michael from Denmark at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Festival in Ohio – two guys who’d spent a lifetime under the iron, finally crossing paths.
We hit it off right away.
Michael has been training hard for over 40 years, always dialed in on nutrition and consistency.
Back in his early days, there was no YouTube, no Instagram. Like many from his generation, he followed my career through muscle magazines — long before social media changed everything.
That mutual respect turned into a real conversation. We talked about how fitness today is often driven by trends, gimmicks, and short attention spans — and how we both wanted to bring something more real to the table.
That’s when we decided to build something together — something built with pros, by pros.
Michael established the BuildWithPros platform — which is why it’s based in Denmark — but make no mistake: every piece of content here is 100% mine. My videos. My experience. My voice. This is where I share what truly matters in bodybuilding — from mindset and motivation to legacy-level discipline.
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