He obliged. Within 6 weeks I was down to my new weight and competed to win the 89 kilo national kickboxing title. I felt really strong at the new weight and unlike other athletes who had to dehydrate and starve themselves to make their weight I was sipping my. Formula 1 Shake and brimming with energy at the weigh in. From this good start I flew to Greece in May 2002 and won the WPKA World 88.5 kilogram World Title. Despite the heat and the intense competition I was overflowing with energy and used the products all the way through the competition.

I won a bronze medal at the WAKO World Cup in June, which is one of the hardest open tournaments in the world. The heat of the June climate in Italy did not affect me either as I was nourished and hydrated by my diet. I went on to win another bronze medal in The WAKO European Championships in November thus leaving me with an Overall World Top Ten ranking at the end of the year.

In February 2003 I organised and starred in the first World Kickboxing Title fight to be staged in my hometown of Cork, Ireland. In front of a packed arena and National Television I won convincingly.

I was unable to compete in the WPKA World Kickboxing Championships in Greece this year because I did not have the travel funds. I travelled so much last year that my reserves were spent. My next tournament is in Italy in June - the WAKO World CUp.

It is my ambition to win all the Kickboxing World Titles that are in existence. Kickboxing like boxing has a number of World Bodies and it is my aim to unite them. I also wish to unite the Taekwon-do World bodies by winning their different titles as well.

The old adage of "you are what you eat" is very true. It applies specially to athletes. I am a skilled fighter, but Herbalife Sports Nutrition has given me a platform to use my skills to the highest level

Colin O'Shaughnessy, Ireland