Local bodybuilder brings home medals

Chad Robinson won medals, belts, and axe awards for his classic physique and heavy bodybuilding skills at the NPC [National Physique Committee] Valley of the Sun competition in Phoenix, Ariz. May 1.

Robinson is fairly new to the Southwest. He moved from Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. about a year ago, so his wife, Tiffany, a Navajo who grew up in Sanders, Ariz., could be near her family. He now lives in Sanders and works in Gallup.

Robinson, who is in his fourth year of recovery from alcoholism, says his passions are bodybuilding, which he credits with saving his life, and helping other people.

The couple has been training clients out of...