Kagan Orton Interview

Kagan Orton - 1992

Why I Wanted to Interview Kagan
A Junior Bodybuilding Champion at 19 Kagan Orton is the epitome of someone who is motivated and driven. After only 2 years of serious training Kagan has already achieved more than many hopeful bodybuilders would hope to achieve in a lifetime. With an eye on bigger things including national titles plus his first international competition, Kagan seems to have a bright future in the sport of Bodybuilding. I wanted to know what has driven Kagan to get to where he is now and what is motivating him to go further.

Sporting Achievements & Accomplishments

2011 NABBA/WFF Christchurch Grand Prix Junior Champion. Kagan is competing in the same competition this year (2012) where he hopes to again win the junior title and compete for the overall title
Kagan is competing in the NABBA World Champs (June 2012) Junior Division in Dublin Ireland
Played Rugby for Canterbury in 2008

More Interesting Information:

Kagan played Rugby at a high level when he was a teenager. As well as playing in the 2008 Canterbury Rep team Kagan also represented South Canterbury from 05 - 08
Kagan has recently been invited to compete in the Southern Hemisphere Bodybuilding Championships
Kagan began weight training at 15 as a supplement to his Rugby training. At 18 he started to focus solely on Bodybuilding and started training seriously
Born in Christchurch and the youngest of two brothers. Kagan's older Brother Steve Orton is also a competitive bodybuilder
Works at Tegal Foods which means easy access to quality protein
Kagan is inspired by Phil 'The Gift' Heath

Services & Contacts
Kagan offers a consultation service where he offers training and nutritional advice for those wanting to enter bodybuilding competitions. You can email Kagan at:

[email protected]

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Interview Menu

Desire, knowledge and lifestyle is what makes the difference (2:06)
Subject links: What Makes Motivated People Different?

What motivated me to do this: Beginning to present (1:41)
Subject links: Why are We Motivated to Change at All? / Building Motivation to Change

What I did to build my motivation (1:09)
Subject links: Building Motivation to Change

Getting started, setting clear initial goals and avoiding barriers (1:48)
Subject links: Having a Clear Direction or Goal Before Starting / Barriers to Motivation

A big part of mental preparation is keeping your goals at the forefront of your mind and reminding yourself that you want it (1:53)
Subject links: Preparation Motivation and Change

Surround yourself with others who want it too when starting out (1:57)
Subject links: Getting Started and Taking the First Steps

Sacrifice is the difference between a champion and a non-champion. That means breaking certain habits (1:29)
Subject links: Habits and Motivation / Barriers to Motivation

Thoughts about whether you need to work on motivation constantly plus what I do to keep myself motivated (2:53)
Subject links: Building Motivation to Change / Being Motivated - On-going Journey or End Point?

Work, meals, timing, training, preparation, sleeping, family and earthquakes as barriers (1:49)
Subject links: Barriers to Motivation

Going back to the reasons we want to change plus motivation feeding motivation (2:08)
Subject links: Why are We Motivated to Change at All? / Maintaining Motivation

Love it then go for it plus the importance of asking the right people the right questions (1:12)
Subject Links: Key Ideas Insights and Advice

Interview - 2012

Kagan’s winning poses at the 2011 NABBA/WFF Christchurch Grand Prix