Author: rxbodybuilders
Mike Mentzer, the “man and steamer”, the multifacetedness of his talents, excelled in bodybuilding, business, philosophy and literature, was born on November 15, 1951 in a German town in Pennsylvania (Philadelphia). His childhood passed in the Euphrates, a small farm town in the same state. Passion for sports began for Mike at the age of 11, when his attention was drawn to a magazine about bodybuilding. According to the athlete, then he just fell in love with this sport. At age 19, Mike began taking steroids, and in 1971 he first took part in bodybuilding competitions. Ambitious Mike set as…
A bodybuilder who has an enviable bicep and no less famous waist (the thinnest among professionals), Frank McGrath is also a rather notorious athlete. He was born on August 9, 1978 in St. John’s, Newfoundland (Canada) in a small but friendly family. Frank was born a large child, with a broad bone and strong health. This predetermined his sporting future. As soon as Frank began to grow up, he immediately showed interest in sports: first to the game types, and after and to weightlifting. Gradually, this passion grew into a love for bodybuilding, to the occupation of which Frank had…
Earl Maynard is a professional bodybuilder and wrestler, a movie actor, film director and producer. Born in Barbados around the beginning of the 1940s, a specific birth date has not been published anywhere. Earl grew up a frail and very painful child, often had bronchitis and pneumonia. At 17 years old, with an increase of 180.5 cm, he weighed only 54.5 kg. “I was always sick … I started building my body to improve my health and become stronger, but I never foresaw that this would lead me to bodybuilding and to world recognition,” Earl said. He visited the gym…
Victor Martinez was born on July 29, 1973 in San Francisco de Macoris, Dominican Republic. When Victor was still a child, his family moved to New York, they lived in the Washington Heights of the Manhattan Community. There Victor went to school and gradually began to “get up on his feet.” He liked to participate in sports competitions, for example, on baseball, basketball or football, and in competitions of this kind where is necessary physical preparation – and he had to deal with burdens. Potential of Martinez was first noticed by Stefan Dickerson. He considered that the young athlete could…
The infamous bodybuilder Mike Matarazzo was born on November 8, 1965 in Boston. Mike from childhood was distinguished by extraordinary charisma and friendliness. He attracted people’s attention not only with his artistry and humor, but also with excellent physical data. The guy in his childhood was carried away by boxing, and at a fairly serious level. But Mike was not one of those people who concentrate all his attention on one thing. It was not enough just a boxing career, in addition to it, he was actively engaged in the gym. He set several records of his city on a…
About Aaron Maddron : Aaron Maddron (born November 5, 1970, Portland, Oregon) is an American IFBB professional bodybuilder. Height: 180 cm Competitive weight: 116 kg Aaron Maddron Photo Gallery
Lee Priest was born on July 6, 1972 in Newcastle, 90 minutes north of Sydney, Australia. His full name is Andrew Lee Priest McCatchon. He grew up in a middle-class family, graduated from Platsberg Elementary School, was fond of rugby and karate. His grandfather, a former army fighter, wrote Lee to the gymnasium of the local police. Young Lee Priest had a habit of coming into the gym before the beginning of classes, and in a relaxed atmosphere working with weight. Lee was then 13. After some eight months, the young athlete already had an impressive amount of muscle for…
About Dan Lurie : Dan Lurie (born April 1, 1923 in Brooklyn, New York City) is a founding father of bodybuilding and a physical fitness pioneer. A world-class bodybuilder in the 1940s, by 1949 he had won the Mr. America title of “America’s Most Muscular Man” four times. In 1948, Lurie established the International Federation of Body Builders and he owns the Dan Lurie Gyms and Health Clubs, a gym which has attracted people such as Sylvester Stallone. On April 29, 2007, Lurie was inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame. His book, Heart of Steel: The Dan…
About Anibal Lopez : Anibal Lopez (born August 24, 1942) is an American bodybuilder. He was born in Puerto Rico to Francisco and Francisca Lopez. His family relocated to Bronx, New York in 1954 where he attended Public School 66, Intermediate School 98 – Herman Ridder School, and Columbus High School. As a boy, Anibal was fascinated with men of great muscular power who could perform amazing feats of strength. He read about Tarzan’s adventures in the comic books and watched former Olympic swimmer Johnny Weissmuller play the hero in the popular movie series. The first sport young Lopez participated…
About Aaron Links : Aaron Links (born January 13, 1981 in Albuquerque, New Mexico) is a natural bodybuilding competitor who has competed in the now disbanded American Natural Bodybuilding Conference (ANBC). Links began lifting weights seriously after his mother beat him in an arm wrestling match when he was a teenager. On July 19, 2000 at the age of 19, he won his first 2 bodybuilding titles of Junior Division Champion and Novice Men’s Open Champion in the Southwest Classic regional competition held in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Links remained a Junior Division Champion at the Southwest Classic competition again in…