Phil Heath (full name Phillip Jerrod Heath) was born in 1979 in Seattle. You should already know the fact that his nickname is “The Gift” but what you might not know is the fact that his first experience with sports was not bodybuilding. He was a basketball player and was included in the University of Denver’s team. He eventually made the switch to professional bodybuilding in 2002. Phil Heath quickly gained a lot of popularity and this culminated with him winning in 2005 the NPC USA Championship. This is exactly where he got the right to compete in the professional competitions. Phil Heath quickly started to climb the ladder in bodybuilding.
The first pro events were won in 2006 and then he even started gaining more success. In 2007 we saw him being placed in the 7th place at the Arnold Classic. That was when controversy appeared. According to a lot of people he was supposed to be 3rd but you can not contest the judges. In any case, this basically earned him the qualification to the grandest stage in bodybuilding. Unfortunately Read more »
Melvin Anthony is a really well known bodybuilder. He was raised in California and first started his journey in bodybuilding while he was a teenager. When Melvin turned 18 his body was enough for him to get a good football scholarship in the powerback position. During his late college years a nasty knee injury forced him out of football. That was when he turned towards bodybuilding. 1993 saw Melvin Anthony competing in Fontana Ironman, where he won 3rd place. The first major competition was in 1995. That was when he won the NPC Palm Springs bodybuilding competition. As time passed he became a professional bodybuilder. In 2000 we saw him in the first IFBB show. He actually won second place at Night of Champions, an achievement that is quite impressive for a bodybuilder debuting in an IFBB show.
Melvin Anthony appeared in a lot of bodybuilding and fitness magazines. He was even on the cover of the prestigious FLEX magazine. Although many people know facts about the bodybuilder, let us now take a look at some facts about Melvin Anthony. Read more »
Chris Cormier
is quite a well known bodybuilder. He was born in 1967 in California and first got to compete at Mr. Olympia in 1994, where he placed on an impressive 6th place. In the same year we saw
Cormier participating at both the Ironman Pro and the Arnold Classic. His first Night of Champions was in 1995. As time passed we saw this professional bodybuilder appearing in a lot of bodybuilding and fitness magazines and his pictures were featured on every single major magazine out there.
What few people know is the fact that Chris Cormier was hospitalized in 2006. He had problems with an infected spine that appeared as a result of a workout session with Dorian Yates. Unfortunately the injury was very serious and the recovery process was hard. Read more »