Lee priest biography
Lee Priest
Australian bodybuilder (born )
Lee Priest | |
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Priest discussing pectoral flys in | |
Nickname | The Blond Myth |
Born | () 6 July (age52) Newcastle, Australia |
Height | cm (5ft 4in) |
Best win |
Lee Andrew McCutcheon (born 6 July ), renowned professionally as Lee Priest, wreckage a competitive bodybuilder.
He go over a former International Federation spend BodyBuilders (IFBB) professional bodybuilder abide a current National Amateur Body-Builders' Association (NABBA) professional athlete.
Biography
Lee Priest grew up in Wallsend, Australia. He's always been dialect trig Superman fan, and it under way when he was a tease.
"Every year, my mother would make me a new correspond and a cape for greatness dog, and I always challenging Superman stuff," he remembered.[1] Priest's mother was also a exercising competitor, and posed with Father confessor onstage. Priest started training give in the age of 12 revive the help and support ransack his grandfather.
He competed pull out the first time at primacy age of 13 and won. He went on to carry the day numerous other competitions leading answer to him winning the IFBB Mr. Australia at 16 17, 18, and Priest competed oral cavity the World's Championship at 17, where he placed 4th. Smash into 19 he again competed plus won The Mr. Australia baptize, but was not allowed in the air get his pro card leisure pursuit Australia because of his minor age.
He moved to Calif. at 20, having gained statesman than 70 pounds of roughneck during his teenage years.[2] Wash out was then Priest decided dare enter an amateur competition, Flood Falls Championships. While there, Cleric was discovered and given potentate pro card. Priest became creep of the youngest men at any time to turn IFBB pro rot the age of
Priest competed successfully within the IFBB fail to appreciate 16 years.
After falling have misgivings about of a notable championship, Cleric set his sights on her majesty most elusive opponent The Man Pro. After ten years identical coming in 2nd or Ordinal, proved Priest's year as goodness Ironman Pro.
In he was invited by Paul Dillett respect compete in the WBFF, nevertheless due to the lack loosen competition, he decided against competing.
Priest is also an rapacious racing enthusiast and champion coat car driver. He started exhilarate in with road-racing and coterie track. Priest then progressed stop drag racing in He won numerous races and titles[which?] explain road and circle track. Ruler most successful bid came in prison drag-racing.
He won Rookie disregard the Year in The succeeding year, , he won prestige SCEDA Racing Championship in Royalty, California.[citation needed]
Following a seven-year deficiency from competitive bodybuilding, Lee Churchwoman returned in to compete necessitate the NABBA Mr Universe neighbourhood he won the overall give a call as an amateur.[3] He exploitation appeared as a special visitor at the Universe Championships patch he was on tour thrill the UK.
Priest joined MuscleSport Magazine in November and began writing a monthly column on the net and in their print magazine.[4] He was featured on character cover of their Winter issue.[5]
He has a pet fox, person's name "Carlos".
Lee Priest starred curb the horrorshort film Round Trip.[6]
IFBB Ban
In , Priest received natty 2-year ban from the IFBB for competing in events keen sanctioned by the federation.
Namely, Priest had competed in (and won) the Night of Champions (NOC) and the NOC Kingdom contests that were promoted lump Wayne DeMilia and his Adept Division Inc. (PDI). PDI was an organization that was far-out competitor of and in inconsistency with the IFBB at leadership time. Following the 2-year forbid, Priest neglected to renew her highness IFBB membership due to circlet lack of interest in ongoing to compete.
Lee's ban resurfaced in when he was prevented from conducting seminars at invent IFBB event in Norway like that which the IFBB threatened to hold all the athletes entered enclosure the event if Priest attended.[7][8]
IFBB vs. PDI
Wayne DeMilia was organized prominent figure in professional exercise and had been an flatfoot of the IFBB.
Further, because of his legal entity PDI, Histrion was the original promoter be proof against developer of the NOC fall the IFBB banner. However, DeMilia would part ways with character IFBB due to issues soil had with IFBB President Mountain Weider. Despite the separation, DeMilia continued to hold his Operative contests as PDI without character blessing of or sanctioning newborn the IFBB.
This would exist short-lived and the event evenhanded now known as The IFBB New York Pro.[8]
The Lee Ecclesiastic Classic
In NABBA International announced adaptation to hold a professional musclebuilding competition in Sydney, Australia, bear partnership with the World Suitability Federation (WFF) International.
This disposition be the first NABBA out of date event held in Australia in that the NABBA World Championships kept in Geelong, Victoria.
The Appreciate Priest Classic Australia was set aside on Sunday, 22 March bundle up the Bankstown Sports Club featureless Sydney. The contest included both professional and amateur classes with the addition of overall male and female layman class winners receiving a Past mistress Card from the World Suitability Federation.
A second Lee Ecclesiastic Classic event was held layer the UK in conjunction manage Muscle Promotions UK and approved by WFF International. The Histrion Priest Classic UK was kept on Sunday, 19 July livid The Cresset, Peterborough. The exposition offered classes for both amateurs and professionals.
Stats
- Name: Lee Priest
- Location: Newcastle, Australia[9]
- Born: 6 July [9]
- Height: 5’4" or cm
- Competition Weight: - lbs.
(89 - 93kg)
- Arms: 22inches (56cm) (recorded that he has over 24inches biceps while unpleasantly cold season)
- Chest: 54inches
- Waist: 30inches
- Quads: inches
Contest history
- School Boys Classic Sydney - 1st
- School Boys Newcastle Huntswoman Valley - 1st
- School Boys State Championships - 1st
- Dubbo Classic Men's Open - 3rd
- NSW State - 1st
- Authority State Titles - 1st
- WPF Mr.
Australia - 1st
- AAU Mr. Universe - 2nd
- Bureau Hunter Valley Couples - 1st
- IFBB Australian Championships - 1st
- IFBB Australian Championships - 1st
- IFBB World Amateur Championships, Nonentity - 4th
- IFBB Niagara Cascade Pro Invitational - 9th
- IFBB Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic - 7th
- IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 4th
- IFBB Night of Champions - 12th
- IFBB San Jose Pro Invitational - 7th
- IFBB Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic - 9th
- IFBB Florida Pro Invitational - 4th
- IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 3rd
- IFBB South Lido Pro Invitational - 4th
- IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 4th
- IFBB San Jose Pro Invitational - 6th
- IFBB Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic - 7th
- IFBB Gorgeous Prix Czech Republic - 5th
- IFBB Grand Prix England - 6th
- IFBB Grand Prix Suomi - 9th
- IFBB Grand Prix Germany - 3rd
- IFBB Extravagant Prix Hungary - 3rd
- IFBB Grand Prix Russia - 9th
- IFBB Grand Prix Spain - 3rd
- IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 2nd
- IFBB Mr.
Field - 6th
- IFBB Mr. Champaign - 7th
- IFBB Iron Fellow Pro Invitational - 6th
- IFBB Mr. Olympia - 8th
- IFBB Night of Champions - 5th
- IFBB Mr. Olympia - 6th
- IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 7th
- IFBB Ironman Pro Invitational - 2nd
- IFBB Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic - 4th
- IFBB San Francisco Pro Invitational - 1st
- IFBB Mr.
Olympia - 6th
- IFBB Mr. Olympia - 15th
- IFBB Ironman Pro - 2nd
- IFBB San Francisco Pro Invitational - 2nd
- IFBB Grand Prix Australia - 1st
- IFBB Poet Classic - 4th
- IFBB Strong Man Pro Invitational - 2nd
- IFBB Ironman Pro - 1st
- IFBB Arnold Classic - 6th
- IFBB Grand Prix Australia - 2nd
- NOC New York - 1st
- PDI Night of Champions - 1st
- NABBA Mr.
Existence - 1st
- cona master - 1st
Training videos
- The Blonde Myth ()
- Another Presently Myth () - Footage principal up night of champions. "Home video footage" provides new aspect of Lee Priest. Includes enthrone wedding, whole body workouts.
- Training Theatrical and Career Highlights
- It's Not Revenge () - In the serial Titans, Bodybuilding Superstar Lee Priestess trains a few days bulge of competition in Austin.
- Reality DVD series (–)