facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramLee Haney Workout and DietBodybuilderBorn: 1959Lee Haney grew up in poverty in South Carolina. He wanted to be Hercules since he was little, and would obsess over fitness magazines. Haney asked for a weight set when he was 10, He won his...
facebookyoutubeinstagramMike Mentzer Workout and DietBodybuilder (deceased) Born: 1951‘Heavy Duty’ Mike Mentzer grew up in Pennsylvania. He began lifting weights at age 12 and by 15 could benchpress 370 lbs. Mentzer started competing and winning physique contests when...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramRich Piana Workout and DietBodybuilder (deceased) Born: 1970Rich Piana grew up in California. His mother was a bodybuilder and Piana began lifting at age 11, and entered his first contest 4 years later. By the time he turned 18, he...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDan Bilzerian Workout and DietThrill Seeker Born: 1980Dan Bilzerian was born in Tampa, Florida. Risk-taking runs in his blood. His father was a corporate takeover specialist on Wall Street and his brother is also a poker player....
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramNick Jonas Workout and DietMusician Born: 1992From Texas, Nicholas Jonas began acting on Broadway when he was 7. He released his first single with 2 of his brothers in 2002 when he was just 10. The Jonas Brothers got picked up by...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramKeanu Reeves Workout and DietActor Born: 1964Keanu Reeves was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His father abandoned the family when he was just 2 and Reeves and his mother moved to Australia and New York City before settling in Toronto, Canada....
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramC.T. Fletcher Workout and DietProfessional Bodybuilder (Retired) Born: 1961Born in Arkansas, C. T. Fletcher’s family moved to California when he was still a baby. He joined the army at age 18 and while he was stationed in Germany, he...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDorian Yates Workout and DietBodybuilder (Retired) Born: 1962Dorain Yates is from England. He didn’t start working out until his early 20s but he went on to win the Mr Olympia 6 years in a row, (1992-’97), earning the nickname ‘The...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramMark Wahlberg Workout and DietActor Born: 1976Mark Wahlberg grew up in Boston, Massachusetts and is the youngest of 9. He had a rough childhood and was addicted to drugs including cocaine by age 13. Wahlberg was also arrested for hate...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDave Palumbo Workout and DietBodybuilder (retired)Born: 1968A New York native, David Palumbo wasn’t always into pumping iron. Heplayed soccer and was a distance runner in high school and college. It wasn’t until 1990 when he started...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramDavid Pollack Workout and DietProfessional Football Player (Retired)Born: 1982David Pollack was born in New Jersey but later moved to Georgia where he was an all-around athlete, playing football, basketball and wrestling in high school....
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramRonnie Coleman Workout and DietProfessional Bodybuilder (Retired)Born: 1964From Louisiana, Ronnie Coleman and his 3 siblings were raised by a single mom. Coleman won a scholarship to play football in college and graduated cum laude with...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramHerschel Walker Workout and DietFootball Player (Retired) Born: 1962From Georgia, Herschel Walker was 1 of 7 children in a working-class family. He had a speech impediment and was overweight as a child, but his mother drilled it into him...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramHafthor Bjornsson Workout and DietProfessional StrongmanBorn: 1988Once upon a time, Hafthor ‘Mountain’ Bjornsson was a skinny basketball center, but a broken ankle ended his basketball career at age 20. That same year, strongman Magnus...
facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagramBear Grylls Workout and DietSurvivialist Born: 1974From a young age, Edward ‘Bear’ Grylls was always a bit a daredevil and loved to be moving, doing activities such as sailing, climbing, karate and skydiving. He served in the British...