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Showing posts with label Switzerland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Switzerland. Show all posts

Thursday, April 13, 2023

Swiss master bodybuilder Roger Tanner

Roger Tanner was born in Switzerland in 1973 and currently lives in the canton of St. Gallen on Lake Constance. He has been involved in sports his entire life, including ice hockey, skateboarding, judo, karate, Thai boxing, skiing, snowboarding, motorsport, and bodybuilding. 

At the age of 16, he took a bench from his grandfather and started working out. After three years of training at a simple gym, he preferred to change his training location and started working out at a gym where there were bodybuilders. There, he learned a lot, as he said, while his diet included oatmeal, eggs, rice, broccoli, and chicken. 

Professionally, after finishing school, he became self-employed and entered into a 50% partnership in a nightclub. Later, his former partner took over the remaining 50% of the partnership. However, the long nights and associated gastronomic lifestyle no longer fit with the sport, which became increasingly important to him. He then got a job as a car salesman with an acquaintance and he was able to live and implement his sport much better. In 2002, he competed in his first competitions and opened his first Body Power Gym in Matzingen and later in other cities. Roger Tanner won the IFBB Elite Pro Card in 2019.

Height: 175cm/5'9'' | Weight: 102kg/225lbs - 110/243lb (Off season)

With Jay Cutler (USA)

Friday, April 13, 2018

The Swiss bodybuilding Legend - Jean-Pierre Fux

It was about 10 years ago when Muscle Lover's blog made its debut on the Internet and first post was about the massive Jean-Pierre Fux from Switzerland. Since then, lots of muscular men have been presented and I'm proud to share with you all my passion for muscles through this fantastic journey! But let's see again Jean-Pierre:

The Swiss bodybuilder was born in 1968 in Brig, Switzerland and lives today in California, USA. He started training when he was 16yo and just 2 years later he participated in a local bodybuilding competition where he placed 4th as a Junior Heavyweight. Only 4 years after beginning weight training, his body weight was already 120kg/265lb! 

During the period 1996-1998 he participated in nine Pro contests with good placings and was between the top bodybuilders in the World. Jean-Pierre Fux was an absolute mass monster and he drew attention in every competition. 
When he made his Pro debut in 1996 at the age of 27yo, his body-weight was 125kg/275lb and one of the widest backs ever seen! He had the size and the physique to take his career very far but unfortunately a squat accident in the gym suddenly stopped his bodybuilding career in 2002. While he still tried his best to train after his knees were destroyed, ultimately he had to give up on the idea of continuing his career and lost his big muscle mass.

Date of Birth: 1968 | Height: 181cm/5'11'' | Weight: 125kg/275lb - 143kg/315lb (Off season)

CONTEST HISTORY:

1993 IFBB World Amateur Championships, 4th
1994 IFBB World Amateur Championships,1st
1996 IFBB Arnold Classic, 9th
1996 IFBB Grand Prix Czech Republic,5th
1996 IFBB Grand Prix England, 9th
1996 IFBB Grand Prix Germany, 8th
1996 IFBB Grand Prix Russia, 2nd
1996 IFBB Grand Prix Spain,7th
1996 IFBB Grand Prix Switzerland,4th
1996 IFBB Grand Prix England, 3rd
1996 IFBB San Jose Pro Invitational, 5st
1996 IFBB Mr. Olympia, 8th
1997 IFBB Grand Prix England, 9th
1997 IFBB Grand Prix Germany, 8th
1997 IFBB Grand Prix Hungary, 5th
1997 IFBB Grand Prix Spain, 5th
1997 IFBB Mr. Olympia, 7th
1998 IFBB Mr. Olympia, 4th
1998 IFBB Arnold Classic, 4th
1999 IFBB Grand Prix England, 16th
1999 IFBB Mr. Olympia,16th
1999 IFBB Joe Weider Pro World Championships,12th