Berry de mey biography

As a youth, Berry DeMey favored swimming, running, martial arts and boxing.

Berry de mey biography: Berry de Mey is

At 16, he picked up bodybuilding, earing his first competitive victory at the Mr. Ironman in Holland, where the year-old took the underpound title. Leading up to the contest, his preparation was unique, to say the least. He ate three whole chickens every day — nothing else — and put together his posing routine by arranging still photos from magazines and improvising seques from one pose to the next.

He was able to visit the United States for the first time instaying and training for two months; that year, he also traveled to Singapore, where he placed second among heavyweights at the IFBB World Amateur Championships, a placing he repeated in Finally, at the World Games inhe won the heavyweight and overall title, securing a pro card and a spot in the Mr.

He wasted no time, announcing his presence in the IFBB ranks by taking a very respectable sixth.

Berry de mey biography: Born and raised in Rotterdam, Holland,

From throughDeMey competed in the IFBB, and made three more appearances at the Olympia, where his best placing was third in This high mark capped off his most successful year as a pro, with seven top-three finishes overall and one fourth-place trophy. Today DeMey is a well established photographer and as well has helpes promote prominent athletes in the sport of bodybuilding.

He began training at a young age and quickly developed a passion for bodybuilding. Inhe won the Dutch National Bodybuilding Championships. This victory launched his professional bodybuilding career. De Mey quickly rose through the ranks of professional bodybuilding, winning several major titles, including the Arnold Classic Europe in and the Mr.

Olympia title in He was not just pushed by a desire to become very big and muscular, but also by his passion for aesthetics. He aspired, especially looking at it from a modern perspective, to create a body that was symmetrical as well as big and muscular. De Mey was enormously successful therein. After that victory, he participated in Mr.

Olympia four times, the most important bodybuilding contest ever. In De Mey won bronze at Olympia. However, Berry suffered an injury that ended his career as a bodybuilder.

Berry de mey biography: Berry De Mey is a retired

Since Berry de Mey in gave up his professional bodybuilding career, he became a professional photographer. In he founded Berry de Mey Nutrition, a company of nutritional supplements. Is a bodybuilder and the brother of bodybuilder Jorgen de Mey. In Berry de Mey had serious injury. During a workout in his beloved home town, Berry ripped his pectoral muscle.

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