 |
 |
|
|
RICH B
|
|
Rich started lifting weights at the age of 14, when
he joined his first gym. The only New Year’s resolution
that he remembers making before the age of 21 was the
one he made a month before turning 15 when he swore that
he would get big. Well he got big! After lifting in the
gym consistently for about a year, a teen bodybuilder
Rich trained with recommended that he do a show. He was
then up to about 135 lbs, so he aimed to do a show the
summer of 2001 when he was 16. Rich entered the
Bluegrass Muscle Classic tipping the scales at 120 lbs
and placed 2nd out of three competitors. The next month
he entered a Tri-State show in Indiana and won 1st
place. After these shows, Rich posted his photos on
bodybuilding.com, and won teen bodybuilder of the month.
The next year was the big turning point for Rich who
knew he really could become something if he wanted it
bad enough. He took 15 months off to bulk up, and added
another 20 quality pounds to his frame, bringing him up
to 160 lbs. In November 2002, Rich entered and won the
teenage division of the 2002 Kentucky State Bodybuilding
Championships, besting three other competitors. One of
the guys weighed in at 176 lbs in decent condition, but
Rich's super-shredded 140 lb frame still killed his.
After the Mr. Kentucky, Rich decided to take it to the
next level and compete at the NPC Teen Nationals is 2003
where he placed 3rd but Rich was not happy with that and
felt he was flat. He also felt he still needed more
size. In January 2004, Rich joined the military and by
the end of his 15 month tour, Rich had then reached 173
lbs. After coming back to the States, Rich entered the
Mr. Kentucky again in 2005. This time, he entered the
open division, and competed as a lightweight at 151 lbs.
There were six competitors in the class, but was barely
edged out from 1st place. Rich didn’t care though,
because the top two spots qualified for nationals. This
was enough motivation to make Rich put all of his effort
into bodybuilding, knowing that he had finally earned
the right to compete in a true national-level show. Over
the next nine months, Rich put on another 10 lbs
bringing him up to 183 lbs. After battling a couple of
injuries, he settled at 180 lbs, and set his sights on
the 2006 NPC Nationals. His plan was to get down to 154
lbs to weigh in, and walk onstage the next day at 160
lbs after carbing up. We met Rich a couple of days prior
to the 2006 Nationals and photographed him on South
Beach in Miami. Rich is 5’5” tall and has an off season
weight of 185 lbs. He has has impressive beefy 18” arms,
a large 46” chest and a tiny tiny waist which is 28 1/2”
relaxed and only 25 1/2" sucked in! Rich is also
interested in pursuing fitness modeling opportunities,
so get in touch with NAB if you are interested in hiring
him. In the mean time, we are very pleased to add Rich
to our roster of top bodybuilding and fitness models at
NorthAmericanBodies.com!
|
|
|
|
 |
To see this model's complete photo portfolio, as well
as the video clips and complete portfolios of all the
NorthAmericanBodies.com models, Members
click
here!
If you are not a Member join now.
|
|
|
