Author: rxbodybuilders
The bodybuilder, whose photos look as if they depict a Hollywood actor, Dave Draper, nicknamed “Blond Bomber,” belongs to one of those people who, like Steve Reeves and Arnold Schwarzenegger, created their own sporting movement and led thousands of people into bodybuilding. At first glance this handsome man can be said that he has always been incredibly successful, but in reality it is not quite so. Dave Draper was born and grew up in sunny Santa Monica, among many beaches and a bustling sea. Since childhood, the boy began to be attracted by power sports, which was not so popular…
Premchand Degra is an IFBB professional bodybuilder from India. Also mentioned as Premchand Degra/Dhingra. He won the Mr. Universe title in the short-height 80 kg category in 1988. He was also awarded the “Achievement Medal” by the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness (IFBB) in 2003, for winning its World Middleweight Champion title in 1988. Mr. Degra lives in Hoshiarpur (Punjab) and trains budding body builders in his own gym. He was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Born on December 1, 1955 (1955-12-01) (age 56) at Babri Nangal village in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, Premchand Degra…
Kris Dim was born on May 7, 1973 in Cambodia. At that time in this country there was a war and his family was forced to move to Arlington, USA, Kris then was 4 years old. After moving, Kris’ family changed their residence many times, until they settled in the California city of Sacramento. In the early school years, Kris was fond of football, and in the senior classes seriously engaged in wrestling. Interest in bodybuilding in Kris appeared in 15 years after visiting the newly opened room “Muscle System”. Kris literally fell in love with all of these simulators,…
Paul Dillett, the Canadian colossus of bodybuilding, was born on April 12, 1965 in Montreal (Quebec). Craving for sports, Paul showed in school years, but the first passion was not bodybuilding, but football. And, it should be noted, in this sport, Dillett was very successful – in the student years he played in the team of one of the universities of Montreal, and upon receipt of the diploma he entered the professional football league and played for 2 more seasons for Toronto. Paul’s debut as a bodybuilder took place only in 1991 at the North American Championship. Unfortunately, despite the…
Chris Dickerson was born on August 25, 1939 in Montgomery, Alabama. He was the youngest of the triplets (Chris, Alfred and John), though younger than his brothers, he was only a few minutes. Chris studied music, and learned to be an opera singer. He is an extremely aesthetic and educated person, reads a lot and knows how to sing arias in several languages. After graduating from college in New York in 1963, Chris went to visit his aunt who lived in Los Angeles, and there he met with Bill Pearl, who became his mentor and began to prepare Chris for…
Nathan DeTracy (born 1978) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder. Standing 5’5″ and averaging in weight at 182 pounds, DeTracy placed 16th as a light heavyweight in the 2006 USA NPC Bodybuilding & Figure Championships. Also in 2006,he placed seventh in the same weight class at the Los Angeles Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships. In 2007, he was the light heavyweight and overall winner in the Emerald Cup Championships. For 2008, DeTracy changed his training routine and slimmed down to compete in the middleweight category. This strategy paid off when he took first place in that division in the 2008 NPC…
He was born on September 12, 1967. Died June 2, 2005 at the age of 37 years. Height 178 cm. Competitive weight 114 kg. Paul DeMayo had the nickname of Quadzilla, for his fantastically developed quadriceps. Born and raised in California. He spent most of his life in Boston. Paul signed a contract with the manufacturer of sports nutrition Met-RX, and under the terms of this contract, contrary to his desire, was forced to take part in the tournament Mr. Olympia 1995, which took only 12th place. DeMayo spent two years in prison for trying to kill his girlfriend and…
Bill Davey (born July 20, 1966 in Rochester, NY) is an American bodybuilder and fitness model. He earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees in exercise physiology from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Davey has often been presented in fitness and bodybuilding magazines. He currently lives in Fort Myers, Florida. Davey is the older brother of former NFL player Don Davey.
Rolando Dantes (June 15, 1944-March 16, 2009) was an actor, champion bodybuilder and Filipino martial artist who trained with Remy Presas for over 30 years. He was born on June 15, 1943 in the Philippines. He has also trained with other martial arts masters, such as Cacoy Canete and Edgar Sulite. He worked several years as a police officer before becoming an actor. He is one of the best-known Philippine actors. He has had leading roles in different films including “The Pacific Connection” and “Arnis: The Sticks Of Death.” In addition, Dantes was a bodybuilder who won the “Mr. Philippines”…
Gaetan D’Amours was awarded the title of Mr. Quebec in 1960, Mr. Canada in 1961, Mr. America also in 1961, and a 5th place as Mr. Universe in 1967. He had a bodybuilding studio for 50 years where he was a professor of physical education. He was also a believer in the Ben Weider food supplement products. He died April 25, 2007 at the age of 74.)