- Brandon Curry
Brandon Curry (born
October 19 ,1982 ) is a U.S. professionalbodybuilder who competes in the heavyweight class.Childhood and education
Curry was born and raised in
Nashville, Tennessee . He first became interested in weight training when he received a pair ofHulk Hogan -brandeddumbbells for his sixth birthday. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0KFY/is_1_26/ai_n24356568 “10 things we hate about Brandon Curry,” Flex Magazine, March 2008] ] Curry would later recall in a magazine interview that he was motivated by superhero action figureG.I. Joe and theRocky andRambo films to develop his body to its fullest muscular capacity.As a child, Curry’s parents enrolled him gymnastics classes, but he lost interest in the sport. Curry was involved in wrestling, track and field and football while he was a student at Hunters Lane Comprehensive High School in Nashville, and during this period his football team won two state championships while his track relay team won a state title in 2001. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0801/is_6_69/ai_n25468866 “Great Guns,” Muscle & Fitness, June 2008] ]
Curry attended
Middle Tennessee State University inMurfreesboro, Tennessee , where he majored in exercise science. He initially played on the university’s football team, but later left the team and switched his athletic focus to bodybuilding-related weight training.Bodybuilding career
Initially competing in the light-heavyweight class, Curry won his first bodybuilding competition, the 2003 Supernatural Bodybuilding & Fitness Show. In 2004, competing as a light-heavyweight, he won the MuscleMania Superbody Junior Show. The following year, he won the light-heavyweight and overall winner at the 2005 NPC Collegiate Nationals.
On June 17, 2006, he came in second in the light-heavyweight division at the NPC Junior National Championships; the five-foot-seven Curry weighed 189 pounds for that event. The following year, with 28 additional pounds added to his frame, he moved up to the heavyweight division for the NPC USA Championships on July 28, 2007, where he finished second in his division. On November 17, 2007, he came in second in the heavyweight division for that year’s NPC National Championships. [http://www.musculardevelopment.com/browse/index.php?mode=browse&id=9235 “Brandon Curry” competitor profile, Muscular Development Magazine Online] ]
On July 26, 2008, Curry won both the heavyweight division and the overall of the NPC USA Championships, which secured him ranking as a professional bodybuilder.
Outside of bodybuilding, Curry works as a personal trainer. He divides his residency between Nashville and
Oceanside, California .References
External links
* [http://www.myspace.com/bcintennessee Brandon Curry’s MySpace page]
* [http://www.usamuscle.com/bodybuilders/detail.asp?CompetitorID=4494 USAMuscle.com competitor profile]
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