Again within the day, the legendary Steve Reeves was recognized, amongst different issues, for his impeccable grooming. Hair, tooth, pores and skin, fingernails – Reeves was Mr. Perfection. I’ve at all times thought the identical about Lee Labrada. I keep in mind having dinner with him as soon as at a restaurant and, when he was completed consuming, Lee instantly went and brushed his tooth.
However much more spectacular, he was one of many few bodybuilders I’ve labored with who stored getting higher and higher proper as much as the time he retired. If Lee had come alongside just a few years earlier, when the Mr. Olympia was held utilizing two courses – over and below 200 kilos – he would have received the light-weight class, like Franco Columbu earlier than him.
Lee had a nice physique, however a small body – 5’6’ at about 185 kilos. Sufficiently small that, standing subsequent to anyone like Lee Haney, he was simply freely giving an excessive amount of dimension. However that didn’t forestall him from inserting within the prime 4 in 7 consecutive Mr. Olympia contests. And it didn’t forestall Labrada from displaying up in nice form each time and persevering with to enhance his physique.
Earlier on, I at all times thought that his head appeared disproportionately giant for his traps and shoulders. Not by quite a bit, however noticeable. However yr by yr Lee stored creating his traps and delts and when he determined to retire from competitors and focus on his complement enterprise, he had just about introduced all the pieces into perfect proportion.
Lee has subsequently introduced the identical type of intelligence and self-discipline to enterprise that he did to aggressive bodybuilding. Labrada Vitamin has been a terrific success and Lee has remained a big power on this planet of health and bodybuilding. On the similar time, he has been and stays a loyal household man. One demonstration of that’s the bodybuilding success of his son Hunter, who has rocketed up in nearly no time to earn a spot on the Mr. Olympia stage. Hunter has a a lot greater body than his father, factor on this age of muscle monsters. However he additionally appears to have inherited his dad’s self-discipline and work ethic, as a result of regardless of your genetics, you don’t obtain this sort of fast success with out an excessive amount of laborious, constant effort.
So, the “Labrada Impact” is being handed on from technology to technology. And, each of those bodybuilders, father, and son, must be function fashions for youthful bodybuilders hoping to realize the identical type of success: self-discipline, laborious and constant work, a “clear” way of life, and a spotlight to element.
When you’re aspiring to greatness, EVERYTHING COUNTS!
Lee’s Bodybuilding Contest Historical past:
- 1995 Arnold Traditional: 4th Runner-Up
- 1993 Mr. Olympia: third Runner-Up
- 1993 Arnold Schwarzenegger Traditional: 1st Runner-Up
- 1993 Ironman Invitational: 1st Runner-Up
- 1992 Professional World Cup:1st
- 1992 Mr. Olympia: 2nd Runner-Up
- 1991 Mr. Olympia: third Runner-Up
- 1990 Mr. Olympia: 1st Runner-Up
- 1989 Finnish Grand Prix: 1st
- 1989 Netherlands Grand Prix: 1st
- 1989 British Grand Prix: 1st
- 1989 Mr. Olympia: 1st Runner-Up
- 1988 Spanish Grand Prix: 1st
- 1988 British Grand Prix: 1st
- 1988 Greek Grand Prix: 1st
- 1988 Mr. Olympia: third Runner-Up
- 1988 Mr. Olympia: third Runner-Up
- 1987 Mr. Olympia: 2nd Runner-Up
- 1987 IFBB Skilled World Championships: 1st Runner-up
- 1986 IFBB Night time of Champions: 1st
- 1985 IFBB Mr. Universe: 1st
- 1985 NPC Nationals: 1st
- 1984 NPC USA Bodybuilding Championships: 1st Runner-up
- 1983 NPC Texas Bodybuilding Championships: 1st
- 1982 NPC Jr. Gulf Coast Championships: 1st
- 1982 NPC Collegiate Texas Championships: 1st
