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2010 FAME World Championships Results!
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Michael Elias - FAME Pro Bodybuilder
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- My BodyPROUD Story
- In 1985 in 10th grade I weighed in at a massive 103 lbs. I was athletic, but very small, and turned to weight lifting to help build my body and my self confidence. My body responded well to the weights and after just 3 years I decided to enter a local Bodybuilding competition. I loved the experience and I have been hooked on training and competing ever since.
Over the past 21 years, I have continued to train and compete in both Powerlifting and Bodybuilding. I am a lifetime drug free athlete and have won numerous titles in powerlifting and bodybuilding over the past three decades. In 2004 I set the goal of attaining my Natural Pro Card in Bodybuilding. I achieved that goal in 2005 by winning the Overall title at the FAME Southwest U.S. Championship.
In December of 2005 while training for the 2006 FAME World Championships, I suffered a full tear of left Pec Major tendon. The tendon tore completely off the bone and was ripped to shreads. The Pec Major muscle retracted into my chest and I had surgery 4 days later to repair and reattach the tendon and muscle.
I spent most of 2006 in rehabilitation, working on regaining my range of motion and slowly returning to resistance training.
In late 2006 I was cleared to resume full training and set a goal of returning to the FAME stage to make my Pro debut at the FAME North American Champioships. I needed this goal to push myself through the physical and mental pain of forcing my atrophied muscles to respond again. Training was very different this time around as my body simply didn't have the ability to recover and grow like it had in the past. Every training day was a struggle I had to overcome. I pushed through the pain and achieved my goal of returning to the stage for my Pro debut in November 2007, placing third in the Pro Bodybuilding Division at the FAME North American Championships.
Over the past decade I have also worked extensively in the Fitness Industry as a competition promoter, author, columnist, and supplement company executive. I have written numerous articles that have been published in industry books and magazines, and created magazine ads and posters that have been viewed by millions world wide.
I left the supplement industry to join the FAME Team in early 2008. For the past 2 1/2 years I have been involved with many aspects of the FAME World Tour including creative design, marketing, promotions, judging and working as a member of the FAME administrative team.
In 2010 I accepted the role as Executive Director of the WNSO - the sanctioning body for all FAME World Tour events - and I now oversee the judging, rules and regulations of all FAME World Tour events to ensure that they meet the strict WNSO standards. As Executive Director of the WNSO I am also working to expand the FAME World Tour to exciting new venues and bring the excitement of the FAME stage to new competitors and fans all across the world.
I love applying my experience in the Fitness Industry to help promote the Body Proud lifestyle and look forward to a long future helping to grow FAME and Body Proud to even greater levels and spreading the Body Proud ideals around the world!
Train Hard - Train Natural - Love Your Body - Be Body Proud!
- My Facts 'n Stats:
- Michael Elias
Executive Director - World Natural Sports Organization
WNSO Pro Bodybuilder
Sports Nutritionist and owner of PhysiqueFXonline.com
Natural Contest Prep Specialist
Online Personal Training with FAME Pro Bodybuilder Michael Elias and Pro Fitness Competitor Kendra Elias
Build Muscle - Lose Fat - Transform Your Body
12 Week and 12 Month Online Programs
Online Contest Preparation
Online Training with Michael and Kendra Elias
- My AHA Life Defining Moments:
- Anything is possible with knowledge, hard work, and dedication.
Achieving your goals requires attaining the knowledge necessary to develop a realistic and achievable plan and then the determination and dedication to follow that plan all the way to victory!
- My Transformation Triumphs!
- Training my wife to achieve her Pro Card in 2004
Earning My Pro Card at the 2005 FAME Southwest USA
Returning to the FAME stage in 2007 After my Pec Tear
- To Become BodyPROUD, I commit to do the Following:
- I am currently working to improve my physique and gain back much of the muscle that I lost after my pec tear. I intend to return to the stage again in the next few years when I truly feel I can reach my best ever condition.
The exact timing will depend on my physical progress, but I WILL get back on stage again!
- Life Advice that Helped Me:
- Start Today!
The most important thing you can do to become Body Proud is to START on your journey. You can't get there if you don't begin. Seek out the help of someone who knows what they are doing, put a plan together, and then dedicate yourself to changing your life! You can do it, you just have to begin!
- How I Boosted my Confidence and/or Added Joy and/or Health into my Life:
- Achieving success and reaching your goals with Nutrition and Training requires a well designed plan and the dedication to stick to it.
My philosophy on Nutrition and Training could fill a book ( hint, hint ) but I'll give you one really important tip here:
"Burn Fat Off, Don't Starve It Off" - Remembering that simple philosophy will go a long way to helping you achieve your goals!
- Expressing Gratitude is a Key Ingredient to a Happy Life. I Am Grateful for:
- I am grateful for my wife and son, and everyone who has helped me, supported me, and taught me along the way in my journey so far.
- Profession:
- Personal Trainer &/or Fitness Professional, Entrepreneur
- Check Me Out Online: (Facebook, Twitter, Truestar, LinkedIn, etc)
- www.MichaelElias.com
- I learned about bodyPROUD.org from:
- I helped create it with Jeff and Mindy! I was one of the first members. :)
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My bodyPROUD Journey - 25 Years In Pictures - 103 lbs to FAME Pro!
Posted on December 13, 2010 at 7:30pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
My bodyPROUD Journey - 26 Years In Pictures - 103lbs to FAME Pro!
Hey Everyone, After the amazing bodyPROUD Showcase, I wanted to follow up and post some pictures from my bodyPROUD journey over the past 3 decades. This year is the 26th anniversary of the year that I began training. 26 Years of being bodyPROUD! I begain training in 1984 and have been consistently training ever since! Over the past 26 years I have had many different goals for my own training. In the…
Continue My Pec Tear Recovery And Beyond - My Journal Of My Return to the FAME Stage
Posted on October 1, 2008 at 2:00pm 5 Comments 0 Likes
First let me introduce myself.
My name is Michael Elias and I am a FAME Pro Bodybuilder.
After earning my FAME Pro Card in 2005 I had set my sights on competing in the 2006 FAME World Championships in Toronto. Unfortunately, in December 2006, while finishing up the last week of my off season heavy training phase, I suffered a complete tear of my left Pec Major tendon. The pec completely tore away from the bone and… Continue
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I pray you will allow me to help many more by teaming up with you and Jeff,Mindy to give a portion of the proceeds to charity and make BodyProud a location and site for the world of fitness experts the know how in running their personal training and health clubs,studios,facilities alike. Please allow us the ability to grow and expand our companies through the material helping so many non-successful trainers become successful. I am also going to travel as a consultant. Flying into locations and helping them with their facilities. I truly want to create 10 millionaire trainer and/or health club owners in the next 2 to 3 years. Please help me with my dream and we all shall grow through the powers in teaching...
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I enjoyed reading your blog and learning more about you. You have done some amazing work!
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