Lee Haney is one of the famous former professional bodybuilders. For those of you who love bodybuilding, he is one of the inspirations that will make you know more about the bodybuilding world and all the tournaments. Do you want to join bodybuilding tournaments? You probably know about the most famous and biggest bodybuilding tournament, Mr. Olympia.
Did Haney join Mr. Olympia? Yes and he won several times! Not only Mr. Olympia, he joined more than one championship for bodybuilding from 1979 to 1991. I know it is not easy to be like him but there is nothing wrong with trying. At least you could find inspiration on how to make your body as good as Haney. Good and gorgeous body with a healthy process will always be attractive.
Even though he is not young anymore, he is still active in the bodybuilding world. He even has some training for you who want to join. Well, do you want to know more about him? You can read the information about him in the following paragraphs.
Lee Haney and All about His Accomplishments as Professional Bodybuilder
Lee Haney is a professional bodybuilder from America who was born on November 11, 1959. For your information, he won Mr. Olympia eight times just like Ronnie Coleman. You know the legend Ronnie Coleman, don’t you?
Right now, Haney or many fans call him Lee is more than 60 years old. However, you should know that he is still active to do training and events for people who need them. It is not only for young people who want to train but also for the elderly people more than 50 years old.
Well, before we talking about other things about him; let me tell you the tournaments and championships he won in his career as follow:
1979
In 1979, he joined Teen Mr. America and Teen Mr. America Tall. He won first place in Teen Mr. America Tall.
1982
In 1982, Haney joined Junior Nationals Heavyweight & Overall and won first place. Then, he joined two other competitions: Nationals Heavyweight & Overall and World Amateur Championships Heavyweight. In both competitions he won first place.
1983
In 1983, Lee Haney joined many competitions and championships. They are: Grand Prix England, he got second place; Grand Prix Las Vegas, he won first place; Grand Prix Sweden, he won second place; Grand Prix Switzerland, he won third place; Night of Champions, he won first place; Mr. Olympia for the third place and the last is World Pro Championships in the third place.
1984-1987
The year of 1984 is the first year for Haney to get first place for Mr. Olympia. Then, he won first place again in Mr. Olympia in 1985, 1986 and 1987. Then, he joined Grand Prix Germany (II) and won first place too.
1988-1991
These years become the best years but the last years for him joining any competitions and championships of bodybuilding. From 1988 to 1991, Haney won the first place for Mr. Olympia four times. So, it is added up to the recent years in total 8 times won for Mr. Olympia.
Lee Haney got impressive awards and also recognitions such as: The United States Sports Academy, Bellsouth, the International Federation of Bodybuilding and Coca Cola Centennial Award. He was also a Chair of the President’s council on Physical Fitness.
Wow, I think he is an impressive figure as a former American professional bodybuilder. Do you agree? For your information, he is also a writer! He has three books; they are: Ultimate Bodybuilding, TotaLee Awesome and Beyond the Pump.
Haney also appeared many times on the magazine’s cover. It is about twenty one magazine’s cover having his face on it. If you are a fan of him; you should start to collect the magazines now!
Yes, he is not only a professional bodybuilder but like a celebrity. I know many people want to be a celebrity now but many of them have no accomplishments at all. It is funny because how do you get that? Well, at least they should have something to impress people, right?
Actually, there are many more accomplishments of Lee Haney you should know. Recently, he got an honor into The International Sports Hall of Fame. Only a few people could be inducted into one. Isn’t it amazing? Then, he also got a Lifetime Achievement Award that is given by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The other accomplishments include training and work with many famous people and athletes. So, maybe if you want to be an amazing trainer and athlete; you could try to train with Haney. It is serious because he also has the International Association of Fitness Science Inc., it is his own organization for personal training. The good news is you could join them no matter what age you are.
There is also a non-profit organization that is called Haney’s Harvest House. There are more accomplishments of his that I cannot mention them one by one here. He even has TV shows and games. Well, you could say he is already awesome and great without mentioning the accomplishments one by one in detail.
So, what do you think? Do you want to be like him or just stay healthy and have a good body look for a long time? He has many programs and events you could follow and join if you want. There is a website that will help you find them. Are you interested?
Do not worry if you are not a fan of bodybuilding; the training that is given by him is not only about bodybuilding. He also gives some training only to maintain health and maintain a good body look.
Ok, that is all the information about Lee Haney. Surely, he is a good example of a professional bodybuilder that still exists and gives many benefits for other people. I hope you got what you want; especially the positive inspirations.
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FAQ
How many times did Lee Haney win Mr. Olympia?
He won Mr. Olympia 8 times.
What is Lee Haney doing today?
He is still active as a trainer and coach in the fitness industry.
Does Lee Haney Still Train?
He does fitness activities and becomes a trainer and coach but he is not a bodybuilder anymore.
Who is Lee Haney’s Wife?
She is Shirley Draper Haney.
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