In any sport has its own outstanding people who have attained the best results.In bodybuilding today the greatest success achieved Lee Haney.American bodybuilder was able to break the record of a famous athlete Arnold Schwarzenegger, which is 7 times in a row won the title of "Master of Olympia."Haney won the most prestigious title in professional bodybuilding 8 times in a row.
biography
future eight-time world champion was born November 11, 1959 in the city of Spartanburg, South California, USA.His father worked as a driver, mother was a housewife.At Haney has a brother and two sisters.
Lee began to get involved in sports since childhood, and became involved in bodybuilding since school years.During college he was in the football team of the educational institution.Lee Haney met his future wife in the second grade.Since that time, they were friends and were married in the future.The athlete has two children, Joshua and Olympia.
Bodybuilding
Lee Haney in the competitive years he was an outstanding athlete.He worked on his body by the method according to which special attention was paid to the development of the back muscles.In this connection, muscles rest had other standards development.Despite the small hands that were still perfectly developed in relation to other muscle groups, Haney introduced the world to a new order of time rafting relief and athletic proportions.Trump card in it was back muscles.He asked new fashion among athletes.After the speeches Haney in the tournament, "Mr. Olympia" There was an unwritten rule that to win at the event you need to have primarily a powerful broad back.
postulates Haney
Many athletes have tried to beat the world in its crown Haney muscle group, but could not.He argues that a positive attitude - one of the most important principles in training."During the exercise we will charge the positive energy", - said Haney.He believes that this attitude is the basis for achieving good results.Lee Haney, whose training did not bring him any significant injuries in his career, the second component of success considers the absence of injury, ie a safe workout.For any professional athlete damage is inevitable, but Haney was able to avoid them.
Training
core training bodybuilder was "pyramid".Its meaning lies in the fact that the exercise should be performed with a gradual load, that is, from small to large weight.In the final approach, the weight should be maximized.When the athlete was asked about how he developed such a powerful back without a single injury, Haney said: "The safest approach.The task of training - to stimulate muscle growth, but not to break them.The latter may happen if the first approach to take excessive weight.In severe stress this rule more than necessary. "
Another important component of the success of Lee Haney is a specific training system.All exercises are divided into his rhythm and muscle growth.The athlete believes that they should be carried out one by one, as it can reduce the risk of injury during training.Basic exercises significantly overload the ligaments, so they need to be alternated with lighter to avoid possible health problems in the future.In training exercises back rhythmic he believes thrust down on the block and thrust to the abdomen while sitting, and by stimulating - thrust a barbell or dumbbells in the slope.
Career
first success came to Haney in 1979, when he became the champion of junior tournaments, "Mr. America" and "America Mr. Talley."The first part in the tournament "Olympia" (1983) was very successful - Haney took third place, and in the next eight he won, thereby immortalized his name in the history of the sport.After that, he decided to end participation in the competition.However, at the end of a career bodybuilder Lee left the sport.Today it is known as a professional trainer, training many athletes world-wide and active public figure.
Haney today
Famous bodybuilder is a member of the United States Sports Academy and the International Federation of Bodybuilding and since December 1998 - a member of the Presidential Council on bodybuilding and fitness.He is a respected person enjoying authority among fellow bodybuilders.Even At 54, Lee Haney, anthropometric data which twenty years ago brought him victory in almost all tournaments, retained Herculean figure.He owns two fitness centers in the city of Atlanta, which can carry out full training athletes serious level.
obtained a college education handy Haney, he became the founder of the free children's tourist base "Harvest" near Atlanta.In 1994, Lee bought a farm of 40 acres next to his house and turned it into a camp for children of all races and nationalities.On its territory is built zoo, so the children do not only rest in the fresh air, but also can study the birds and beasts, which certainly is good for their development.
