Nasser El Sonbaty

Dog Day Morning

// April 30th, 2009 // No Comments » // News

Here’s Nasser on Saturday morning with his friend Frank who owns Urban Body Gym. They took their dogs (one of Frank’s four dogs) and Kuma to Fiesta Island in San Diego. Frank is a good guy, he let me train for free at his gym while I was visiting Nasser.

~ Bober

The Story Behind The Interviews

// April 29th, 2009 // 8 Comments » // Interviews

Nasser El Sonbaty: The uncrowned Mr. Olympia.

Nasser El Sonbaty, one of bodybuilding’s biggest, best competitors of all time, a man who revolutionized the massive, yet balanced and perfectly proportioned look, a man who even out-massed the huge Dorian Yates and outclassed him on more than one occasion, solidifying his reputation as the “uncrowned Mr. Olympia,” can probably now add “most outspoken bodybuilder of all time” to his impressive resume.

Does this bother Nasser? Not really. As the man himself says:
“I did speak out before as well when I was actively competing. But now I do speak out way more because now I do not make my living solely from bodybuilding. I am actually financially independent from bodybuilding.

Before I said things here and there but I could not say everything that was on my mind or bothering my soul because then you are no longer acceptable, not even for your own good or your sponsor. You are seen as a troublemaker, not as a freedom fighter. … (more…)