Although he is only 6'3" (1.905m) French bodybuilder Morgan Aste is an
astounding 360 lbs. (163 kg)! Born in 1983 he started playing
soccer, handball, judo, boxing and Muay Thai as a child. Everyone
asked him if he lifted weights because sports had given him a great
body. So he started weightlifting. He promptly exploded in size
and by age 20 he performed in his first bodybuilding contest at 195
lbs. After several years of this he also took up powerlifting.
He told Flex Magazine “I convinced myself that a lot of people were
considering bodybuilding a sport for getting big muscles, but without
strength. I wanted to compete with the strongmen to prove that
bodybuilders were powerful and able to lift very heavy weight.”
He started doing strongman shows, pulled a 13 ton truck around,
and became France's strongest man in 2010. But recently he
decided to go back into bodybuilding and get a pro card and compete in
the Mr. Olympia. He won the 2014 IFBB French champion in the
over 100 kg (220 lbs) category. He placed 14th at the 2011 IFBB
world championships, and 9th in the 2008 Euro IFBB championships, |
