I interviewed and shot Mustafa Khater in 2015 in Redondo Beach, CA.
At 6'3" and 250 lbs. he is far far bigger than most competitive
bodybuilders. And he travelled half the world to get to America! Some
big guys are real muscleheads - strong silent types. But Mustafa
is very positive and energetic and outgoing. He speaks multiple
languages and very much likes being a personal trainer because he gets
to help others. And with more people in America obese than ever
there are plenty of people who need his training services!
Born in Jordan to a family with way too many children, Mustafa had to
go to work when he was only seven years old. That is not legal
in America but I suppose it can still happen in the Middle East.
Only one of his brothers is into bodybuilding but he is even taller
than Mustafa! His brother has just started competition but is already
doing well. Mustafa has competed in many shows.
He also has two
black belts in Tai Kwan Do a type of kickboxing. You can see his
amazing skills and flexibility in one of the videos below. He is
incredibly flexible because of his martial arts training and can
effortlessly kick his foot right over his head!
Wanting to see
the world he got out of Jordan and toured the Middle East and even
Hungary and Bulgaria. But there were next to no gyms in those places.
His favorite country to visit was Turkey and especially the coastal
tourist town of Marmarise.
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