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Muscle Bodybuilding Product Football Radio MMA Supplements SportsPublished: October 20, 2009
An announcement was made during Olympia weekend that may just shake up the 202 division next year. Lee Priest, who has not competed since 2006, announced that he is coming back and intends on taking on Kevin English and the rest of the 202 division. He will begin preparing next month in his native Australia and will be filming his workouts for Muscular Development.
He said that his “good” arm measure 21 inches and his “bad” arm – his left, which he had recent surgery on – is 21 inches. Not too bad for a guy who stands at 5′4″. On a video on MD.com, Priest commented that the 202 is all about conditioning and that he had won shows in the past at 199 and 198 pounds.
He also called himself a “rebel” and a “loose cannon,” as well as a “guy who speaks his mind.” That is the Priest that bodybuilding fans have come to love and they wouldn’t have it any other way.
“With Infinite Labs an MD behind me, you’re going to see on hell of a comeback,” Priest commented on the video clip.
Priest, when in condition, is one of the most impressive bodybuilders on the circuit. Because of his short stature, he appears huge and should be the widest person on stage in the 202. The mass that he possesses is amazing and he also has a small waist to give him a great look.
You can view the long layoff in two ways: that it will be too long for him to get back into the swing of things or that his body is well rested from not having to go through the dieting process for what is going to be eight years. Figure on a little bit of each being reality and Priest may need a few contests to reach his full potential once again.
Here’s a vote of confidence that by the third time out, Priest, 38, will dominate the 202 class. Hopefully he competes in a show or two as a warm-up and qualify for the Olympia, where he may just have enough to dethrone English and take his place at the top.
LEE PRIEST CONTEST HISTORY:
2006 PDI Night of Champions Britain, 8th
2006 PDI Night of Champions, 9th
2006 IFBB Grand Prix Australia, 2nd
2006 IFBB Arnold Classic, 6th
2006 IFBB Ironman Pro, 1st
2005 IFBB Iron Man Pro Invitational, 2nd
2005 IFBB Arnold Classic, 4th
2005 IFBB Grand Prix Australia, 7th
2004 IFBB San Francisco Pro Invitational, 2nd
2004 IFBB Ironman Pro, 2nd
2003 IFBB Mr. Olympia, 15th
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