Breon Ansley is an IFBB professional bodybuilder, sponsored athlete and personal trainer from California, USA. In just two years, he managed to transform his physique to a professional level – winning a major IFBB competition.
Growing up, Breon was always very passionate about sports and fitness. He played a wide array of sports at school, but excelled at football. He took this passion with him to college – playing defensive back for Iowa State.
Unfortunately, an injury prevented Breon from continuing his football career. After returning home, he decided that he would keep fit and build his body as big as he possibly could. He began training hard to sculpt an excellent physique; taking a personal training qualification with the intention of helping others.
After a long period of training, Breon would go on to qualify for the NPC Los Angeles Championships and come 2nd. He won his pro card in 2013, before winning the 2017 New York Pro after a series of top ten finishes. Breon is a focused and resilient competitor who always tries to see the positives in his fitness journey
Competitions
2012 NPC Los Angeles Championships, 2nd
2012 NPC Los Angeles Championships, 1st
2012 NPC Titans Grand Prix Championships, 2nd
2013 NPC USA Championships, 1st
2013 NPC USA Championships, NP
2014 IFBB New York Pro, 16th
2014 IFBB Europa Phoenix, 15th
2016 NPC Prestige Crystal Cup, 1st
2016 IFBB Mr. Olympia Classic Physique, 4th
2017 IFBB New York Pro Classic Physique, 1st
Getting Into Bodybuilding
While he was training his clients in the gym, his friends repeatedly told him that he had a competition-ready physique. Gradually, this encouragement worked, and Breon began to train harder with the intention of posing at shows.
After a lot of hard work, Breon began to achieve success rapidly. He placed in the top 3 three times at NPC shows in 2012. In 2013, he managed to win the NPC USA Championships, which enabled him to take his pro card and begin a new career.
Training Approach
When Breon first started training, he would complete about 26 sets and would follow the “standard” approach of focusing on volume. As he learned more and found a coach, he began to introduce the concept of different angles and positions for his lifts.
Breon’s training approach is to train one major muscle group every day. He splits his week into a beck, chest, leg and shoulder workouts. He has always focused on lifting as heavily as he can to reach the professional level; training to failure and pushing hard on every rep.
In preparation for the 2017 New York Pro, Breon worked extremely hard. His upper body exercises in particular were grueling, and he would complete exercises with extremely heavy dumbbells and low reps. Because of this hard-hitting routine, Breon also places a lot of value on recovery time.
The Body Follows The Mind
One of Breon’s favorite maxims is ‘Body Follows Mind.’ He believes that his body is completely ruled by his determined and resilient mindset. He wants to be the best in the sport more than anything – so trains with a dedicated and focused attitude.
Every morning when he wakes up, he meditates on positive affirmations which give him the determination to hit his workouts hard. He says that if he believes, he can achieve.
Favorite Body Part To Train
His favorite body part to train is his back. He says that his back has always been the muscle group which lags behind other areas. Breon has managed to overcome this difficulty by focusing on the muscle group and working his proportions around it.
He has been able to learn exactly how the lats function through hard work and research. Through adjusting his form, he can hit the muscle at various angles. He wants to turn his weakness into a strength and show the world his progress.
Researching The Bodybuilding Diet
When Breon first started in the sport, he began to research bodybuilding nutrition a lot. He read a variety of books and online pages, but ultimately decided that he would find the diet that worked or him.
Off-Season
In the off-season, Breon likes to eat a lot of healthy carbs such as brown rice, sweet potato and yams. He doesn’t count the grams of protein that he eats on a daily basis, but cooks a lot of lean meat such as chicken and turkey.
When it comes to other foods, Breon enjoys eating fish such as salmon, tuna and cod.
Cheat Meals
Breon admits that cheat meals occur quite frequently throughout the off-season. He loves to eat pizza, burgers and fries, usually following them up with desserts such as cheesecake.
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