Heinrich Vos

Male

33

Cape Town, Kraaifontein, Western Cape, South Africa

May, 1998

I started to do weight training when I was about 22 years old. I only started to gym to keep myself in good shape and to tone my body. I never thought of myself as a bodybuilder or competing in shows. I started to gym with friends that were into bodybuilding and they taught me the basic principles of bodybuilding. They taught me how to feel the muscle work and not just to move the weight. They also taught me the fundamental rep schemes and workout variations such as training splits. Not only did they learn me about training, but they also learned me about past mistakes that they made. They taught me how to avoid injury in the gym, proper nutrition and about the tremendous sacrifices one has to accept to make it to the top in this sport. I started doing competitions when my friends really started to encourage me to do so. They could see the tremendous changes and the effects of the weight training and how positive my body responded to it.

I believe that bodybuilding taught me discipline. Bodybuilding is a lifestyle on its own and if you want to become a successful bodybuilder you must stick to this lifestyle. Bodybuilding does not rule my life, but a will always eat healthy and look after myself. I don’t drink or smoke. It is always important to remember that what you put into life, you will get out of it.

I believe in hard work. No pain, no gain. I truly believe in the saying that bodybuilding is a lifestyle. Stay focused on the task at hand. You can only fail yourself if you don’t stick it out.

2009 - WPF World Bodybuilding Championships Overall Champion - Mr Universe 1st place - Super Heavyweight 2009 - WPF South African Bodybuilding Championships Overall Champion - Mr South Africa 1st place - Super Heavyweight Chosen for the WPF South African Team for the WPF World Bodybuilding Championships in Campobasso, Italy 2009 - Night of Champions Overall Champion 1st place - Senior Men Over 90kg 2009 - WPF Western Province Bodybuilding Championships Overall Champion 1st place - Super Heavyweight 2009 - IFBB South African Bodybuilding Championships 3rd place - Super Heavyweight 2009 - IFBB Western Province Bodybuilding Championships 1st place - Heavyweight 2008 - The Ultimate Showdown 5th place - One line-up, No weight classes 2008 - IFBB Muscle Evolution Grand Prix 1st place - Senior Men Over 90kg 2007 - IFBB South African Bodybuilding Championships 2nd place - Super Heavyweight Chosen for the IFBB South African Team for the IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships in Jeju, South Korea (Did not go due to injury) 2007 - IFBB Western Province Bodybuilding Championships Overall Champion 1st place - Heavyweight 2007 - IFBB Muscle Evolution Grand Prix Overall Champion 1st place - Senior Men Over 90kg 2007 - IFBB Muscle Evolution Grand Prix Qualifier 1st place - Senior Men Over 90kg No Overall line-up 2006 - Took the year off 2005 - IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships 14th place - Heavyweight 2005 - IFBB South African Bodybuilding Championships 1st place - Heavyweight Chosen for the IFBB South African Team for the IFBB World Bodybuilding Championships in Shangai, China 2005 - IFBB Western Province Bodybuilding Championships Overall Champion 1st place - Heavyweight 2005 - IFBB Muscle Mania Overall Champion 1st place - Heavyweight 2004 - IFBB South African Bodybuilding Championships 2nd place - Heavyweight 2004 - IFBB Western Province Bodybuilding Championships Overall Champion 1st place - Heavyweight 2003 - Took the year off 2002 - IFBB South African Bodybuilding Championships 2nd place - Heavyweight 2002 - IFBB Western Province Bodybuilding Championships Overall Champion 1st place - Heavyweight 2002 - IFBB Muscle Mania 2nd place - Overall 1st place - Heavyweight 2001 - Took the year off 2000 - IFBB South African Bodybuilding Championships 4th place - Light-Heavyweight 2000 - IFBB Western Province Bodybuilding Championships 1st place - Light-Heavyweight 2000 - IFBB Club Mykonos Bodybuilding Championships 2nd place - Middleweight

Bodybuilder of the week: View me at: http://www.bodybuilders.com/heinrich_vos.htm Oct 09 - World Physique Magazine Sept 09 - Posedown Magazine Jul 09 - Beef Magazine Jun 09 - DVD & TV Program shoot C TV Apr 09 - Physique Magazine Decr 08 - Posedown Magazine Jun 08 - Posedown Magazine Dec 07 - Interviewed on SABC2 on a program called Hip2BSquare Sept 07 - Cover Muscle Evolution Magazine Sept 05 - Cover Muscle Evolution Magazine