Ian harrison bodybuilder biography

Ian Harrison was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (3 January 1969).
Ian Harrison (born 3 January 1969), better known by his ring name, "British Storm" Ian Harrison, is an English former professional wrestler and bodybuilder.
Bodybuilding star, wrestler and one of the strongest bodybuilders ever, Ian Harrison made his name on the world and domestic stage.

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Ian Harrison

Harrison was made into a star when former WWF stalwart and longtime friend of Hulk Hogan and former manager of ‘the longest reigning intercontinental champion of all time’, the Honky Tonk Man, Jimmy Hart started up his own wrestling federation. As the smaller promotions began to close under Vince McMahon’s global takeover the XWF began to pull in a rich talent pool.

In preparation for an ‘invasion’ of Puerto Rico’s own wrestling council promotion Ian Harrison became XWF world heavyweight champion and led the charge! During his time in the promotion he worked with former ‘Mr Perfect’ Curt Hennig and Marcus Alexander Bagwell (otherwise known as Buff Bagwell). As a heel he excelled and enjoyed his time in the ring. His immense power, high quality physique and athletic prowess led him to an undefeated record by the time he left the organisation.

By now his passion for bodybuilding was scratching away under the surface and he was feeling the need to itch!

He didn’t know it at the time but his plethora of k

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Winning isn’t everything. Contest placings are always dependent on the opinions of fallible judges as well as the physiques of other competitors. Sometimes the best bodybuilder doesn’t win. And sometimes someone superb is simply defeated by those who are even better.

The 15 men on our alphabetical honor roll never won an IFBB pro contest or cracked the Olympia top three. Six of them failed to earn pro cards. Still, all 15 of these contest underachievers were developmental overachievers. We emphasized those who were slighted on score sheets or bottled up in talent logjams, as opposed to those who never lived up to their immense potential. And in the spirit of this celebration, we’ve included seven routines and training tips focused on overlooked body parts and techniques. At long last, the losers get their due, because, ultimately, bodybuilding isn’t about contest results. It’s about physical results.

AARON BAKER

BEST LOSS: 1995 MR. OLYMPIA, 9TH

Despite enough shapely muscle to hang with anyone, Baker had only one significant win over an NPC and IFBB career that lasted

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Ian Harrison was born in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (3 January 1969). He began studying Judo when he was 8 years old and began weight training at the age of 15. He competed in the bodybuilding industry from the age of 16 when he won the U-17 Mr. Yorkshire and then at 19 he won Junior Mr. Universe in London, England. In 1989 Ian won the Heavyweight and Overall titles at the IFBB British Championship at the age of 20 therefore achieving Professional status. He was the youngest ever to do so. He then started his first gym, Body Balance, in Leeds and trained at that facility throughout his bodybuilding career, 1993-1998. Ian competed 3 years in the Arnold Classic, Mr. Olympia in '95, and guest posed worldwide. 13 magazine covers, and a plethora of training articles Ian was ranked top 10 in the world for 5 years straight and became known as an authority in training and nutrition. In professional wrestling, Harrison is best known for his time in the short lived XWF promotion ran by Jimmy Hart. While in the XWF, Harrison held his first and only singles professional wrestling c