Lee is my favourite bodybuilder; not just because of his incredible physique but, more importantly, because he’s an incredible person. Happy Birthday Lee! ♋️
I'm sure it hasn't always been the easiest job on earth being Lee Priest but thank you for doing it for all of us. Fucking legend in the hearts and minds of so many people. Thanks for taking us along on the ride with you. Happy Birthday.
I remember watching one of these videos of lee through the ages up to the current day and lee had bigger arms at 14 than I will ever have it's crazy Lee's a top bloke speaks his mind and is a true legend you deserve your place in history buddy 👍
Insane, the writing was on the wall for Lee, hard to see him take any other path than this. As a Scot that has moved out here to Australia to make my home, I really love Lee's demeanor, quintessential Aussie, chilled, patient, relaxed and calm. Really a positive trait to have especially for someone who has achieve that much fame. F**kin oath!
First post ever, still remember that 1st day photo well in my home gym Lee. Barry taking the photo. Still have the original on the wall. Don't worry about 50yrs mate, wait till you hit 70!!😜 Both Still cruising and training. Cheers Geoff. 😊
Gday Geoff, maybe you can help me answer some of the questions from the peanut gallery about Lee's achievements. Like people saying he was on the juice at 14. Read some of the comments on this video and let us know. Can't think of any other sport where the average punter thinks that they could compete anywhere near the elite level like bodybuilding.
For anyone doubting Lee’s claim the first photo was natty: when your 5’4”, those muscles look SOOOO much better. He’s 100000% correct on when he started deca cause you can see the growth just blow him up. My dude would’ve won over 10 212’s
Cool little retrospective. I like hearing the stores behind the pictures. Lee at 19 even 17, ever impressive. Couldn't imagine being that jacked at 17. I have no doubt he did make the older guys cry lol
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
Happy birthday. I met you in early 2000’s at Arnold classic. I’ve never seen anyone with arms that huge. Amazing. You were handing out gym bags from your sponsor.
Lee is a absolute legend!!! Absolutely amazing channel and I seriously believe that any real true hardcore gym should have atx gym equipment bottom line!
Knew a guy in HS looked just like Lee. Same sweetness. Had that genetic short stature with full muscles. Also knew those few dudes who had veins and strength from birth. Everyone else was screwed on the gym thing. My issue was an eating disorder that left me emaciated and weak at around 170 and 6ft2in. Started training at age 21 and couldn’t even lift the bar. Forced myself to eat and saw results; and was up to 195. Got gear at 25. Got up to 220. Looked normal because of my height. Gear flow was never steady or affordable thank god. Almost drank myself to death by age 37. Got sober, stopped the gym and all supps. Body weight normalized at about 204 and still have kind of athletic look. Watch what eat to keep waist ok. Walk/jog little bit. It’s all mental. Once old age hits there isn’t anything in heaven or earth to stop that hurricane my friends.
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
Lee's natural physique at 19 is dream physique for most guys on gear in your local gym trying seriously to get up the amateur rank. That's how much of a genetic outlier the top IFBB pros are. You can inject a drum of gear and not gonna look like that.
But it's not lol. Genetics make up only a small %. You know WHY people like Lee look the way they do when he was even 19? Consistency. Perfect diet, every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Never missing workouts. Not F'n off and missing meals. People like Lee or other famous bodybuilders just put more effort and work to achieve it more than what 99% of other people would.
@@morecharacterswithamix9067 Genetics make up less than 5% of the top athletes. You're highly over estimating how much genetics play a role. You don't get it....These people put in more effort than your average person ever will. Same with any top tier athlete.
@@wombat5252 Bro EVERYONE on the Mr O stage or any major pro show stage has way better work ethic than any average person. But genetics do play a major role after everyone's base level of effort. Anyway, we can agree to disagree. Cheers.
@@morecharacterswithamix9067 Genetics don't make that much of a difference. Sorry but you're just wrong. You're trying to reason how these guys are so big and lean but you're simply not facing the truth. If you yourself were to workout for the next 5 years straight, consistently with a consistent PERFECT diet plan with no drugs whatsoever, you'd be pretty damn huge and lean. But that's if you put in the time and didn't even miss a single week at most. Would you be willing to put that much effort in? Probably not that's why you'll never look like them. Stop using genetics as an excuse when it's not. Cheers!
Lee you got one of the best body's in body building I can not believe how gifted of a body builder you are you at 17 natural is better then most people on gear at there best your truly a legend of the sport
You think if he would had been doing roids that young till now he would be alive come on now man just cuz you have shitty genetics doesn't mean he does I was jacked and fucking ripped when I was young was I on steroids hell no
@@codyhahn2359 its realy crazy how you think his body when he is 19 is natural. its super delusional, there is nothing even close. inform urself a bit about natural limits. im sure he has bvetter genetics than me but that doesnt mean he has better genetics than genetically possible, ok?
@@PresterAdams bro he is really transparent on things he takes and when he took them but I am not arguing with you bro okay here your right I am wrong he is a liar even though is tells people what he takes and when so there you go your right now stop thanks I bet your physique sucks and you're just jealous because you can't look ripped at all ever but again you're right I'm wrong he's a liar even though he's been on many shows telling stuff he took you know to do steroids from that age to the age she is now he probably have already had died from a heart attack but again you're right he's wrong about it
@@wearetheremnants1615 Wrong. If you actually did some research, you'd find that top Mr Olympias for example actually didn't use that much. Your body still has limits even if you were to push the drugs. Steroids DO NOT create new muscle cells, they simply allow you to recover faster and add more volume into your workouts meaning more muscle gain. You don't get THAT much bigger than a similar natural, but it would be enough to at least notice.
@@peternagy-im4be Wrong. Genetics only plays a small role. I'm sorry that you like to blame steroids because you yourself can't make the gains. It's not genetics if you can't follow a consistent diet and consistent workout routine. I've personally done it myself naturally. Takes years of hard work. You're just not willing to put in the effort.
There has been many bbs who deserved the mrO over the years but Lee deserved it the most.if he was born in our era he would have been the youngest bb to ever win the 212.at his 20s he looked superior than todays 212 mr O.but nonetheless he is my favorite by far.great personality Titan like body and impeccable form.
Lee is so naturally humble, he sounds like he got out of bed 1 morning, packed his bag and decided to catch a plane to US and workout at Golds Gym for the hell of it to see where it’ll lead 😂
Alot of people think anyone can be a pro bodybuilder with gear and that’s so far from the truth. To be at the top level you have to be amazing natural.
I can't believe what Lee looked like at 19 in those photos of him being natural, just shows you what truly freaky genetics and a lot of hard work does for you.
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
But it's not lol. Genetics make up only a small %. You know WHY people like Lee look the way they do when he was even 19? Consistency. Perfect diet, every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Never missing workouts. Not F'n off and missing meals. People like Lee or other famous bodybuilders just put more effort and work to achieve it more than what 99% of other people would.
@@wombat5252 lol no dude genetics make up a huge portion of how big you're going to get and also the shape you're going to have overall, bigger dudes with with shit insertions will look smaller than a smaller dude who has good insertions on stage. the appearance of size is real. some people are absolute genetic freaks and when you combine that with laser focus on the sport and of course steroids that's when you get lee's or ronnie's. genetics make up a much bigger % of how you're going to look than you think, there's plenty of people that worked hard everyday who never got their ifbb pro card because genetically they couldn't hack it with the top dogs. also your response to steroids is genetic as well, some people put on 15 pounds while others put on 50, it's luck of the draw. that's not to say they don't work hard because they do but to downplay genetics is stupid.
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
But it's not lol. Genetics make up only a small %. You know WHY people like Lee look the way they do when he was even 19? Consistency. Perfect diet, every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Never missing workouts. Not F'n off and missing meals. People like Lee or other famous bodybuilders just put more effort and work to achieve it more than what 99% of other people would.
But Lee didn't kiss the right arse or lie the right lies. Those in charge didn't like that and made sure that everything was stacked against him. The Olympia is full of politics and they force you to tow the company line, if not they @#$% you off out of it! For another example look at Arnold's last Olympia win. Literally EVERYONE watching and in the crowd knew that he wasn't the best up on stage but they fixed the results for publicity. Poor Lee was just too independent for them!
It is but he was working out since when...12? 13? That's a lot of years for muscle development. Consistent workouts and dieting for 5+ years would easily get you that type of body.
Hey Lee big fan here. At what point did you realize that you could put muscle on and stay lean. I mean what age? And did you work on symmetry as a teenager or just put as much muscle on as you could?
Lee is class. Love the straight talking. Also , what a shape, unbelievable. I’ve been training years and look like a fucking lurcher. Like Lee says… I should take up golf instead 😂😂
You wouldn't guess from the first picture, but he really has outstanding genetics, and he picked a great time to start bodybuilding and that is during puberty. Naturally your body is loaded with hormones when you really start at 12 and work on bodybuilding
@@overlord3481 I don't know if you ever learned about puberty, but that is basically a massive flow of hormones as your body does it's final growth and finishes developing.
@@fritzyberger and this so called massive flow of hormones won't happen when you're already flooding your body with exogenous testosterone. I'm not even making this up, steroids completely shut down testosterone production.
remember when ronnie colemon says its alot to do with genetics...... well Priest is a perfect example of that. His genetics were perfect to build like that.
Hello from Switzerland, I'm not around muscles world but keeping as healthy and feeling good as possible (I'm 55 yrs old). Well , i used to go to the gym from 19 up to 37 and then stop exercising altogether due to an ex girl friends and became a smoker but, before that I had a motorcycle accident and spent 11 months in hospital, then did rehabilitation for a year or so,, hard because my job is PLUMBING AND NOT SITTING on a desk chair all day. Anyway, I simply just want to say that I admire Priest very much with his open personality (I tend to speak up my thoughts but nowadays, people look at ya as if your weird. Best regards to U all!
I sent that pic of you with the fanny pack on to my brother. I still rock the fanny pack, and now you wearing one will make him except me wearing one🤣🤣🤣 thanks for another great video
LEE PRIEST!!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITE BODY BUILDERS! Of ALL TIME !!! I like His Semi-Honesty about taking Steroids.... About the age he started I mean.... I think 19-20 years of age he hit the needles and the pills. But he did it right !!! perfectly ! And that's the education all PRO - Bodybuilders need. Great Pic's and awesome Interview... wow his daughter sweet!!!! Nice abs... Great job Guy's Great Career....
Genetics make up less than 5% of their overall looks. It's really about the dedication and effort that these guys put in. 99.9% of people won't put in the time like these guys do. It's just like top athletes like Lebron and Brady and MJ. Genetics don't make you successful, your work ethic does.
@@wombat5252 Genetics are 100% of everything, they are your work ethic, they are your response to food, they are your response to PED use, they are your response to training.
@@Agnes135 Lmao with that logic, everybody would die off quickly that weren't genetic ''freaks''. You're trying to find a reason why top tier athletes are at their level when it's really all about work ethic. How do you think people become successful owning businesses? Why do highly motivated and dedicated people make a lot of money? Genetics is such a small fraction of one's success. You're making excuses.
@@wombat5252 You literally don't make any sense. Everything about a persons physiology and biology is a biproduct of their genetic makeup. If they didn't have the requisite genetic makeup to have increased work ethic, they wouldn't have good work ethic. Everything in your life is a biproduct of your genetic code.
@@Agnes135 But there are still parameters in which our biology is developed. Obviously genetics plays a role but genetics aren't going to somehow give another human being triple the amount of muscle cells. It just doesn't work like that (medical abnormalities aside). You put in the effort, you stay consistent with a perfect diet and you workout correctly for years and years and you would look like these guys as well. I've done it myself with no enhancements whatsoever.
But it's not lol. Genetics make up only a small %. You know WHY people like Lee look the way they do when he was even 19? Consistency. Perfect diet, every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Never missing workouts. Not F'n off and missing meals. People like Lee or other famous bodybuilders just put more effort and work to achieve it more than what 99% of other people would. You're just using an excuse for your own laziness.
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
This is why I tell some ppl who don't get it, that genetics plays a huge role in how your going to look.and that just bc u don't look like that person doesn't always mean that there on steroids,or that a guy that looks huge is on a tonnn of steroids.bc it actually be the exact opposite I've seen guys that look more impressive natty then guys juiced to the gills, and other guys that are huge on small doses the guys who are smaller on huge dosages.
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
But they don't lol. Genetics make up only a small %. You know WHY people like Lee look the way they do when he was even 19? Consistency. Perfect diet, every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Never missing workouts. Not F'n off and missing meals. People like Lee or other famous bodybuilders just put more effort and work to achieve it more than what 99% of other people would.
I love Lee, but c’mon, they photos of him at 17/18 years old where he’s claiming he’s natural… c’mon. Our eyes don’t lie. He’s clearly juiced. Not taking anything away from it, cause still an amazing shape for any age never mind a teenager, but why lie?
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
They come from an era when everyone lied… lee was respected for at least admitting even though downplaying back then… Now he still sticks to the same story but now many people are being way more open and everyone is learning more but they think if they just keep telling the same story they always have people will believe them.
@@Munted846 Yeah, I’m not taking anything away from his physique or achievements, and give him massive credit for at least admitting to steroid use in an era where most other bodybuilders kept it hush. But no matter how good your genetics, his physique as a late teen is not attained without the use of steroids.
Lee has no reason to lie but there are a few pics that I have to say he was on some sort of gear. At 3:19 come on. At 10:05. 11:50. Dude is a freak no doubt but I can’t go along with natural in those pics. Some sort of gear had to be taken by that point. No one gets shoulder boulders and striations like that natural. No one.
I'm also pretty skeptical but with Lee i always want to give him the benefit of the doubt... if he is full of shit about when he started gear and the tiny doses he took then i would be pretty disappointed in him... maybe he just wants to remember his younger days more positively than the drug and politics ruined 2nd part of his career. The only other athlete that looked like Lee at such a young age that i can think of is Mike Tyson, but then i always thought they were probably giving him steroids as in the early 80's they weren't even illegal really. Mike was jacked at age 13 and similar to Lee. Victor Richards as well maybe.
@@AminaAmina-xq4bb Agreed. I’m not even saying he’s lying per se’ maybe just that he doesn’t remember exactly when the gear started relative to the photo shown. Either way dude is a genetic freak and have always loved his honesty.
I don't think he's lying either, just maybe stretching the truth by a few months or something.. either way he has the greatest teenage physique ever, nobody i've seen comes close. His dream was to look like He-Man and he did it so like you say he's a 100% genetic freak.
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
@@leelunk8235 what part of my comment did I say he wasn’t on steroids? I simply commented on his genetics, which were amazing. Before you make silly comments and try to sound like an expert take a look at Simeon Panda who’s been tested many times and proven to be natural. But you would say it’s impossible to be that big without steroids. I’m guessing you are someone who’s taken massive amounts of gear and got nowhere. It’s usually people like you who jump on the “He’s using steroids” bandwagon
@@ifiwas195 JUST THE FACT THAT YOU STATED HE LOOKS BETTER THAN MOST GUYS, NO SHIT HE'S ON HEAVY GEAR AT 17, PROBABLY 16 TOO, SO YOU IMPLYING IS JUST THE SAME
Spot on, thank u lee for your honesty haha. Deca all the way to pro card 100percent lol. cant belive so many ppl think he natural at age 19-20. its scary that some people are so delusional, im sure they think ronnie was natural too
I hope Lee is able to feel the love we have for him
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Sam wishes he could have him to himself
I’m sure he does buddy
Lee is my favourite bodybuilder; not just because of his incredible physique but, more importantly, because he’s an incredible person. Happy Birthday Lee! ♋️
Gay for Lee!
Lee's physique in his younger years looks almost identical to Jason Genova's. Such Legends on totally even footing. Physiques of greatness.
Craig Titus look
Lee needs to take adderol he speakingly slowing
@@ba1186 and you need a spell check
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Yes very good point. Two freaks of bodybuilding
19 year old natural Lee has the perfect classic physique. One of the best natural physiques theres ever been
he wasnt natty at 19 lmfao
He wasnt natural from 14
@@paulw845 yes he was he started at 19
Natural jajajajajajajaja
Didn't listen to the video must be??
I know you did a video on it, but that picture with the triceps and Tom Platz......is a masterpiece....
That's why it's the only Foto on the wall in home gym
Hell of a accomplishment Lee you put Australian body builder on the map in a BIG way.
Lee Priest you're one of my favorite bodybuilders of all times I love your personality
one of the greats of the game......he holds up to the guys today
Lee’s grandfather gave me a heap of pics of Lee when I met him competing in powerlifting in the 90’s
LIAR JUST LIKE LEE
I'm sure it hasn't always been the easiest job on earth being Lee Priest but thank you for doing it for all of us. Fucking legend in the hearts and minds of so many people. Thanks for taking us along on the ride with you. Happy Birthday.
I remember watching one of these videos of lee through the ages up to the current day and lee had bigger arms at 14 than I will ever have it's crazy Lee's a top bloke speaks his mind and is a true legend you deserve your place in history buddy 👍
Insane, the writing was on the wall for Lee, hard to see him take any other path than this. As a Scot that has moved out here to Australia to make my home, I really love Lee's demeanor, quintessential Aussie, chilled, patient, relaxed and calm. Really a positive trait to have especially for someone who has achieve that much fame. F**kin oath!
First post ever, still remember that 1st day photo well in my home gym Lee. Barry taking the photo. Still have the original on the wall. Don't worry about 50yrs mate, wait till you hit 70!!😜 Both Still cruising and training. Cheers Geoff. 😊
Gday Geoff, maybe you can help me answer some of the questions from the peanut gallery about Lee's achievements. Like people saying he was on the juice at 14.
Read some of the comments on this video and let us know.
Can't think of any other sport where the average punter thinks that they could compete anywhere near the elite level like bodybuilding.
For anyone doubting Lee’s claim the first photo was natty: when your 5’4”, those muscles look SOOOO much better. He’s 100000% correct on when he started deca cause you can see the growth just blow him up.
My dude would’ve won over 10 212’s
LEE PRIEST IS THE BEST ALL TIME . NOBADY LIKE HIM !! Attila from Hungary
Never heard a bodybuilder speak so honestly Right on
Cool little retrospective. I like hearing the stores behind the pictures. Lee at 19 even 17, ever impressive. Couldn't imagine being that jacked at 17. I have no doubt he did make the older guys cry lol
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
@@leelunk8235 I didn't say anything about weather or not he was natty at that age. Just that he was jacked.
@@jasonjuneau2948 OK BUT STEROIDS
@@leelunk8235 who cares. How does it affect your life? Move on bud
@@jasonjuneau2948 YOU WROTE WEATHER INSTEAD OF WHETHER..THAT ALONE TELLS ME YOURE ILLITERATE..WEATHER IS CLIMATE AND ATMOSPHERE..SILLY
Unbelievable human specimen Lee is. At 19 before, I think that’s most of the top stage condition for the Mr. Olympia classic. Damn !!
Happy birthday. I met you in early 2000’s at Arnold classic. I’ve never seen anyone with arms that huge. Amazing. You were handing out gym bags from your sponsor.
I fucking love this guy. Realest in bodybuilding.
Lee is a absolute legend!!! Absolutely amazing channel and I seriously believe that any real true hardcore gym should have atx gym equipment bottom line!
Knew a guy in HS looked just like Lee. Same sweetness. Had that genetic short stature with full muscles. Also knew those few dudes who had veins and strength from birth. Everyone else was screwed on the gym thing. My issue was an eating disorder that left me emaciated and weak at around 170 and 6ft2in. Started training at age 21 and couldn’t even lift the bar. Forced myself to eat and saw results; and was up to 195. Got gear at 25. Got up to 220. Looked normal because of my height. Gear flow was never steady or affordable thank god. Almost drank myself to death by age 37. Got sober, stopped the gym and all supps. Body weight normalized at about 204 and still have kind of athletic look. Watch what eat to keep waist ok. Walk/jog little bit. It’s all mental. Once old age hits there isn’t anything in heaven or earth to stop that hurricane my friends.
Sam tell lee he is looks so good naturally and his progression on the gear is banging 👌🏻
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
After watching this video, Lee has inspired me to stop going the gym.
Lee at 14 is me NEVER!!
Love the honesty as always
Be the best you can be homie dont worry about anyone else
i stopped training back in 96 when i met Dorian
It doesn't make sense to compare yourself to a 0.01% genetic freak.
he literally said he was on testosterone at 11. but yeah. you should stop. u need at least few brain cells to see results as natural.
@@millionbahlibi6078 he said he was natty until like 19 wtf you talking about lmao
Lee's natural physique at 19 is dream physique for most guys on gear in your local gym trying seriously to get up the amateur rank. That's how much of a genetic outlier the top IFBB pros are. You can inject a drum of gear and not gonna look like that.
But it's not lol. Genetics make up only a small %. You know WHY people like Lee look the way they do when he was even 19? Consistency. Perfect diet, every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Never missing workouts. Not F'n off and missing meals. People like Lee or other famous bodybuilders just put more effort and work to achieve it more than what 99% of other people would.
@@wombat5252 of course it is not all genetics. But genetics is the foundation on which success in BB is built.
@@morecharacterswithamix9067 Genetics make up less than 5% of the top athletes. You're highly over estimating how much genetics play a role. You don't get it....These people put in more effort than your average person ever will. Same with any top tier athlete.
@@wombat5252 Bro EVERYONE on the Mr O stage or any major pro show stage has way better work ethic than any average person. But genetics do play a major role after everyone's base level of effort. Anyway, we can agree to disagree. Cheers.
@@morecharacterswithamix9067 Genetics don't make that much of a difference. Sorry but you're just wrong. You're trying to reason how these guys are so big and lean but you're simply not facing the truth. If you yourself were to workout for the next 5 years straight, consistently with a consistent PERFECT diet plan with no drugs whatsoever, you'd be pretty damn huge and lean. But that's if you put in the time and didn't even miss a single week at most. Would you be willing to put that much effort in? Probably not that's why you'll never look like them. Stop using genetics as an excuse when it's not. Cheers!
Lee's insertions are incredible. Look at that 70kg frame. 70kg!!
Really enjoying learning about ya man ur a bit different than most🙋🏻♂️
Lee you got one of the best body's in body building I can not believe how gifted of a body builder you are you at 17 natural is better then most people on gear at there best your truly a legend of the sport
its realy sad when you realy believe his 17 body is achieved naturally. realy realy sad
You think if he would had been doing roids that young till now he would be alive come on now man just cuz you have shitty genetics doesn't mean he does I was jacked and fucking ripped when I was young was I on steroids hell no
@@codyhahn2359 its realy crazy how you think his body when he is 19 is natural. its super delusional, there is nothing even close. inform urself a bit about natural limits. im sure he has bvetter genetics than me but that doesnt mean he has better genetics than genetically possible, ok?
@@PresterAdams bro he is really transparent on things he takes and when he took them but I am not arguing with you bro okay here your right I am wrong he is a liar even though is tells people what he takes and when so there you go your right now stop thanks I bet your physique sucks and you're just jealous because you can't look ripped at all ever but again you're right I'm wrong he's a liar even though he's been on many shows telling stuff he took you know to do steroids from that age to the age she is now he probably have already had died from a heart attack but again you're right he's wrong about it
And at 19 he said he started to experiment with steroids watch his fucking videos
Insane genetics and a serious amount of hard work!
Genetics only play a small role. A lot less than you think.
@@wombat5252 the volume of drugs needed is more important, the genetics are important in how your body handles the abuse of poisoning it repeatedly
@@wearetheremnants1615 Wrong. If you actually did some research, you'd find that top Mr Olympias for example actually didn't use that much. Your body still has limits even if you were to push the drugs. Steroids DO NOT create new muscle cells, they simply allow you to recover faster and add more volume into your workouts meaning more muscle gain. You don't get THAT much bigger than a similar natural, but it would be enough to at least notice.
@@wombat5252 Wrong again. Genetics are absolutely king in bodybuilding.
@@peternagy-im4be Wrong. Genetics only plays a small role. I'm sorry that you like to blame steroids because you yourself can't make the gains. It's not genetics if you can't follow a consistent diet and consistent workout routine. I've personally done it myself naturally. Takes years of hard work. You're just not willing to put in the effort.
as a fan of lee. .this is a great video.
There has been many bbs who deserved the mrO over the years but Lee deserved it the most.if he was born in our era he would have been the youngest bb to ever win the 212.at his 20s he looked superior than todays 212 mr O.but nonetheless he is my favorite by far.great personality Titan like body and impeccable form.
This is mega inspiring…mainly because you know that Lee doesn’t give a fuck so wouldn’t be arsed to lie
Lee is so naturally humble, he sounds like he got out of bed 1 morning, packed his bag and decided to catch a plane to US and workout at Golds Gym for the hell of it to see where it’ll lead 😂
Alot of people think anyone can be a pro bodybuilder with gear and that’s so far from the truth. To be at the top level you have to be amazing natural.
The way he looked even at 12 is absolutely nuts
got to love lee man really funny and cool guy
I can't believe what Lee looked like at 19 in those photos of him being natural, just shows you what truly freaky genetics and a lot of hard work does for you.
He was short so that added to it if he was taller prob not
No way was he natty at 19 lol. You have to be stupid to be believe that.
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
But it's not lol. Genetics make up only a small %. You know WHY people like Lee look the way they do when he was even 19? Consistency. Perfect diet, every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Never missing workouts. Not F'n off and missing meals. People like Lee or other famous bodybuilders just put more effort and work to achieve it more than what 99% of other people would.
@@wombat5252 lol no dude genetics make up a huge portion of how big you're going to get and also the shape you're going to have overall, bigger dudes with with shit insertions will look smaller than a smaller dude who has good insertions on stage. the appearance of size is real. some people are absolute genetic freaks and when you combine that with laser focus on the sport and of course steroids that's when you get lee's or ronnie's. genetics make up a much bigger % of how you're going to look than you think, there's plenty of people that worked hard everyday who never got their ifbb pro card because genetically they couldn't hack it with the top dogs. also your response to steroids is genetic as well, some people put on 15 pounds while others put on 50, it's luck of the draw. that's not to say they don't work hard because they do but to downplay genetics is stupid.
Amazing
Photo 1 and he already looks better at 12 than I do at 30, excellent.
Like I just don't genuinely believe he didnt take anything at 17 in that picture, that is insane.
Amazing, Lee is genetically gifted to have built his physique from 13 to 19 without gear. Wonder how he would be if he stayed natty...
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
But it's not lol. Genetics make up only a small %. You know WHY people like Lee look the way they do when he was even 19? Consistency. Perfect diet, every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Never missing workouts. Not F'n off and missing meals. People like Lee or other famous bodybuilders just put more effort and work to achieve it more than what 99% of other people would.
Easily my favorite. Lee deserved the Olympia, as does Roelly.
for what small pecs with huge nipples and huge feminine areolas?
But Lee didn't kiss the right arse or lie the right lies. Those in charge didn't like that and made sure that everything was stacked against him. The Olympia is full of politics and they force you to tow the company line, if not they @#$% you off out of it! For another example look at Arnold's last Olympia win. Literally EVERYONE watching and in the crowd knew that he wasn't the best up on stage but they fixed the results for publicity. Poor Lee was just too independent for them!
@@davekennedy6315 Indeed. Which is why I continue to respect Lee the man as much as athlete.
Photos iconic as always
This is a great video
Ya Lee, Branch, Cutler were some of the best teens BBs i've ever seen.
Absolute Legend
It is fking impressive for Lee priest to achieve such physics with a small body
Physique*
his natty physique at 19 is almost unbelievable. Thats insane.
It is but he was working out since when...12? 13? That's a lot of years for muscle development. Consistent workouts and dieting for 5+ years would easily get you that type of body.
@@wombat5252 You are a busy troll. I see you workin hard.
Do a part two with the snaps bro that was brilliant 👌💪
Hey Lee big fan here. At what point did you realize that you could put muscle on and stay lean. I mean what age? And did you work on symmetry as a teenager or just put as much muscle on as you could?
Lee is class. Love the straight talking. Also , what a shape, unbelievable. I’ve been training years and look like a fucking lurcher. Like Lee says… I should take up golf instead 😂😂
Like a lurcher with big nipples after the gyno 🙈😂
Great video
Lee was always my favorite.
I used to trained at Paul Haslam Gym at Bondi Beach 90's
Lee what did you think about Mentzers training protocol .. training only 1 time every 4 days?
Photo one - a big plus for the air ionizing fern👍Almost like my mother's home😉
Legend
natural at 19 puts people of today to shame
Elite 🧬
Lee you looked better natural! You was amazing proportions. 💙
Astonishing genetics. And a top no bullshit bloke.
Genetics of the man are outstanding.
0:38 this is when he was on the most gear
Those thumbnails crack me up 😂
I have never seen this channel before so you can seriously imagine my confusion. They are soooo well done i don't understand.
What's photoshop?
Now I'm hungry for pepperoni
You wouldn't guess from the first picture, but he really has outstanding genetics, and he picked a great time to start bodybuilding and that is during puberty. Naturally your body is loaded with hormones when you really start at 12 and work on bodybuilding
"Naturally"
@@overlord3481 I don't know if you ever learned about puberty, but that is basically a massive flow of hormones as your body does it's final growth and finishes developing.
@@fritzyberger and this so called massive flow of hormones won't happen when you're already flooding your body with exogenous testosterone. I'm not even making this up, steroids completely shut down testosterone production.
remember when ronnie colemon says its alot to do with genetics...... well Priest is a perfect example of that. His genetics were perfect to build like that.
Hello from Switzerland,
I'm not around muscles world but keeping as healthy and feeling good as possible (I'm 55 yrs old). Well , i used to go to the gym from 19 up to 37 and then stop exercising altogether due to an ex girl friends and became a smoker but, before that I had a motorcycle accident and spent 11 months in hospital, then did rehabilitation for a year or so,, hard because my job is PLUMBING AND NOT SITTING on a desk chair all day.
Anyway, I simply just want to say that I admire Priest very much with his open personality (I tend to speak up my thoughts but nowadays, people look at ya as if your weird.
Best regards to U all!
Love you lee. ( no Homo) Happy birthday champ
I sent that pic of you with the fanny pack on to my brother. I still rock the fanny pack, and now you wearing one will make him except me wearing one🤣🤣🤣 thanks for another great video
19 and natty .....😮 dyamnnn he looks better than i do now 😮.... Lee's genetics are quite superior!!!!
The amazing thing is you can see Lees growth pattern. Today it’s hard to see that.
Holy shit how is he so big at such a young age without fucking gear? Generational genetics
All people think about is fcking drugs.
If 212 existed back in his day, he would have won 15 in a row.
I believe of all bodybuilders I think priest and Coleman had the pinnacle of genetics
Pants are Bojo's from Chess King my sister worked for them in NYC Office . 15:09 time
Lee priest the real he-man.
Lee has to have the best genetics in bodybuilding history.
LEE PRIEST!!!! ONE OF MY FAVORITE BODY BUILDERS! Of ALL TIME !!!
I like His Semi-Honesty about taking Steroids....
About the age he started I mean....
I think 19-20 years of age he hit the needles and the pills.
But he did it right !!! perfectly ! And that's the education all PRO - Bodybuilders need.
Great Pic's and awesome Interview... wow his daughter sweet!!!! Nice abs...
Great job Guy's Great Career....
Best bodybuilder. Top 5
Looks better than me when he was 19 and natural, than me on gear. No joke, elite genetics
Genetics make up less than 5% of their overall looks. It's really about the dedication and effort that these guys put in. 99.9% of people won't put in the time like these guys do. It's just like top athletes like Lebron and Brady and MJ. Genetics don't make you successful, your work ethic does.
@@wombat5252 Genetics are 100% of everything, they are your work ethic, they are your response to food, they are your response to PED use, they are your response to training.
@@Agnes135 Lmao with that logic, everybody would die off quickly that weren't genetic ''freaks''. You're trying to find a reason why top tier athletes are at their level when it's really all about work ethic. How do you think people become successful owning businesses? Why do highly motivated and dedicated people make a lot of money? Genetics is such a small fraction of one's success. You're making excuses.
@@wombat5252 You literally don't make any sense. Everything about a persons physiology and biology is a biproduct of their genetic makeup. If they didn't have the requisite genetic makeup to have increased work ethic, they wouldn't have good work ethic. Everything in your life is a biproduct of your genetic code.
@@Agnes135 But there are still parameters in which our biology is developed. Obviously genetics plays a role but genetics aren't going to somehow give another human being triple the amount of muscle cells. It just doesn't work like that (medical abnormalities aside). You put in the effort, you stay consistent with a perfect diet and you workout correctly for years and years and you would look like these guys as well. I've done it myself with no enhancements whatsoever.
And that my friends, is what we call elite genetics!!
But it's not lol. Genetics make up only a small %. You know WHY people like Lee look the way they do when he was even 19? Consistency. Perfect diet, every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Never missing workouts. Not F'n off and missing meals. People like Lee or other famous bodybuilders just put more effort and work to achieve it more than what 99% of other people would. You're just using an excuse for your own laziness.
Lee at 12 looks better than most people will their entire life
Damn 17yr old lee blows me out of the water hahah
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
Lee is awesome! Haha. ✌️
Lee priests is the biggest genetic freak I've ever seen. For a bodybuilder. Plus Lee freaky strong.
STEROIDS
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
mans got some pepperonis on him
This is why I tell some ppl who don't get it, that genetics plays a huge role in how your going to look.and that just bc u don't look like that person doesn't always mean that there on steroids,or that a guy that looks huge is on a tonnn of steroids.bc it actually be the exact opposite I've seen guys that look more impressive natty then guys juiced to the gills, and other guys that are huge on small doses the guys who are smaller on huge dosages.
Pretty sure everybody knows that genetics matter and every pro bodybuilders is on steroids...it isn’t that complicated
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
But they don't lol. Genetics make up only a small %. You know WHY people like Lee look the way they do when he was even 19? Consistency. Perfect diet, every day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Never missing workouts. Not F'n off and missing meals. People like Lee or other famous bodybuilders just put more effort and work to achieve it more than what 99% of other people would.
Incredible genetics
Pretty cool Sam
I love Lee, but c’mon, they photos of him at 17/18 years old where he’s claiming he’s natural… c’mon. Our eyes don’t lie. He’s clearly juiced. Not taking anything away from it, cause still an amazing shape for any age never mind a teenager, but why lie?
JUICED HIS WHOLE BB CAREER
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
They come from an era when everyone lied…
lee was respected for at least admitting even though downplaying back then…
Now he still sticks to the same story but now many people are being way more open and everyone is learning more but they think if they just keep telling the same story they always have people will believe them.
@@Munted846
Yeah, I’m not taking anything away from his physique or achievements, and give him massive credit for at least admitting to steroid use in an era where most other bodybuilders kept it hush. But no matter how good your genetics, his physique as a late teen is not attained without the use of steroids.
Yeah for real. People who believe he’s natty are gullible to say the least.
best genetics the world has seen
God all these photo shopped pics kill me
Just wondering if he developed gyno. I see in the later photo during his younger age his areola appear smaller.
Lee has no reason to lie but there are a few pics that I have to say he was on some sort of gear. At 3:19 come on. At 10:05. 11:50. Dude is a freak no doubt but I can’t go along with natural in those pics. Some sort of gear had to be taken by that point. No one gets shoulder boulders and striations like that natural. No one.
I'm also pretty skeptical but with Lee i always want to give him the benefit of the doubt... if he is full of shit about when he started gear and the tiny doses he took then i would be pretty disappointed in him... maybe he just wants to remember his younger days more positively than the drug and politics ruined 2nd part of his career.
The only other athlete that looked like Lee at such a young age that i can think of is Mike Tyson, but then i always thought they were probably giving him steroids as in the early 80's they weren't even illegal really. Mike was jacked at age 13 and similar to Lee. Victor Richards as well maybe.
@@AminaAmina-xq4bb Agreed. I’m not even saying he’s lying per se’ maybe just that he doesn’t remember exactly when the gear started relative to the photo shown. Either way dude is a genetic freak and have always loved his honesty.
I don't think he's lying either, just maybe stretching the truth by a few months or something.. either way he has the greatest teenage physique ever, nobody i've seen comes close. His dream was to look like He-Man and he did it so like you say he's a 100% genetic freak.
6:09...HEAVY GEAR AT 17...NO DOUBT IN MY MIND...SO YES HE LIED A LOT IN THIS VIDEO
The fucking genetics on this kid were unreal. Looked better at 16 than most guys I know ever did.
IF YOU THINK HE WAS NATTY AT 17, YOU'RE A FOOL..GO TO 6:07...HUMANLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE THAT TYPE OF MUSCLE MASS WHILE SHREDDED TO THE BONE...HE STARTED STEROIDS AT 17, PROBABLY 16 BUT I'LL LEAVE IT AT 17
@@leelunk8235 what part of my comment did I say he wasn’t on steroids? I simply commented on his genetics, which were amazing.
Before you make silly comments and try to sound like an expert take a look at Simeon Panda who’s been tested many times and proven to be natural. But you would say it’s impossible to be that big without steroids.
I’m guessing you are someone who’s taken massive amounts of gear and got nowhere. It’s usually people like you who jump on the “He’s using steroids” bandwagon
@@ifiwas195 JUST THE FACT THAT YOU STATED HE LOOKS BETTER THAN MOST GUYS, NO SHIT HE'S ON HEAVY GEAR AT 17, PROBABLY 16 TOO, SO YOU IMPLYING IS JUST THE SAME
@@leelunk8235 🤦🏻♂️ ok
what does he mean when he says he's natural until 19 years old?
Hahaha i love how you always morph him on the pics
@0:55 1 gram test/day, 6 dbol, and growth hormone since the age of 4. Thank you for your honesty Lee. 😂 kekek
Spot on, thank u lee for your honesty haha. Deca all the way to pro card 100percent lol. cant belive so many ppl think he natural at age 19-20. its scary that some people are so delusional, im sure they think ronnie was natural too