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Sensationally Improved Brandon Curry Takes New Zealand Pro

Well we can't say we were not warned. For the past month Brandon Curry has been posting shots showing his progress during his time being camped out at Bader Boodai’s Oxygen Gym in Kuwait. Like many who have gone there (Victor Martinez, Nathan De Ashe, Roelly Winklaar for starters) Brandon’s physique was completely revamped during his Kuwait experience. The gym is like a boot camp in which the trainees work to a strict schedule of eating, sleeping, training, with no social distractions. There is no magic water out there, it’s a case of trainees focusing totally on bodybuilding and peaking for a contest and nothing else.

The pay off to that work ethic formula laid down by Bader Boodai is that Brandon took a straight firsts victory at today’s New Zealand Pro, held in the country’s largest city, Auckland.

Brandon is now so much fuller and thicker than we’ve never seen him to the point that in some shots he reminds one of the density of Bertil Fox. This is the best ever physique we’ve seen from Brandon who turned pro in 2010, and in the last seven years has had a bit of an up-and-down career. The peaks before today being victories at the 2013 Arnold Classic Brazil and the 2015 Toronto Pro. On the other hand he has double digit placings on his record and in his last two Olympias (2013 and 2015) finished out of the top 15. Based on this New Zealand showing those days are over, and he looms as a top ten Olympia candidate and perhaps top six if he improves even more.

In New Zealand he relegated Dallas McCarver (runner-up at last week’s Arnold Classic and pre-contest favorite for the Auckland bash) to second place. Dallas, still only 25, obviously tried to streamline his look from last week and it didn't work out; he now goes on to Australia next week to renew flexing hostilities with Brandon. In third was Juan More.

On a personal note I have always found Brandon to be one of the most likeable pros on the scene and he contradicts the stereotype of the driven bodybuilder who has no time for anyone else but himself, by the wonderful family life he enjoys with gorgeous wife Brandy (who competes as well) and their five children. All together now, Awwww!

Will Brandon be able to maintain, or improve, his form next week in Australia or will Dallas McCarver nail it for the Melbourne soirée. To find out stay tuned to musculardevelopment.com

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