Amit Sapir: Going to the Olympia!

Amit Sapir will be the first Israeli bodybuilder to pose down on the Olympia stage this September, after placing 3rd this weekend in the 202 class at the 2011 Toronto Pro.





MD's Shawn Ray interviews winner Brit Shaun-Joseph Tavernier followed by Sapir (at the 3 minute mark):

Amit Sapir: 5 Weeks Out

In the above clip Amit was 3 weeks out from the 2010 Detroit Pro last August, where he finished 15th. Below he is 5 weeks out from the Toronto Pro. Next year he'll only have to diet down to 212, rather than 202, with the new weight changes starting after this year's Olympia.

Amit Sapir: Counting Down to Toronto

10 weeks out:



9 weeks out:



8 weeks out:



7 weeks out:

Amit Sapir: 13 Weeks to Toronto

At his pro debut last year, the Detroit/John Simmons Pro, Israel's Amit Sapir was 15th. At his second show, the Sacramento Pro, he didn't place (though neither did Brit James Llewellin who just finished 3rd at the British Grand Prix). He is hoping to do a whole lot better at the Toronto Pro Supershow this June, and is currently 13 weeks out (above) and for a comparison here he is in Sacramento:

Amit Sapir: 202 Pro Debut

In the above clip, three weeks out from today's 2010 IFBB John Simmons Pro 202, is Israel's Amit Sapir, the 5'5" 27 year old former Olympic weightlifter. Amit was Mr. Israel from 2005 to 2008, and last year placed 4th at the 2009 European Amateur Championships. Below Amit is 2 weeks out:



And then here he is last Monday, just 5 days out, his 2nd day of depletion:



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