Bluff bodybuilder bags gold in Australia
When the 25-year-old isn’t hard at work in his demanding engineering career, he is out busting steel in the gym six days a week and preparing delicious meals in the kitchen to sustain him through his hectic schedule.
THE Bluff boasts South Africa’s first and only I Compete Natural (ICN) World Championships professional bodybuilder, Jason Denny who brought home the title of the first overall winner at the championships held in Melbourne, Australia recently.
Jason performed outstandingly in the first open class men’s physique and men’s classic physique divisions, securing third in classic, first in physique as well as first overall winner for all three open classes. This certainly came as a surprise to him, as a first time competitor in an international competition. “I had no idea I was going to do that well and leave with my pro card which certifies me as a professional for the federation of the ICN,” he said.
ICN is a worldwide bodybuilding, physique, figure, fitness and bikini competition organisation. The organisation was founded by Wayne McDonald and promotes drug free natural fitness across the globe. ICN is also the largest natural bodybuilding federation with 25000 members in 78 countries.
The fitness enthusiast’s career began to flourish from weekly training sessions at his local gym to a full on bodybuilding lifestyle after he was convinced he could do better than his friend and training partner who had competed at a natural bodybuilding show, securing second place. “I felt that I could have done much better and set it out as a goal for myself. I began my preparations for that contest, the ICN African Natural. I did alright and was placed second, however, the president of ICN and informed me about the world champs and further invited me to compete,” said the competitive spirit who had made quite the impression during the national round.
Growing up, Jason was a semi-professional swimmer who swam competitively for 12 years and represented South Africa before he snapped his hip flex muscle which resulted in the unfortunate end of his professional swimming career just before university. He described that time in his life as a tough one. Although he did consider swimming as his passion back then, he championed on knowing that he needed to secure a bright future for himself and his loved ones. In university, he studied mechanical engineering which he found to be a great combination of challenging yet interesting. When the 25 year old isn’t hard at work in his demanding engineering career, he is out busting steel in the gym six days a week and preparing delicious meals in the kitchen to sustain him through his hectic schedule.
He is currently busy bulking up for the upcoming season next year and is motivated now more than ever with his recent win. “It’s so amazing to see the results of all your hard work when you look into the mirror. It’s definitely my passion and although I’d say I’m self-driven, I’m grateful for all the support I get from my family and my girlfriend,” he said.
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