Matt mendenhall bodybuilder wikipedia

Gifted by the gods

Matt Mendenhall was born on Sunday, 26th of June 1960, in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he grew up with his three older brothers—Mark, Scott and Bobby—and his two sisters—Robbie and Martha.

Three of his siblings were into bodybuilding, two of whom competed: Bobby in Florida and Robbie. [Matt’s mother passed away in 1992, and Bobbie in 1996. May they rest in peace!]

The Mendenhall family has undoubtedly been blessed with the gift of outstanding genetics.

Matt mendenhall bodybuilder wikipedia

Matt mendenhall bodybuilder wikipedia biography

Matt mendenhall bodybuilder

What happened to matt mendenhall

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Yet, a high school injury is at the start of Matt’s own bodybuilding career. As a teenager, Matt is a keen football player and a good pole-vaulter, and already his exceptional physique—and his calves especially—draws comments from his fellow students.

In 1975, while practicing his pole-vaulting at home, the pole breaks, and Matt falls ten feet into the sand pit, causing a double compound fracture of the forearm. After 16 weeks in the cast, it appears that the arm healed incorrectly,