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Hassan Mostafa The Newest Beast From the Middle East | 2021 New York Pro Hassan Mostafa The Newest Beast From the Middle East | 2021 New York Pro Written by Ron Harris
In the August issue of MD, we introduced you to Mahmood Al Durrah, a star on the rise in the 212 division. He is carrying on the proud tradition of elite bodybuilders from Egypt that includes 1983 and 1984 Mr. Olympia runner-up Mohamed Makkawy and Big Ramy, as well as one of the greatest amateurs in the history of our sport, seven-time IFBB World Champion El Shahat Mabrouk. This year, we witness the debut in the pro ranks of 27-year-old Hassan Mostafa, born and raised in Egypt and now residing in what has become the new Mecca for bodybuilding in the eastern world, Kuwait. His first appearance on the pro stage was earlier this season at the Indy Pro, where he placed third behind winner Steve Kuclo and runner-up Akim Williams,
By Ron Harris
All you younger guys, get ready to roll your eyes, because here I go with a cranky old man rant. Back in the day, it was incredibly difficult to turn pro in bodybuilding. Only the class winners from the Nationals and the overall winners from the USA and North American earned pro status – that was it! As such, we had a crop of excellent amateurs that were all good enough to do damage on the pro stage, if they ever made it there. Often it took them five to 10 years at the National level. This gave us astonishing quality. Just for perspective the top five in the heavyweight class at the 1991 NPC Nationals was, in order, Kevin Levrone, Flex Wheeler, Paul “Quadzilla” DeMayo, Ronnie Coleman, and Matt Mendenhall. Google Matt’s photos if you don’t know who he us. He never turned pro, but he was on dozens of magazine covers in the ‘80s and early ‘90s, and would destroy most of the men turning pro these days onstage. The point is amateurs were stars on par with
Da Bullpen With George “Da Bull” Peterson III | My First Year as a 212 Da Bullpen With George “Da Bull” Peterson III | My First Year as a 212 Written by George “Da Bull” Peterson III 16 March 2021
2020 was your first year in the 212 division, and the first time you didn’t have to go down to 192 pounds in years. Was it liberating to know you could finally keep all your muscle and show it on stage?
For me, the best part of switching from Classic Physique to 212 was that the stress factors of losing muscle and making that lower weight were gone. I knew I could add more muscle and still be able to get to 212. There were times shortly before contests as a Classic pro where I was genuinely worried I would not make 192, and I would not be allowed to compete.