Alexey Lesukov is a Russian bodybuilder. Two-time winner of the Russian championship in the junior category. One of the country's most genetically gifted bodybuilders. Despite his young age, he managed to achieve significant results in bodybuilding. In this article we will describe a brief biography of the athlete.
Childhood
Alexey Lesukov was born in Apatity (Murmansk region) in 1988. Thanks to genetics, at the age of 13, the guy looked more muscular and massive than his peers. Therefore, Alex decided to go in for sports. So at the age of 14, Lesukov enrolled in the gym. But the boy’s mother was categorically against her son’s activities, as she feared for his health. Therefore, the future champion had to visit the hall secretly. It was necessary to pay for training from the money that parents gave to the dining room.
Studying and starting a career
After leaving school, the young man moved with his family to St. Petersburg. In 2005, the bodybuilder entered the Lesgaft Academy of Physical Culture. Also, Alexey Lesukov found a good gym, where he continued his classes with iron. There, the young man met Andrei Prokofiev, who in the future became his professional mentor and personal trainer. Together they achieved an amazing result - a year later Alexey won his first junior competitions.
Further performances
After the 2008 championships, the athlete significantly reduced the number of performances. In 2010, Alexey was not able to take prizes at any of the tournaments. The reason for this was injuries sustained during heavy training. Details were not disclosed either by Lesukov himself or his managers. In 2011, the athlete returned with renewed vigor to the Arnold Classic amateur tournament. To date, the hero of this article is considered one of the most promising Russian bodybuilders weighing more than 100 kilograms.
top scores
Alexei’s most significant achievements include several victories: 1st place at the European Junior Championships (2007), 4th place at the World Amateur Championship (2008), 12th place at Body-Extreme, grand prix in the Russian Championship juniors (2009). But the Arnold Classic tournament (amateur), which took place in 2011, brought fame to the athlete. There Lesukov became the first. He showed exactly the same result at these competitions in 2012, but already among professional athletes. In subsequent years, the bodybuilder regularly won prizes.
Food
Alexey Lesukov is convinced that the physical form necessary for the performance needs to be gained one week before the start of the tournament. Therefore, a bodybuilder sits on a strict diet 8-10 days before the date of the competition. At this time, the athlete eats chicken, low-fat cottage cheese and red fish. Carbohydrates Alexey uses three times a day. Their total number does not exceed 180 grams.
A carbohydrate-free diet, or “pit,” Lesukov considers ineffective before the competition itself. It makes sense to sit on it a week or more before the date of the tournament, when there is time for preparation. The bodybuilder uses amino acids from sports nutrition.
Training
Strict adherence to the schedule of classes - this is the main secret of success in bodybuilding. That's what Alexei Lesukov thinks. Training should be hard and regular. The optimal number of repetitions in exercises is from 8 to 12 times. As for the approaches, this is 3-4 sets. Alexey advises to warm up before each workout, doing about four approaches, and only then switch to working weights. It is also worth periodically changing the exercises themselves or the order in which they are performed.
Anthropometry
- The height of Alexei Lesukov is 169 cm.
- Off-season weight - 120 kg.
- Competitive weight - 100 kg.
- Chest - 141 cm.
- Hip - 77 cm.
- Biceps - 55 cm.