Our post today is dedicated to a great professional, with a long career in the world of fitness. Javier Pérez Arribas, from Sabadell, is 47 years old and is an Expert in Active Cellular Nutrition and in Micronutrition and Sports Supplementation. He tells us that he started bodybuilding at a very young age, inspired by his brother Juan Pérez, a former bodybuilder: “I was amazed by his muscles. He ran a gym in Sabadell full of great bodybuilding champions and since I was little I wanted to be like them.” Let’s discover our great athlete!
Javier Pérez Arribas is the manager of the Esport Fisíc gym in Sabadell, where he works as a nutritional coach. In addition to his long career in the fitness field, he has worked with professional athletes in other fields such as football, MotoGP, cycling, athletics, paddle tennis, CrossFit, Spartan Race, boxing... However, he assures that bodybuilding "has left a mark" on his personality. He speaks with great enthusiasm about his beginnings, his future projects and the great experiences that he has gained from dedicating himself fully to a world that is as exciting as it is demanding. Javier Pérez remembers one of his competitions with special affection and confirms a great learning experience: "I proved to myself that it is possible, with perseverance and enthusiasm."
Getting to know Javier Pérez Arribas better…
When and why did you get into bodybuilding?
I started out at 14 years old, inspired by my brother Juan Pérez, a former bodybuilder. I was amazed by his muscles… He ran a gym in Sabadell full of great bodybuilding champions and, from a very young age, I wanted to be like them. I was very thin, completely ectomorphic. I knew what I wanted as a child, so my inspiration and motivation was to have a muscular and defined physique. After five months of training, I went to a competition and saw the Junior category for the first time and I said to myself “next year I will be up there”. I was very, very clear about it when I was 14! At 15 years old I was at the top and won the Junior category with 20-year-old kids. The truth is that I was scared when I saw that they were all too big and I was a skinny kid, hahaha… I must have something to please the judges!
What does bodybuilding bring to your life?
This sport gives me motivation every day and a healthy lifestyle with a clear objective: longevity with a higher quality of life. What it has taught me most is an exquisite discipline that leaves a mark on my personality.
3 Amix Supplements that you can't miss in your daily life...
My favourite and essential supplements are SuperGreen , a little-known supplement for those who are just starting out in the gym. On a health level, it is very interesting for maintaining a good intestinal microbiota, with its consequent absorption of nutrients. Also CFM protein in any of its lines, a great post-workout food to nourish those fibres that are anxious for hunger at that moment. Lastly, pure glutamine , since, in addition to being an essential amino acid for our muscles, it has countless beneficial properties for our health and in adequate quantities.
Which competition do you remember most fondly?
It brings back many memories of when I became Mister Universe NABBA, as I spent a whole year training from Monday to Sunday with that goal and I proved to myself that it is possible, with perseverance and enthusiasm. It was my first international victory when I was very young and it has left its mark on me as an athlete to this day.
What are your plans for 2021?
For next year, first, we have to finish off Covid! But apart from that, I have to start preparing for the European and IFBB World Championships in Classic Bodybuilding Master, to win of course! Hahaha… You have to have that goal, that’s how I set it. Of course, with the help of my partner Jane, who is part of my daily motivation when I get up.
Most outstanding competitive history in bodybuilding and Classic Bodybuilding
Champion of Barcelona 1989 WABBA junior federation
Catalonia Champion 1990 WABBA Junior Federation
Champion of Spain 1991 WABBA junior federation
Champion of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain and runner-up of the 2003 world championship AEF senior federation
Mister Universe Champion 2004 NABBA Senior Federation
Champion of Spain 2014 IFBB Master Federation
2014 IFBB Masters Federation Absolute European Champion
2019 European Champion IFBB Master Federation
2019 IFBB Master World Champion
From the middle, we wish our athlete Javier Pérez Arribas all the success in his future projects . We have no doubt that he will accomplish whatever he sets out to do. And he already started by entering through the big door at a very early age as a preview of everything that was to come.
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