Who is bodybuilder Iris Kyle?
IRIS Kyle is near-unanimously considered to be the greatest bodybuilder of all time.
The superstar's combination of muscularity and conditioning have helped Iris achieve a career most budding bodybuilders could only dream of.
Who is Iris Kyle?
Iris Kyle is an African-Indian American professional female bodybuilder.
The athlete is currently the most successful female professional bodybuilder of all time - racking up seventeen titles.
Iris was born on August 22, 1974 in Benton Harbor, Michigan and has five siblings.
She excelled at a host of sports during her formative years, trying her hand at cross country, basketball, softball and volleyball.
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Iris was an All-American in basketball, and was handed a scholarship offer at Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, where she studied business administration and accounting.
The bodybuilder was inspired to start lifting weights after noticing fit and toned individuals working out in Orange County, California.
Inspired to begin her own fitness journey, Iris took out a membership at Bally Total Fitness.
She recalled: "I distinctly remember being a bit overwhelmed with the facilities and the seemingly endless variety of training equipment, but I knew at that exact moment...without feeling even the slightest doubt…that I could develop the kind of physique I wanted."
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Iris nabbed seventeen overall IFBB professional titles and three IFBB professional heavyweight titles during a stellar bodybuilding career.
The legend also accumulated more IFBB professional overall wins than any female bodybuilder in history.
What is Iris Kyle's workout plan?
Iris Kyle has not yet disclosed her full workout plan.
However, some sources have speculated that the star works out four to five days a week, with two days of rest.
On the days she's in the gym, Iris works out legs, chest and calves, back, delta and calves and arms respectively.
The bruising regime is supported by a strict and nutrient-dense diet, with plenty of chicken, turkey, and protein supplements to promote muscle maintenance or growth, depending on her fitness goals.
Is Iris Kyle on social media?
Iris Kyle has a strong social media following on Instagram and X, formerly Twitter.
However, she is more active on the former, posting snaps of her workout routines, promoting supplements and monitoring developments in other bodybuilding competitions.
Has Iris Kyle won Ms. Olympia?
Iris boasts an incredible ten overall Ms Olympia wins.
The decorated athlete is the only bodybuilder in any division — man or woman — to win the record-breaking number.
Her first win came in 2001, before triumphing again in 2004.
After fluctuating competition success, Iris returned to the gym to fine tune her body.
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It appeared to do the trick.
From 2006 until 2014, the legend alternated between Ms. Olympia and Ms. International back-to-back triumphs.