Morris Vandersteen

Morris Vandersteen (* 11. March 1954 in Brooklyn , New York City , NY , United States as Morris Steve Vandersteen ) is an American bodybuilder . He also made a name for himself as a wrestler for World Wrestling Entertainment in the role of Mighty Dutch (1980–1987).

Life

Together with his brother Greg he trained the bodybuilding training concept HIT ( High Intensity Training ) with Mike Mentzer , based on the training concept of Arthur Jones. The maximum intensity of the exercises resulted in Vandersteen successfully participating in bodybuilding competitions organized by the National Amateur Bodybuilders Association at the age of 17 . He also edited and corrected numerous Mentzer publications on the subject of HIT, the best-known being the book Heavy Duty . Many of Mentzer's works would never have appeared without Vandersteen's help because of his poor health.

When Mentzer finished fifth in the Mr. Olympia competition in 1980 and felt disadvantaged by the jury, Vandersteen ended his career out of friendship with him. Shortly afterwards he made his first appearance as Mighty Dutch at the World Wrestling Federation .

After Mentzer died on June 9, 2001 in Los Angeles , Vandersteen opened a fitness studio in Japan, where he trained Japanese wrestlers and bodybuilders and trained stuntmen.

Web links

• Morris Vandersteens Homepage (Japanese)