Dragon Power

JAMIE DO REGO SHOWS THERE IS MORE TO WELSH BODYBUILDING THAN FLEX LEWIS.

- John Plummer

Name a Welsh bodybuilder. Yes, we knew you’d say Flex Lewis. The six-time Olympia 212 champion is, without question, Wales’ greatest bodybuilder. But he is far from the only one. For a country with a population of just 3 million, Wales produces more than its fair share of bodybuilders with peaks as pronounced as the valleys of their homeland.

Lewis’ coach, Neil Hill, was a granite-conditioned IFBB pro in the days before his protégé stepped onstage. Of the current crop, Jamie Do Rego shows perhaps the most potential.

He’s 25 years old and already has an impressive résumé. He won the juniors and the Welsh overall title and is the Welsh light heavyweight winner. He’s now closing in on his dream of becoming an IFBB Pro League 212 pro. He doesn’t have to look far for proof that it can be done.