Iain Valliere, Chris Bumstead’s retired brother-in-law’s competitive bodybuilding journey began in 2014, when he won the IFBB Amateur Olympia Latin America in the Men’s Open division. He then competed in his first professional show in 2015 at the Toronto Pro Supershow, where he finished fifth overall. Valliere, who competed in men’s open bodybuilding, decided to retire when he is just 32 years old. He thought about this for a whole year before making this tough choice. Valliere has won six competitions and has been in the top 10 at the Olympia event many times. Now, he wants to start a new chapter in his life. This news also has an impact on Chris Bumstead, who was trained by Valliere.

His decision to retire took more than a year of careful thought. The main reason was that he no longer found the excitement in his continued success in bodybuilding competitions, like his recent win at the 2023 Toronto Pro Supershow, which allowed him to compete in the 2023 Mr. Olympia contest. Recently, he responded to a user’s comment about quitting the sport on his Instagram account.

Valliere’s prioritizing happiness over Olympia

Recently, Iain Valliere posted a picture on Instagram with the caption “Toronto Pro Prep 2023”. Someone asked him, “Hey Iain no hate, but I was wondering why you decided to retire before this olympia when you had already qualified? It would’ve been a nice send off seeing you take the O stage one more time”. Iain replied, “why do something I didn’t want to do lol?”

Iain Valliere has recently retired from professional bodybuilding because he wanted to prioritize his happiness. Although his retirement made some people, like Bumstead, sad, they were also proud of what he achieved in the sport, especially considering he didn’t have the best genetics. Valliere even talked about Bumstead in a video, showing the love and respect they have for each other.

Iain Valliere appreciates Chris Bumstead

Iain Valliere retired from bodybuilding just before the Mr. Olympia championship this year. He made a video on his official YouTube channel where he answered interesting questions from his fans. As he talked in the video, one of his followers asked if he planned to coach Chris Bumstead now that he was not competing in bodybuilding.

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To that, he said that he would not, going on to compliment how perfect Bumstead’s new coach, Haney Rambod, was. He further goes on to add how he has been doing an incredible job supporting the legendary bodybuilder. But, according to Iain Valliere, Bumstead is genetically gifted, and that gives him the perfect edge.

Iain Valliere quitting bodybuilding right before the 2023 Mr. Olympia makes us think about what real success means. It reminds us that happiness matters a lot. What do you think about this? Share your thoughts in the comments.

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