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Ever since Chris Bumstead and Courtney King announced that they were pregnant, alongside CBum, the spotlight has been thrust on King as well. That being said, King was already a familiar name in the fitness realm owing to her career. Courtney Alexis King had been a Bikini Model who found her calling in the fitness world pretty early on in her teen years. The IFBB Pro female bodybuilder, who is soon going to give birth, had a buzzing career herself.
Courtney King, who has already retired from her bodybuilding career, is now a flourishing fitness influencer. From pregnancy-related positive tips to spreading awareness about gut health, King gives her audience important fitness and lifestyle guidance. However, how did her bodybuilding career look like? Let us delve into the King’s past to know more.
Courtney King: The bodybuilder
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Starting her career back in 2011, Courtney King won the NPC Teen National Championships in the Bikini division. Following this, she won her IFBB Pro card the next year after she won the 2012 NPC USA Championships. King had also participated and won the first overall Jay Cutler Classic that very year.
However, that was only the beginning of her career. For the next six years, Courtney participated in 18 Pro events while winning 6. In the year 2016, she also won Bikini Olympia and defeated none other than the three-time winner of the same title, Ashley Kaltwasser. 2016 was the year when she had also won the Arnold Classic Australia. However, two years later, in 2018, she announced her retirement citing health issues.
The year she retired, is also when she started dating the present Mr. Olympia in Classic Physique who was yet to make his name in the professional bodybuilding world back then.
Courtney King and Chris Bumstead’s pregnancy announcement
The year after King retired from her bodybuilding career, Chris Bumstead won his very first Mr. Olympia title and he has been winning it since then. The couple, on the other hand, got engaged in 2022, and subsequently, during CBum’s prep for the 2023 Mr. Olympia, they revealed that they were expecting a baby soon.
READ MORE: Soon-To-Be Father Chris Bumstead Shares Pregnancy Update: “Got to Keep My Phone on Loud”
Although the couple is quite open about their affection for each other over the internet, they still prefer to keep some important things private. Their baby is one of them. During his preparation for Mr. Olympia 2023, when some fans were questioning Bumstead for his announcement about his health issues, Courtney King had repeatedly showed him support over the internet. However, when it came to their baby’s name reveal, the couple only revealed the initial to be ‘B’.
Although Courtney King had her own career in bodybuilding, she reflected on how she might not be quite psyched about her baby girl having the same career. Let us look at what she really wants her baby to become in the future.
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Courtney King doesn’t mind if her child chooses not to be a bodybuilder
In one of the Q&A sessions about her baby, when someone asked the couple about their opinion on the baby’s career, King promptly crossed out bodybuilding from the list. She stated, “In any way before you would think because he’s doing it and currently does it and I’ve done it. that we’re like yeah bodybuilding. And I’m all for like you know being active and working out or whatever she wants to do whatever, even if she doesn’t want to do that that’s fine.” King kept on repeating how she wanted her baby girl to do whatever she wanted, even when Chris Bumstead humorously pondered over options like tennis, gymnastics, or even powerlifting. But all Courtney could think of was the wishes of her child.
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As Chris Bumstead had already announced how he keeps his phone on loud mode because Courtney King can be in labor any moment, the fitness world can expect some good news soon. In fact, the latest update on the couple’s Instagram stories might suggest a big announcement soon. With that information in mind, you have the last chance to predict the name of Baby Bum before the couple announces it.
