“Strongest, Hardest Training, Most Disciplined Guy”: 4x Mr. Olympia Chris Bumstead Is All Praise for His Brother-in-Law Who Inspired Him to Take Up Bodybuilding

Having been ruling the Classic Physique division for over 4 years now, it is hard to imagine the division’s history without Chris Bumstead’s name in it. But imagine what if Chris Bumpstead was not a part of the bodybuilding world! Well, In his own words, it was his brother-in-law who introduced him to the power sport. That’s right, it was Chris’ brother-in-law Iain Valliere, who helped him become the superstar that he is today.

In a recent interview, Bumstead revealed how his brother-in-law inspired him to take up bodybuilding. The 28-year-old even admitted Valliere is the only bodybuilder he has ever looked up to. It was Valliere’s dedication and hard work that made CBum fall in love with the sport. Let’s go into detail about what Bumpstead actually said about his brother-in-law!

Chris Bumstead gets candid about brother-in-law Iain Valliere and his role in shaping his illustrious career

Last week, 4x Classic physique champion Chris Bumstead appeared on the Full Send Podcast. During the episode, the host asked CBum how he first got into bodybuilding. To this, the champion replied he didn’t start bodybuilding because of his love for the sport. Instead, he just enjoyed training and pushing his limits in the gym. Bumstead admitted that he never owned a bodybuilding magazine that could’ve inspired him. However, it was Iain Valliere, who was dating his sister at the time, piqued his interest in the competitions.

Bumstead continued, “It was mainly because my brother-in-law was a bodybuilder and he was, in terms of the bodybuilding world. He’s the guy I looked up to. Because to this day… as many Pros as I met, he’s like the strongest, hardest training, most disciplined guy out of all of them.”

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For CBum, Valliere was the standard. Looking at him train made CBum push himself too. Additionally, this isn’t the first time Chris Bumstead has been seen appreciating his brother-in-law.

CBum was stunned by Valliere’s physique

Towards the end of last year, on 1st December 2022, Iain Valliere posted a collage flexing his jacked physique. It didn’t take long for the fans to fill the comments section with words of appreciation. Among the thousands of comments, one belonged to Valliere’s brother-in-law Chris Bumstead.

Left speechless by the physique, Bumstead had commented, “Well damn…” Another interesting fact about the duo is that they weren’t just relatives or gym buddies. Valliere was also Bumstead’s first coach. It was his brother-in-law who helped CBum prepare for the bodybuilding competitions in 2014. And rest, as they say, is history.

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Though Bumstead has surpassed Valliere, when it comes to the number of titles, the way CBum talks about him shows there isn’t a speck of arrogance in his words. It is clear as day, how much CBum values and adores his brother-in-law, Iain Valliere.