Daniel Stisen

His father was a former bodybuilder and gym owner, Stisen was heavily influenced by his dad in an early age. Daniel started to work out in the gym at age 15, and he did his first competition in powerlifting at age 16. He won the south Norwegian teenage powerlifting class in Kristiansand in 1998, and he was the runner up at the Norwegian powerlifting championship the year later 1999, in the junior class. Daniel finished Mandal Videregaaende skole (College) in 2001, and moved to Kristiansand, the biggest city in south Norway. The year later Daniel decided to try to compete in Bodybuilding, like his dad and his big hero and role model Arnold Schwarzenegger, but he wait a few years so he could build on some more size. At age 20 Daniel Stisen was very strong bodybuilder he squatted 370 kg at the gym at age 21, with a bodyweight of 99 kg, this was at the time, was more than the world record in same class for juniors in Squat. The year later, 2003, Daniel added some more muscle size and become in better condition at South Norwegian Championship, where was the runner-up in the senior class. Two weeks later Daniel won the Norwegian national championship in both junior and senior, light heavyweight class. Daniel was considered as an up-and-coming bodybuilding star in Norway. Daniel competed again in 2004; he gained more kilos and competed at the Stavanger Open in the heavy weight class, his condition wasn't as good as the year before, and become runner up at Stavanger Open, one week later the become the runner up at the Norwegian Championship. The diet and competitions was documented in the Norwegian bodybuilding documentary "Skulptoren" from 2005, he documentary was shown at the documentary film festival in Volda, Norway. It was shown later at NRK, the Norwegian state channel. Daniel moved to Oslo, the capital of Norway, in 2006, and competed in The Norwegian championship one more time, where he became the runner up, once again, beaten by 1 point. two weeks later he competed at the Nordic EU championship, where he became a finalist. The next years didn't go to well, Daniel got injured several time the next years and lost focus on his sport career. His focus was on more normal big city life. 2009, Daniel found back his focus again and was ready to compete, he was bigger than ever, his offseason bodyweight was 107 kg, He trained with former Olympia contender Tommi Thorvildsen. He was considered the favourite to win the nationals. four weeks before the competition, he was going to do a photo shoot for a magazine, at the shoot he manage to tore his thighs. He continued his diet, and competed injured at a bodyweight of 95 kg at SM where he became medalist. He decided to stop to compete in Bodybuilding after the injury.