{"id":10083,"date":"2026-01-15T11:55:45","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:55:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=10083"},"modified":"2026-01-15T11:55:45","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:55:45","slug":"paul-krueger-won-the-2021-natural-olympia-just-weeks-after-going-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=10083","title":{"rendered":"Paul Krueger Won The 2021 Natural Olympia Just Weeks After Going Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Paul Krueger goes from amateur bodybuilder to pro bodybuilding champion overnight.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n

Pro natural bodybuilder, Paul Krueger, made quite the entrance into professional bodybuilding by winning his first-ever professional bodybuilding competition. <\/b>He\u2019s no noob when it comes to bodybuilding though. Krueger\u2019s been an amateur bodybuilder for the last 25 years before turning pro.<\/span><\/p>\n

He competed at the 2021 INBF Phoenician Classic where he expressed in an Instagram post that it had been 16 years since he last jumped on a stage. Despite the lack of on-stage presence, Krueger won the men\u2019s open bodybuilding class in the amateur division.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although Krueger\u2019s had feats in other bodybuilding competitions, it was the Grand Canyon Classic in Phoenix, Arizona on Saturday, October 24, 2020, that took his training wheels off, molding him from an amateur bodybuilder to a professional bodybuilder. Winning that event landed him his pro debut card. That gave him the golden opportunity to compete in natural bodybuilding\u2019s biggest event of the year held in Vegas \u2013 the 2021 Natural Olympia<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Although it seems Krueger\u2019s win at the <\/span>2021 Natural <\/span>Olympia <\/span>was an overnight success, Krueger shed light on his experience before being crowned champ in an Instagram post on October 29, 2021:<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cA 25-year overnight success. Lol. From eating horse feed with one of my training partners\u00a0 back in our teens thinking we would get huge (story for another time), to ballooning up to a fluffy 250lbs last year in the summer, and all the ups and downs in between, this journey has been my biggest lifesaver, my biggest teacher, my biggest drive to better myself in every area of life, and still as satisfying as ever.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

You can view his full Instagram post below. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Life Outside of Competing<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Outside of competing in professional natural bodybuilding, Krueger is a lifestyle and prep coach and Youtube creator. His Youtube channel, <\/span>Gains Paradise<\/span><\/a>, covers natural ways to transform your physique and him prepping for shows.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

He posted a video on November 4, 2021, covering the golden ratio \u2013 how the approximate number 1.618 relates to mathematics \u2013 and how it can help your bodybuilding physique. In the video, he\u2019s seen with the Vitruvian Man \u2013 a depiction of the perfect proportionate man by Leonardo da Vinci in the 15th century \u2013 in his backdrop that applies this principle. Krueger states that if you want a 32\u201d waist, then you\u2019ll want a 52\u201d circumference on your shoulders to give you the astonishing V-taper, which is imperative to have as a bodybuilder.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You can check out the full video below.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n