Actor Sean Connery’s past as a bodybuilder, in photos

Don’t worry, we’re not saying that Sean Connery was a bodybuilder, but he did participate in a fitness contest and even sported a more or less muscular physique. He was not even close to the height of other bodybuilding actors such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, 7 times Mr. Olympia, Lou Ferrigno or The Rock, but his past in the gym hitting the irons, there it is, as these photos show.

But… when did Sean Connery try to be a bodybuilder? The protagonist of films like James Bond or The Immortals worked hard at the gym to better cope with his complicated youth and adolescence. He obviously didn’t win big titles, but he was third, on the podium, at the 1953 NABBA Mr. Universe Championship. But then film and acting got in his way and he abandoned irons forever.

Photos of Sean Connery as a bodybuilder

It’s really not a joke… What do you think of this pose of Sean Connery showing off his biceps, shoulders and quadriceps muscles. Amazing huh!

As a teenager, Connery spent three years in the British Navy, but left due to ill health. She then began to practice bodybuilding and even worked as a model in the 50’s. In her autobiographical book she told that she even wanted to be “the Scottish Arnold Schwarzenegger”. It’s a shame that in the movies he shot as James Bond, the role for which he will always be remembered – he died in 2020 at the age of 90 – he never showed off muscles like Daniel Craig…