Background
Elssbiay was born and raised in Egypt.
Elssbiay was born and raised in Egypt.
At the 2015 Mr Olympia, he broke the record for the heaviest bodybuilder to compete in the prestigious event, weighing in at 316 lbs. In 2010 Mamdouh Elssbiay joined Oxygen Gym in Kuwait. 2012 Kuwait Golden Cup - 1st place
2012 Amateur Olympia - 1st
2013 New York Pro Championship - 1st
2013 Mr.
Olympia - 8th
2014 New York Pro Championship - 1st
2014 Mr.
Olympia - 7th
2015 Arnold Classic Brazil - 1st
2015 Mr. Olympia - 5th
2015 arnold classic europe - 4th
2015 Evls Prague Pro - 2nd.
He won his pro card by winning the overall title at the 2012 Amateur Olympia in Kuwait City, just three years after he started training. By 2011 he was up to 200lbs and when he stepped on the 2012 Amateur Olympia stage, he weighed in at 286 lbs, was declared the champion. And the world met the man known as "Big Ramy." In 2013, Ramy made his IFBB Pro debut at the New York Pro where he won the contest and the applause of the tough New York crowd.