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Gustavo Badell aka the Freakin' Rican, (born November 3, 1972) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder. He was born in Venezuela, but his family moved to Puerto Rico when he was five years old. He began lifting weights at the age of fifteen to increase his size for boxing. Gustavo gained muscle amazingly quickly, and when he was 19 entered and won his first bodybuilding competition; the 1991 Junior Caribbean Bodybuilding Championships.

After only six years of weight training he was able to turn pro by winning the 1997 Caribbean Championships. His first IFBB appearance was in 1998 when he competed in the IFBB Grand Prix of Germany.

He first competed in the IFBB Night of Champions (now called The New York Pro) in 1999, where he placed 14th. His first Ironman Pro Invitational came in 2000, where he placed 18th. His first Mr. Olympia appearance was in 2002, where he placed 24th. His first Arnold Classic was in 2004, where he placed 7th. His pro placings have been lackluster until 2003 when he started placing higher, in part because of help from fellow pro bodybuilder Milos Sarcev.

Gustavo has been featured in many fitness and magazine articles as well as appearing on the cover of FLEX magazine. He is also featured in numerous advertisements for MuscleTech, normally for Nitrotech Hardcore protein powder and Masstech weight-gain powder.

His large family is composed by, the wife Jessica, sons Gustavo Jr., Michael Gustavo, Cristian Carlo, daughters Barbie Ann, Nicole Marie. In 2011 Gustavo has become the new president of the amateur federation in Puerto Rico, which is called Federacion de Fisicoculturismo y Fitness de Puerto Rico (FFFPR) and it's part of the IFBB.

	Federacion de Fisiculturismo y Fitness de Puerto Rico - Our goal is to promote and keep alive the sport of Fitness and Bodybuilding in Puerto Rico. In this last two years we managed to make an international championship event. We hope it is the first year of many for the benefit... http://www.fffpr.com/
	Gustavo 'The Great' Badell - Puerto Rico's Man of Iron - One of the fastest rising new Pros is Gustavo Badell from Puerto Rico. At the 2004 Mr Olympia he placed 3rd and then several months later he celebrated his first Pro victory, winning the 2005 Iron Man Pro... http://www.gmv.com.au/
	Gustavo Badell Common Sense DVD - Gustavo's first hard-core training dvd. Taped four weeks prior to 2005 Mr.Olympia. This dvd contains his actual contest preparation. Two interview segments explain how he train whole body, how he eats everyday. http://www.thebiguniverse.com/badell/shop.html
	Gustavo Badell Interview: The Speakin' Rican - The Essential Gustavo Badell Interview: IFBB Pro Comeback 2012. MuscleWeek Senior Editor Shane Ray sits down with former top Olympia contender and IFBB Pro Gustavo Badell to figure out his 2012 path... http://www.muscleweek.com/
	Gustavo Badell's Olympia-Level Shoulder & Tricep Workout - Take one look at Gustavo and you'll see why his jaw-dropping delt and tricep development stands out! He reveals his delt and tricep-blasting program. You too can build massive shoulders and tris with the following workout! http://www.bodybuilding.com/
	Gustavo Badell Classic - Open Bodybuilding Men and Women, Bikini Body Fitness Women, Body Fitness Men, Masters. Pro Qualifier for Men Bodybuilding and Women Bodyfitness. Location: Bellas Artes de Guaynabo. Puerto Rico. http://www.fffpr.com/#!gustavo-badell-classic