Steven Cook (born December 10, 1984), known professionally as Steve Cook, is an American professional

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and two-time

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top ten finisher. He is also known for his work on

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. In July 2020, his channel had 1.3 million subscribers. Cook has also built a significant presence on TikTok, sharing short-form workout tips, fitness inspiration, and motivational content for over 3 million followers.

Early life

Cook was born on December 10, 1984. He was raised in

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, where his father worked as a high school athletic director. He grew up doing various sports, including wrestling. Cook attended Dixie State University, now named

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, where he was a

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for the

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. He completed his bachelor of science in Integrated Studies—biology/psychology.

Career

After college, Cook worked as a waiter at

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. He got his start in professional bodybuilding at a ''

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'' event during Mr. Olympia weekend in 2010. After winning the ''M&F'' Male Model Search, he soon became a bodybuilding.com and Optimum Nutrition spokesmodel. He took part in the Gold's Classic Treasure Valley Natural Bodybuilding Championship, and won. He has won the Fit Body Competition, which Bodybuilding.com organizes. A year later in 2011, Cook also won the Naturally Bodybuilding Championship hosted by the NPC Iron Man magazine. He has a title from a NPC Junior National Championship. Cook has won the IFBB Houston Pro twice, in 2012 and 2014. Cook is a co-owner of the fitness app Fitness Culture and gym of the same name in

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. Cook was a coach on season 18 of ''The Biggest Loser'' on

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Competitive history

* 2010 ABFF 5th Annual Golds Classic Treasure Valley Natural Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure, and Bikini Championships 1st * 2010 ABFF 5th Annual Golds Classic Treasure Valley Natural Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure, and Bikini Championships 1st * 2010 Bodybuilding.com Fit Body Competition 1st * 2011 NPC Iron Man Magazine Naturally Bodybuilding, Figure and Bikini Championships 1st * 2011 NPC Junior USA Championships 3rd * 2011 NPC Junior National Championships 1st * 2012 IFBB Houston Pro 1st * 2013 IFBB Olympia Weekend 8th * 2014 IFBB Dallas Pro 1st * 2014 IFBB Olympia Weekend 5th

Personal life

Cook got married at 21 and divorced at 23. In 2021, Cook proposed to fellow Gymshark athlete, Australian Morgan Rose-Maroney, after having been dating since late 2019. They have been married since May 2022.

References

External links

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