Full Name: Paul Mwangale Nickname: Mighty Lion of Luhya Birth date: 11 November 1978 Place of Birth: Eldoret, Kenya Present Home: Kericho, Kenya Weight: 89 kg - 196 lbs Height: 5' 6 - 1.68m Occupation: HIV/AIDS Awareness promoter Marital Status: Married, 2 boys Sisters and Brothers: 6 sisters, 7 brothers

Paul owns the only bodybuilding gym in the agricultural city Kericho. He is one of Africa’s best natural bodybuilders of all time and has won more bodybuilding trophies than any other bodybuilder from Western Kenya. He has competed at local, continental and international events, he is one of the few African natural bodybuilders to have achieved that. He is happily married and has two sons. Born in the city of Eldoret and the last born of thirteen children Paul moved to Eldoret a few years back. He works for The Walter Reed Project as an AIDS awareness promoter. He is a public figure in the city of Kericho. NTPowerHouse Africa tracked him down and here is all about the Lion of Kericho.


I started bodybuilding in 1999, acrobatics men used to come to our school and when I asked why they had good physiques I was told that they lift weights to look that good, I also started going to the gym and my body responded very quickly.

Date	Event	Score
2000	Mr Kimwa, Welterweight	5th
	Mr Eldoret, Welterweight	3rd
	Mr Kenya	17th
2001	Mr Kenya, Welterweight	5th
2002	Mr Eldoret Welterweight	Overall winner
	Mr Hercules, Welterweight	Winner
	Mr Mamba Light weight	4th
2003	Mr Sportsman, Welterweight	3rd overall
	Mr Edoret, Welterweight	Overall winner
	Mr Kenya Welterweight	4th overall
	Mr Hercules, Welterweight	2nd
	Mr Western Kenya, Middleweight	Overall winner
	Mr Carnival, Welterweight	2nd
2004	Mr Eldoret, Middleweight	Overall winner
2005	Mr Kenya, Welterweight	2nd
	Musclemania West Africa, Middleweight	3rd overall
	Mr Eldoret, Middleweight	Overall winner
2006	Mr Eldoret Middleweight	Overall winner
	Musclemania Florida, Middleweight	4th
2007	Mr Eldoret, Light heavy weight	Winner

My aim is to win the Mr. Kenya title and be a role model for other upcoming bodybuilders and always stay drug free. My best moment comes when I win a bodybuilding contest and the worst when fail to make it to the best seven.
My wife, my mum and my sponsor (one of the directors of James Finley tea company) play a very important role in my bodybuilding career; they give me courage to train harder.
My role models are Ronnie Coleman and Dexter Jackson.


I work out five times a week. This is my weekly training program:

Monday: Pecs and Triceps
Tuesday: Lats and biceps
Wednesday: Shoulders and Abs
Thursday: Rest
Friday: Legs, calves and abs
Saturday: Aerobics
Sunday: Rest

I mostly eat boiled rice, Ugali, and potatoes. I also include meat, fish, vegetable and other fruits on my daily diet.

The message I give to all African bodybuilders is to avoid drugs and stay natural. I thank NT Powerhouse Africa for giving me publicity. 

 

Paul Mwangale owns a rich collection of trophies. In the left picture he's in his gym "Kericho Lions"

Musclemania Florida in 2006 (right picture).