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Clement has been training for almost 20 years. He has recently started to train harder. He has added muscle mass and now has a thick massive body. He decided to compete in the last year national Mr Cote d'Ivoire Championship and scored a 7th place.

FULL NAME:
AKE Clément Léopold De René

HEIGHT: 1.71m (5'7")
WEIGHT Contest: 83kg (183 lbs)
Offseason 88kg (194 lbs)

DATE OF BIRTH:
30 December 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH:
Yakassé Attobrou, Ivory Coast

PRESENT HOME:
Abidjan Abobo, Ivory Coast

BROTHERS AND SISTERS:
4 brothers, 2 sisters
MARITAL STATUS: Married

I started training in 1989 when I saw some guys training at a local gym in Abidjan. I wanted to give it a try and from that time on I never stopped! I even built my own equipments with used tyres and other self-made stuff, so that I could train in my home whenever I felt to. In 1993 I became much more interested in bodybuilding, I read a lot of books and magazines about training so that I could avoid common mistakes that many beginners do.
I began training seriously and very regularly, but it was always for self pleasure and the good feeling I have to be healthy and strong.
My friends have convinced me to compete last year in the Mr Cote d'Ivoire Championship 2006 organized by the ABBCI in San Pedro, Western Cote d'Ivoire. It was a nice experience and I will compete again if I have the opportunity to do so.

Bodybuilding is good, it makes you feel good. I encourage all the young to go to the gym. Don't trust those who tell you that lifting weights can make you sick with hernia or other rubbish! That's not true! Bodybuilding will give you health and a good shape. This will help you in your daily life and even to find a job. My dream is to be a professional bodyguard or a bodybuilding instructor.