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The 2005 ANB Australian National Overall Champion, Murray was born on New Years Eve in 1968. He grew up at Cronulla in Sydney’s southern suburbs where he still resides today and works as a licensed builder.

Always involved in athletics, he was involved in Elouera Surf Club and Sutherland grade cricket and soccer. Murray has weight trained since he was 18 years old and the lifelong natural bodybuilder has represented Australia at international level competitions in both the USA and Canada.

He credits much of his team for assisting him in reaching his goals including his wife Tiger, Ryan Laos, Robert Powell, Jon Davie, Mike Nysten, Candice Quinn, Erol Hassan, MUSASHI, Lindy and Dallas Olsen, World Gym and the AND Federation.

• 2000 ANB NSW State titles U80kg - 1st
• 2000 ANB Australian titles U80kg - 2nd
• 2001 ANB Australian titles U80kg - 2nd 
• 2002 ANB Australian titles U80kg - 3rd
• 2003 ANB Australian titles U80kg - 3rd
• 2005 ANB Australian titles U80kg - 1st
• 2005 ANB Australian titles - Overall Mr Australia
• 2005 Musclemania Australia Gold Division - 3rd (1st placed Australian)
• 2005 Musclemania World Titles, California, Middleweight (U/185lbsr) - 2nd
• 2007 ANB Australian titles U/80kg - 3rd
• 2008 WNSO/ANB World Titles, Canada, Open Men Advanced - 3rd

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Above: 2008 WNSO Open Men Advanced World Titles, Canada.

Top 3: Ryan Laos (Australia) 1^st | Andrew Merrified (England) 2^nd | Murray Graham (Australia) 3^rd. Photo credit: Dallas Olsen

Above: Lindy Olsen, Murray and his wife Tiger. Photo credit: Dallas Olsen

Training

“The older I get the more I have to listen to my body. I have & will always stick with compound movements. Training is broken down into 6 week cycles with 2 weeks of heavy weight 4 – 6 reps, 2 weeks of 8 – 10 reps & 2 weeks of matrix 20’s (like 21’s but done 4 sets of 5). I have found over the years that this works best for me. I do take one or two exercises each week in different workouts & go beyond failure. I like to train as hard & intense as I can. When training there is no time for chit chat, it’s time to go all out.

Diet / Supplementation

I eat clean all year, my body type dictates this. I always try to eat at least every 2 ½ - 3 hours with a meal of protein / carbs / fats. My calories during the off season are obviously greater than getting ready for a show but they are all good calories. Once a week I will have a cheat meal of home made pizza or whatever I feel like cooking but its never a meal full of saturated fat. Nando’s at Cronulla gets a workout once in a while with the chicken steak.

I am part of team MUSASHI & am fortunate to have access to the full MUSASHI range of supplements. Amino acids are the body’s building blocks & I have been using the products since 1995 with great results. During the recent ANB World Discovery tour in June 2008 I used Re Activate prior to pre judge & can honestly say that I have never in my competitive life felt so full & looked so vascular on stage. Feeling my muscles “fill up” as my body absorbed every amino acid was great. I rely on whole foods to get the majority of my nutrition & its pre, during & post training that I supplement the most. Pre training = Re Activate + Re Activate Hardcore, during = Elevator, post = recovery stack”.

Murray's posing routine from the WNSO World Championships held in June in Ontario, Canada.

An offstage glimpse of Murray alongside fellow Australian bodybuilder Ryan Laos

A nearly hour long video with Murray and his wife Tiger discussing prep for the 2008 WNSO World Titles. If the video below will not play for you, click here to go to the page

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