Athlete Quote:  "A champion never waivers from the consistency it takes to be the best". -Peter Putnam

Biography:  Peter began his bodybuilding career coming off a highly successful football career where he led his high school football team in rushing and was voted tri-state player and all North Georgia awards. While preparing for spring practice at the University of Tennessee of Chattanooga, Peter was introduced to the world of bodybuilding. At the age of 21, Peter competed in his first bodybuilding event winning the 1998 NPC Atlanta Championships middleweight novice. From there Peter competed in Junior and Open middleweight divisions winning each time. It was in his early bodybuilding success that Peter realized his potential to become a champion bodybuilder and began to solely focus on bodybuilding. In 2004 Peter entered the NPC Collegiate Nationals at took the overall title as a Light-heavy. Peter"s successes on the NPC national level arguably put him into the ranks of one of the best amateur light-heavies. In 2007 Peter won the NPC USAs light-heavy class and in 2008 he took the NPC Nationals light-heavy class to earn his IFBB Professional status.

Peter also earned the first ever Steve Stone "Heart of A Champion" award given to a bodybuilding who has shown consistent perseverance and a postive attitude. In 2008 Peter was introduced to millions of MTV viewers as "Pump" on MTV's highly successful reality shown, MADE. Peter's plans are to emerge into the pros as an instant force in the newly implemented 202 Class Professional Class and in time become the 202 Champ.