Dorian Rey: “I want to do the best I can.”
Dorian Rey, a third-year student studying sports science, came first in the university weightlifting and bodybuilding championships held in Orléans on March 23 and 24, 2024.
Dorian Rey didn't win just one medal this year, but two: first place in weightlifting and first place in bodybuilding. With a snatch of 120 kg and a clean and jerk of 140 kg, the student is a force to be reckoned with in the university sports circuit and took the top spot on the podium in weightlifting. To win first place in bodybuilding, he had to win four new events: bench press, rowing, pull-ups, and weightlifting.
The journey that led him to these victories began when the young man, at the age of 13, took up CrossFit. "It's a mix of constantly varied, high-intensity functional movements, "explains Dorian Rey. But as there is no CrossFit federation, there is also no university championship for the discipline, which led the young man to compete in weightlifting and bodybuilding.
14 hours of training per week
A winning choice with these medals that owe nothing to chance: " I train two hours a day from Monday to Friday, then three hours on Saturday, and sometimes on Sunday too." That's nearly 14 hours of training per week, mostly at the university sports center, next to the UFR Staps where he is in his third year of a bachelor's degree in sports training, with a professional goal of "why not physical therapy?"
Although the student manages to balance his studies and training without any adjustments or difficulties, he admits that "the week leading up to exams is a little busy, and sometimes I have to choose between training and revising." Dorian Rey, who is also a member of the ALSDD weightlifting club in Toulon, now wants to see how far he can go. "I never imagined I would compete in the French championships, so even though I don't know what tomorrow will bring, I want to do the best I can."