Throughout his post-graduate schooling, Tamer continued to work in the fitness industry by day while training hard at night - dividing his time between his studies, and his newfound passion for bodybuilding as well as the history of bodybuilding.

As he continued to train and refine his physique, it was clear to everyone around him that Tamer possessed great genetics. On several occasions, he was told by key people within the bodybuilding industry that he could excel in the sport if he chose that path.

Having already cultivated through team sports such necessary traits as passion, dedication and consistency, and having acquired the taste for athletic victory, Tamer decided that he would pursue bodybuilding. Fueled and motivated by his early idols, Samir Bannout, Dorian Yates, Nasser El-Sonbaty, and Kevin Levrone, Tamer entered his first bodybuilding show shortly thereafter.

While he continued to compete on the local and national level, he continued to move up the corporate ladder within Gold’s Gym Corporate. In 2005, Tamer and Zhanna became Gold's Gym owners in California.

In 2006, Tamer placed fifth in the U.S.A.'s, and in 2007, he bettered that placing as "Runner up" - placing second in the middleweight class.

With his sights set on a Pro Card, "Razor," (as he is known for his superb conditioning) will continue to cut sharply through the competition in the 2009 and 2010 seasons.

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