Kevin Levrone started working out in high school, gym classes. He wasn't really fit. At just 50 kg, he was really small. He was always the last guy to grow up, making him to look as a kid in front of his friends, fact that disturbed him and made him to want to change.
The first competition was a power lifting
event, at the age of 22. At that time he was
working out for 3 years already. He was 87 kg,
and he bench pressed 405 pounds. That was his first taste of lifting heavy. The day after that he started self educating about his working out routines. He synthesized the information gathered from successful muscle growth stories found in Joe Weider magazine. A strong knowledge accelerated his growth rate.
As time was passing, he noticed that he was strong and the fact that it was easy for him to gain muscle mass determined Levrone to compete in other challenges. His first professional competition was in 1992, at Chicago Pro Invitational when he won the 3-rd position, ceasing the first place to Porter Cottrell. The muscle growth stories of his models became the foundation of his training. Shawn Ray was one of his preferate bodybuilder.