He first became interested in weight training when he received a pair of Hulk Hogan-branded dumbbells for his sixth birthday.

[2] Curry was involved in wrestling, track and field and football while he was a student at Hunters Lane Comprehensive High School in Nashville.

Brandon Curry entered his first bodybuilding contest at 19 in 2000 and won not just the novice title but also the open overall.

[citation needed] On June 17, 2006, he came in second in the light-heavyweight division at the NPC Junior National Championships; the five-foot-seven Curry weighed 189 pounds for that event.

[5] On July 25, 2008, Curry won both the heavyweight division and the overall of the NPC USA Championships, which secured him ranking as a professional bodybuilder.