He won his first competitive bodybuilding tournament, the 2004 NPC Upper Ohio Valley, placing first in the junior division.
[1] In his first national competition, the 2006 North American Championship, he placed fourth in the heavyweight division.
[2] With his victory, Fankhouser made state sports history as the first West Virginia native to become a professional bodybuilder.
Fankhouser, who stands 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) and averages 215 lb (98 kg) in contest shape, goes by the nickname “The House.” He is sponsored in his training by the bodybuilding supplement companies Animalpak.com and Universal Nutrition.
[4] He has also done guest posing at several bodybuilding tournaments, and writes weight training articles for Muscular Development Magazine.