In 2005, he competed in the tournament held in Chengdu, China; at the age of 20 years and 46 days, and made history as the youngest competitor ever to have qualified to the World's Strongest Man.

[2] Nee also competed in the 2006 World's Strongest Man championship in Sanya, China, but did not make it to the final round of competition.

He has also competed in the annual World's Strongest Man Super Series Competition at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut, where he finished fifth in 2006 and second in 2007.

[3] While he was still competing as an amateur strongman, Nee was featured in a 2005 episode of the MTV reality show True Life: I Want the Perfect Body 2.

[5] The 6'2, 295-pound Nee, who has a degree in supply chain management from Arizona State University, resides in the Boston, MA area.