Brown builds not just a good body

Two years ago, Reilly Brown's diet consisted of takeaways once a week, bakery food and alcohol almost every day but now he is representing New Zealand Natural Olympia in Las Vegas next month.

Giving up a life of drugs, alcohol and bad nutrition has seen Reilly Brown reap the rewards.

He will take the stage in Las Vegas at this year's International Natural Bodybuilding Association's Olympia competition next month.

It's been a journey of hard work and sacrifice to get to where he is now, and he is "blown away" that he has qualified for the competition.

"To know I'd been chosen to represent New Zealand, it was crazy, especially in the short amount of time I'd been doing the sport."

Two years ago, his diet consisted of takeaways once a week and bakery food almost every day, including a daily dose of alcohol.

It was during that period of his life that Brown found himself trapped in a cycle of drugs and alcohol, but he has since turned his life around completely.

At his heaviest, he weighed in at 122kg but has shed close to 40kg, getting down to 83kg.

"I literally stopped everything, stopped smoking, stopped drugs, stopped drinking to do what I'm doing now."

Brown has since racked up multiple body building titles around the country and built his muscle mass up to 92kg.

Now a natural drug-free body builder, he will take to the Las Vegas stage on November 12 at the four-day event.