90 Day Fiancé Star Patrick Mendes On Weightlifting, Portuguese, And More

Before marrying Thaís Ramone, 90 Day Fiancé star Patrick Mendes was a professional bodybuilder and recently opened up in a Q&A.

90 Day Fiancé star Patrick Mendes recently hosted an Instagram Q&A and revealed how much weight he could lift in the past, compared to now. He was also asked about learning Portuguese and revealed more interesting information about his background.

90 Day Fiancé Patrick Mendes and his professional career

Patrick Mendes is a former bodybuilder and weightlifter prior to meeting and marrying Thaís Ramone. He debuted in season 9 of 90 Day Fiancé with his now-wife, Thaís Ramone. While at first, their relationship didn’t go smoothly, but despite this, Patrick impressed fans of the TLC reality show.

One thing that truly impressed 90 Day Fiancé fans was the fact that Patrick is one of the few cast members to actually learn his partner’s native language. Meanwhile, his unswerving loyalty to his brother John also impressed viewers. After filming season 9 of 90 Day Fiancé, the couple revealed they are expecting their first child together and they certainly seem to be happier than ever.

While currently, Patrick makes a living as a salesman in the home security industry, he was previously a professional bodybuilder. In fact, at one stage of his weightlifting career, Mendes won a spot on the US national team and was training for the Olympics. However, when he was caught using performance-enhancing drugs, he was banned from competing for two years.

After that time, he again tried to qualify for the Olympics but was disqualified again for the same reason. This led the TLC reality star to give up his dreams of being a professional weightlifter. However, he does still visit the gym to keep himself fit.

Patrick Mendes and an Instagram Q&A

The 90 Day Fiancé star recently hosted an Instagram Q&A so fans could ask him questions and get to know him better. One fan wanted to know how much weight Patrick can lift and the TLC reality star revealed how much weight he could lift at his peak, compared with what he can lift these days.

Mendes revealed that back in the day he could lift 800 lbs. However, these days, he admits that the most he can now lift is 500-600 lbs, which is no mean feat to us!

Another fan asked if he could speak Portuguese prior to meeting Thaís. It turns out he didn’t and initially the couple used a translator app until he learned enough to converse without it.

Another fan asked if Patrick was part Brazilian, and he replied, sharing an image of himself and his father, and saying yes, his father was from Brazil.

While his past controversy in the weightlifting business upset some fans, most truly support Patrick and Thaís. Meanwhile, 90 Day Fiancé fans can’t wait to see the couple’s baby.

Currently, fans can watch 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After? on Sundays at 8 pm ET on TLC.