Kristy Hawkins

Age: 22
Height: 5'3"
Weight: 155 offseason; ~130 for competition (middleweight)


Contest history: I've competed in several local shows beginning at age 17. Last year, I began competing in the NPC and won the lightweight division at the Michigan Championships and placed 3rd at the Pittsburgh Open. In 2003, I won the middleweight division at the Ronnie Coleman Classic and the middleweight and overall at the Pittsburgh Open.


Future plans: Jr. Nationals


Education: I graduated from Texas A&M University in Dec 2002 with a B.S. in chemical engineering (suma cum laude and with honors). I am currently continuing my research at Texas A&M and taking graduate classes to allow me to focus on competing this year. In the fall, I will go to Caltech to pursue my PhD, also in chemical engineering. My research interests are in the area of directed evolution and protein engineering.


How I got into bodybuilding: I always struggled with my weight as an adolescent and naturally gravitated towards weight training when I was able to drive and pay for a gym membership at age 16. The owners saw my progress and dedication and convinced me to enter a competition they were hosting. They taught me all the basics of nutrition and contest prep and I was hooked. I continued competing at least once a year through college just as a hobby, but this past year, I have really taken it to the next level.


Precontest diet/training: I start preparing for a contest about 20 weeks out, increasing my training and cardio and watching my diet (although I'm still very strict in the offseason). This year, I have been lifting twice a day (training everything twice a week) and doing 2 hours of cardio except on leg days. My diet is high protein (2.5g/lb bodyweight), moderate fat, and zero carbs.

Kristy Hawkins (born August 28, 1980 in Longview, Texas) is an IFBB professional female bodybuilder from the United States.

Hawkins earned her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 2002, graduating summa cum laude and with University and Foundation Honors. She read for her M.S. in Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) in 2005. She is currently working towards a Ph.D. in chemical engineering, also at Caltech.

Hawkins is currently studying chemical engineering in the area of metabolic engineering in yeast with an emphasis on inducible promoter systems and other strategies for fine-tuning expression of recombinant enzymes / proteins. She is primarily working to produce benzylisoquinoline alkaloids in S. cerevisiae, but has also constructed yeast strains which exhibit modified responses from the GAL promoter and is pursuing other RNA-based strategies for regulation by small molecules in vivo.

Kristy enjoys reading (during cardio), cross-stitching, and hiking.

Contents
1 Bodybuilding
2 Contest history
3 Best lifts (for reps)
4 External links


[edit] BodybuildingKristy always struggled with her weight growing up and found her way into the weight room at a young age while her mother did aerobics. At age 15, she got her own gym membership and went every day after school/work. The owners were hosting a competition and taught her the basics of training, nutrition, and posing, and she has competed every year since age 17. She has twice placed in the top four at the NPC Nationals.

[edit] Contest history1998 ANPPC Mississippi Open - 3rd (Novice Women Short Class)
1998 AAU Mr/Mrs Southwest America - 1st (Novice Women Medium Class) and Best Poser
1999 AAU Mr/Mrs Southwest America - 1st (Open Women Short Class) and Best Poser
2000 ANPPC Southwest USA Natural Bodybuilding Championships - 3rd (Novice Women Short Class)
2002 NPC Michigan Championships - 1st (LW)
2002 NPC Pittsburgh Open - 3rd (LW)
2003 NPC Ronnie Coleman Classic - 1st (MW)
2003 NPC Pittsburgh Open -1st (MW & Overall)
2003 NPC Lone Star Classic - 1st (HW & Overall)
2003 NPC Jr. Nationals - 4th (MW)
2004 NPC Jr. Nationals - 5th (LHW)
2004 IFBB North Americans - 4th (LHW)
2005 NPC Nationals - 4th (LHW)
2006 NPC Nationals - 3rd (LHW)
2007 NPC Nationals - 1st (LHW & Overall)
2008 IFBB Ms. International - 14th
2009 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 7th
[edit] Best lifts (for reps)Squat - 365 lb
Deadlift - 335 lb
Bench press - 225 lb
Dumbbell curls - 50 lb
Dumbbell rows - 140 lb
Lat pulldown - 260 lb

Theresa Ivancik

Female
28 years old
Butler, Pennsylvania, US
Facebook Mayhem #90963
Model



About me
~Hello everyone, first wanted to thank you for checking out my site... ive currentlyl been really busy to keep up with it. My name is Theresa Im from the Pittsburgh area and im 26years old. Ive been working with many photographers and promotions to try expand the modeling port Im going to be working for ABB (American Bodybuilding)at all up coming events. Ive competed in many figure shows: Currently switched to bodybuilding and i love it! Im a personal trainer at two studios and currently become a national quailifer ..working on getting that pro card!



2010 NPC Pittsburgh ~ BB ~3rd Place
2008 Mr. Pittsburgh ~ Figure~
2008 Upper Ohio Valley ~ Figure ~ 3rd place
2007 WNSO Fame World Tour ~ Figure~
2007 NPC Mid Atlantic Grand Prix ~ Figure~ 2nd
2007 NPC Pennsylvania Championships ~ Figure~ 1st

I look forward to hearing from all of you and possibly working with you! Feel free to email me or post comments ill write back to you!!

~Thanks for Checking out my site look forward to hear from you~

~I am willing to travel~

Janet Lynn West

As a personal trainer, IFBB Pro Figure competitor, fitness model and former NFL Cheerleader my interest lies in representing health and fitness magazines and related work so that I can continue to expand my brand in the fitness arena as a role model for women and athletes alike.

View my interview with Body by Ian after earning my pro card at the Masters Nationals in Pittsburg, PA, 2011:

http://www.fitnessrxmag.com/contests/11 … erall.html


http://www.bodybyian.com/2011/07/janet- … igure.html

Visit my business facebook site , Core Elements by Janet Lynn West :
http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Core-E … 5364665588

I am also interested in building my portfolio in the area for commercial print advertising and lifestyle. In addition, I would also be very interested in producing videos to reach a greater range of population and inspire others to the healthy lifestyle of eating right and working hard to achieve results that benefit the everyday lives of everyone at any age.

I am easy to work with, punctual, and professional. I am also a CPA and former Director of Recruiting for a fortune 50 company and understand the importance of professionalism.


Credits
Figure Competitions:

2011(July) NPC Masters Nationals, 1st place and overall Champion 45+ Masters Figure earned IFBB Figure Pro Card.
2011(July) Team Universe, 6th 45+ Class C, 13th 35+Class D

2010 NPC Masters Nationals, 3rd place in 35+, 2nd place 45+
2010 IFBB North Americans 6th in open, Class D, 3rd place 35+ Class D
2010 NPC Team Universe - 9th in Open

2009 NPC Teen, Masters, Collegiate(Pittsburg, PA) 3rd in 45+Class B, 5th in 35+ Class D
2009 NPC North Americans(Cleveland, OH) - 7th in open, Class D, 7th in 35+ Class D
2009 NPC Team Universe (NY, NY) - 14th in Open, Class D, 5th in 35+ Class C
2008 Masters Nationals(Pitts, PA) - 2nd place Figure 45+Tall, 9th Place Figure Class D 35+
2008 North Americans(Cleveland, OH) - 11th place in Open, 9th place in Figure Class D 35+
2007 Masters Nationals - 2nd Place Figure Class D 35+, 2nd place 45+
2007 North Americans - 5th Place Figure Class C 35+
2006 NPC Philadelphia Natural Bodybuilding and Figure - 1st place open, 1st place masters, overall Champion
2006 NPC Atlantic City Bodybuilding and Figure - 4th place
2006 Chesapeake Natural Bodybuilding and Figure - 2nd place

American-physiques promotional advertisement cards and mailers.
2009-2010 Bikers and Beauties Calendar
2009 Arnold Classic Booth Representative for Tight Curves/Body Well Nutrition
2008 Arnold Classic Booth Representative for American Physiques

Fitness Model sites:
www.american-physiques.com
www.shapefit.com
www.musculardevelopment.com
www.rxmuscle.com

Sue Gafner

Sue Gafner (born 1964 in Erie, Pennsylvania) is a former professional female bodybuilder of the late 1980s and early 1990s.

Sue Gafner competed as an amateur in the light-weight competitive division for several years in the late 80s until she moved the middle weight class at the national class level of competitive bodybuilding in the early 90s. Gafner earned her pro card in 1990 by winning the middle weight class at the NPC Nationals. She competed as a professional from 1991 through 1993. She was the first winner of the Jan Tana Classic in 1991. As of 2008 she resides in the Tampa / St. Petersburg area of Florida where she lives with her husband while working as an independent management consultant specializing in financial compliance.[1]

Contents
1 Biography
2 Vital stats
3 Bodybuilding philosophy
4 Contest history
5 See also
6 References
7 External links


[edit] BiographySue Gafner was born in 1964 in Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. When she was young her family moved to Albuquerque, New Mexico where she grew up, and eventually moved to Southern California where she settled along with her family in Orange,California. At the age of 23 in January 1987, she was introduced to weight training through the book Hardbodies by Glady Portugues and began to lift at a local gym (Brainum, 166). She took up weight training mainly to lose weight. During this time weight training was becoming a more and more popular with women and soon Sue became very interested in it along with better nutritional practices. Her body responded quickly and before she knew it she got hooked on the bodybuilding life style. During this time she began following a stricter diet and soon began to think about competition. Gafner gathered her training knowledge from a variety of sources, including Hardbodies and received guidance from some of the members at her gym who offered her tips on training and dieting.

She finally decided to compete after three months of training when people at her him began suggesting that she should try competition. Sue decided to do so and on April 1987 she entered her first contest. She won her class at the 1987 Palm Springs Muscle Classic Novice contest, and followed her debut with a victory at the 1987 Tournament of Champions where she won both her class and overall. She continued training, but ran into trouble due to her lack of knowledge about dieting and exercise and often overtrained (Brainum, 223). This soon changed when Sue joined with a more experienced bodybuilder named Lisa Hitchens. Lisa taught Sue about how to train properly and this was very helpful for Sue and it showed in her competition. Gafner placed 1st in the light weight division at the 1988 USA Championships and 2nd on the 1989 NPC Nationals. She later decided to enter the middle weight class and placed 1st at the NPC Nationals, earning her Pro card in only a three year period. She continued to compete meanwhile she managed her own wall-papering business and worked as a wall-paper hanger.

After becoming a Pro Sue had a brief career in the pro circuit. She arrived at a time where Women's Bodybuilding was going through a transition where bigger was better. And like many women bodybuilders of the 80s she refused to follow with the trend of gaining large levels of muscle mass in order to compete and be successful in the sport were once small frames were considered better. And while she was very successful at the NPC level where she placed no lower than 2nd, she soon found herself lost at the IFBB were heavier athletes were winning the shows. She placed 10th at her first Ms. Olympia competition and 12th the second time and after reaching the top-five at her second 1993 Ms. International, she retired from the sport entirely. This came as a result of her lack of desire to use large amounts of steroids such as growth hormones in order to compete and be successful at a pro level. Today it is believed that like many other professional bodybuilders, Sue has started her own personal training business and is living peacefully in California.

Sue stands out from other female professional bodybuilders for been a great speaker about the bodybuilding lifestyle and for always promoting the benefits of bodybuilding outside of competing. "Bodybuilding has allowed me mold my body into the shape I want, that's why I do it, and will continue to train regardless of whether I compete or not. Bodybuilding makes me feel good about myself, and that's what's important" (Brainum, 226). Gafner's only IFBB Pro, and most notable victory was the IFBB 1991 Jan Tana Classic.

[edit] Vital statsCurrent residence: Florida
Occupation: bodybuilding competitor, personal trainer, fitness model, wallpaper hanger.
Height: 5 ft 2½ in
Weight (in season): 108–120 lb; (off-season): 115–121 lb
Eye color: green
Hair color: red
[edit] Bodybuilding philosophyGafner's training mainly consisted of a combination compound, and isolation exercises (mostly done with free weights and a small amount of machines and cables). She trained with the traditional push and pull routine (three days on, one day off) and when contest preparations started, she switched to a four days on / one day off routine to focus more on different body parts. Gafner focuses on her chest, shoulders, back, and arms in order to bring up her upper body to match her strong legs (Brainum, 224). She rarely does Regular Squats with a free barbells due to a hip problem and focuses more on isolation exercises such as Hack Squats, Leg Presses, and Lunges (Brainum, 224). Sue believes that proper form is very important and often avoids extreme heavy weights. During the off-season she avoided any form of aerobic exercise to preserve her energy levels. When it came to contest season she would do at least one or two cardio sessions for four to five days due to her high metabolism.

[edit] Contest history1987 NPC Palm Springs Muscle Classic Novice - 1st (LW)
1987 NPC Tournament of Champions - 1st (LW and Overall)
1988 NPC California State Championships - 2nd (LW)
1988 NPC USA Championships - 1st (LW)
1989 NPC Nationals - 2nd (LW)
1990 NPC Nationals - 1st (MW)
1990 IFBB World Amateur Championships - 2nd (MW)
1991 IFBB Ms. International - 6th
1991 IFBB Jan Tana Classic - 1st
1991 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 10th
1992 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 12th
1993 IFBB Ms. International - 4th

Aurelia Grozajova

Where and when were you born?
I was born 19.2.1971 in Spišská Sobota in Slovakia

What is your profession?
Sales director

Were you involved in sports or fitness prior to bodybuilding and how did you get started with weight training?
I found my husband’s dumbbells before fourteen years

Was it a goal for you to compete in bodybuilding competitions right from the beginning or was it something that grew in your mind as time went on and you saw the progress in your body?
My dream was to be strong and put the weight on

Can you give me your competition history?
Turn PRO

• IFBB Tampa Pro 2010 - 16th
• IFBB Europa Super Show, Hartford 2010 - 15th
• IFBB Atlantic City PRO 2009 - 16th
• IFBB Tampa PRO 2009 - 13th
• IFBB Atlantic City PRO 2008 - 16th

• IFBB Europa Super Show 2008 – 6th

• IFBB Tampa Pro Show 2008 – 16th

• IFBB New York Pro 2008 – 17th
• IFBB Atlantic City PRO 2007 - 16th
• IFBB Europa Super Show, Arlington 2007 - 10th
• IFBB Sacramento PRO 2007 - 8th
• IFBB Europa Super Show, Arlington 2006 - 17th
• IFBB Atlantic City PRO 2006 - 16th
• IFBB Bulk Nutrition Charlotte PRO 2005 – 4th


International contests:

• IFBB World Championship 2005, Spain – 3rd in heavy weight
• World Games 2005, Duisburg - 2nd in heavy weight
• IFBB World Championship 2004, Spain – 2nd in heavy weight
• IFBB European Championship 2004, Tavira – 1st in heavy weight
• IFBB World Championship 2003, Spain – 2nd in heavy weight
• IFBB European Championship 2003, Izmir – 2nd in heavy weight
• IFBB World Championship 2002, Brno – 6th in heavy weight
• IFBB European Mixed Pairs Championship 2002, Minsk – 4th
• IFBB European Championship 2002, Budapest – 4th in heavy weight
• IFBB European Championship 2001, Kiev – 3rd in heavy weight

Which contest has been your biggest success; which has had the most meaning to you?
The second place at the IFBB World Championship in 2003

Please tell me something about your training routine (ie: how many days per week / training split /cardio, etc.)
My training is divided as follows:


before noon after noon
Day 1 free quadriceps
Day 2 calves, abdomen free
Day 3 hamstrings shoulders
Day 4 calves arms
Day 5 free abdomen
Day 6 quadriceps chest, triceps
Day 7 calves back, biceps


What is your favorite exercise in the gym and which one you don’t like so much?
My favorite exercise is dead lift and I do not like bench press

Which body part is your best in your opinion?
Chest

If you don’t mind would you give me some stats (best lifts and some body measurements)?
Height: 5,8 ft
Off-season weight: 163 lbs
Competition weight: 149 lbs
Chest: 48 in
Quadriceps: 26 in
Calves: 16 in
Arms: 16 in
Squat: 260 lb (I train this exercise like the last one in my quadriceps training)
Bench: 240 lb
Dead lift: 350 lbs

What do you enjoy about training for competition....what do you enjoy about the 'off season'?
I always love training with heavy weights

Please describe a typical day in the life of Aurelia Grozajova.
My typical day is following:
6,00 protein drink
7,00 400 g of yogurt with oat flakes
7,30-10,30 sleeping
11,00 meat, rice and vegetable
13,00 meat, rice, vegetable and egg white
14,30-15,30 training
16,00 meat, rice, vegetable and egg white
18,00 meat, rice, vegetable and egg white
19,30-21,00 training
21,30 meat, rice, vegetable and egg white
24,00 protein drink

Please tell me about what you do when you don’t work out ( hobbies, what do you do to relax?, etc.)
I love animals and my best relax is listening to heavy metal

What do you enjoy most about the bodybuilding/fitness lifestyle?
Strong discipline

Tell me something interesting about yourself, something people may be surprised to hear.
I love historical fencing.

What are your competition goals or personal future goals?
I would like to come in excellent sport form at competitions.

Krissy Chin

Krissy Chin is a Physical Therapist, Fitness Model and IFBB Figure Pro.
This five foot four inch, one hundred and twenty three pound beauty was born and raised in Long Island New York.
Contest History:
2007 NPC Gaspari Nutrition Jr. USA Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships
2007 NPC Junior Nationals Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Contest -2nd place
2007 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Championships - 1st place
2007 IFBB Houston Pro Figure Contest -7th place
2007 IFBB Europa Super Show -16th place
2008 IFBB Houston Pro Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Contest- 7th place
2008 IFBB Jacksonville Pro-Figure / Dexter Jackson Classic -4th place
2008 IFBB New York Pro Figure -14th place
2008 IFBB Atlantic City Pro -6th place

Zhanna Rotar

Zhanna was born on August 2, 1980 in a small city by the name of Chernivtsi in Ukraine. As a child, she was a straight-A student and very dedicated to her school work, but Zhanna was also an extremely active child. She needed a physical outlet, even at an early age, so she involved herself in every activity available to her. From the age of 2 until I was 7, Zhanna was heavily involved in gymnastics.

When she was 7, Zhanna attended a music school to learn to play the piano. Then, by the age of 8, she was also enrolled in dance school.

When Zhanna was 11, she focused her energy on dance school and her studies. In the morning, she would go to school, then at 3 p.m., she would run to dance practice, which often lasted well over 4 hours every day. Zhanna believe's that dance school is where she developed her strong will and tremendous work ethic.

At 16, Zhanna immigrated to the U.S. with her family and attended Inglemoore High School in Seattle, WA. While there, she enrolled in the Running Start Program, skipped her senior year, and went directly to college. She attended Shoreline Community College for three years and received her AA degree. However, all throughout her academic years, she continued to need a physical outlet, so she joined her first gym. At first, Zhanna was taking various classes, but eventually, she began to lift weights. For Zhanna, weight lifting was something she felt she was meant to do. It seemed so natural to her; it also gave her the physical outlet she constantly needed.

At 20, Zhanna was accepted to the University of Washington majoring in Political Science. As she continued with her schooling, though, she still continued to devote a lot of time to her goal of being a fitness competitor.

Initially, Zhanna wanted to compete in Fitness, but while she was training with that goal in mind, the Figure division was established, and feeling that was a better fit for her, Zhanna decided to change her focus toward the Figure Division.

In 2005, Zhanna turned pro at the Team Universe and she's looking forward to having a very successful career as an IFBB figure athlete.

Zhanna's goal for 2006 is to qualify for the Olympia competition and to one day become Miss Figure Olympia... and to leave her mark on this wonderful sport.