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Today, more than ever, more women are in the gym lifting weights creating a beautiful and dynamic body.

With more and more women weight training, Figure and fitness competitions have exploded in the fitness industry. The women that posses the stage present a flawless physique.

Sandra Blackie has over 20 years of experience in nutrition, athletics, and counseling. Sandra’s education includes a B.A. in Recreation & Leisure Studies from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada, and certifications from the National Academy of Sports Medicine, the American Council on Exercise, the National Association of Sports Nutrition, the Aerobic & Fitness Association of America, and the American Heart Association. She has traveled the world, giving seminars on nutrition, the bodybuilding and fitness lifestyle, as well as many other health-related topics.

The summer before I left for college, getting in better shape and going to the gym almost became an obsession. I started reading all the top fitness and bodybuilding magazines and began to follow all the top professionals of the sport. I even went to a Fitness expedition and bodybuilding show with a few friends from the gym and met a lot of the pro bodybuilders and fitness girls. I got to speak with some of them at their booths, and even got to take tons of pictures with them, which to me at the age of 17 was a huge deal….heck, before that day, I only got to read articles about them in magazines. That was the day I realized this was something I wanted to do myself.

Wouldn’t you like to watch me do an entire arm routine? I can begin with the curling bar. We’ll start with two 20lb. plates on each end and look at those arms. Watch me from behind. Look in the mirror. Put both your hands on my biceps and stroke those cannons. Watch me curl this weight right up to my chest. I’m only warming up. Give me two more ten-pound plates. Do you like the vascularity in my bulging biceps? Squeeze them while I flex and lift. Do you think the veins on my biceps are sexy? Would you like to lick them while I flex?

I was born in Eugene OR. May 26, 1977. I moved from Or. when I was 5. I have been in CA. ever since. I live now in Visalia, CA. I moved here 4 yrs. ago when I met my husband. Before that I grew up in a small town 15 min. away in Tulare, CA. I am about 45 min. away from Fresno, CA> Maybe your familiar with it.

I played soccer and softball in H.S. but I wasn’t that good. I was overweight and I really just wanted to be part of a team. But I had good energy so I think that’s why I made the team, but never really played. I got involved with weights and working out in 1996. After I graduated H.S. I lost about 50 pds/ I I topped the scale at 208 in H.S. I lost the weight on a fat free diet. I would only eat 10 grams of fat a day. I got really skinny about 130 pds and I battled bulimia and anorexia also. They were all the demons that come along with trying create a body that I could never have. I have worked out since 1996 but nothing serious. Then in 1999 I met someone who suggested I do a figure/BB competition. And it’s history form there.

Loretta Lynn McGrath was born and raised in the Bay Area of California, in the small town of Santa Rosa, that lies a little over an hour north of the Golden Gate Bridge. She has 2 older brothers and a older sister who all grew up with her. Loretta’s father was in the construction business and instilled the hard work and determination mentality that comes with construction, to all his children. In addition, he also taught them all how to lift properly and pushed them to do their best in any physical challenge.

With Loretta’s 2 older brothers and her older sister as her immediate sibling competition, it even put more pressure on her, to excel to the family environment. From an early age Loretta pushed herself and has seen results, such as an arm wrestling competition in 4th grade in which she beat every girl and boy up to the 6th, which is one of the small things that stood out in her mind that she always had success in.

Christina just wrapped production on several projects including: a costarring role in the 20th Century Fox film “The Marine” starring John Cena and Kelly Carlson, a national promo for the NFL and NBC promoting the FLEX SCHEDULE, “Campus Ladies” for Oxygen and famed Curb your Enthusiasm director Robert B. Weide, HBO’s Entourage, she even put her shopping skills to work this summer in a role as a hot Newport beach babe for the upcoming Big Momma’s House 2 with Martin Lawrence. She is currently honing her comedic chops at the world famous Groundlings in Los Angeles. The Groundlings is the famous launching pad for the likes of Phil Hartman, Will Ferrell, and countless other SNL Alum.

Rebecca Rush is a fitness model and figure competitor from Ohio. Although standing at only about 5′2″, Rebecca packs a whole lot of punch. Her exotic looks, shapely arms and defined calves are her trademarks. One of the remarkable things about Rebecca is that she just began serious weight training in 2002. It usually takes much longer to get a body as sleek and defined as hers. She must be a miracle of perfection.

Laurie Steele
Where and when were you born?
San Jose, CA 1970

What is your profession?
Fitness Model

Were you involved in sports or fitness prior to bodybuilding and how did you get started with weight training?
I was always involved in sports in school, basketball, volleyball, track, gymnastics, cheerleading. I was a serious tomboy as a young girl, I had three older brothers whom I played basketball with and rode dirt bikes with.

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?
At first I had planned on competing, but decided to focus on the modeling aspect more.

Please tell me something about your training routine (ie: how many days per week / training split /cardio, etc.)
I train at least 5 days a week, usually an hour of weights and 30 minutes cardio. I hit each body part at least once a week. and legs sometimes twice.

What is your favorite exercise in the gym and which one you don’t like so much?
Legs and back are my favorites to train. My least favorite would be chest ans tri’s.

Which body part is your best in your opinion?
I feel my back and traps are strong and respond very fast, compared to my other body parts.

If you don’t mind would you give me some stats (best lifts and some body measurements)?
36D
28
36
Biceps 15.5
Legs 24

Amber has always excelled athletically. She earned an athletic scholarship in volleyball at Gannon University, Erie, Pennsylvania, and helped lead the team to their first national appearance. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications/English in 1990.