South Korean female Bodybuilder Jung Young Ji.
Not a lot of info on this young lady, but I expect to see great things out of her.
In 2007 she took first place at the Asian Championships in Women's Bodybuilding 58kg class (That's about 127 lbs. for the metrically challenged like me).
The beautiful Lisa Cheng is a bodybuilder and rock climber (her nickname is “Hong Kong Spider Woman”).
Here are a couple of links so you can see how pretty this lady really is.
Picture of Lisa with the trophy after winning the Ms. Bodyfitness competition at the 2008 Hong Kong Bodybuilding And Fitness Championships
See? She's beautiful.
And besides her win at the Ms. Bodyfitness competition in 2008, she has competed in the 2007 Asian Championships, Ms. Fitness 4th place and Ms. Body Fitness, 7th place.
And Lisa is also considering a shot at female MMA as you can see in this video here:
Gorgeous female fitness model and female figure competitor Monique Minton.
This beautiful young lady is half filipinia and half polish.
She has been selected as the cover model for the 2009 March-April Muscle & Fitness Hers magazine.
Monique has competed in:
The 2008 NPC John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships, 1st place
The 2008 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships, 3rd place
The 2008 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure National Championships, 4th place
2008 NPC National Bodybuilding & Figure Championships, 5th place
Here's another look at former aerobics instructor Korean female bodybuilder Mi-Hee Yu.
She says that her weight had gotten up to 176 after the birth of her daughter and she wanted to lose weight so she took up bodybuilding.
All of this muscle is packed onto a 5' 2½", 112-pound frame by the way.
And she's an all natural bodybuilder.
The stunning Pauline Nordin.
Pro Figure athlete, fitness model, actress, Certified Fitness Trainer and journalist, Pauline Nordin was born on July 23, 1982 in Ystad, Sweden.
Pauline has been on the cover, and featured in several magazines, among them Oxygen, BODY, Ironman and Muscle and Fitness.
She is a writer for Bodybuilding.com, and has been sponsored by Better Bodies and Optimum Nutrition Inc.
She and her husband Pavel Ythjall own the fitness and wellness company Conforce.
One of the things that I like about doing this blog is that I get to feature all types of women here.
And thank you to the people out there that have commented on the diversity of the women I've presented.
Today's entry is Katka Kyptova.
Katka is a fitness competitor, bench press competitor, personal trainer, coach and Pilates instructor.
She was born on September 19th, 1983 in Mladá Boleslav, in the Czech Republic.
She stands 5'5, and weighs from 138.9lbs contest weight to 169.7lbs off season.
We all wish that we could be ripped studs who work with sexy cover girls and have women everywhere chasing after us. However, many of us may never get the chance to be like this. But fortunately bodybuilder Sagi Kalev, who’s appeared on countless covers of Muscle & Fitness, Iron Man, and other magazines, can tell us what it’s like!
George Spellwin: What’s very interesting about you as a bodybuilder is that you served four years in the Israeli military and were in Desert Storm as well. The majority of bodybuilding athletes never do something like this. What was your experience like during this time?
Sagi Kalev: It’s the type of experience that takes you from a boy to a man. I was able to get lucky in my military experience as I had the opportunity to work with good people in my unit. I really didn’t have a whole lot of time to workout my first year though because I had to do a lot of training like basic training and weapons training.
George Spellwin: What’s very interesting about you as a bodybuilder is that you served four years in the Israeli military and were in Desert Storm as well. The majority of bodybuilding athletes never do something like this. What was your experience like during this time?
Sagi Kalev: It’s the type of experience that takes you from a boy to a man. I was able to get lucky in my military experience as I had the opportunity to work with good people in my unit. I really didn’t have a whole lot of time to workout my first year though because I had to do a lot of training like basic training and weapons training.
In my second year, I got a lot more time to do so. I remember we had this military bodybuilding contest and that was the first time I had to take my shirt off in front of everybody and then people noticed my physique.
I got lucky that the people above me saw what I was doing. Military food is not the greatest but I had the privilege of eating better and getting to do some training.
George Spellwin: Wow - impressive - I hate leg day! With your military and bodybuilding background, I know that you are pretty big on a person being able to discipline himself. Is there any advice that you could give our members for how they could find self discipline when they feel themselves slipping in training or dieting?
Sagi Kalev: If a person feels like they are slipping with their training or dieting, they need to rethink their goals. Take a week off every 3-5 months to rest and think about those goals. And sometimes you have to look in the mirror and say, ‘Is this really what I want? Is this what makes me happy?’
Now I don’t really have an off-season. I have short-term goals and I have long-term goals. But I also like to take some time off every now and then to have fun. And when I want to get back into my training and get motivated, I go onto YouTube and watch other bodybuilders workout and then get motivated. I also Google the names of people and get motivated by looking at what they’re doing.
George Spellwin: How much easier does it make things when working with a veteran fitness photographer like Alex Ardenti?
Sagi Kalev: Working with Alex is a quite an experience. Like I said, he’s a legend in this industry and he knows lighting, angles... just pretty much everything. You know, 20 years in photography, that’s a while. It’s just a great experience working with him. He also knows a lot about bodybuilding as he was a Mr. Italy.
I owe a lot of thanks to Alex for helping me as well. Thanks to him I got on the cover of Reps (Magazine).
He’s a very special person... he’s a family man, he’s got a great work ethic. When he says after a shoot, ‘You looked great’, to me... that’s like, that’s like winning a trophy or getting first place. I hope to work with him many, many more times.
Here's another look at the beautiful Lisa Cheng, aka "The Hong Kong Spider Woman".
I can't find a lot of info on Lisa except for her contest history:
Asian Championships (2007) - Women Body Fitness 160cm, 7th place
Asian Championships (2007) - Women Fitness 160cm 4th place
Asian Championships (2008) - Women Body Fitness, 3rd place
Asian Championships (2008) - Women Fitness 160cm, 4th place
Michiko Nishiwaki (Nishiwaki Michiko) , was born on November 21, 1957 in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan.
She is a former female bodybuilder, powerlifter, actress, fitness trainer, stunt woman, martial artist and fight choreographer.
Michiko started out, as a lot of fitness stars did, in gymnastics.
She looked into bodybuilding when she noticed how large her legs were when compared to her upper body, hoping that weightlifting would give her better symmetry.
Michiko became a powerlifter, Japan's first female powerlifting champion and eventually Japan's first female bodybuilding champion.
This was very unusual for a woman in Japanese society at that time.
She also opened three fitness clubs with her brother.
Michiko began her acting career in 1985 when she caught the eye of Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung. (How many careers has Jackie Chan launched?)
She appeared in his film "My Lucky Stars" a Hong Kong martial arts/comedy film as a Japanese fighter.
Michiko landed several roles in Hong Kong movies after that, usually playing a villain or a femme fatale.
After that, she returned to Japan, but then went to Thailand and made a few more films.
Eventually she landed in the US and began a career as a stunt woman appearing in a lot of movies you may have seen, but had no idea that she was in.
As a stunt woman she appeared in Blade, Man on the Moon, Charlie's Angels, Rush Hour 2, The Scorpion King, Kill Bill: Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, Memoirs of a Geisha and Resident Evil: Extinction.
She also worked on 2009's Afro Ninja as Yuko.
Michiko has stunt doubled for Lucy Liu in four films and Kelly Hu in one.
Here she is in a clip from her first movie, "My Lucky Stars"...
Canadian IFBB Professional bodybuilder Cindy Phillips.
She was born on October 31, 1983 in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Cindy is currently studying criminology at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Contest History:
2003 Nova Scotia Championship - 2nd (LW)
2004 Canadian Nationals - Junior (under 21) champion
2005 Nova Scotia Championship - 1st (MW & Overall)
2006 Canadian Nationals - 2nd (MW)
2007 Canadian Nationals - 2nd (MW)
Dora Trikoupis is a National Figure Competitor, a Fitness Model and she does online training and nutrition.
She has competed in:
2006-Eastern USA Championships-Figure: Class A (4th place)
2007-Bev Francis Atlantic States Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Championships-Figure: Class A (10th place)
2008-NPC Mike Francois Classic Bodybuilding and Figure Championships (8th place)
2008-NPC Lehigh Valley Bodybuilding and Figure Contest (3rd place)
2008-NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure Championships (13th place)
2008-NPC USA Bodybuilding and Figure Championships (10th place)
INBF - NANBF Figure Pro Elizabeth Beardslee (occasionally you'll see her name spelled Elizabeth Beardsley)
This lovely young lady has competed in:
2006 XPEL Best Body Swimsuit Contest - 1st place
2006 Natural Hercules International - INBF, Figure Short, 2nd place
2006 INBF Best Body / Naturalmania Bodybuilding & Fitness Extravaganza- 3rd place
2007 XPEL Best Body Swimsuit Contest-3rd place
2007 Northeast America - INBF, Figure-3rd place
2008 XPEL Best Body Swimsuit Contest, Tall Class-6th place
Melissa Dettwiller was born on November 12, 1977 in Houma, Louisiana.
She is a female bodybuilder and fitness model.
Melissa actually began her bodybuilding training at the age of 15.
She combines the sleek form of a fitness model, and the size of a bodybuilder which makes her very popular online.
Contest History:
2004 NPC John Shermann Classic (Houston, TX) – 1st Place
2005 NPC Southern Classic (Jackson, MS) – 2nd Place
2005 NPC Jr. Nationals - 2nd Place
2005 NPC Louisiana State Championship - 1st Place
2005 NPC USA Championship - 10th Place
2006 NPC Jr. Nationals - 3rd Place
2006 NPC USA Championship - 7th Place
2007 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding - New York - 1st place
Stay at home Mom, IFBB Bodybuilder, former IFBB Figure Pro and fitness model Karen Zaremba.
Karen was born on January 27, 1964 in Detroit, Michigan.
Contest History:
2003- Michigan Novice Bodybuilding championships- overall
2004- Central States Figure championships- overall
2005- Junior USA's - third place Class A
2005- Junior Nationals- third place class A
2005- NPC National Figure Championships- second place class A, earned IFBB pro card
2007 Europa Super Show - 8th place lightweights
