Vanessa

Vanessa's Bio

I haven't always been athletic. During my childhood I was always super skinny and I ate horrible. My meals were 100% carbs and bad fats. I was a vegetarian until the age of 16. I then started to eat only chicken for protein, and very little of it. I was 5'10 in highschool at 125pds. Each day I would eat poutine for lunch and cookies and chips for snacks. Mind you I walked 1 hr to and from school everyday.

Now comes college and life is different. All of a sudden the weight starts packing on. My high metabolism has changed. I went up to 145pds. And I was not working out so it definitely was not muscle. I decided in 2nd year to start to work out. I used the school gym and started to lift weights. I really had no idea what I was doing, but I knew I liked it. My friend worked at a gym and gave me a great deal on a gym membership. I guess you can say this is when it really all began. I loved working out so much that I went and got my personal training certification. I wanted to learn more.

I met a local trainer and started working out with him to get that extra motivation. My friend and I did a group session with him once a week. He even got us ready for our first fitness model show in 2005. When I leaned down I realized that I needed to build a lot more muscle to be able to do well in this industry. Right after my first show I started to work with another trainer that a friend of mine worked with; he worked with a lot of figure/bodybuilders. He got me in great shape for a couple more shows I did that year. It became too far for me to travel so I stopped training with him at the end of 2005.

I missed the stage. It has been 2 years, so I decided that I was going to compete in my first figure competition in Sept 2007. I loved competing in figure. However I also love the sexyness of fitness model pagents as well.

I really wanted to take my physique to the next level so I started working with Darrin Robinson from Emerge since October 2007. I had a chance to meet him a couple of years ago when he contracted me to do his website. I have heard so many amazing things about him. I have also been impressed with the way his competitors look on stage. He is also the supportive and motivating type of trainer, and I think I really need that push. He has made impressive changes on my physique. I look forward to competing this year.

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