Monday, November 28, 2011

Muscular Woman - Charla Sedacca, female bodybuilder from the United States

Charla Sedacca (born Charla Lineman, January 18, 1960 in Western Pennsylvania) was a female bodybuilder from the United States in the late 1980s. Her older sister Janice Graser also competed in bodybuilding during the same period. The sisters made history in 1987 when both won their classes at the NPC Nationals, with Charla winning the lightweight class and Janice the heavyweight. Charla defeated Janice and middleweight class winner Renee Casella for the overall title. The victory earned Charla her pro card, but she only competed in one professional contest before retiring from competition. She is best remembered for her incredibly peaked biceps (nearly 15" at only 5'1½" and a contest weight of around 114 lbs.). She is now a pharmaceutical sales representative in Texas.








Muscular Woman - Anja Schreiner, former professional female bodybuilder from Germany

Anja Schreiner is a former professional female bodybuilder from Germany. She began lifting weights to combat scoliosis in her adolescence. She won the Ms. International title in 1992.










Muscular Woman - Angela Salvagno, IFBB professional female bodybuilder from the United States

Angela Salvagno is an IFBB professional female bodybuilder from the United States.

Angela was born in Willows, California on January 13, 1976 and raised in Orland, California. Currently she lives in South Florida. She excelled at many sports growing up including baseball and earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. She started weight training at the age of 16 and competed in her first show a few years later. Her most notable accomplishment to date is winning the light-heavyweight class and the overall at the 2009 NPC USA Championship earning her pro status.









Saturday, November 26, 2011

Muscular Woman - Charlene Rink, professional fitness competitor and competitive female bodybuilder

Charlene Rink (born February 11, 1972) is a former professional fitness competitor and competitive female bodybuilder. In 1999, she won first place in the Fitness tall class at the National Physique Committee Fitness USA Championships.

Charlene Rink, (née Virginia Charlene Thompson) was born on February 11, 1972 in Garden Grove, California. She was married August 21, 1993 at The Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas, Nevada. She has one daughter, Zara Olivia Rink, born September 20, 2004.

Rink attended Arizona Western College on a cheerleading scholarship. She received her Bachelor of Science degree in foods and nutrition from San Diego State University, and has earned vocational certifications as an emergency medical technician, fitness Instructor, and aerobics instructor. Rink is a member of the American Dietetic Association and the Institute of Food Technologists.

On September 24, 2010, Jeffrey Marr honored Rink for her dedication to the health and wellness of others by setting honorary bookplates on six biomedicine volumes at the UCLA Library.

Rink competed in both fitness and bodybuilding across multiple sanctions in the industry. She entered her first fitness competition at the Wally Boyko Productions (NFSB) 1994 Ms. Fitness San Diego competition and placed first. She then competed in the Fitness Universe sanction to achieve the title of Ms. Internationally Fit. In 1996 Rink competed in her first competitive bodybuilding competition, taking the woman's open bodybuilding at the National Physique Committee (NPC) Paradise Cup and becoming a permanent member of the Paradise Cup Hall of Fame. In 1999, Rink won the Fitness tall class at the National Physique Committee (NPC) Fitness USA Championships and earned the status of International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness (IFBB) Professional.





Muscular Woman - Brenda Raganot, professional female bodybuilder from Kent, Washington

Brenda Raganot is a professional female bodybuilder from Kent, Washington.

Brenda was born on September 8, 1966 in Annapolis, Maryland. She began training in 1984. Brenda earned her pro card in 1998 when she won the middleweight and overall titles at the NPC Nationals. At 5'3" and a contest weight around 135 lbs., she has alternated between the lightweight and heavyweight classes since weight classes were introduced at the pro level in 2000. She has been one of the top pros in recent years, with her best results being lightweight class titles at the Ms. International in 2000 and 2005. She currently works as a US postal clerk.






Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Muscular Woman - Cathy Priest, professional female bodybuilder and figure competitor from Canada

Cathy LeFrancois (formerly Priest) is a professional female bodybuilder and figure competitor from Canada.

Cathy LeFrancois was born on February 12, 1971 in Amqui, Quebec. She started figure skating at age six, but after two years she switched to speed skating. She won five medals in the Quebec provincial championships, an accomplishment that has not been equalled since. Cathy attended Notre-Dame-de-Foy in Quebec.

Cathy earned her pro card in 1995 when she won the overall title at the CBBF Canada Cup, and made her pro debut at the Jan Tana Classic later that year. At a height of 5'2", she competed exclusively as a lightweight once weight classes were introduced in pro shows in 2000. Her best achievement as a professional was winning the lightweight class at the 2003 Ms. International.

Cathy married bodybuilder Lee Priest on July 1, 2000; they separated in 2005. After 2003, she retired from bodybuilding and transitioned to figure competition, competing in her first figure contests in 2005. In late 2006, she switched back to bodybuilding.