The Top Ten IFBB Pro Bikini Competitors

The Top Ten IFBB Pro Bikini Competitors

IFBB Pro Bikini is a new category in IFBB contests.
Not all of bodybuilding fans are crazy about this new division, saying that bikini contests are better left at Spring break.
Some feel that the bikini division was created just to draw more attention to the contests and bring in more money.
But these ladies train hard and diet to get into competition shape.
So if they work as hard as their bodybuilding, figure and fitness counter-parts, why not hold them in just as high regard?

The actual IFBB Pro Bikini season doesn't begin until March 27th, 2010, but here are some of the women that I think will be the main players in this new division.
Of course this list could be totally revised by the time the season actually begins, since several major IFBB Pro Figure competitors are rumored to be looking at switching over to the IFBB Pro Bikini division.

1. Marzia Prince

Marzia Prince
I have an entire Hub devoted to Marzia, and this blond fitness beauty from Dallas may be the first big thing in the IFBB Pro Bikini division.
Don't think this lady is all show.
She's a Certified Personal Trainer, a Physical Fitness Specialist, a Pre/Postnatal Fitness Instructor, she is trained in the Biomechanics of Resistance Training, a Fitness Specialist for Older Adults (65 and up), she has her Nutrition Certification AND is she is CPR Certified...whew!
Marzia has appeared in Planet Muscle, Flex, Muscle Mag, Oxygen, Muscular Development magazine and a ton of other fitness magazines.

Contest History:
2010 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding & Bikini Championships - 16th
2010 IFBB Europa Show of Champions - 7th
2009 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships - 1st
2009 NPC Jr. USA Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure & Bikini Championships - 2nd
2009 NPC Europa Show of Champions Bodybuilding Fitness & Figure - 1st

2. Jessica Anderson

Jessica Anderson
Jessica Anderson won the first ever National Bikini Overall Champion title at the first NPC National Bikini competition in Hollywood Florida in November 2009 and got her IFBB Pro card at the same event.

Contest History:
2011 IFBB Titans Grand Prix Pro Bikini - 7th
2011 IFBB Europa Super Show, Dallas - 5th
2009 NPC National Bodybuilding, Bikini & Figure Championships - 1st
2009 NPC Europa Show of Champions Bodybuilding Fitness & Figure - 2nd

3. Kristal Marshall

Kristal Marshall
Yes this is the same Kristal Marshall that was a WWE Diva and is the "significant other" of Pro wrestler and MMA fighter Bobbly Lashley.
Kristal was the Bikini Overall Champ at the 2009 NPC USA Championships and got her Pro card.
She later came in 2nd place at the 2009 Arnold Classic bikini contest.
And these bikini contests didn't end with someone getting hit over the head with a folding chair!

Contest History
2010 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding & Bikini Championships - 4th
2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 1st
2009 NPC Arnold Amateur Championships - 2nd

4. Tianna Ta

Tianna Ta
Beautiful Vietnamese model Tianna Ta has made the move from modeling to the fitness stage.
Last year she won Class D at the NPC National Bikini competition in Hollywood Florida and got her IFBB Bikini Pro Card.
Then she came in first at the 2009 New England Championships (B Class) and came in 3rd place at the 2009 Team Universe (D Class).

Contest History:

2011 IFBB Iowa Pro 212 & Bikini Championship - 6th
2011 IFBB Jacksonville Pro - 5th
2011 IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships - 4th
2011 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships - 5th
2011 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure & Bikini - 9th
2010 IFBB Olympia - 16th
2010 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding & Bikini Championships - 10th
2010 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure & Bikini - 4th
2009 NPC National Bodybuilding, Bikini & Figure Championships - 1st
2009 NPC New England Bodybuilding Fitness & Figure - 1st
2009 IFBB Olympia - 3rd
2009 NPC Team Universe - 3rd

5. Missy Coles

Missy Coles
The lovely Missy Coles is not only a bikini competitor, but a Public Relations rep also.
Okay, who wouldn't hire Missy as a PR rep?
She is also a a former classic dancer, and she won the bikini tall class at the NPC Coastal USA.

Contest History:
2011 IFBB Olympia - 16th
2011 IFBB Toronto Pro Super Show - 2nd
2011 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding, Figure & Bikini Championships - 3rd
2011 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure & Bikini - 8th
2011 IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International - 15th
2010 IFBB Fort Lauderdale Pro - 5th
2010 IFBB Olympia - 14th
2010 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding & Bikini Championships - 1st
2010 IFBB Europa Show of Champions - 3rd
2009 NPC Team Universe - 1st
2009 IFBB North American Championships - 2nd

6. Jessica Lawrence

Jessica Lawrence
This fitness beauty from Daytona Beach is off to a great start in the IFBB Bikini Pro division.

Contest History:
2010 IFBB Europa Battle of Champions - 7th
2010 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding & Bikini Championships - 13th
2010 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure & Bikini - 12th
2010 IFBB Europa Show of Champions - 8th
2009 IFBB North American Championships - 2nd
2009 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships - 3rd

7. Amanda Latona

Amanda Latona
This gorgeous IFBB Bikini Pro has a very interesting background.
When Amanda was fifteen, her family moved to Orlando Florida.
There she got involved with Universal Studios there when she was eighteen, and then she got involved in an all girls singing group called Innosense.
Innosense may not sound familiar to you, but let me tell you the bands line up.....
The original members were Danay Ferrer, Mandy Ashford, Nikki DeLoach, Amanda Latona, and ....Britney Spears.
Yes, that Britney Spears.
Amanada also has one of the longest contest histories of any woman on this list.

Contest History:
2003 Miss Bikini Florida - 1st
2007 MuscleMania Miss Bikini Las Vegas - 1st
2007 MuscleMania Model America Championships - 1st
2007 MuscleMania Model Las Vegas - 1st
2008 MuscleMania Fitness America Weekend - 1st
2008 MuscleMania Fitness America Weekend - 3rd
2008 MuscleMania Model America Championships - 1st
2009 IFBB Olympia - 1st
2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 1st
2009 NPC Los Angeles Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Championships - 1st
2009 NPC California State Bodybuilding, Figure and Fitness Championships - 1st
2010 IFBB Sacramento Pro - 1st
2010 IFBB Olympia - 5th
2010 IFBB Europa Super Show - 1st
2010 IFBB MuscleContest Pro Bikini - 3rd
2011 IFBB Sacramento Pro 212 and Bikini - 1st
2011 IFBB Titans Grand Prix Pro Bikini - 1st
2011 IFBB MuscleContest Pro Bikini - 1st
2011 IFBB Arnold Classic, Ms. International, Fitness International & Figure International - 6th

8. Monique (Minton) Ricardo

Monique (Minton) Ricardo
Okay, my admiration of Monique (Minton) Ricardo is common knowledge.
I have a Hub about her, and have done numerous entries on her on my blogs.
This five foot ten, 150 pound fitness beauty has a bright future ahead of her.
Contest History:
2008 NPC National Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 5th
2008 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure National Championships - 4th
2008 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 3rd
2008 NPC John Sherman Classic Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships - 1st
2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 1st
2009 NPC USA Bodybuilding & Figure Championships - 1st
2010 IFBB Olympia - 8th
2010 IFBB Europa Super Show - 8th
2010 IFBB MuscleContest Pro Bikini - 2nd

9. Janet Harding

Janet Harding
This young lady from Morrisville, Pennsylvania really made a name for herself in 2009.
And I think she has competed in every contest since then.
Look at her competition history!

Contest History:
2008 INBF Amateur World Championships - 8th
2009 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships - 1st
2009 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships - 1st
2009 FAME World Championships - 5th
2009 NPC Jr. USA Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure & Bikini Championships - 2nd
2009 NPC Metropolitan Bodybuilding Fitness & Figure - 2nd
2009 NPC Arnold Amateur Championships - 6th
2010 IFBB Houston Pro Figure & Bikini - 7th
2010 IFBB John Simmons 202 & Bikini - 12th
2010 IFBB Europa Super Show - 10th
2010 IFBB Jacksonville Pro - 14th
2010 IFBB Europa Battle of Champions - 10th
2010 IFBB Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Championships - 9th
2010 IFBB New York Pro Bodybuilding & Bikini Championships - 16th
2010 IFBB Pittsburgh Pro Figure & Bikini - 13th
2010 IFBB Europa Show of Champions - 5th
2011 IFBB Titans Grand Prix Pro Bikini - 13th
2011 IFBB Houston Pro - 7th
2011 IFBB Europa Super Show, Dallas - 10th
2011 IFBB Toronto Pro Super Show - 8th
2011 IFBB Optimum Classic Pro Figure & Bikini - 16th
2011 IFBB 1st Phorm St. Louis Pro Bikini & Figure - 14th

10. Julie Costa

Julie Costa
IFBB Bikini Pro, female fitness competitor, fitness model and certified personal trainer Julie Costa was born in Melrose, Massachusetts.
Julie came in second place (short class) at the 2009 NPC Team Universe show in New York and got her IFBB Pro card.
Contest History:
2009 NPC Team Universe - 2nd
2010 IFBB Europa Show of Champions - 14th
2010 IFBB New York Pro Fitness - 13th

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Fitness Models - Kathleen Tesori

fitness model Kathleen Tesori

Kathleen Tesori is another beautiful fitness model that I featured over at my other female fitness blog that I think deserves another look.
Kathleen is Americas Fittest Model Magazine's "Fittest Model Champion" and she has done a lot of fitness modeling.
Besides appearing on the Hawaiian Tropic website and poster she was in the June 2009 issue of Muscle and Fitness, the June 2009 issue of Flex Magazine and the Jan/Feb 2009 issue of Muscle and Fitness Hers.
Kathleen started out lifting to stay in shape when she was a Hawaiian Tropic swimsuit model, and it took off from there.

Contest History:
2005 Hawaiian Tropic Utah State final, 1st place
2005 Hawaiian Tropic US Finals, top 12
2007 Hawaiian Tropic Nevada State final, 1st place
2007 Hawaiian Tropic US Finals, top 12
2007 Northern States NGA Finals, 1st place
2008 Flex Bikini Model Search, 1st place

Kathleen also appeared as a ring girl on MTV's "Bully Beatdown".

And to keep up with Kathleen, you can check out her MySpace page here:
http://www.myspace.com/kathleentesori

Fast Flat Stomach and Losing Fat Tips

Sometimes we can't do our daily exercises at home, maybe we don't have time or tired. BUT there are a lot of Fast Tips you can Do to Lose weight and lose the Stomach & Tummy Fat faster than before ... we are going to put those tips and ideas in a series of posts for you to enjoy and Do in your daily life .. and we will Guarantee you the HOT Sexy body you want .. you will lose fast the extra fat and be fit.

Here you are the First 3 tips from Flat Stomach Tummy Blog ;)

1. Carry water everywhere to start losing stomach fat:
Whether you’re on a weight loss journey, you’re trying to lose belly fat, or you’re just trying to be healthier, it’s always a good idea to keep well-hydrated, and to do that, you’ll want to keep a bottle of water with you everywhere you go. Sip from it every now and then, and you’ll feel fuller, more invigorated, and you’ll also be a lot less likely to indulge in a sugar-laden soda or juice if you’re not thirsty!  This is a sure way to lose stomach fat fast, try it for a week and you’ll see what a difference it makes!

2. Color your plate:
Did you know that the more colorful your meal, the more healthful it’s likely to be? Think about it: carrots, peppers, spinach, tomatoes: they’re all brilliant colors, and they’re all very healthful choices! Keep your plate colorful and you’re well on your way to losing that belly fat!

3. Cut out fast food – it’s an absolute must for having a flat tummy:
Fast food is the worst culprit in the battle against stomach fat. It’s convenient, sure, but it’s loaded with calories and fat, and those calories and fat head straight to our “problem areas,” our bellies and butts! Skip the fast food, or at least opt for healthier fast food options, like salads (without fried chicken or calorie-rich ranch on them) instead of fries.  But if you are really set on losing stomach fat fast, avoid the fast food altogether.

Healthiest and Best for Lose weight Diet Vegetables

A lot of Stuff to eat while you are on a Diet And trying to lose weight, sight !
 Remember when you were a kid, and the Healthiest Vegetables were the ones you wanted to avoid the most? Now you’re all grown up and you’ve realized these crunchy cruciferous cuties may be the best thing to happen to your diet since whole-grain bread! Luckily, the healthiest vegetables also happen to be some of the tastiest vegetables… but which are truly the healthiest, and which can you continue to wrinkle your nose at? I can help… here are the 9 healthiest vegetables to add to your diet, which is gonna help you Lose more weight & Fat from your body. ... Enjoy your meals :p
1 Proccoli And Cauliflower:
Whether you munch them raw, stir-fry them, or steam them, these popular cruciferous delights look like tiny trees and rate among the healthiest vegetables. They’re packed with phytonutrients, potassium, calcium, iron, folic acid and vitamins C and K. Not a fan, but want to reap the benefits? Try them with a little low-cal, low-fat ranch dressing.

2 Leafy Greens (like kale and spinach)
Ask for seconds of salad! Most leafy greens, like spinach and kale, are their healthiest raw (like in salads) but they’re also good cooked in soups or baked in quiches. Why are they so good for you? Popeye could tell you they build strong muscles, and give you a boost of energy, with iron, potassium, calcium, magnesium and vitamins B, C, E and K.
3 Brussels Sprouts
These round little greens also belong to the cruciferous family, but they rate an entry of their own because (a) I’m fond of them and (b) they’re so good cooked with a little butter.
4 Tomatoes
Are they a fruit or a vegetable or something else? It depends who you ask, but either way, tomatoes are versatile, tasty, easy to grow, and loaded with good-for-you vitamins and other nutrients (like lycopene). Add them to a salad or just eat the fresh grape tomatoes by the handful… yum!
5 Red Bell Peppers
More tangy and savory than their yellow, orange or green counterparts, red bell peppers are also more nutritious, landing them squarely in the healthiest vegetables category. Why are they so good for you? Because they’re chock full of fiber, potassium, manganese and vitamins A, B, C and K. what a resume!
6 Onions
Sure, they make you cry, but they’re worth it! Onions are one of the healthiest vegetables, one of the few natural antibiotics and proven immune system boosters. A close relative, the garlic, also helps ward off vampires… right? *wink
7 Cucumber
Putting cucumber slices over your eyes can help reduce puffiness and can be quite a pick-me-up, but did you know they’re also one of the healthiest vegetables ? They’re also quite popular with kids, if you’re looking for something they might try and enjoy…
8 Carrots
Bugs Bunny was on to something! Carrots help prevent cancer and can help your eyesight with their carotenoids and vitamin A, and they’re also loaded with fiber, potassium, magnesium, folate, and vitamins B, C and K. They’re bland when cooked (it also leeches out the fiber), but they’re so good raw!
9 Sweet Potatoes
The humble sweet potato is good for more than just pies — enjoy them in soups or baked on their own, and get a healthy helping of carotenoids, potassium, iron, fiber and vitamins A, B6, and C.
Don’t all of these healthiest vegetables sound so good & Yummy ? Maybe Trying all of them is not so yummy for everyone .. but I'm sure you'll find something that fits you the best. Enjoy your food and make it always a HEALTHY FOOD, Which of these healthy veggies will you try first? Or do you already have a favorite here on my list? Do tell!

Juliana Malacarne - IFBB Figure Pro

Walk Off Your Weight ... and keep your weight off

 Today we are gonna take a walk ! there are numerous benefits of walking that we are gonna talk about. !
Walk off your weight and lose it for ever .... Walking is a great and fast weight loss, it will help you to get a flat and strong stomach, tight butt and thighs, stronger heart and body in general. 20 - 30 minutes of walking a day can make miracles .... just read on ... and you'll find out ... enjoy



If a daily fitness walk could be put in a pill, it would be one of the most popular prescriptions in the world. It has so many health benefits. Walking can reduce the risk of many diseases — from heart attack and stroke to hip fracture and glaucoma. These may sound like claims on a bottle of snake oil, but they're backed by major research. Walking requires no prescription, the risk of side effects is very low, and the benefits are numerous:
Managing your weight (Lose your weight fast, and keep it off). Combined with healthy eating, physical activity is key to any plan for long-lasting weight control. Keeping your weight within healthy limits can lower your risks of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer, sleep apnea, and osteoarthritis.
Controlling your blood pressure. Physical activity strengthens the heart so it can pump more blood with less effort and with less pressure on the arteries. Staying fit is just as effective as some medications in keeping down blood pressure levels.


Decreasing your risk of heart attack. Exercise such as brisk walking for three hours a week — or just half an hour a day — is associated with a 30% to 40% lower risk of heart disease in women. (Based on the 20-year Nurses' Health Study of 72,000 female nurses.)
Boosting "good" cholesterol – the level of high-density lipoproteins (HDL). Physical activity helps reduce low-density lipoproteins (LDL or "bad" cholesterol) in the blood, which can cause plaque buildup along the artery walls — a major cause of heart attacks.
Lowering your risk of stroke. `Regular, moderate exercise equivalent to brisk walking for an hour a day, five days a week, can cut the risk of stroke in half, according to a Harvard study of more than 11,000 men.
Reducing your risk of breast cancer and type 2 diabetes. The Nurses' Health Study also links regular activity to risk reductions for both these diseases. In another study, people at high risk of diabetes cut their risk in half by combining consistent exercise like walking with lower fat intake and a 5% to 7% weight loss.
Avoiding your need for gallstone surgery. Regular walking or other physical activity lowers the risk of needing gallstone surgery by 20% to 31%, found a Harvard study of more than 60,000 women ages 40 to 65.
Protecting against hip fracture. Consistent activity diminishes the risk of hip fracture, concludes a study of more than 30,000 men and women ages 20 to 93.

The list goes on and on. Many other studies indicate a daily brisk walk also can help:
  • Prevent depression, colon cancer, constipation, osteoporosis, and impotence
  • Lengthen lifespan
  • Lower stress levels
  • Relieve arthritis and back pain
  • Strengthen muscles, bones, and joints
  • Improve sleep
  • Elevate overall mood and sense of well-being.
But remember reading this won't help you lose your weight ! ... but moving you butt out of the computer and hitting the road with your feet for 20 - 30 minutes ... 

Aerobics Endurance Training And Circuit Aerobic Training

Aerobic Exercises are those that usually require a steady supply of oxygen when you do it to sustain the energy giving powers of the muscles of your body .An aerobic exercise is any activity performed for a minimum of 20  to 30 minutes maintaining a heart rate between 70%-80% of maximum heart rate with chief  source of energy being sources being oxygen and body fat.

Aerobic exercises is categorised as high or low impact.

1. Low to moderate impact exercises: such as  mild walking, swimming, stair climbing, step classes, rowing, and cross-country skiing. Anyone in reasonable health can engage in some low to moderate impact exercise in their lives. Brisk walking can burn as many calories as jogging for the same distance and poses less risk for injury to muscle and bones.

High impact exercises For You: such as Jogging, dance exercises, Lawn tennis, squash etc. High-impact exercises should be performed no more than every other day and less for those who are  obese or overweight, elderly, out of condition, or have an injury or other medical problem that would preclude high-impact.

Benefits of Regular Aerobic Exercises


* It Builds endurance
* It Keeps the heart pumping at a steady and elevated rate for an extended period, boosts HDL (the good) cholesterol levels, and helps control blood pressure if you have blood pressure problems.
* Aerobic Exercise also Strengthens the bones in the spine
* Helps maintain normal weight and reduce excess weight fast.

Circuit Training: It is one of the best forms of aerobic exercise you can do.You need to choose that fits your goal. For example, circuit training for endurance, weight loss, muscle building will be different Since this includes a full body work out and uses all muscles, you will feel refreshed and less sore as this helps the body to remove toxins which build up in the body after vigorous activity and your muscles recuperate faster because of the increased blood flow.

Strength or Resistance training

Types of muscle contractions: There are three types of muscle contractions involved in strength training:

1. Isometric contractions. In this is no change in the length of the muscle. For example, pushing up against a wall.
2. Concentric contractions. These movements shorten muscles (for example, the up phase of when the bicep curls up while lifting weights).
3. Eccentric contractions. These type of movements lengthen muscles (the down phase as the weights are lowered).

To build muscle strength fast, steadily increase the weight that a muscle resists. If you are in the middle ages group or old age group, take care, as there can be a sudden rise in the blood pressure due to unaccustomed effort. Weight training is usually safe when properly supervised and controlled.

Here are Benefits of strength exercises

While aerobic exercise increases endurance and helps the heart, it does not build upper body strength or tone muscles. Strength-training exercises provide the following benefits if you do it under expert Strength fitness trainer:

* Builds muscle strength while burning fat fast
* Helps maintain bone density of your skeletal system
* It Improves digestion
* It appears to lower LDL (the ‘bad’) cholesterol levels
* Improves neuromuscular coordination
* It Increases flexibility and speed
* Increases utilization of glucose in the body and reduces the possibility of adult onset diabetes or a diabetes patient.

Beginners are advised to always start with low weights irrespective of their goals. For fitness, use lightweights and many repetitions. For bodybuilding, you need to use higher weights.

Breathe easily while you lift weights. Breathe out while lifting the weights. Breathe in while bringing a weight back. Eat sensibly. Take a meal within an hour of your workout. Take time to see a change sin your body but it requied patience. Each person takes a different time to get used to a particular exercise routine. So do not compare and be discouraged by the result you might get.

Flexibility training (Stretching)

It is now recommended that one should perform stretching exercises preferably in yoga for 10 to 12 minutes at least three times a week. The following are some general guidelines:

* While stretching, exhale and extend the muscles to the not pain, and hold for 20 to 60 seconds. (Beginners may need to start with a 5 to 10 second stretch)
* Breath evenly and constantly while holding the stretch of your muscles.
* Inhale oxygen when returning to a relaxed position. (Holding ones breath defeats the purpose; it causes muscle contraction and raises blood pressure.)
* It is to be kept in mind that when doing stretches that involve the back to relax the spine with ease, to keep the lower back flush with the mat in comfortable position, and to work only the muscles required for changing position, often only the abdomen.
* Avoid doing stretches the first thing in the morning as it can cause problems. They are best done when the joints are loose and flexible, that is in the afternoon or evening.

What Are The Benefits of flexibility Training

* It Prevents cramps, stiffness, and injuries
* Allowing a wider range of motion (i.e., the amount of movement a joint and muscle has)
* Certain stretching exercises are particularly beneficial for the back

Here are some specific Exercise tips for People Who Are Old:

* Any elderly persons should have a complete physical and medical examination and professional instruction before starting an exercise programme.
* For sedentary people, old people one or more of the following programmes may be helpful and safe: low impact aerobics, gait training, balance exercises, self-paced walking, and lower extremity resistance training using elastic tubing or ankle weights.
* Strength training assumes greater importance as one ages, because after the age of 30 everyone undergoes a slow process of muscular degeneration. The effect can be reduced or even reversed by adding resistance training to an exercise programme. As little as one day a week of resistance training improves overall strength and agility of the body. Strength training also improves heart and blood vessel health and general well being of the person.
* Power training aims for the fastest rate at which a muscle or muscle group can perform work, may be particularly helpful for older women in strengthening muscles and preventing falls.

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