miércoles, 6 de agosto de 2014

Shawn Tan








From North Side of American Continent it's located a country with an extensive amount of ground that has earned it the appointment to be the world's second largest country. This is Canada, and this nation has border with the United States in the South and Northwest through Alaska state, Pacific Ocean at West, Arctic Ocean at North, Atlantic Ocean at East and Greenland at Northeast. This homeland has an interesting contrast in cultural issue beginning with native tribes like Micmac, Beothuk, Cree, Ojibwa, Iroquoian (also known as Iroquois), Hurons, Abenaki, Blackfoot, Innu, Haida and Salish among others. Besides of these ethnicities, Canada is a nation of two worlds, composed by British roots covering almost the entire country and French roots that are represented by Quebec, the one province of French speaking. Canada is honored to include in their territory the Rocky Mountains, they are located in Alberta and British Columbia and they go through the United States in South Border. In sports subject, Canada has had materials to excel in every discipline, no matter if they are in winter or summer, and Bodybuilding is not the exception. This homeland has one of the best competitors that this discipline has ever obtained. Her name is Shawn Tan and you will know in depth about this mighty muscle warrior.







Musculator Girl Profile







Name: Shawn Tan









Date of birth: May 3, 1972









Birthplace (City, State and Country): Scarborough, Ontario, Canada









Present Hometown (City, State and Country): Confidential information









Age: 51









Profession: Personal Trainer/Coach, director of competitions for British Columbia Amateur Bodybuilding Association and columnist for Female Muscle online magazine (www.femalemuscle.com).









Years of training: 40 years of training









Please give us a little introduction of yourself: I am a mom of Irish twins (boy and girl), I am a personal trainer specializing in individual training, cardio programs and nutrition plans. Custom contest preparation. One on one personal training and group fitness. I also do posing clinics and choreographed posing and fitness routines.









Story: I was born in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada in May 3, 1972. I am the only daughter in my family. My father was a successful musician and my mother a great model and actress. My first steps on sports were with swimming and baseball and at the age of twelve, my father introduced me the weight lifting. He was my inspiration to begin my own competition legend. He was a great athlete too and he always gave everything in his tournaments. In my teenage years, I had struggle with Bulimia and Anorexia, both diseases caused to me many troubles with my life and my way of eating. Besides, I had a traumatic experience of being sexually abused when I was young by someone very close to my family. I found the inner strenght to overcome my fears and I became in a stronger person. I defeated Anorexia and Bulimia and I left behind the past wounds of my life. After 6 years I defeated all my problems and I found myself married and I became in a mother of two children, and at the same time my parents sufered with cancer, my mom had Breast Cancer and my dad had another type of the same disease in a terminal phase. My dad was my best friend, my greatest strenght. I took care of him as his nurse at St Mary’s Hospital until he passed away. I promised him on his death bed that I would put to use all that he had taught me and get back into shape because I suffered an overweight after my two pregnancies. I did my return to the competitive stage at Sandra Wickham Fall Classic in 2005 and I won the Woman’s Heavyweight Class in his honor and this is the most important championship for me due to significative that it is for me. And since then until now, no matter if I compete or I don’t, this lifestyle allows me to help many people to fulfill their dreams.









Contest History:

1990 – Gold’s Classic

1990 – BC Provincials

2005 – Sandra Wickham Fall Classic

2007 – NPC Emerald Cup

2007 – BC Provincials

2008 – NPC Emerald Cup

All of them were on Bodybuilding Heavyweight Class









Training Routine: My training routine changes constantly and I am very instinctive with my training. Tipically though I do not train calves, I always train quads with very high reps and I overtrain my shoulders, it works well for me.









Best bodypart: I don’t know. I don’t have a favorite bodypart in particular.









Favorite exercise: I don’t have a favorite exercise, I like everything... as long as I am lifting weights I am happy.









Favorite music: I like many genders of music except jazz.









Favorite color: Favorite color to wear is blue and black, favorite color to decorate is orange and lime green.









Favorite Quote: To get somewhere you have never been you must do something you have never done.









Favorite bodybuilder (man and woman): I don’t have a favorite bodybuilder in particular.









Hobbies: I like to go out for dinner, watching movies and spending time with loved ones.









A typical day in your life: My day is busy as I have two children and my work schedule is never the same. Typically my day starts between 6 am and 7 am and ends around 11 pm.









Sponsors: I don’t have a sponsor.









What do you enjoy most about the bodybuilding/fitness lifestyle?









I enjoy most of the lifestyle is helping others.









What do you enjoy about training for competition?









I enjoy testing myself mentally and physically when prepping for a show.









Curiosities about yourself: I don’t like fruit, I am extremely OCD and I am a total homebody.









What has left in your life the practice of the sport?









I am not a patient person, however I imagine this sport has taught me to be more patient then I would have been. Discipline, consistency and dedication.









Which are your most appraised values like athlete and person?









My most appraised value as an athlete is determination and as a person my honesty and loyalty.









Which is the difference between the Offseason and On Season in your own words?









The only difference between my Offseason and On Season is I am not as disciplined with my food.









Which is the greatest satisfaction in your sport career?









Knowing that it is something my dad and I shared together (he passed away) and this sport makes me feel closer to him. Also, I have managed to overcome a severe eating disorder which they gave me about a week to live, and I also have overcome obesity.









The woman in the present world has shown their capacity for take challenges in all society fields and the sport is not the exception. What do you think about the female sport on the future?









I feel the death of the sport of female bodybuilding is inevitable because it is not accepted overall in society.









Website and e-mail contact: My website is www.shawn-tan.net and my e-mail is shawn@shawn-tan.net









Do you want to say something else to the Female Muscle Fans, as well as the female amateur athletes?









If you want it, go for it... just be prepared it isn’t easy so you must stay strong hearted.







Photographies


















Shawn is making her cardio session through bycicle, and she is always making her progress through her cell phone camera. Powerful and beautiful as always.


























Undoubtly, Shawn has one of her best bodyparts in her abs. She has an ultra sexy laundry abs in her power, and is undeniable her beauty is incomparable. Beautiful and powerful woman, Shawn is now and forever a Musculator Woman.





























Now Bat Shawn reveals her secret identity and the next step is to do an impressive act on stage. Shawn will play her most recent tricks that she's prepared to impact to all crowd.



















Powerful and beautiful as always, Shawn is showing her amazing physique form and there is no doubt about her training and preparation. Shawn is giving everything she's got to reach the total glory and crowning a big effort of many months.


















Finally, after an outstanding performance, Shawn won the first place in her class, and later in overall category she ended in fourth position. With these results, Shawn finishes a career with great victories and many lessons of life.

















Now Shawn is retired of competitive activity, but she is still a powerful Iron Lady in all aspects, with her discipline and determination. She is always sensual and beautiful, even when she trains with a lot of Steel Power.



















This sexy Canadian athlete is one of the most beautiful women that have appeared in this sport, and now she knows how to look spectacular, even if she is wearing eyeglasses for special vision care when is necessary.























Shawn and sensuality are an excellent combination, and in this black & white image you can appreciate how lovely she is. Shawn is one of the most outstanding fitness models in these times, and her creativity is out of all doubts.























Shawn is on of the most beautiful Canadian women that fitness world had the fortune to meet, and she is a woman who knows how to surprise to her fans and to her clients as a great personal trainer. Sensuality, elegance, class and a big doses of muscular power are the ingredients that makes a spectacular difference in the world of today.





















These are big and powerful legs in a well adjusted jeans pants. Shawn is showing her best results and her discipline is her best proof about her dedication and effort.


























Shawn Tan is a great representative of a generation of Canadian athletes, whose competitive level is always rising everytime. Her story is a clear example about how she could overcome all types of adversities and she won many challenges in life. Shawn is a competitive athlete and her human quality is sensational. She is one of the best bodybuilders of her generation and she gave good results in which her performance has been one of the best inside her country. All her capacity always was in a great level and her legacy is a great satisfaction because all new competitors will know all obstacles that will appear on the road. Shawn Tan has done a great role as a competitive bodybuilder, and now she's teaching her knowledge to new athletes in which they will fight to fulfill their dreams in order to being the best Canadian warriors on stage. Her human quality is her best attribite for all people who know her very well and Shawn reflects this aspect with a sensational physique form and her spectacular charm. Shawn Tan is now, tomorrow and always an authentic Canuck Combative Woman.







That's all for this profile, and we hope you have enjoyed this work whose purpose is know and understand all the stories, reasons and another things related to the female muscle representatives. The female muscle is a great passion that deserves to be followed so close and this is a tribute for the women that fights everyday for achieve the best physique form in order to reach the wellbeing with themselves and the rewards to all their efforts. See you next time Female Muscle Fans.







Important Notes: All the photographies are used by Shawn Tan's courtesy and personal authorization, so contact her if you want to use her pictures.





Shawn doesn't do sessions or wrestling of any kind. Please respect her because first than nothing she's a woman that needs a treatment just like all the human beings.




It is strictly forbidden to reproduce any part of this journalistic work in all aspects.











lunes, 4 de agosto de 2014

IFBB Wings Of Strenght Tampa Pro 2014

Hi again Female Muscle Fans. Tampa will be the stage of another great tournament in which our Steel Goddesses will be arriving with all her amazing power to the stage and high octane adrenaline will explode with many emotions to the top. Each one of them going to show all those hard work months with rigurous diet and intense training in order to reach the top and win another important step in the victory. This spectacle will have a great cartel of big competitors for all planet corners and surprises won't wait to appear and make many anecdotes with a lot of controversy.







The host place will be the Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay and these are the details.







IFBB Wings Of Strenght Tampa Pro 2014







Dates: August 7-9







Place: Grand Hyatt Tampa Bay







Address: 2900 Bayport Dr, Tampa, Florida. 33607







For more information, you can check the next link: http://www.timgardnerproductions.com/Tampa_pro.html.







This competition has all ingredients to captivate to the audience, so keep an eye to this championship because Female Muscle is a great passion that deserves to be followed so close. See you soon Female Muscle Fans.

martes, 29 de julio de 2014

Olympia Amateur Latin America 2014 Results

Hello again Female Muscle Fans. The Olympia Amateur Latin America 2014 already has the winners of this contest. In this time we are going to mention the conquerors for each class, so let's begin with the results.







Olympia Amateur Latin America 2014







Physique







1st place: Raquel Ramos (Spain)
Residence: Valencia, Spain.







Figure (Class A)







1st place: Jovanna Ibañez Parra (Mexico)
Residence: Mexico City, Mexico.







Figure (Class B)








1st place: Veronica Gallego Garcia (Spain)
Residence: Jerez de La Frontera, Andalucia, Spain.







Figure (Class C)







1st place: Rosario Gomez Ortiz (Spain)
Residence: Priego de Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain.







Overall Figure Champion: Jovanna Ibañez Parra (Mexico).







Bikini (Class A)







1st place: Elia Fernandez (Mexico)
Residence: Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.







Bikini (Class B)







1st place: Romina Basualdo Pereyra (Argentina)
Residence: Bahia Blanca (White Bay), Buenos Aires Province (Good Airs Province), Argentina.







Bikini (Class C)







1st place: Juliane Carina Bueno de Andrade (Brazil)
Residence: Sao Paulo, Brazil.







Bikini (Class D)







1st place: Márcia Cristiane Gonçalves de Souza, a.k.a. Marcia Gonçalves (Brazil)
Residence: Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.







Overall Bikini Champion: Elia Fernandez (Mexico).







http://www.mdlatino.com/mx/blog-post/resultados-olympia-amateur-latinoamerica-2014/







Congratulations for all athletes in this important event, where all of them gave a great proof of sacrifice and determination in order to chase the dream of being champions. A dream is the base of all goals and they began a journey in which many obstacles appear on the road and their ambition is the key to overcome many adversities. These powerful athletes are ready to reach their most ambitious goals and they will be unstoppables. Congratulations again for all of them.







Special mention to two talented Mexican athletes: Monica Bolaños Roa (Figure) and Monica Mireya Casas (Physique). Both competitors have many qualities like muscular form, aesthetic, agility and charisma. They are two of the best competitors in Mexican ground and they have the enough arguments to represent the Mexican Bodybuilding Scene with highest honors. So keep an eye to these Muscular Goddesses because they have many surprises to offer on next competitions.







That's all for this contest and remember that Female Muscle is a great passion that deserves to be followed so close. Any ideas, comments and suggestions related with this subject, you can write to the next e-mail address: femalemusclefanforever@gmail.com. See you next time Female Muscle Fans.
























miércoles, 2 de julio de 2014

Toronto Pro Super Show 2014 Results

Hello again Female Muscle Fans. The Toronto Pro Super Show 2014 already has the winners of this contest. In this time we are going to mention the 3 first places for each class, so let's begin with the results.







Toronto Pro Super Show 2014







Bodybuilding







1st place: Simone de Oliveira (Brazil)
Residence: Porto Alegre (Jolly Harbour), Rio Grande Do Sul (South Big River), Brazil.







2nd place: Alana Shipp (United States Of America)
Residence: Jerusalem, Israel.







3rd place: Virginia Sanchez Macias (Spain)
Residence: Madrid, Spain.







Fitness







1st place: Marta Aguiar (Uruguay)
Residence: Montevideo, Uruguay.







2nd place: Danielle Ruban (Canada)
Residence: Cambridge, Ontario, Canada.







3rd place: Trish Warren (United States Of America)
Residence: Dallas, Texas, USA.







Figure (or Bodyfitness in some countries)







1st place: Gennifer Strobo (United States Of America)
Residence: Lake Mary, Florida, USA.







2nd place: Ann Titone (United States Of America)
Residence: Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.







3rd place: Andrea Calhoun (United States Of America)
Residence: Phoenix, Arizona, USA.







Bikini







1st place: Ashley Kaltwasser (United States Of America)
Residence: Akron, Ohio, USA.







2nd place: Stephanie Mahoe (United States Of America)
Residence: Oviedo, Florida, USA.







3rd place: Callie Bundy (United States Of America)
Residence: Unknown.







Physique







1st place: Mindi O'Brien (Canada)
Residence: Saint Catharines, Ontario, Canada.







2nd place: Teresita Morales (United States Of America and Latin Origin)
Residence: New York, USA.







3rd place: Sandra Lombardo (United States Of America)
Residence: Buffalo, New York, USA.







http://contest.bodybuilding.com/results/28712







Congratulations for all competitors that have shown one more time their dedication and effort in order to be present in this kind of events, everytime is harder and challenge level is always increasing to measure the hungry of triumph of every athlete. When things are about to get harder, their triumph desires will always get up them to destroy all obstacles that appear on the road. Congratulations again for all of them.







Special mention for Simone de Oliveira from Brazil, Virginia Sanchez Macias from Spain and Marta Aguiar from Uruguay because they are the perfect example of powerful, beautiful and sensual athletes. Each one of them have shown a high quality with a lot of determination and triumph desires with their respective countries. They are the best competitors of each one of their nations and they have many surprises to tell on next championships, so keep an eye to them because they have many things to say with their surprises. Quality with all of them.







That's all for this contest and remember that Female Muscle is a great passion that deserves to be followed so close. Any ideas, comments and suggestions related with this subject, you can write to the next e-mail address: femalemusclefanforever@gmail.com. See you next time Female Muscle Fans. 

miércoles, 11 de junio de 2014

Olympia Amateur Latin America 2014

Hola de nuevo Fanáticos del Músculo Femenino. This is a greeting in Spanish language because Mexico will be the host of a new competition in which all Iberoamerican Nations will take part of the Olympia experience. Acapulco, Guerrero will be the city in which all admirers will enjoy an out of this world spectacle with all the best athletes of all Iberoamerican countries and Caribbean associations in an one world class championship.







The tournament will begin since June 13 to 15 having as host place the Convention International Center, and these are the details.







Olympia Amateur Latin America 2014







Dates: June 13 - 15.







Place: Convention International Center.







Address: Miguel Aleman Seaside Avenue 4455, Blue Coast Fractionation, Acapulco, Guerrero.







For more information, you can check the next link: http://maxximum-portal.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=236&t=36687&view=previous.







This weekend will be exciting for all admirers because Sun, Sand, Beach and Muscle Goddesses are an outstanding combination in which this summer will be an unforgettable event, so keep an eye to this tournament because Female Muscle is a great passion that deserves to be followed so close. See you soon Female Muscle Fans.
















jueves, 29 de mayo de 2014

Toronto Pro Super Show 2014

Hi again Female Muscle Fans. Toronto, Ontario, Canada will be experiencing one more time a high octane adrenaline when our Steel Goddesses arrive on stage. This edition is going to promise many surprises for all admirers who are very excited to watch physique forms out of this world. Many Female Warriors will come to show the best of the best in an important place with a lot of sport tradition as is Toronto, and Canadian audience will be pleased to presence a high performance show. This tournament will have many competitors with some surprises and this is a great moment to watch them.







The places in which will be held this important competition os the Metro Toronto Convention Centre inside John Bassett Theatre and these are the details.







Toronto Pro Super Show 2014







Dates: May 31 to June 1.







Place: Metro Toronto Convention Centre at John Bassett Theatre.







Address: 255 Front Street West (North Building). Toronto, Ontario, Canada.







For more information, you can check the next link: http://www.torontoprosupershow.com/content/toronto-pro-supershow-ifbb-championships.







This competition will be very exciting because there are many surprises in all classes and keep an eye because Female Muscle is a great passion that deserves to be followed so close. See you next time Female Muscle Fans.



















miércoles, 16 de abril de 2014

Musculator Girl Profiles: Recapitulation

Hi again Female Muscle Fans. In this time we are celebrating one of the most important events in this page dedicated to Steel Goddesses, and is one of the most visited sections for all users like you, who have contributed with this great headland, we are talking about Musculator Girls Profiles. As you can remember, this section displays several interviews with athletes no matter if they are beginners or experienced ones. The main objective is to show the human side of our gladiators because while its true that highlight the career achievements, it's also undeniable that them have a life as anyone of us and almost nobody has the chance to know how are they when tournaments aren't on the road. In the same way, it wants to help with some promotion to all athletes in order to win more notoriety inside this discipline. That's why 5 years away, we are going to make a recapitulation about the achieved journalistic talks in this time lapse, so let's begin with this analysis.







As you know, Musculator Girl Profiles brings a deep focus about our Steel Gladiators, because this segment shows several interviews with these powerful women and all their sport triumphs will be highlighted along with their human side because each competitor has a story and a life as all human beings. Each one of them has an interesting story to tell because they had a different way to begin the journey that made possible their arrive to this amazing world. In this biographic profile, we can know more about their dreams and purposes and at the same time we can analyse their deepest values as people. The main reason of this section is to know them outside the stage and learn about their human quality because this sport offers many points of view and every athlete has different perspectives for all tournaments. Besides, each one of them has a particular philosophy according to their life values.







Along the years we have achieved several of these journalistic chats with some competitors of every class (Bodybuilding, Fitness, Figure or Bodyfitness, etc) with many revealing answers that allow to us a better understanding of their great competitive spirits. Coming up next, we will mention all athletes and we will show their best photos with some interesting data of them, so let's begin with the recap.








Featured Athletes







1.- Ana Claudia Macedo Pires: First Brazilian Athlete in appearing inside FMU. She won 11 times the tournaments in Rio de Janeiro, 6 times Brazilian Champion and 2 victories in South American competitions, 7th at World Amateur Contest, all of them under IFBB's auspices. 5th place at Arnold Classic Brazil 2013 in Rio de Janeiro and 6th position at Arnold Classic Europe Amateur 2013 in Madrid, Spain. Her class is Bodybuilding Heavyweight, she's got a combative spirit and a sensational magic in her poses due to her Brazilian flavor. She's a powerful amazon since at the age of 14 and she enjoys to train so hard with all her soul. In brief, sports is her whole life.








































2.- Andrea Ruiz: First Chilean Athlete in appearing inside FMU. She's a bodybuilder with a lot of strenght and determination. She's won all tournaments of her nation in Heavyweight Class and she's an expert on Muay Thai, Full Contact, Karate, Kung Fu, Kick Boxing and Boxing. And she knows all 4 Swimming styles.










































3.- Joy Acree: First athlete from the United States in appearing inside FMU. She competes in Figure Class and she is a woman with an unbreakable spirit that allows her to overcome any kind of obstacles. And she is against use of steroids in her discipline, for that is a great example of admiration and respect for many fans who prefer a clean competition along with high performance athletes that don't use that kind of substances. A powerful woman with a different focus on sports world.







































4.- Laura Carrara: First Uruguayan athlete in appearing inside FMU. She's the possessor of a stunning physique that is mixed with elegance, beauty and sensuality. She has with a class that makes her look like a great professional in fitness modeling and her combative spirit has led her to some heights that have made her successful in what she sets. And she is also a martial arts practitioner through the MMA fight. 3 times national champion and 2 subchampionships in Bodybuilding endorse her sporting career and is a great example of inspiration in all lines.








































To all female athletes who have agreed to be interviewed we want to thank with the soul that have trusted us to undertake this journalism in order to exalt the sporting achievements that have put up the name of their respective countries and at the same time they are overcoming many obstacles in their personal lives. Female athletes deserve all our admiration and respect because they do the same effort as male competitors and in a world in which paradigms are everytime destroyed by new schemes, all people must take a high level of consciousness with respect of equality in all aspects. This site is dedicated for all of you and one more time, thank you very much for all the received support.







This space is open for all competitors who want to be part of it, no matter if you are novice or experienced athletes, and if you want to appear here, you can write to the next e-mail address: femalemusclefanforever@gmail.com. Female Muscle is a passion that deserves to be followed so close and you are the main reason for this site, as well as your admirers and we hope our visitors have enjoyed this homage dedicated to these powerful Steel Goddesses. See you next time Female Muscle Fans.