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"Hi! VOTE FOR ME IN THE FLEX ONLINE BIKINI COMPETITION! I am in the 5th ROW FAR RIGHT!
http://www.flexonline.com/flexmodelsearch"
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Mindy Karuk
Sex:
Female
Age:
26
Location:
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Occupation:
WNSO Pro, Marketing Rep, Table Games Dealer, MUA
Personal Website:
Gym:
Shapes
Gym Location:
When I Started:
Feb, 2001
How I Started:
I always had a love for the gym but was uncomfortable being in one. Why? I used to wear an unfit size 34 in my jeans back in high school! I had a horrible diet while in school. I worked at KFC and the greasy, high in saturated fat food was readily available. I also ate only a couple times a day with lots of junk food in between.
I wasn't involved in high school sports, but I did enjoy swimming, biking and roller blading around my small hometown...but it only helped to maintain me at the weight I was.
I always consumed WAY more calories than I could burn off! Imagine eating TWO large bags of Doritos and some chocolate bars, while watching prime time t.v. in three hours! YUP! That used to be me!
When I moved out on my own, I started to get interested in eating healthy and exercising. Knowledge was power and I read every fitness magazine and book religiously! I basically stepped into a gym and never looked back! The weight slowly came off, and muscles started to show! I started off doing bikini competitions locally and nationally, but I was often being told by the judges I was too muscular and that I would have to stop putting on muscle. HA! Like that would ever happen!
I kept training and noticed a FAME event was coming to Winnipeg. I trained hard and with the help of my husband Steve Tomchuk and Darren Mehling .....I took home first and a PRO Card for Fitness Model!
Yes I was the geeky chubby girl, no this is not my swan song or bitter sweet revenge.....this is my support to others who are on their OWN path...I have come from a place of uncomfortable weight and poor eating habits, so I know what it's like! It's never too late to be healthy!
Why I Love It:
I'm addicted to challenging myself and seeing the results.....it's a labor of love and I love the labor!!
How I Stay Motivated:
It's sometimes not my first choice when I wake up, but really now it's just my lifestyle and a part of me, just like brushing your teeth and paying the bills...it's all stuff that just has to get done!! lol
I remember flexing my biceps when I first started training...and looking for that peak...that improvement, that growth, and it's something that you keep doing. Your constantly being rewarded for your time and effort in the gym, by seeing some gains and cuts...no matter how small. Good things take time.....Rome wasn't built in a day, and we would love to see the results over night, but I just appreciate the gains I've made today,and look forward to the work I will put in tomorrow.
BB Accomplishments:
WNSO Judge
FAME North American Championships 2007
3rd place Pro Fitness Model
3rd place Pro Swimsuit Model
Finishing the Manitoba Half Marathon in just over 2 and a half hours for my first time!
FAME Online Swimsuit Competition
4th place
FAME Worlds Fitness Model Pro Show
Great White North Championships 1st place Fitness Model received PRO Status
Miss Hawaiian Tropics Canada
Top 20 Finalist
2003 Manitoba Novice
5th place figure
Forum Signature:
You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction
I am my competition. Failure is not an option.
Last Updated: Jul 31, 2008 8:46pm
Progress Pictures
May 16, 2003
Apr 14, 2008
I was still pretty soft in this pic, was headed out to the Miss Molson Indy in Vancouver.
This is me at 21% BF and 122lbs... just back from the gym, one arm flexed and the other relaxed....can't wait to start cutting!woot woot
Hi! VOTE FOR ME IN THE FLEX ONLINE BIKINI COMPETITION! I am in the 5th ROW FAR RIGHT!
http://www.flexonline.com/fl exmodelsearch
Goal (Long):
~I want to continue to be in this wonderful sport for a long time.
~Adding more lean muscle in perfect balance to my frame, is what I always strive for.
~I want to be a positive role model in the industry, you can never have enough positive role models!!
~I would love to work with a sponsor that I believe in, where both strong work ethics can benefit from each other.
Checked out my calves in the mirror today...I'm finally seeing some growth back there! I've been hammering em twice a week about 3 days apart, and just doing everything different all the time! For the most part I've been doing 4 sets of 20-25 reps with 45-60 sec rest in between.....and in...
hey hun! Things are going well...I have kind of taken some time off to prepare my body for a LONG work out plan for my triathlon that I am going to doing in Oct. It is going to kick my ass so I have been taking it easy doing some weights and light cardio!
