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"Phs. Therapy is helping my knee! I have full range of motion now! AM back at the gym 6 days a week. I am so happy to be back at it! Cannot wait to step on stage in Sept and October!"
My mother was a bodybuilder as I was growing up. I had to go to the gym with her as my brother and I were homeschooled. I loved the smell of the gym, the weights, and the "burn" I would feel when working out (as an 8 year old kid, I did not do much back then.....just abs and calves). I have always had it in my blood and have used weight training principals since high school and college. I go to the gym 5-6 times a week for atleast 2 hours a day. When I need to lean up for a photoshoot, I always try to incorporate higher reps and 1.5 to 2 hours of cardio a day! I tend to hold body fat on my lower body, so I have to do a lot more cardio. LOL
Why I Love It:
It makes me feel good! It makes me feel healthy and vibrant! I love the way my muscles look when they are pumped! I love the way my abs look when I lean out! I love being in the gym and hearing the clanging of weights. I love being around other people that like doing the same thing as me!
How I Stay Motivated:
I personally stay motivated by wanting to earn my IFBB Pro Card in Figure one day....hopefully within the next 2 years. Shannon Dey, from www.shannondey.net is my trainer! I do not want to disappoint her as to my conditioning when I get up stage the next time! I also love to look at photos of other Figure competitors, like Jenny Lynn and Davana Medina, as they both have physiques like mine (in the off season), so I know that I can do it, too! :-)
BB Accomplishments:
April 4, 2008 SHOWCASE IMAGE on OMP-Mike Brochu Photo
2008 100 Hottest Models www.the100list.com
2007 100 Hottest Models www.the100list.com
Southern Muscle Plus Magazine, Cover, February 2008
American Curves, 9 Page Layout, February 2008
PlanetMuscle Magazine 6 images in 3 different magazines (2006)
Calendar Cover and Miss Feb 2007: Tasty Flavors-Aldrick Williams
Calendar Miss March: Tease Um Bikini 2007
M'D' Cup Girl on Muscular Development.com
SuperModel Sundae Calendar by: Lloyd Watts 2008
PlanetMuscle Jan/Feb 2007
www.musculardevelopment.com MD Cup Girl
PlanetMuscle Nov/Dec. 2006
PlanetMuscle Aug. 2006 Issue
Fantasy World Pictures Model of the Week April 2006.
Hollywood Poker 2007 Calendar Girl Finalist
TeaseUm Bikini 2007 Miss March Calendar Girl
TeaseUm Bikini Miss March Model of the Month
Spokesmodel for Bodybuilding.com (Currently)
Spokesmodel for Fizogen (2007)
NPC Figure Competitor (Natural)
FAME Fitness Model, Bikini Model, Muscle Model Competitor (2008)
Fitness Universe Figure and Bikini Competitor (2008)
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Actually stepping on stage at the 2007 NPC Southern States after doing my own prep and diet...and not looking that bad! Now, I have a trainer, so I will be looking a lot better, meaning leaner and tighter. I plan on placing in my next couple of shows.
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Worse that today's back pose (2-9-2008)
I know...I look horrible..so does my house. LOL I am one day after knee surgery here. I am in pain! LOL
Phs. Therapy is helping my knee! I have full range of motion now! AM back at the gym 6 days a week. I am so happy to be back at it! Cannot wait to step on stage in Sept and October!
Goal (Long):
I have been working out for many years! I love it! It is in my blood! I love the way my biceps feel after I KILL them in the gym! I would have to say that after all the modeling I have done, photographers that I have worked with, and people I have met in the fitness business, that I am genetically geared to doing well in NPC Figure Shows with the possibility of earning my Pro Card one day. :-) Thankfully I am TALL with a small frame and I hold my weight very well, pretty evenly distributed. I LOVE my arms, abs, and back. I also love my legs even though those are my weakest area in the sense that they need to lean up a bit more. After being diagnosed with CELIAC SPRUE disease in March 2007, I was FORCED to clean up my diet! I love sugary foods, but those are off limits. WHen I saw how the FAT was melting off my body after taking the wheat, gluten, oats, etc out of my diet I had a renewed sense to compete! I told myself that because I have to eat clean now, I might as well get up on the stage and show my hard earned muscles that I have worked for since I was a teenager! :-) I am looking forward to cultivating some wonderful friendships, hopefully earning my right to call myself a pro, and ultimately I want to encourage women of all ages, ethnicities, backgrounds that anyone can look great and feel great! I pride myself on my character and my personality, so doing well in this sport will hopefully let all that shine through! :-) Thank you for your interest in my life and goals! XOXO Tamar
Medium weight with higher reps. I will occasionally incorporate heavy leg training days, too. But I tend to keep to a lot of bodyweight exercises and medium resistance. I do a lot of sets and a lot of reps and a lot of exercises, from walking lunges, to step-ups, to squats, leg extensions, ham curls, etc. I usually do not train quads and hams on the same day, but I dedicate a lot of training to my glutes.Medium weight with higher reps. I will occasionally incorporate heavy leg training days, too. But I tend to keep to a lot of bodyweight exercises and medium resistance. I do a lot of sets and a lot...more
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I love working my back!!! It is one of my best bodyparts! I am strong in back and it shows!!!!
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Well, it took long enough (at least I thought it did). I kinda got "spoken to" by my wonderful orthopedic surgeon two weeks ago. I was supposed to be working on my ROM and was being bad. Physical therapy was actually KILLING ME, but I was going. I would NOT bend it when I...
Hey Tamar! How's the knee doing? You are strong willed for sure! I couldn't help but smile looking at your progress pics and there you are taking pics while you still have your hospital id bands on your wrist!! I bet you were trying to curl and press anything weighted while you were in your hospital bed weren't you?!! lol
Wow, you have built yourself an incredible site…I’m so happy for you and all your accomplishments. Not only are you beautiful, but it seems like you’re a great business woman. Keep up the good work. So where are all your pics?? I'm training for my first 5K at the end of August and that's going really well. How are things going for you? :o)
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Thanks Tamar - it really means alot more coming from someone as beautiful as yourself. You forgot to tell me about your leg - how is it? Also Under Armour should be definitely paying you for sporting there stuff - if not your manager might want to make a call to them ;)
Hey Tamar - My brutal travel schedule is finnaly finish and getting back to some serious working out. Just wanted to check in and see how your injury was healing and to make sure you are pumped for the up coming footbal season - the offense should be special this year!!
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Yes I already came at least 7 times to the US. T o tell you the whole truth, I even lived there and worked there, back in 2001. Bu then, 9/11 occured and my working visa was not renewed. I know myself and can tell you that if it had been, I wouldstill be there and would apply for the Green Card.
I went once in Vegas, in 1999.
Hey girl!! Glad to hear things are going well with the knee :) It must feel great to be back in the gym... Good luck with preparation for Sept and Oct!! I'm rootin' for ya!!
