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Full Name:
Isabelle Selena Turell


Birth date: 10-22

Birth place: Tampa,FL

Current living: Terre Haute, Indiana

current profession: IFBB Pro, Student,
personal trainer, Motivation Coach, and Writer.

Body Stats
(Some measurements)
Back width lat spread 47 1/2 inches
Thighs off season up to 28"
Biceps offseason 16 1/2-17 "
Calves 16 "

Young Isabelle Turell photo How and when I got involved into bodybuilding/lifting weights?
This is a good question, of course I played sports so I had to be fit to play my role in the game. I do admit I was a fatty little thing. I had a little belly and huge thighs. My nickname was thunder thighs. Once in a while I lifted weights but I didn't know nothing about how to lift a weight or exercise with weight training. My whole life did a 360 when I was 20 yrs old. I really wasn't a fan of muscles and bodybuilding. I thought it was silly. I wanted to give bodybuilding a try as I believe you have to try everything once in life. At that point I wanted to do something that I never done before. I ran into an old friend that was a bodybuilder. I told her I wanted to compete in a show. I had no idea the lifestyle change I was getting into. Nor did I know it was going to forever change my life.
I strongly believe that anyone can achieve anything thier hearts desire. You just have to believe in yourself and in your dreams. Anything is possible when you put your mind to it. Some people say I can't do it or I could never achieve my goals. Never say never or you can't do something. Of course you can. I don't just mean bodybuilding, I mean everything and anything in life. Trust me, I know this from experience. I didn't have an easy life growing up, I had to keep my chin up and keep moving forward. I admit, bodybuilding is one of the toughest sports. You have to mentally focused and be very discipline. I believe that to be successful in bodybuilding you have to do a couple of things

Diet:
Favorite Off-season Food(s))?
Cheesecake, BW3 Asian Zing boneless wings, Tiramisu, Sushi, Pizza, Calamari
Favorite Cheat Meal? hot wings/sushi
Favorite Diet Food? Oatmeal

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1. Think positive
2. Stay on your diet (this is critical)
If you make one little mistake on your diet
it could set you back. On top of that your giving the other competition an advantage. Think Big, How bad do you want it!
3. Be dedicated and determined to be the best.
4. Don't slack cardio
5. Don't skip meals and most of all training
6. Be strong minded
7. Believe in yourself as you area champion
8. Have fun

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What did I do before body building?
I played a lot of sports in high school. My favorite was soccer. I played Soccer for nine years competitive. I loved the sport. I played center defense. Awesome position. I loved getting dirty and slide tackling. But I had to stop for a while because I tore a ligament in my knee. I was going to have surgery. To be honest I chickened out. The sports doctor was going to put screws in my knee or someone else's ligament. Just talking about it gives me the chills.The other sports I played was softball,wrestling, volleyball, and track.

A typical day in my life during precontest time!
I get up at 4:00am do cardio, eat, work, relax, pose, sleep.

Training routine -1 body part a day
Quads
Hams
Shoulders
Back
Chest
Triceps
Bi
Calves, Abs every other day

How often do I train?
I train 5 days a week

What is the difference from training in off season and training for a contest?
Off season- putting on some size, bringing up weak body parts, diet is more flexible
Pre contest- strict diet, training for separation and definition, maintaining size, cardio

 

   
Competition History

June 7, 2000

Orlando Classic: 1st middleweight ( 119 lbs )
Tied overall

June 14, 2000

Mid-Muscle Classic: 2nd heavyweight

December 6, 2003 Excalibur: *1st and overall heavyweight
* this was a big unexpected success for me, I had a goal to do a show for 2003 and I only had one option left, California. At the time I lived in FLorida, so I flew all the way to California to do a National Qualifier

November 2004
NPC Nationals 9th place heavyweight

September 2006
IFFB North American 1st-light heavy weight

July 2008
NPC USAs 1st heavyweight and overall earned Pro Status HOORAY!!!!

March 2009
Ms. International

 

Isabelle Turell Lifting in the gym.Some of my Best Lifts
Leg press 1400 + lbs x 5 reps
Bicep curl 85lb x 3 reps 1 arm
Tricep overhead extension 100 lb s x 15
Bench w dumbbells 110 lbs x 10 w/ a partner close by
Dead lifts 495 lb x 5 reps
Shrugs 125 lb with db at 10 reps
Best body part - lats
Least body part - calves
Favorite exercise; alternate db curls
Least favorite exercise - lunges

Hobbies

Writing, , playing ith my English Bulldog and cat, scuba diving, crossword puzzles, traveling, working out, dancing, drawing, swimming, playing with my kid sister, working with the Humane Society, helping outthe homeless, and educating people on nutrition and exercise.

Plans for 2009 Ms. Olympia
To try to bring in a tighter package and weigh 10 lbs heavier

isabelle fun

All donations go to help with my contest preparation for the Ms. Olympia

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