Monique Cormier, who has overcome obesity and severe depression en route to becoming a world class amateur bodybuilder, joins Dave [ ... ]
Spotlight On: Janet Kaufman
Category you compete in: Womens Bodybuilding
Date of birth: February 14, 1966
Hometown: Lewiston,Idaho
Career: You mean besides this? LOL ... I am a Purchasing Clerk at the Lewiston School District
Sports background: Played a little tennis in Jr. High and ran some track but didn't excel in sports.
Why NPC: It was the only organization around that I knew of when I start competing 24 years ago. As frustrating as the sport can be at times, I like what the NPC stands for.
What do you like best about competing? I love to see my physique transform week by week during prep. I also love to meet others that have the same passion of getting to the gym every day. There are times when I think I'm not normal because it is such an obsession for me.
Competition history: 2010 Nationals Second Middleweight, 2009 Nationals Second Middleweight, 2009 Master Nationals Second Middleweight, 2008 Nationals Sixth Middleweight, 2008 Master Nationals First Middleweight, 2007 Nationals Third Middleweight, 2007 Master Nationals First Middleweight, 2006 Nationals Eighth Middleweight, 2005 Nationals Fifth Middleweight, 2005 USA Championships Third Middleweight, 2004 Evergreen States Middleweight and Overall winner, 2003 Nationals Fifteenth Middleweight, 2000 USA Championships Eighth Lightweight, 2000 Junior Nationals Fourth Lightweight, 1998 NPC Northwest Bodybuilding Championship Portland Oregon Qualified for Nationals
Next competition: Masters Nationals Over 35 and 45
Competitors you look up to: Nicole Ball, Zoa and Cathy LeFrancois. These are only a few. There are so many that I admire.
Favorite cheat food: Anything sweet, but all time favorite is coconut crème cake.
Favorite diet food: Salmon
Favorite body part to train: Legs
Least favorite body part to train: Shoulders because for me they are so hard to get to grow.
Hobbies: Riding my Harley, Nascar, Hunting,Fishing, Camping.
Words to live by: Learn to laugh at yourself. Life is too short to be serious all the time. And when beaten. Learn the lesson and try again.
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