Sheila Bleck
| Sheila Bleck[1] | |
|---|---|
| — Bodybuilder — | |
| Personal info | |
| Born | October 14, 1974 [1] Coos Bay, Oregon, U.S.[1] |
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1] |
| Weight | In Season: 154 lb (70 kg) Off-Season: 164 lb (74 kg)[1] |
| Professional career | |
| Pro-debut | IFBB New York Pro[1], 2010[1] |
| Best win | IFBB Wings of Strength PBW Tampa Pro champion and best poser award[2], 2014[2] |
| Predecessor | Tammy Jones[2] |
| Successor | Margaret Martin Jacqueline Fuchs[3] |
| Active | Since 1993[4] |
Sheila R. Bleck (born October 14, 1974) is an American professional female bodybuilder. She ranks as the 6th best female bodybuilder in the IFBB Pro Women's Bodybuilding Ranking List.[5][6]
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Early life and education
Sheila Bleck was born in 1974 in Coos Bay, Oregon, along with her identical twin sister, Sherry. As a kid, her mother was young, unmarried (she and her sister never knew her father), had no child support, and worked a lot. Around the age of 3–5 years old, she and her sister were abused by many babysitters while her mother was at work. Eventually her mother asked her grandmother to step in and take care of them. In 1992, she graduated from North Bend High School.[1][7][8]
Bodybuilding career
Amateur
At the age of twelve, Bleck's mother bought her and her sister their first weight bench. Her motivations to lift was Sylvester Stallone, the Hulk, and Rocky. She also wanted a dancer growing up and thought she could do both. In junior high school, she was involved in modern dance. At the age of 15, she attended her first gym. Within a year, she went onto a powerlifting team, which she competed for over two years. At the age of 17, her friends where encouraging her to compete. When she was 18 years old, at the gym, ‘Better Builds Gym', she received training from bodybuilder Jake Grabow, who educated her on eating and posing. At the age of 18 years, after high school, she started competing. In 2008, she won the NPC Nationals and won her IFBB pro card.[1][7][9][10]
Professional
In 2009, John Romano became Sheila Bleck's prep coach for her pro career. Here current prep coach is Dave Palumbo. In 2010, she came in a close second at her first professional competition, the 2010 New York Pro. She lost to Cathy LeFrançois by just one point. Since 2010, she has been in the top six of every professional bodybuilding competition she competed in, with the exception of the 2014 Ms. Olympia. In 2014, she won her first IFBB pro competition, the 2014 Tampa Pro and qualified for the 2014 Ms. Olympia.[1][11][2][12][13]
Contest history
- 1993 Bill Pearl Classic - 2nd (HW)
- 1995 Oregon Coast Champ - 1st (HW)
- 1998 Oregon State Champ - 1st (HW)
- 1999 Oregon State Champ - 1st (HW)
- 2000 Oregon State Champ - 1st
- 2000 Emerald Cup 2000 - 1st
- 2000 USAs Nationals - 16th
- 2002 Contra Costa - 1st
- 2003 Nationals - 6th (HW)
- 2005 National - 11th
- 2006 USAs Nationals - 3rd
- 2006 Nationals - 3rd
- 2007 USAs Nationals - 2nd
- 2008 Nationals - 1st
- 2010 IFBB New York Pro - 2nd
- 2010 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 4th
- 2011 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 6th
- 2012 IFBB Tampa Pro - 2nd and best poser award
- 2012 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 6th
- 2014 IFBB Tampa Pro - 1st and best poser award
- 2014 IFBB Ms. Olympia - 7th[1][2]
Personal life
She currently lives in Tampa, Florida and Stockholm, Sweden. She visits Sweden on a regular basis to see her fiancé Pontus Bergfelt. Her sister, Sherry, started boxing competitively at age 19 and did so for 6 years with the USA Amateur Boxing Association. She fought as a welter weight and had ten victories out of ten fights. She has also competed in amateur bodybuilding three times (2004, 2005 and 2007) and took two overall titles and one second place. In December 2012, she started her own website. In January 2013, she started Sheila Bleck Bodybuilding Arts.[1][7][8][14]
See also
References
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2014 IFBB Wings of Strength Tampa Pro
- ↑ IFBB Tampa Pro
- ↑ Sheila Bleck, IFBB pro Bodybuilder at Fan Expo Las Vegas
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- ↑ Sherry R Bleck, 39
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- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Sheila Bleck Stage Choreography
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- ↑ THE SHEILA BLECK STORY…PART TWO
- ↑ Training & Diet
- ↑ New York Pro Women
- ↑ August 3, 2014 Facebook
