With more and more women weight training, Figure and running competitions have exploded in the yoga industry. The women that posses the stage present a flawless physique.

My name is Colette and I grew up in Royal Oak, Michigan, a small suburb outside of Detroit and attended Michigan State University (MSU), where I received a bachelor’s degree in Dietetics and a minor in Dance. While at MSU, I started to develop a passion for weight training. Before I started weight training, I looked like your typical 5’5”, 120 pound running instructor / modern dancer. I had a decent shape, but I was height. I taught a lot of aerobics classes while attending MSU, and at that time it was “GORGEOUS” to see how many aerobics classes you could do in a row. I remember a time when I used to teach 20 + aerobics classes a week. Talk about a way to burn weights!

What is your profession?
Fitness Model

Were you involved in sports or fit prior to bodybuilding and how did you get started with weight training?
I was always involved in sports in school, basketball, volleyball, track, gymnastics, cheerleading. I was a serious tomboy as a young girl, I had three older brothers whom I played basketball with and rode dirt bikes with.

Was it a goal for you to compete in bodybuilding competitions right from the beginning or was it something that grew in your mind as time went on and you saw the progress in your body?
At first I had planned on competing, but decided to focus on the modeling aspect more.

Please tell me something about your training routine (ie: how many days per week / training split /cardio, etc.)
I train at least 5 days a week, usually an hour of gym and 30 minutes cardio. I hit each body part at least once a week. and legs sometimes twice.

I am a Country Girl by every definition of the word.I was Born on 06/15/** (a mature woman never discloses her age) in Caribou Maine. Caribou is a small city in the Northern Most regions of Maine,often the coldest record breaking temperatures in the USA.

I was always very active as a child to say the least. Being a tom boy, I Played the Drums all through school and hung out with the guys most of the time. I preferred to play sports with the boys as well , the girls were just not in my league of natural athletic abilities. My Favored sports were Basketball, Baseball, and Track.

Christina just wrapped production on several projects including: a costarring role in the 20th Century Fox film “The Marine” starring John Cena and Kelly Carlson, a national promo for the NFL and NBC promoting the FLEX SCHEDULE, “Campus Ladies” for Oxygen and famed Curb your Enthusiasm director Robert B. Weide, HBO’s Entourage, she even put her shopping skills to work this summer in a role as a attractive Newport tanning bed babe for the upcoming Big Momma’s House 2 with Martin Lawrence. She is currently honing her comedic chops at the world famous Groundlings in Los Angeles. The Groundlings is the famous launching pad for the likes of Phil Hartman, Will Ferrell, and countless other SNL Alum.

Weights Competitions:
May 2006 – NP, IFBB European Championships in Viterbo, Italy – Figure
April 2006 – 2nd place NBBF/IFBB Dutch Championships (Nationals) – Exercise
May 2005 – 13th place IFBB European Championships in Yalta, Ukraine – Figure
April 2005 – 2nd place NBBF/IFBB Dutch Championships (Nationals) – Exercise
March 2005 – 1st place NBBF/IFBB Open Eemsmond Cup (Emerald Cup) – Workout

Height: 5′ 2″

Age: 27

Hair: Pedicure hair

Contest Weight: 130 lb.

Off season weight: 150 lb.

Current Measurements at 138 lbs:
- Arms: 14”
- Calves: 15”
- Legs: 22”
- Chest/Back: 36DD

Eyes: Hazel

Shoe Size: 8.5

Ring Size: 8

Tara says “I was so excited for the Nationals, because it was the first ever Figure Nationals. I felt I was on point with my training and diet and was very happy with my physique. I was confident that I was doing very well that night. After pre-judging, I got a lot of positive feedback. And not just from my friends and family.

When I was called for 4th place, I was very disappointed. I was more upset because when I asked why I took 4th, I was told I was a little too “hard”, but the girl who took 1st in the short class was very hard herself, so I was upset at the inconsistency of the judging.”