Josefa Tariche

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Date of birth:

February-24-1974

Height:

162 cm / 5 ft 4 in

Off season weight:

58.2 - 60.0 kg / 128.0 - 132.0 lb – I want to be 55.0 kg / 121.0 lb

Competition weight:

55.0 kg / 121.0 lb – I want to be 50.0 kg / 110.0 lb

Competitions:

Year	Competition	Class	Place
Year	Competition	Class	Place
2010	Danish Nationals	Bodyfitness masters	2^nd
2010	Danish Nationals	Bodyfitness -163cm	3^rd
2010	Norway Open	Bodyfitness -163cm	5^th
2010	Nordic Championships	Bodyfitness masters	2^nd ^[1]

Motto:

If others can achieve it, I can achieve it, too!

[1]: Josefa has only been training seriously for competition for six months.

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Who I am

My name is Josefa Tariche, but my friends call me “latinbabe”, which is my profile name on facebook and bodybuilding.com :-) Latina Babe because I was born and raised in my beloved Venezuela, before I moved to Denmark at age 24.

I have always loved playing sports. In Venezuela, I was part of the athletic team from my city Maracaibo. I used to run 1,500 meters / 0.9 miles inside the stadium and run marathons (42.2 kilometers / 26.2 miles). I have tried many sports such as swimming, kickboxing, and boxing. I guess I really wanted to find what makes me happy, and I found out when I got introduced to the fitness-bodybuilding world that I was hooked! I have being lifting seriously for a year and half now and I just love it.

Why I compete

I decided to compete, because after being at the gym almost every day and working hard to look great, I started to lose the motivation. Then I took it to the next level by entering a competition in model fitness and I only had 8 weeks to prepare! It was a very quick decision, but then I got a little scared when I realized what I had gotten myself into. I never gave up during my preparation even though it was hard, with a lot of tears, happiness, joy, a mix of everything and I am sure I liked it because of that… haha. I was very focused on my goal, which was being in the top three and I did place third among 12 girls in my first competition outside Denmark! The week after I competed in light body building as well and placed third again.

After that experience, I decided to contact Helle, because my dream is being in the IFBB and that is why I will compete at the nationals here in Denmark. This time in figure and I go for the top three again and getting first place is where I am focused!

Why I love it

I love body fitness because is the only sport I know where I can shape my body the way I want and I love to wear tight, sexy clothes and my body will always look perfect!

Besides body fitness

I am currently studying to be a nurse’s assistant. I will be done in April 2011 and then I will be ready to get my bachelors degree in nursing.

Another thing I enjoy is attending to personal development seminars. It helps me focus on my goals. I swear by the “The Secret”. It’s my favorite book and I read it all the time. For me nothing is impossible as long as I believe in it, and I do!

I have a son who is 11 years old and we have the best relationship as mom and son… I also love cats and dogs. I have one cat but would love to have a dog… red noses are my favorite.

One of my dreams is becoming an IFBB Pro, doing fitness modeling and getting some sponsors of course :-)

I love to train legs, but mostly I love to train everything! I also love this life style because it gives me structure in my everyday life. I always need to know what I have to do every day, what I have to eat, and how much it must weight in order to achieve my goals. I also use this structure when studying and working. I feel lost when I don’t have a goal, but I also remember to enjoy life and I allow myself to be lazy from time to time:-)

My favorite cheat food is indian food, chocolate, cheese and strawberry cakes, homemade burgers, ice cream, and ris a la mande… I have a sweet tooth :-)