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| Date of birth: | November-09-1975 |
| Height: | 162 cm / 5 ft 4 in |
| Off season weight: | 62 kg / 136.4 lb |
| Competition weight: | 55 kg / 121.0 lb |
| Motto: | Nothing comes from nothing! |
| EMail: | tina.jonsson@evolutionhotel.com |
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| Category: | Interview |
| Language: | English |
| Length: | 07:20 min |
| Date: | 2009-Sep-05 |
What do you currently do for a living?
I’m a supervisor at a gym named Fitness DK.
How long have you been working out?
3 years
How did you get involved with the sport?
I’ve always loved sports and being active. I’ve been an athlete all my life and I think I’ve always had a fascination with muscle. I like the idea of shaping my body to my liking. I also like to have goals and strive for something – I have a competitive nature.
What do you enjoy about your sport?
I love being fit and feeling strong. It gives me a physical and mental well-being.
What’s your favorite thing and/or routine you enjoy when training for a competition?
My morning cardio! – It’s pure therapy to me.
Would you please share your competition history with us?
- 2007:
- Miss Fitness 10th place
- 2008:
- Danish Nationals 5th place
What are your hobbies and interests outside of your sport?
I love skiing and nature.
What do you consider your best feature?
Willpower!
Do you have a favorite lift or exercise?
Squats!
What is your best bodypart?
Biceps.
Who are your role models? And/or who do you look up to in your life?
Helle Nielsen
Who are your favorite bodybuilders/bodyfitness(figure) athletes? (male or female)
Bodyfitness: Christina Schwarz.
Bodybuilders: Helle Nielsen
Favorite Quote?
“Nothing comes from nothing” – Helle and Tina
What’s your most inspiring moment in sports?
To work out with Helle!
What has been your best moment in the gym or during a competition?
When I’m on stage for the finals. Right before the curtain opens and I’m standing ready to shine – that’s where the butterflies really are flying!
What does your sport mean to you?
It means a whole lot to me. My sport is my free space to be myself and to give my best. That I get a fantastic body is just an extra bonus!
Do you remember the first indication you got from another person that maybe you had some talent?
A friend told me that I had a good frame – that I could do well in competitions.
What are your athletic goals?
My goal is to win the Danish Nationals.
What do you like in particular about Evolution Hotel?
I feel I receive the best guidance and advise I can get. Every training and nutrition plan is tailor made specifically for me and my needs. Since I started working with Helle, I have improved tremendously. She knows how to bring the best out of me.
Helle has a great personality as well, there’s 100% honesty between us and she always listens to me and my every concern is taken seriously. And there is no such thing as a stupid question.
What would you say was your biggest life success so far?
That I’m not afraid to act and live my dreams.
Favorite Food?
I love lasagne with lots of cheese, pancakes, brunch. I can go on.
What other sports do you enjoy watching?
Handball, fitness/bodybuilding.
What other sports have you done or are you currently doing?
Handball, football, badminton and horse riding.
Nickname?
Johnson
Self-description of personality?
Open, tolerant, loving, I do have a temper… lol… and I’m strong willed.
What motivated you to get into bodybuilding/body fitness?
I just wanted to become better at the sport I love – take it to the next level.
What is your biggest obstacle to success?
Sometimes I let myself get influenced by other people – everyone has an opinion about how I should go about my sport. I also need to believe more in myself and that I can better my weaker points.
What’s the most important principle you have learned from your coach?
To believe in myself.
What’s the best part of competition for you?
When I’m standing on stage at the finals behind the curtains waiting for them to open – big excitement!
If you could change something in the sport, what would it be?
I wish there wasn’t so much prejudice from people just because you choose to have a fit and muscular body. Everybody should have a right to choose what one likes without being judged.
What was your first contest like?
It was a bit over-whelming yet exciting experience. My legs were shaking beneath me – I was so nervous! But I did it! I was proud of myself afterwards. It gave me so much motivation and drive to go back in the gym and get even better!
Describe your life before bodybuilding/bodyfitness – what are the biggest changes to your life?
I’ve always been doing a lot of sports. I was teaching body pump and body combat classes prior to taking up weight training. You can say, before I was the teacher, now I’m the student.
Thank you Tina, for taking the time to speak with us and share a little bit about yourself with Evolutionhotel.com readers. Is there anything else that you would like evolutionhotel.com readers to know?
I’m a proud Evolution Hotel athlete and I’m very much looking forward to the diet process that I’m about to enter. I’ve worked with Helle in the off-season and we have created some really great results! I cant wait to get in shape and show what I have achieved this year.
