In grammar school, I was very active in sports (tennis, soccer, track, volleyball and softball) but my true passion was weightlifting. After graduation, I served in the US Navy from 1992 to 1997, working as an advanced electronics technician and military police. After the military, I went on to college, acquired an Associates degree in Health Sciences, then attended Iowa State University majoring in Pre-Medicine and Exercise Science.
I've been a long time sufferer of sleep problems, ADD & ADHD, learning disabilities, many systemic allergies, migraine headaches and a seizure disorders, and eventually depression; I was able to cure most of my problems by taking on a healthy lifestyle with proper nutrition, exercise and adequate sleep.
In 2004, I was hired by the prestige Sports Club OC in Irvine. The club challenged all the trainers to lose a specific amount of weight and I took it. With the help of master trainer Cesar Martinez and one of the 1997 EAS Body For Life winners, Drew Avery, I developed my first bodybuilding diet and went from 150lbs to 125lbs and entered my first figure pageant, Ms. Bikini America Southern California. I won 2nd place in my height class and found my very first hobby. Since then, I've competed in almost 40 bikini/figure (Ms. Bikini America System), bikini (Miss Hawaiian Tropic and small local contests) and fitness model competitions (FAME, FAS-NET, MWT). I've won 5, placed in top 5 in most of the regional figure/bikini, and top 10 in 3 national competitions.
In winter of 2005 I moved to Las Vegas, NV and in the spring of 2006, I started my own training company, Bombshell Fitness.
My most recent fitness accomplishment is placing 5th in the Ms. Bikini America Classics competition, despite having recently undergone shoulder surgery that limited my entire workout program. All I can say, is than you can still tone up really well with 2 & 3 lb dumbbells !
Thanks for reading my bio...
Josephine D
EDUCATION:
Iowa State University
2000-2003
PreMedicine & Exercise Science
Des Moines Area Community College
1998-2000
Health Studies & Nursing
1992-1997 US NAVY
-US Naval Advanced Electronics
-US Naval Auxiliary Security Force Training
Trainer Certifications:
APEX
ACSM
NASM
NCCPT

