Bleck was born in Coos Bay, Oregon, along with her identical twin sister, Sherry. Their mother, Rebecca, was young and unmarried, and they never knew their father. Bleck has spoken of the abuse she and her sister suffered at the hands of babysitters between the ages of three and five years old. Eventually, Bleck's working mother asked the twins' grandmother to step in and take care of them.
At the age of twelve, Bleck's mother bought her and her sister their first weight bench. She cites actor Sylvester Stallone's character Rocky Balboa and the Incredible Hulk as her early inspirations. Bleck, by that time a modern dancer, would not begin lifting seriously until the age of 16, when she joined a powerlifting. Her first trainer was Jake Grabow of Better Builds Gym, from whom she received an education on eating and posing. Not long after high school graduation, Bleck started competing as a bodybuilder.
In 2008, in winning the NPC Nationals, she obtained her IFBB pro card.[1][6][8][9]
Professionaledit
In 2009, John Romano became Bleck's prep coach for her pro career, although her 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 in which she has competed, with the exception of the 2014 Ms. Olympia. At the 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships, Bleck came in 2nd place overall and won the Best Poser Award.[1][2][10][11][12]
Her sister Sherry started boxing competitively at age 19 and did so for six years with the USA Amateur Boxing Association. She fought as a welterweight and had an undefeated 10–0 career. Sherry has also competed in amateur bodybuilding three times (2004, 2005 and 2007) and took two overall titles and one second place. They remain close to this day.
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External linksedit
Official website
January 01, 1970
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Sheila R Bleck born October 14 1974 is an American retired professional female bodybuilder Sheila Bleck 1 BodybuilderPersonal infoBorn 1974 10 14 October 14 1974 age 49 1 Coos Bay Oregon U S 1 Height5 ft 7 in 1 70 m 1 WeightIn Season 154 lb 70 kg Off Season 164 lb 74 kg 1 Professional careerPro debutIFBB New York Pro 1 2010 1 Best winIFBB Wings of Strength PBW Tampa Pro champion 2 2014 2 2016 3 and 2017 3 PredecessorTammy Jones 2 Margaret Martin 3 SuccessorMargaret Martin 4 Alina Popa 3 ActiveRetired 2019 5 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Bodybuilding career 2 1 Amateur 2 2 Professional 2 3 Contest history 3 Personal life 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEarly life and education editBleck was born in Coos Bay Oregon along with her identical twin sister Sherry Their mother Rebecca was young and unmarried and they never knew their father Bleck has spoken of the abuse she and her sister suffered at the hands of babysitters between the ages of three and five years old Eventually Bleck s working mother asked the twins grandmother to step in and take care of them In 1992 Sheila who describes herself as having always been athletic graduated from North Bend High School 1 6 7 Bodybuilding career editAmateur edit At the age of twelve Bleck s mother bought her and her sister their first weight bench She cites actor Sylvester Stallone s character Rocky Balboa and the Incredible Hulk as her early inspirations Bleck by that time a modern dancer would not begin lifting seriously until the age of 16 when she joined a powerlifting Her first trainer was Jake Grabow of Better Builds Gym from whom she received an education on eating and posing Not long after high school graduation Bleck started competing as a bodybuilder In 2008 in winning the NPC Nationals she obtained her IFBB pro card 1 6 8 9 Professional edit In 2009 John Romano became Bleck s prep coach for her pro career although her 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 LeFrancois by just one point Since 2010 she has been in the top six of every professional bodybuilding competition in which she has competed with the exception of the 2014 Ms Olympia At the 2016 Rising Phoenix World Championships Bleck came in 2nd place overall and won the Best Poser Award 1 2 10 11 12 Contest history edit 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 2016 IFBB Tampa Pro 1st 2016 IFBB Rising Phoenix World Championships 2nd and Best Poser Award 2017 IFBB Tampa Pro 1st 2017 IFBB WOS Rising Phoenix World Championships 2nd and Best Poser Award 2018 IFBB WOS Rising Phoenix World Championships 3rd 1 2 3 Personal life editBleck currently resides in Vancouver Washington Her sister Sherry started boxing competitively at age 19 and did so for six years with the USA Amateur Boxing Association She fought as a welterweight and had an undefeated 10 0 career Sherry has also competed in amateur bodybuilding three times 2004 2005 and 2007 and took two overall titles and one second place They remain close to this day See also editFemale bodybuilding List of female professional bodybuildersReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k Sheila Bleck Bio sheilableck net Archived from the original on February 22 2015 Retrieved March 29 2018 a b c d e Rx Muscle Contest Gallery gallery rxmuscle com Retrieved 2022 02 26 a b c d e Sheila Bleck Muscle Memory IFBB Tampa Pro Sheila Bleck IFBB pro Bodybuilder at Fan Expo Las Vegas a b Don t Stop Believing The Sheila Bleck Story Part 1 rx muscle 5 August 2010 Retrieved May 20 2014 Sheila Bleck Stage Choreography IFBB Professional Bodybuilder SHEILA BLECK amg lite November 18 2011 Retrieved May 20 2014 Sheila Bleck interview by femalemuscleguide com femalemuscleguide com Retrieved May 20 2014 THE SHEILA BLECK STORY PART TWO Archived 2014 05 20 at archive today Training amp Diet Archived from the original on 2015 02 22 Retrieved 2014 09 20 Silverman Ruth 2010 05 10 New York Pro Women Three peat Time for Cathy www ironmanmagazine com Retrieved 2022 02 26 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sheila Bleck amp oldid 1172457185, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
