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Bodybuilding is a Way of Life

By Diane Hunter consuming”, said Jessop. It seems
that this degree of focus is working for
At the age of 45, Eileen Jessop her. Jessop has won everything from
decided it was time to make a first to sixth place in the competitions
change. Life had become routine and she has entered in the past four years.
she needed to stir things up. Looking She hopes to get to ‘The Arnolds”
down and seeing the number ’45’ on someday. The Arnold Sports Festival
her birthday cake seemed a little too is held each year in the late winter
much and became the catalyst for a or early spring in Columbus, Ohio
new way of life. Jessop had always with this year marking the events
been interested in bodybuilding. As a 25th year. The festival welcomes
teen, she had learned that she could over 18,000 athletes who compete
build muscle fairly easily. Jessop in over 45 different events including
learned what she could about the 12 Olympic events. The next festival
sport, joined a gym in Ottawa, and got will be held from February 28 to
herself a personal trainer, something March 3, 2013.
she says is necessary.
Jessop says that bodybuilding has
“You can’t do it alone,” said Jessop. been an adventure in learning about
“Especially in the beginning, you herself. She has learned about her
need a trainer.” strengths, weaknesses and what she
can overcome. “I have learned more
It wasn’t long before Jessop was
about myself doing this than I ever
well on the road to becoming an
believed possible,” said Jessop.
award winning bodybuilder. Within
“It has been a challenging and
eight months, Jessop was competition
rewarding adventure.” Jessop plans
ready.
on continuing bodybuilding and
Jessop has made bodybuilding part entering more competitions in the
of her daily life. Jessop’s workout is near future.
a three-part cycle; bulk, cut, refine,
For more information on The
and each cycle takes from four to six
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weeks. During the refining phase of
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her work out, Jessop is at the gym 18
hours a week plus tanning and severe
dieting.

Dieting, according to Jessop, is
the hardest part. To get ready for a
competition she must start dieting 12
to 16 weeks before the competition.
She has no grains other than oatmeal
and very clean eating (no breads, no
wheat, no processed food). In the
final month Jessop’s food intake is
strictly controlled, eating at specific
times of the day and no dairy. In the
final few weeks she cuts out salt and
her water intake is controlled.
Eileen Jessop at the Canadian Bodybuilding Federation Competition,
“When I am getting ready for Eileen Jessop at 45 just before April 28, 2012. Jessop won 6th place for Women’s physique. Photo
a competition, it becomes all starting bodybuilding. from The Canadian Bodybuilding Federation (CBBF)
Supplied photo Photo by Garry Bartlett
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