Dena Westerfield

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Dena Westerfield
Bodybuilder
Personal info
Born (1971-01-26) January 26, 1971 (age 53)
St. Petersburg, Florida
Height5 ft 2 in (1.57 m)
Weight145 lb (66 kg)
Professional career
Pro-debut
  • IFBB Europa Super Show
  • 2006

Dena Westerfield, D.C. (born January 26, 1971) is an American IFBB professional female bodybuilder, chiropractic doctor, personal trainer and massage therapist. She lives in Chesterfield, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. [1]

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Early life and education

Dena Westerfield was born, and spent most of her life, in St. Petersburg, Florida. A seasoned athlete, she graduated with her pre-med degree from USF in 2000. Westerfield studied massage therapy at the Humanities Center (now called Cortiva Institute) in Pinellas Park, Florida. She left Florida in 2000 to attend Life College of Chiropractic in Marietta, Georgia.

In 2002, she was a student at Logan College of Chiropractic in Chesterfield, Missouri. In 2004, she opened the Westerfield Health Center there.

Bodybuilding career

Amateur

In 2001, she competed at her first contest at the NPC USA Costal as a heavyweight (136 lbs) and won the heavyweight and overall title. At the 2003 Junior Nationals, she competed as a middleweight (131 lbs) and won the middleweight and overall title. At the 2003 USA, she placed 7th in the middleweights. In July 2004, she opened her own business, Westerfield Health Center, which was four months before the 2004 Nationals. She found it difficult opening a new practice and training for the Nationals. At the 2004 Nationals, she placed 4th in the light heavy weight class (140lbs). In 2005, she won the light heavy weight class (131lbs) at the 2005 NPC Nationals, winning her IFBB Pro League card.

Professional

At 2006 Europa Super Show, Dena made her pro debut, placing 2nd and qualifying for the first time for the Ms. Olympia. At the 2006 Ms. Olympia, she placed 14th. At the 2007 Jan Tana Classic, she competed as a lightweight and placed 2nd. At the 2007 Europa Super Show she finished 4th in the lightweight class. Also in 2007, she started being sponored by Species Nutrition.

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References

  1. "Dena Westerfield - AMG Lite". AMG Lite. July 11, 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  2. Dena Westerfield AMG-Lite