Lisa Cross

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Lisa Cross [1]
Bodybuilder
Personal info
Born (1978-04-04) 4 April 1978 (age 46) [2]
Rochdale, England [2]
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) [2]
WeightIn Season: 150 lb (68 kg)
Off-Season: 160 lb (73 kg) [2] [3] [4]
Professional career
Pro-debut
Best win
Predecessor Anne Freitas [1] [6]
Successor Isabelle Turrell [1] [6]
ActiveSince 2006 [7]

Lisa Cross (born 4 April 1978) is a professional British female bodybuilder. [1]

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Early life and education

Lisa was born in Rochdale in 1978. [8] She had eating problems that began while studying for her GCSEs. Around the age of 15 she became anorexic. She gained all As and A*s in her GCSEs and then achieved four A-Levels which allowed her to take a degree in Russian and Politics at Birmingham University. [2]

Bodybuilding career

Amateur

Lisa has been weight training since 2003 and has been conditioning for competitive entry since 2008. She first really got into bodybuilding in 2006 while she was living in Japan while she was teaching English. Her boyfriend at the time was a Japanese bodybuilding champion and she started reading up on bodybuilding, such as Negrita Jayde, and started training with weights. In 2007, after she got married, she went to see the 2007 Ms. Olympia competition for their honeymoon and was impressed when she saw female bodybuilders for the first time. Former UK junior champion Lewis Breed oversees her training and pre-contest preparation for bodybuilding. She competed in her debut competition at the 2009 NABBA England, placing second place behind Jennie Ellam. She then competed at the 2009 NABBA Universe achieving second place to Larissa Cunha. Her best win was first place at the UKBFF British Championships, where she won the Ladies Physique class. On 19 March 2014, she announced that she had been awarded her IFBB pro card and can now compete as a pro. [1] [7] [9]

Professional

Lisa attended her first IFBB professional competition at the 2014 Tampa Pro, where she placed 16th place. In 2015, Alina Popa became her coach and started training at the Armbrust PRO Gym. Her training paid off when she went on to win the 2015 Omaha Pro, the first time a professional British female bodybuilder won an overall professional competition since 1999. [5] [6] [10] [11]

Contest history

Personal life

Lisa is bisexual and currently single. She currently lives in Plymouth. She is a former police officer and English teacher. She speaks English, French, Russian and Japanese. This is due to her time living in France, Russia and Japan. In 2014, she published her first book, Devil and Disciple – The Temptation. Her sponsors are CNP Professional, Melanotan Europe, and Powerzone Gym Equipment. She runs her own community gym. [7] [13] [14] [15] She is also a hardcore pornographic performer. [16] [17]

See also

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Lisa Cross September 15th, 2009". 10 August 2012. Archived from the original on 10 August 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lisa Cross". Wb270.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "The Truth in Bodybuilding". RXmuscle.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 4 "Contests". Musculardevelopment.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "2015 Omaha Pro scorecards". Ifbbpro.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "An Arresting Development". Flexonline.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  8. ↑ "Lisa Cross". Tumblr. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "Blog". Lisacross.com. 18 June 2014. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Alina Popa Coach". Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  11. ↑ "Lisa Cross IFBB Pro". Facebook.com. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Lisa Cross Female Body Builder and Trainer". Archived from the original on 1 August 2015. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  13. ↑ "lisa@lisacross.com". Sessiongirls.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  14. ↑ "bblisa.cross". Facebook.com. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  15. ↑ "About Lisa". 5 September 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  16. ↑ "Lisa XXX Cross". Twitter.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  17. ↑ "Lisa Cross Homepage - Female Bodybuilder & Female Muscle Videos". Lisacross.com. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
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