Sheila Bleck

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Sheila Bleck [1]
Bodybuilder
Personal info
NicknameFlex with Bleck
Born (1974-10-14) October 14, 1974 (age 50) [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 career
Pro-debut
Best win
  • IFBB Wings of Strength PBW Tampa Pro champion [2]
  • 2014, [2] 2016, [3] and 2017 [3]
PredecessorTammy Jones [2]
Margaret Martin [3]
Successor Margaret Martin [4]
Alina Popa [3]
ActiveRetired 2019 [5]

Sheila R. Bleck (born October 14, 1974) is an American retired professional female bodybuilder.

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Early life and education

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.

In 1992, Sheila, who describes herself as having always been athletic, graduated from North Bend High School. [1] [6] [7]

Bodybuilding career

Amateur

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

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]

Contest history

Personal life

Bleck 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Sheila Bleck Bio". sheilableck.net. Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved March 29, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rx Muscle Contest Gallery". gallery.rxmuscle.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Sheila Bleck Muscle Memory
  4. ↑ IFBB Tampa Pro
  5. ↑ Sheila Bleck, IFBB pro Bodybuilder at Fan Expo Las Vegas
  6. 1 2 "Don't Stop Believing. . . The Sheila Bleck Story- Part 1". rx muscle. August 5, 2010. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  7. ↑ Sheila Bleck Stage Choreography
  8. ↑ "IFBB Professional Bodybuilder SHEILA BLECK!". amg-lite. November 18, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Sheila Bleck interview by femalemuscleguide.com". femalemuscleguide.com. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
  10. ↑ THE SHEILA BLECK STORY…PART TWO Archived 2014-05-20 at archive.today
  11. ↑ "Training & Diet". Archived from the original on February 22, 2015. Retrieved September 20, 2014.
  12. ↑ Silverman, Ruth (May 10, 2010). "New York Pro Women—Three-peat Time for Cathy -". www.ironmanmagazine.com. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
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