Julie Soar - Abs of the Month for September

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Name: Julie Soar

Age: 40
Resides: Massachusetts
Height: 5’7
Weight: 145 Off Season,

130 in Season

Favorite Bodypart: Abs/Back

Years Training: Three

How I got started?

Prior to having children, I always exercised and stayed in pretty good shape. So after childbearing and a few years of being overweight, I decided to get back into the gym. I started working out with a friend who loved to lift and had a great physique. I lifted, did the ½ hour to hour of cardio 5 days a week. I liked what I was seeing but needed to set some goals for myself. The gym I joined was having a “12 week challenge”. I entered this challenge at 162.6 lbs & 29.2% body fat. I lost 13.8 lbs and almost 6% body fat. To continue to motivate myself, I entered Bill Phillips Body for Life Challenge and lost another 9.4 lbs and 4.7% body fat.

I maintained this body fat percentage for about 2 years with just slight fluctuations. At this time, I wanted to challenge myself further. My workout partner encouraged me to enter a local bodybuilding competition. I thought she was crazy! I started dieting down and see where it would get me. One Saturday afternoon a few weeks later, I headed to Providence RI and sat in the audience and watched my first bodybuilding competition. Within nine weeks of my decision, I stepped on stage for my first bb competition weighing in at 128 lbs and 10% bf. That was in July of 2003. I took home and 2nd and 3rd place trophies at the ANBC Beach Cities Classic in Hermosa Beach, California.

I entered two more shows in October, 2004. The USBF Northeast Natural and the NGA Granite State Open. This time, between the two shows, I took home two 2nd place trophies, one first place trophy and a Best Poser trophy. The very best memory of these shows is seeing and hearing my two sons, now 13 and 9 in the first row, cheering on their mom!

What kind of nutritional plan do you stick to?

My nutrition is pretty basic. I eat mostly whole foods; only supplementing with meal replacement or protein shakes when whole foods are not convenient or accessible. I eat small meals 5-6 times per day. Lean protein is a must; fish, egg whites, chicken breast and periodically lean red meat. I stick to whole grains such as oats, brown rice or Ezekiel bread. Fresh vegetables, and salads and low glycemic fruits are staples in my diet as well. Any vitally important, ¾ - 1 gallon of water per day.

My Training Regime

Currently, I lift 4 days per week. Some weeks are heavy weight/low rep weeks and some weeks are high volume. I try to use varying tempos (slow negatives, explosive lifts etc.) A typical week looks like this:

Monday: Legs and abs, Tuesday: Chest and back, Wednesday: Off, Thursday: Legs and shoulders

Julie

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