Jennifer Abshire

Jennifer Abshire

Jennifer Abshire[1] | |
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—Bodybuilder— | |
Personal info | |
Born | (1977-11-20)November 20, 1977(age 38)[2]Aurora, Illinois, U.S.[2] |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] |
Weight | In Season: 150–170 lb (68–77 kg) Off-Season: 180–185 lb (82–84 kg)[3][4] |
Professional career | |
Pro-debut | IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow[1], 2013[1] |
Best win | IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow champion[1], 2013[1] |
Predecessor | Lisa Giesbrecht[1] |
Successor | Simone Oliveira[1] |
Active | Since 2009[2] |
Jennifer Abshire[1] | |
---|---|
—Bodybuilder— | |
Personal info | |
Born | (1977-11-20)November 20, 1977(age 38)[2]Aurora, Illinois, U.S.[2] |
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] |
Weight | In Season: 150–170 lb (68–77 kg) Off-Season: 180–185 lb (82–84 kg)[3][4] |
Professional career | |
Pro-debut | IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow[1], 2013[1] |
Best win | IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow champion[1], 2013[1] |
Predecessor | Lisa Giesbrecht[1] |
Successor | Simone Oliveira[1] |
Active | Since 2009[2] |
Early life and education
Jennifer Abshire was born in 1977 in Aurora, Illinois. She was a cheerleader in high school and during her senior year she started to lift weights a bit to get stronger to catch the girls in the basket toss. [2]
Figure career
Amateur
Abshire started lifted casually for 10 years before she got serious about nutrition and strength training.
Her physique started to take the appearance of a figure competitor, and during show season, she kept getting asked when she was competing.
Retirement
After one year as competing in figure, Abshire switched to bodybuilding.
Contest history
2008 NPC Mid-Illinois Bodybuilding Championship - 1st (tall and overall)
2008 NPC Midwest Open Bodybuilding Championship - 1st (tall and overall)
2008 NPC Grand Prix Bodybuilding Championship - 1st (middle)
2008 NPC Illinois State Bodybuilding Championship - 3rd (middle)
2008 NPC Junior Nationals - DNP (E class)
2009 NPC Illinois State Bodybuilding Championship - 3rd (middle) [1] [2]
Bodybuilding career
Amateur
During her amateur career, Abshire would come in first place in every weight category she competed in.
After winning the light-heavy weight category at the 2010 USA Championships, she qualified for her IFBB pro card.
Professional
In 2013, Abshire won the 2013 Toronto Pro Supershow and qualified for her first Ms. Olympia. At the 2013 Ms. Olympia, she placed fourth place. [1]