Mona Muresan
Mona Muresan
Mona Muresan (born October 4, 1975) is an Entrepreneur and fitness instructor. [1] She is the owner of a steakhouse in the Financial District in Manhattan.
Early Life & Education
Muresan was born in Romania.[1] She moved to the United States of America in 1992.
Career
Inspired to add some muscle to her 5’7”, 120-lbs frame, Mona started training in the gym.
However, her workouts were a far cry from what they look today. When Mona first joined a gym, she was afraid of lifting weights. Instead, she spent hours running on a treadmill.
However, the lack of results that followed made Mona think twice about doing so much cardio.
After seeing a fit girl in her gym doing heavy deadlifts, she realized that weightlifting was the way to go.
Mona Muresan has won 7 state and national competitions since 2008.
She competed in her first international competition, the Pittsburgh Pro, in May 2011.
She has also competed in the New York Pro Championship and the Toronto Pro Supershow, where she earned 10th and 6th place respectively.
Physique Changes
After she replaced cardio with free weights, Mona’s results quickly improved.
The progress she saw motivated her to learn more about fitness.
So, she started reading nutrition and bodybuilding books and articles, and took this knowledge to improve her physique even further.
Eventually, Mona established a solid fitness routine which gave her consistent results.
She went to the gym six days per week, doing strength training for 45 minutes and abdominal drills for 15 minutes. And since she was already naturally lean, Mona limited her cardio to only 20 minutes, a couple of times per week.
After only one year of working out, Mona was now looking better than ever.
Alongside her success in the gym, she also made strides business-wise.
In 2005, after years of carefully saving up money, she bought the restaurant where she had once worked as a coat check girl.
Accomplishments
Mona’s Competitions
2012
Omaha Pro Figure, Figure: IFBB Pro Figure (9th)
IFBB Toronto Pro Supershow, Fitness/Figure: IFBB Pro Figure (6th)
New York Pro Championship, Figure: IFBB Pro Figure (10th)
2011
Sheru Classic, Women Figure: IFBB Pro Figure (7th)
New York Pro Championship, Figure: Figure Open (10th)
Pittsburgh Pro Figure & Bikini Championships, Figure Class (9th) [15]
2010
Team Universe, Figure: Earned Pro Card Team Universe, Figure: Class E (1st)
Jr National Championships, Figure: Class E (1st)
2009
IFBB North American Championships, Figure: Class E (2nd)
Atlantic States Championships, Figure: Class C (3rd)
2008
Personal Life
Muresan currently resides in Edgewater, New Jersey.
She is married to fellow bodybuilder Mike O'Hearn. In March 2019, they had a baby.
Trivia
Mona's astrological sign is Libra.