Pricilla Aqilla
Pricilla Aqilla
Pricilla Aqilla (Age 23year old) is a Brazilian fitness model, entrepreneur, and brand ambassador. She is a new star in the bikini fitness show. She is a social media personality, with an Instagram account where she has made 326 posts, with over 40k followers and over 900 followings.
Background
Pricilla Aqilla’s father is a former United Nations interpreter from Brazil, while her mother is from Portugal by way of Sri Lanka. Pricilla is fluent in four languages. English, Spanish, Portuguese, and Tamil.
The tattoo on Pricilla’s chest is a mixture of a mandala design and a little Amazonian tribal design.
To her, it represents femininity and growth.
Before fame
Pricilla was slightly overweight while growing up.
She had a bigger lower body and was usually mocked by her high school mates.
She had a younger sister for whom she wanted to set an example, and this motivated her to join a gym.
Body Transformation
With the help of weightlifting, which she became interested in during her time as a volleyball player in High school, Pricilla started her transformation from the usually teased at High school girl to a fitter, healthier, and more confident her.
During her training, Pricilla realized she does not have to shrink her lower body.
Instead, she could sculpt and reshape it.
The transformation in her stature became possible by prioritizing exercises like squats, along with adhering to a clean diet, her body slowly started changing into her present physique.
She lost all her fat in her lower body area and started seeing defined quads and butt which other people admired.
Her curvy and toned legs are a source of pride now and she showcases them with full confidence in bikini fitness shows around America.
Through years of hard work, she’s gone above and beyond what she initially planned – becoming a fitness model with a stunning physique, and inspiration for fans all over the world.
Training
Pricilla had used a mixture of strength training and cardio to achieve her transformation.
This includes not only exercises like squats and burpees, but also countless hours on the treadmill and running outdoors to maintain low body fat.
Pricilla trains six times a week.
She splits her training between upper-body and lower-body days.
At the end of every workout, she does 30 to 45 minutes of cardio.
Her weekly training routine is Legs (Quad-Dominant) on Mondays, Back, Delts, Abs on Tuesdays, Legs (Hamstring-Dominant) on Wednesday, Arms, Abs on Thursday, Legs (Glute-Dominant) on Fridays and Saturdays are for Chest and Abs.
Nutrition
In addition to her consistent daily training in the gym, she also puts in a lot of time into planning, preparing, and tracking her diet.
She loves eating carbs early in the day and before workouts.
This fuels her muscles with the glycogen needed for energy.
On the flip side, she eats most of her proteins and fats later in the day and in the evening.
This ensures a slow trickle of nutrients throughout the night to steadily fuel her muscles while she sleeps.
Some of the foods Pricilla may eat include: Egg whites and oatmeal with almond milk for breakfast, Chicken, sweet potatoes, and mixed vegetables for lunch and whitefish, rice, peas for dinner.
Pricilla also takes low-fat cottage cheese with flavored protein power, once or twice per day for a snack.
Idols and Influences
None of Pricilla’s successes’ would be possible without the support of her friends, family, coach, and fans.
Her fans inspire her to set the bar higher and higher every year, so she could, in turn, set a good example for them.