40, trainer at Sherika Fitness

FAV WAY TO WORKOUT: 

Boxing and weight lifting 

BIGGEST FITNESS MYTH: 

Lifting weights will make a woman bulky. 

BIGGEST NUTRITION MYTH: 

You can’t eat past 7:00 p.m. 

MY TYPICAL WORKOUT DAY: 

My workout always starts with at least 10 minutes of warming up on a cardio machine or running outside, lifting weights for 45 minutes to 1 hour, and ends with a cardio machine or boxing on the heavy bag. 

WHAT IS THE MOST OVERLOOKED BODY PART: 

Calves 

IF I COULD ONLY HAVE ONE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT: 

Leg extension 

ALWAYS IN MY GYM BAG: 

Phone (to record content) 

MY FITNESS IDOL: 

Angela Bassett 

DREAM WORKOUT PARTNER: 

Mike Tyson 

MY GO-TO SNACK: 

Lenny & Larry’s Cookies 

MY DIET: 

Vegan 

ONE FOOD I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: 

Bread 

WHAT KEEPS YOU MOTIVATED: 

I look how I feel when I’m on point with my training. 

GOALS FOR THE YEAR AHEAD: 

I want to compete in my first boxing match and create a next-level physique. 

SETBACKS: 

Growing up with a single-parent mom, I saw how much she sacrificed. I always wanted to do better and make my Queen proud 


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