Suzanne Germano From National Statistic To National Bodybuilder

Suzanne Germano was not always into fitness in fact she is legally blind (not blond) and stopped P.E. class in the 4th grade. She has a congenital condition called Achromatopsia (www.achromatopsia.org). On her website she explains:

“Legally blind means that even with correction your vision is worse than 20/200 which is the biggest E on the eye chart. Due to this condition, I have reduced visual acuity 20/400-20/600, severe light sensitivity and am totally color blind. This has affected my life in many ways; for example, I have never driven, I never did sports or PE throughout my school years and I have a very difficult time recognizing people or being able to see if they are waving to me for example.” 

By the time she was 31-years-old, little 5’1″ Suzanne was 185lbs. She thought fit people were just born that way and diets and the gym only meant yo-yo dieting. At 32-years-old she gave in to trying out the gym. Over the next 6 years she dedicated her life to change. She stumbled a few times but always came back to changing her life. After she lost 65lbs, people began to ask if she competed; she didn’t at the time, but she started getting interested and got ready for her first show.

In March 2002, I competed in my first bodybuilding contest at age 38 and placed 2nd place in novice light weight and 3rd in masters. I have continued competing ever since, and in June 2009 I placed 1st in middleweight and won the Overall in Women’s Bodybuilding at the NPC Jr Nationals. In November 2009 I competed at Nationals and placed 4th in middleweight.

Competition History