Sheila Burgess

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Arms: 16 1/2″
Chest: 45″
Legs: 25 1/2″
Calves: 17″

Contest History
1993 Golds Classic – 1st Middleweight and Overall
1994 BC Provincial Championships – 2nd Middleweight
1995 Western Canadian Heavyweight Champion
1997 1st Place Heavyweight Canadian Championships
1998 4th Place Heavyweight Canadian Championships
1999 4th Place Heavyweight North American Championships
1999 4th Place Heavyweight Canadian Championships
2000 4th Place Heavyweight Canadian Championships
2001 7th Place Heavyweight North American Championships
2001 3rd Place Heavyweight Canadian Championships

Favorite Food: Anything Italian or Chocolate. 🙂
I grew up an ‘Air Force Brat’, so even before I started travelling for sessions, I had moved around quite a bit. I love to read….just about anything really….but especially detective novels, Stephan King, John Irving, or any newspaper I can find! I am currently preparing to return to school, to become a paramedic. I’ve always wanted to work at something where I can use my physicality to help others, so being a paramedic seems like the perfect choice!

I’ve been an athlete my whole life, so being a bodybuilder wasn’t a huge change in my life. I’ve always eaten healthy, and been involved in some sort of competitive athletics. I was a long distance runner, when I was younger, but discovered that I was more naturally gifted as a sprinter, so I finished my high school years as a sprinter. I was also a ballet dancer for fifteen years, and a competitive highland (Scottish) dancer. I played volleyball, field hockey, and soccar as well. I taught aerobics for 14 years, and although I enjoyed it, I decided that I would concentrate my energies on bodybuilding, so I quit teaching two years ago.

I was always naturally strong and muscular….though mostly in my legs when I was younger. It didn’t take me long to put on a good amount of muscle when I started weight training. In the first six months, I put on twenty pounds. I never took any type of martial arts, or wrestling lessons, but it didn’t take me long to catch on. I don’t claim to be a highly skilled wrestler, BUT I am fast and strong, and know enough good holds to make the match a challenge. I have a very powerful scissors, and have made many men tap out from my bodyscissors!

I did go to University…..I have a BSc in Kineseology. I was a pre-med student, but after enduring the four years of school for my BSc…..I just couldn’t imagine another seven years!!LOL Apparently, I suffer from “can’t-sit-still-itis”. Basically, I am not cut out for classroom life.