Alicia Leombruni

 

 

 

I grew up in Rockford, Illinois but no-one has really ever heard of my town so I just generally tell everyone I'm from Chicago. Rockford is fairly close to Chicago so it only makes sense to tell people that!  I went to college at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL and majored in Interpersonal Communication. I eventually wanted to  end up anchoring on TV. and was my goal at that time. I've been working out ever since I was fifteen years old.  I started working out at Bally's Total Fitness, which at the time was really the only gym by my house. I immediately started teaching aerobics and then got into weight training. After I graduated college, I picked up and moved here to Arizona and have been here ever since. As you know for those of you who live in Arizona you know that once you move here-you never want to leave. There's nothing like waking up to the fresh warm sunlight day after day and living in an environment where its so hot you know you have to look good because its too hot to wear a lot of clothes!

 

You may ask how I got started in Figure and Bikini Competitions. Well, I was in a sorority in college and the Greek System was having a body building show called Greek Physique. Each house had one member who would represent and I wanted to represent my house and compete.  It was a true lesson on what training and diet was all about let me tell you I had no idea at the time what discipline it really took to do that type of competition. Needless to say I did ok but it couldn't compare to I'd have to say one of the best learning experiences of my life. From that point on I definitely knew that I would be competiting again and it was just a matter of time. After living out here in AZ for some time as I was working out I started hearing people in the gym talk about these NPC Bodybuilding competitions being held around town. It sounded like something I wanted to do so I got all the information on when and where and  decided I'd compete in my first NPC show.  At the time I competed in NPC they did not have the women's figure division so I had no choice but to compete in the women's light weight body building division. So that's where I started and competed for a couple of years till the figure division finally came to the NPC shows here in AZ. I then switched over to the women's figure division and competed in that for the last 8 years.

 

I never realized what true dedication and discipline really meant till I started competiting.  The thought of actually giving up SUGAR or in reality CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES-which is my true downfall- I thought I was going to die. But I realized when you want something bad enough you'll do whatever it takes, so I had no choice but to kick the sweets to the side when competition time rolled around. After competiting in figure for the last 8 years I realized that I needed something different more laid back since I was losing interest in the sport and that's when I found out about Fitness American Pageants. The FAP shows are all together different then the NPC shows because they have so many different divisions. They consist of  a modeling, fitness, figure, muscle mania, & bikini division. So basically depending on your preference you can choose best what the best fit is for you. I was thrilled when I heard about this because I right away knew that I wanted to compete in the bikini division and this was the change that I had been looking for. When you compete in NPC which is pretty hard core you can only choose from fitness, figure or body building.

 

So I competed in my first FAP show 2 years ago in the bikini division in Fitness America at Hollywood, CA. It was one of the best experiences ever, because when you compete in bikini you have two rounds that you compete in. The first is in a bikini and the second is in a theme of your choice round. You are judged in so many different areas its great and I was able to keep the defined muscular look that I really like. I've done many FAP shows since then and would highly recommend them to anyone, they are just a lot of fun and you get to meet tons of awesome people from everywhere around the world. The great thing about FAP is that they are always having shows all over the states at any given time.

 

When I'm not training for a competition you may ask what do I do for work. Well I'm the type of person who has to has their hands dipped in many different things at one time, I can't just do one thing or I'll go crazy. First of all I'm a personal trainer and I do in home personal training mostly or train out of a studio, so when you want to start getting into shape or clean up that diet please feel free to contact me and I'll definitely get you started in the right direction. And ladies if your interested in competiting I can teach you exactly what you need to know and how to get there with maximum results in the shortest period of time! When I'm not training clients I'm working at a personal injury law firm in Phoenix that I've been at for the last 9 yrs. I work as a settlement negotiator and really enjoy it! So if anyone unfortunately gets into an auto accident or needs an excellent attorney I can get you the best and besides I'll be working on your case so for sure you'll get the best treatment! I also have my real estate license hung with HomeSmart Reality and do a small amount of real estate on the side. Lastly, I'm a beauty consultant, so ladies and men if you need help with your skin and need some of the most amazing skin and cosmetic products ever don't hesitate to contact me. I also teach free skin and cosmetic classes which includes free facials and pedicures.

 

I sell as well as drink twice a day the most awesome liquid nutraceutical dietary supplement ever made, its called VIBE and its manufactured by ENIVA. It's completely packed with all the fruits, vitamins, plenty of amino acids and minerals that your body requires. If your interested you can go to www.eniva.com and then contact me and I can supply you with any information that you would like to know about the products as well as get them for you.

Hachi my Lil Man

 Last but not least I can't forget to introduce to you all the most beautiful baby in the whole wide world.. He's my little Shiba-Inu- Hachi. I'll never forget the day I saw him on the internet and at that minute I knew I had to have him! So that minute I called the breeder who lives in Oklahoma City and said I want that cream puppy A.S.AP. A few days later I was picking him up at the cargo pickup at the airport and I have to say that was one of the greatest days of my life! He has brought so much joy to my life I can't even tell you and those of you out there with animals can def. relate to what I'm saying!! Shiba-Inus def. have a mind of their own and behave very much like that of a fox. They don't bark, well not really but they do shed despite what any breeder may tell you! He's the love of my life and I wouldn't trade him for anything in this world. It's def. true what they say," A dog is def. a man's best friend".. That couldn't be more true, they'll never leave you, and will give you all the love in the world!! And all they request back is that you feed them, throw the ball constantly and let them snuggle up to you taking all the space they can in your bed...(LOL).... For those of you out there that are considering a pet, there is nothing like a Shiba-Inu, there as loyal and cute as can be!!