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| Leanne Grindrod |
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Bodybuilding
Born in Upper Hutt , I have been into weight training since the age of 18, initially it helped in my other sport of soccer but also got me interested in personal training. I have worked in gyms since I was 21 as aerobic instructor and personal trainer.
I have my own nutrition and training coaching business that I run part time and help many with their diets for all kinds of sports and for weight loss. I work full time in graphic design and really enjoy being creative.
Four years ago I was diagnosed with Leukemia and the sport of bodybuilding has helped me mentally deal with the disease. A high protein diet has made a huge difference in how I feel and recover. Using a protein powder helps with my recovery and contribute to my wellbeing while on medication.
Leanne has an impressive amount of awards over her eleven year career as a bodybuilder. We've included some here:
2006 - Overall Figure Champion, Australia Muscle Mania
2006 - Miss NABBA Figure Pro Asia Pacific (third time)
2006 - 2nd, Opens Women's Physique, INBA All Women's Melbourne
2005 - 2nd, Physique Class Muscle Mania, Melbourne Australia
2005 - Overall Miss New Zealand Figure, NABBA New Zealand Nationals
2005 - International Figure Champion, NABBA New Zealand Nationals
2005 - Overall Figure, NABBA Asia Pacific Proem Championships
2005 - 3rd, Open Figure Short, INBA All Women's Melbourne
2003 - 7th, Under35 Figure, NABBA International Universe in Germany
2003 - Overall Miss New Zealand Champion, NABBA NZ Nationals
2003 - 1st, International Figure, NABBA NZ Nationals
2003 - Overall Figure Winner, INBA Proem World Championships
2003 - Winner, Open Figure Short, INBA Proem World Championships
2003 - 1st, Open Women's Short Figure, INBA South Pacific Naturals
2003 - 3rd, Opens Figure Champion, NABBA Asia Pacific Proem
2003 - 1st Women's Open Figure, NABBA Bay of Plenty Championships
2003 - 2nd, Women's Open Figure, NABBA Auckland Champs
2002 - Physique Champion, NABBA Miss New Zealand
2002 - Overall Champion, NABBA National Opens Physique
2002 - Miss Physique Champion, Asia Pacific Pro-Am
Other:
High School Athletic Champion – Form five and six
High School Cross Country Champion – Form five and six
Rhythmic Gymnastics Bronze Badge
Winning Design Competitions: Design a Bin & Design Cambridge Town Xmas Card
High Recommendation In Short Story Competition – Form 3
Miss New Image Signs— third in Miss A&P Show
Biggest achievement so far and why:
Winning Overall Miss New Zealand for the third time while dealing with diagnosis of Leukemia and looking in my best shape on stage. In that same year I won Miss ProAm for the third time and then onto win Muscle Mania Australia Figure. It was a matter of proving I could still do it while fighting something else! Having a focus kept me positive.
How did you get into your sport?
I got into hard weight training by a friend who dared me to try a real gym, which was Golds in Hamilton. At the time I was more into aerobics and soccer. I have loved training power lifting style ever since and prefer the old school basics with my training.
I had always loved the look of bodybuilding and read every article I could on the training and eating. Finally after seven years of thinking about trying a show I committed to the dieting and got myself up on stage when I was 25. I was in an abusive relationship at the time so I needed something to prove to my self worth. Getting up on stage for the first time is a day I will never forget, it was a huge thing to get up in front of hundreds in a small bikini. I won my first show which was the Northern Alberta, Canada championships. Two days after the show I went back on a diet and the rest is history as I was hooked and competed a month after my first, then came back to NZ and continued.
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Fav Product:
CROSSFIRE PROTEIN
Reason:
It tastes really good and mixes great. I use it in my protein pancakes.
Carb Less Crunch bars: these are fantastic! I eat one as my mid-morning snack. They aren't sweet or overpowering.
Ripped Factors Xtreme Thermogenic capsules: I use these closer to a show to help kick the fat burning process a bit more into a show.
Approach to training and nutrition:
I believe there is no need to overtrain to get the results you want, always keep it simple. I can't imagine a gym not being in my life, it keeps me sane. I have always been fascinated on how the body changes with different nutrition ideas and have tried many diet fads to see how they work. The interest in this area grew so I did a Diploma in Nutrition and then followed up with a Sports Performance Certificate to educate myself further. It took me years to learn and after many mistakes on myself, have leart that nutrition and supplementation is the majoy part to achieving in any sport and for overall well being.
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