Welcome NPC competitor and full-time professional model, Melanie Tillbrook to Team Hardbody. Melanie is an accomplished model with exotic good looks and will be sharing insight from the modeling world. Melanie’s resume continues to grow and it’s in large part to how she conducts herself. She’s a professional and that means more than just looking beautiful.
I have a 6A.M. wake up time, hit my morning cardio, emails on the stair master, home for a shake and off to the airport for my next destination. I’ve got my cooler of food that I prepped the night before and I’m off to my next adventure. There’s a unique balance involved in being a full time professional model, businesswoman, and fitness competitor. It takes planning, persistence, & tough skin to keep it up day to day. I am not complaining though this is the path that I chose and I truly love what I do. Everyday is different and a always a new setting to work in with new circumstances.
I’ve spent the better part of the past 6 years, working in my field as a Spokesmodel/Print model. I never thought that I would be doing what I’m doing now. I attended FSU and obtained my degree in Marketing and Economics. After I graduated I found that the jobs appealing to me were not in abundance and somehow I fell into the “modeling†world. I have been very blessed to have the career I have had thus far appearing in 7 music videos, numerous TV shows, magazine covers, and working as a spokesperson. I thank my lucky stars for everyday and feel truly lucky to be living out my dreams.
Out of college I started working as a fitness model for BSN and was with them for 5 years. While working the Olympia Expo and Arnold Classic each year, I was amazed by the physiques that I saw on stage. The figure competitors looked absolutely stunning. These women weren’t frail and weak looking like a lot of the models I work with in NYC and Miami. They were super fit and strong. After working these events I wanted to compete.
When the Bikini Division was started in the NPC I knew that I wanted to take a chance and get in there but with my work travel schedule it has been pretty difficult to diet down & train as hard as I want to all the time. I feel like my body turns soft when I’m on the road too long. Especially when I don’t have good weights to train with so that has become an obstacle. But I gave it a chance and finally did compete and I was so excited to bring home a trophy and qualify for Nationals. I had no idea what I was doing, I was just going for it. I’m looking forward to competing in another competition soon.
I’ll be sharing some tips here on hardbody in the weeks ahead. If you have any questions tweet me or email me through my website. You can meet me at the Arnold Sports Expo this weekend, I’ll be working the Team MuscleTech® booth.
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Melanie Tillbrook
www.MsMelanie.com
twitter.com/MsMelanieT
Check back as Melanie has some great tips we’ll be sharing soon.
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