Featured Body Transformation
Tatyana Hristova



BASIC STATS

Name: Tatyana Hristova
Age: 35
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Height: 5'4"
Weight Before/After: 200lbs. Before / 125lbs. After / Currently 143lbs.
Body Fat % Before/After: 30% Before / 12% After / Currently 14%
Years Involved In Fitness: 4
FBody partsodyparts: Shoulders,back
Favorite Exercises: Any ab exercise
Favorite Supplements: Glutamine


INTERVIEW

1) Can you tell The M.F.I.C members a little bit about yourself?

My Name is Tatyana Hristova. I am 35 years old and live in Salt Lake City, Utah.


2) What were your initial motivations for transforming your body?

During my teenage years, I noticed that I had a propensity to gain weight, and by the time I was in my early twenties, I was overweight. In addition, a heart condition precluded my ability to participate in any physical activities and/or exercise. Specifically, I found out I had a WPW cosmetic heart defect. I was feeling physical pain and my weight which reached 200 lbs. made
me feel even worse when I was looking in the mirror. Something had to be done, and my best friend who worked out a lot helped me with my decision to start exercising.


3) How long have you been on your program for and what kind of success have you experienced so far?

 I started in 2004 with a program for fat loss and every two weeks I kept changing my exercise program. I lost the unwanted fat and am now on a muscle gaining plan.


4) How has this success changed your day-to-day life for the better?

Previously I was diagnosed with WPW syndrome, a severe heart condition. I'm currently healthier than ever and the heart condition is nowhere to be found.


5) Did you experience any setbacks along the way? If so, what were they and how did you get past them?

Surpsingly, once I began my bodybuilding program, I felt a type of motiviation I had never before experienced before. I kept imagining the outcome I wanted to achieve and this motivated me to continue.

My "fear" of the gym has become a passion and addiction. I thought I had reached the stars with my transformation but then met a person who showed me how much more power I had inside of me, so I kept on going. I will always be thankful to Achim for the diet and training help he has given me.


6) What type of training plan has worked best for you?

Day1: chest, shoulders, back

Barbell bench press 3 x 8
Incline dumbbell bench press 3 x 8
Overhead press 3 x 8
Dumbbell shrug 3 x 8

Bent over barbell row 3 x 8
Lat pulldown 3 x 8

Abs + 30 mins of cardio

Day2: legs

Leg press machine 1 set to failure
Mountain climber x 20
Lying leg curl 3 x 8
Mountain climber x 20
Dumbbell lunge 1 set to failure
Mountain climber x 20
Romanian deadlift 3 x 8
Mountain climber x 20
Abs

Day3: biceps, triceps

Dips 3 x 10
Pushdown 3 x 10
Cable 90degree pulldown 3 x 10

Standing barbell curl 3 x 8
Incline dumbbell curl 3 x 8
Cable pullup 3 x 8

Abs + 30 mins. of cardio

Day 4: Abs + 1 hour of cardio (3 machines, 20 minutes each)

Day5: chest, back

One arm dumbbell row 3 x 8
Bent over barbell row 3 x 8
Rear delts 3 x 10
Incline barbell bench press 3 x 10
Incline dumbbell fly 3 x 10
Med. ball push up to failure


7) What type of nutrition plan has worked best for you?

Meal #1
• 2 Whole eggs
• 5 Egg whites
• 1 Cup green pepper
• 1 Cup low fat cheese
• 1 Grapefruit

Meal #2
• 2 Protein cookies
• 1 Apple
• 1 Cup brown rice
• 6 Oz Grilled chicken breast
• 10 Asparagus

Meal #3
• 15 Almonds
• 1 Apple

Meal #4
• Whey protein
• Fat free milk
• Berries


8) What muscle building and/or fat loss supplements have you used? Which ones worked for you and which ones didn’t?

Glutamine and Cell Mass.


9) What are your future fitness goals?

To compete in a bodybuilding contest when I am good and ready for it.


10) What are the top 3 tips you would give to others who are interested in beginning a muscle building and/or fat burning program?

Stick to a task until it sticks to you! Begginers are many, finishers are few. It is a mental game; the way we see ourselves is how the world is going to percieve us.