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And fitness women are hotter! And among fitness women is a very special woman, Katie Madden. Why so very special you might ask, I am sure. Well when I first met Katie it was Saturday night at the Nationals in Miami right before the finals. She was in the lobby with a friend downing a little dry oatmeal. We got to talking and she said, “guess how old I am?”. Well not being a complete fool, I probably said 19. Well as Al Pacino said in “Scarface”, “here comes the pain”. Katie is 47 years old! Wow, is that enough to shame anyone else past the age of 37 years old! I gathered my remaining brain cells and said, hey let’s do an interview and shoot down on the beach and by the pool tomorrow for Bodybuilding.com.

This 47 year old fitness competitor who leaps around the stage and flies through the air lives in Scottsdale AZ having moved from the much different climate of Bloomington IL only one year ago. Twenty five years in the financial industry yielded to her dream of being a personal trainer at Mountainside Fitness. Now Katie says that this journey really had it’s beginnings in 1988 when first saw a girl on the beach in Florida who was obvioulsy a bodybuilder. Impressed by actually seeing the lines and beauty of her muscularity, she was off to learn more and bought a book by the one and only Cory Everson. Katie says that the aesthetics and perfect development of Cory became her goal and the vision of the woman on the beach never left her mind.

After a few years of working out, Katie says she realized that there was more to it  and made a commitment to herself to kick it up to a higher level. She found another book “Hardcore Bodybuilding: A Scientific Approach” by Fred Hatfield, which is my favorite book listed on my BodySpace. And she set herself to compete, not in fitness, but in bodybuilding. And compete she did and win she did.

But Katie started to re-think where she was going and how big she could be. And as things go in this world she met world class fitness champion, Adela Garcia. Training with Adela took Katie into the world of fitness and shedid her first fitness competition in 2004 placing third in the Central Illinois. And then she was off and competing.

Katie said something that I can relate to a great deal myself. She said that something she really takes pride in is competing and holding her own against girls half her age. And something I am always interested in, is what motivates a person. This is funny; Katie says food motivates her. Yes food; this 5 ft 4 inch 123 pound hot body loves Snickers Ice Cream Bars! Probably the only thing not available on BodyBuilding.com. Now she does not eat the whole box all at once, she makes it last a week. Oh, and she has the hots for white sauce pizza, once a week.

So what does Katie dine on when she is getting ready to look this hot? Chicken, Tuna, Orange Roughy, Rice, Spinach, Oatmeal and Egg Whites. Pretty much true to form for a competiton diet. For supplements; Creatine, SciFit Protein Powder, and 20 herbs and vitamins per day. Good thing she is a Bodybuilding.com customer so she can save a lot of money for all that stuff.

Katie Madden is a real find! She is a real peson who has made a difference in her own life through health and fitness. It is obvious to me that she is having a lot of fun competing and has a zeal for life that is special. And you can find Katie right here on BodySpace as “kathryndawn“. Katie was one very special person at the Nationals this year and I want to personally thank her for taking the time to visit with me and enriching all of our lives by just being her. Thank You Katie!

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