PAULINE NORDIN

ZONE:Tell us a bit about yourself Pauline!
PAULINE:Im a stubborn, goal-oriented, moody, outgoing & an ambitious
girl from Sweden who dreams about getting a pro card in figure and move to california.:-)

ZONE:Ha ha! Ok...how did you got bit by the iron bug
& when did you first get involved in competition?
PAULINE:I walked by a muscle and fitness magazine,
saw the muscular women on the cover,found it to be disgusting,
went by again, changed my mind about it, thought it was pretty cool.
I then decided I was going to be a bodybuilder, went to the local gym,
told the trainer about my goal, skipped the learning process with weights
and went heavy with low reps directly,
decided to make my debut when I was 20 years old and so I did.

ZONE:What is the most important piece in the irongame to you...
the training or the contests?
PAULINE:The training. I love and hate training.
The show are just show off and something to work hard for.

ZONE:You & me are not the typical Swedish breed of bodybuilders...
We kind of stand out among the rest...
I mean even though were not the biggest bodybuilders we do got THE attitude
& are in all the magazines etc.. Are you my long lost sister?
PAULINE:Absolutely!
I cannot stand the typical Swedish attitude: dont do anything extreme,
dont stand up for yourself, don?t dream because you may not follow through.
Thats a whole lotta bullshit and I will never accept that and settle with being a loser.

ZONE:What is the best with bodybuilding Pauline...
why are you into this shit?
PAULINE:I have no idea!
Ever since I was a child I have been into discipline in different ways.
First I started working out doing pullups and
situps and pushups when I was 8 years old.
I also had several horses who I trained.
When I was 12, I stopped eating for no reason,
I had nothing else to do and I liked the control....
So, I guess Im kind of a self-torturer...;-)

ZONE:And the worst part?
PAULINE:It takes a long time to be a good bodybuilder!
Sometimes it feels like people ask too much from me
and forget about the fact that Im just 21....

ZONE: Ha ha!
Your just a li`ll girl & you got all the time in the world my friend!
Whats your future plans?
Where will Pauline be in 10 years?
PAULINE: My plans are to move to the US...
get established within the fitness industry and compete in figure.
In ten years I have done all that...
Sometimes I think too much about the future...
It feels like I’m just cruising through life since I don’t have a “normal job”
...When I was in high school I studied 7 different languages
(I wanted to be a interpreter and journalist).
Now I just work out and train others....
I have to remind myself I do all this because I love it and for fun
and I’m only good at doing what I like.
In ten years, I will maybe take up my studies again...In USA.

ZONE:Always when I stumble into you you seems to be in shape!
Tell us abit about your training & diet. Offseason & before a show.
PAULINE: Offseason I eat the same stuff as I do before a show/ptoto shoot,
just more. I have 11-12 meals a day consisting of protein shakes,
mackerel, tuna, chicken, udos choice, fish oil and 2-4 lbs of vegetables every day.
I also use dextrose before and after workouts, rice cakes postworkout too....
I work at the max-OT style.
5 days a week and 3-5 cardio sessions (20min at 85%MHR)
I cannot stand powerwalks unless it’s like once every other month,
so I don’t use low-intensity cardio...

ZONE:Where do you think most people go wrong before a show?
PAULINE:I don’t have much experience in that field,
but I guess people quit working with heavy weights and low reps:
they start to use high reps.That’s stupid...

ZONE:What is your best and worst qualities as a person?
PAULINE:My best qualities:
I’m honest, straight forwards, reliable and easy going.
Worst sides of me:
I’m very competitive, I have a bad temper, I put myself in the first place,
I just do what I like and if it doesn’t suit me I get pissed off.

ZONE:Anything you want to say to your fans?
PAULINE:Never stop dreaming.
Dreams will come true if you work hard enough.
Always. Need proof?
I’ll show yall....
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For more Pauline check her website at:
www.paulinenordin.com
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