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STYLE
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Sergeant
Samantha Fishow
takes 1st Place
at the 2010
National Physique
Committee
Tournament
of Champions,
in Culver City,
California.
OPERATION: BIKINI
FREEDOM
Fighting for peace, wearing a two-piece
By Steve Froehlich • Photos by Brevin Blach
Beauty and brains—a combination too rich for most men to handle, and assuredly lethal
when exhibited by a United States Marine. Add aggressiveness, a bikini, a pair of sexy
stilettos and a tan, and you have the ultimate competitor, Sergeant Samantha Fishow.
Fresh off her rookie season competing in the amateur ranks of the National Physique
Committee (NPC) Bikini Division, Sgt. Fishow captured 1st Place in her height class (Over 5’7”)
in her first two NPC contests, as well as a 1st Place Overall finish.
“Fitness has always played a big role in my life,” says the 25-year-old intelligence officer. “I get
out of the military early next year. Fitness has opened doors for me with personal training and
created a new realm of possibilities.”
Having deployed overseas three times during Operation Iraqi Freedom, Sgt. Fishow loves the
adrenaline of combat and embraces challenge. Case in point: entering four competitions in her
first three months was a grueling test. (Continued on page 34.)
COMPETITION SEASON workouts
Weights—always lifts as heavy
as possible
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
Sunday:
“I’m always
asked about
my abs.
It’s all diet.”
Know Body
What it takes to be
among the few, the proud…
the bikini contest winners
Back/Triceps
Chest/Biceps
Legs
Shoulders
Just cardio, minimum 30 minutes
Train weak areas with coach
Meg Kruse at FitnessQuest10
Off
Cardio—DAILY, except Sunday
and leg day
Spinning: 40-50 minutes
Double-up two weeks before competition, with
30-45 minutes of intervals on different cardio
machines
OFF-SEASON workouts
Same schedule, but no stress if a day is missed
Reduced cardio
Off-season is the time to try new things
Sgt. Fishow pulls her weight in the offseason
at De Anza Cove on Mission Bay
32 pacificsandiego.com { January 2011}