Maria Mikola - IFBB PRO

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Birthday: Canada on January 15th.
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario

2011 IFBB Juniors & Masters World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 11th Masters
2011 CBBF Canadian Bodybuilding Championships - 1st Masters Lightweight, 4th Middleweight
2011 CBBF Canadian Natural Physique Championships - 1st Masters, 1st Womens Open & Best Poser
2010 IFBB North Americans - 4th 35+ Light Heavyweight, 5th Light Heavyweight
2010 CBBF Canadian National Fitness, Figure, Bikini & Masters Championships - 1st Masters Lightweight
2009 IFBB Junior/Masters World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 16th Masters
2009 IFBB Women's World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 10th Lightweight
2009 North Americans - IFBB - 4th Middleweight, 11th Masters Lightweight
2009 Canadian National Bodybuilding Championships - CBBF - 3rd Masters, 1st Middleweight, Best Poser Award
2009 Canadian Natural Physique Championships - CBBF - 1st Masters, 1st Lightweight, 1st Overall, Best Poser Award
2008 WNBF Pro World Championships - 4th Heavyweight
2007 IFBB Women's World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 14th Heavyweight
2007 OPA Ontario Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships - 2nd Masters, 3rd Heavyweight
2007 CBBF National World Qualifier - 2nd Masters, 1st Heavyweight
2007 INBF Northern States Super Natural Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships - 1st Masters, 1st Heavyweight, 1st Overall (WNBF Pro Card)
2007 WNSO Ian Walling Fame Centrals - 1st Overall
2006 WNSO FAME Centrals - 1st Heavyweight, 1st Overall (WNSO Pro Card)
2006 NGA Can/Am Natural Bodybuilding, Figure & Fitness Championships - 1st Heavyweight, Best Poser Award (NGA Pro Card)
2005 NGA Canadian Classic Natural Championships - 2nd Heavyweight
2005 NFSO Canadian International Natural Championships - 1st Open Division, 1st Overall Most Symmetrical
2005 NFSO Canadian Natural National Championships - 1st Open Division, 1st Overall Most Symmetrical
2005 NFSO South Western Natural Championships - 1st Open Division, 1st Overall Most Symmetrical
2003 IFBB Women's World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships - 9th Middleweight
2003 CBBF National World Qualifier - 2nd Masters, 3rd Heavyweight, Best Poser Award
2002 Canadian Bodybuilding Championships - CBBF - 5th Middleweight
2002 Natural Ontario Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships - 1st Heavyweight, 1st Overall
2001 Ontario Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships - 2nd Middleweight
2001 South-Central Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships - 1st Middleweight
2001 Festival City Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships - 1st Open, 1st Overall, Best Poser Award
1999 N.P.C. Michigan Bodybuilding & Fitness Championships - 3rd Middleweight
1998 Western Michigan Bodybuilding Championships - 1st Middleweight, 1st Overall, Best Poser Award
1998 Key to the Sea Bodybuilding Championships - 2nd Middleweight
1998 Northern Classic Physique Championships - 1st Short, 1st Overall, Most Muscular Award, Most Symmetrical Award
1998 Grand Rapids Bodybuilding Championships - 1st in Middleweight, 1st Overall
1998 Mr./Ms Natural Classic Drug Free Bodybuilding Championships - 1st Short, 1st Overall, Best Poser Award, Most Muscular Award, Most Symmetrical Award
1997 Western Michigan Bodybuilding Championships - 3rd Heavyweight

Maria Mikola Interview with CBB (http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20406)

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[natenator]

personal friend and a true sweetheart.

100% natty to boot. She rocks!

[Andre]

personal friend and a true sweetheart.

100% natty to boot. She rocks!

No offence to her... but by the looks of her face, I do not believe 100% natty... great physique and no disrespect!

[z83]

She's what ? 40 ? She look natural to me.

Andre : are you reffering to the last few pics ? Maybe she's simply older in those pics.

She's beautiful under that shower !

[MuSuLPhReAk]

If Nate would say she's natural, I would believe it. In case you haven't gotten used to nate, he's the most critical SOB on CBB...lol He would tear her to shreds if she wasn't. But she does look natural though. I have known women who don't bodybuild with that kind of face structure.

[natenator]

No offence to her... but by the looks of her face, I do not believe 100% natty... great physique and no disrespect!
No one would believe the transformation you made when you dieted down was natural either...

[Dryvrgrl]

I think I read something about her being a national level gymnast or gymnastics coach in the past... which explains her back walkovers and handstands in her posing routine!

[natenator]

I think I read something about her being a national level gymnast or gymnastics coach in the past... which explains her back walkovers and handstands in her posing routine!
yup :)

[Maria]

No offence to her... but by the looks of her face, I do not believe 100% natty... great physique and no disrespect!

None taken.

So Andre, in what pictures do you think I don't look natural? LOL

[Maria]

personal friend and a true sweetheart.

100% natty to boot. She rocks!

Thanks Nate!!! :) You're awesome!!

[Maria]

She's what ? 40 ? She look natural to me.

Andre : are you reffering to the last few pics ? Maybe she's simply older in those pics.

She's beautiful under that shower !

LOL thanks!

[natenator]

Thanks Nate!!! :) You're awesome!!
Hey beautiful! glad to see you on here :)

You can put some of the guys to shame with how heavy you lift hehehe

[countrychic]

Great to see a national comp'r here :) Welcome to CBB, you look amazing!

[natenator]

Great to see a national comp'r here :) Welcome to CBB, you look amazing!
Not just nationals. This girl has been to the Worlds.

[countrychic]

Not just nationals. This girl has been to the Worlds.

I was just reading under her title, my mistake.

[natenator]

I was just reading under her title, my mistake.
No mistake as she is also a national level competitor :D

[Maria]

Thanks countrychic and Nate! Yeah, that list isn't updated. I did the Women's Worlds and the Masters Worlds in the fall of 2009 as well.

[Maria]

Hey beautiful! glad to see you on here :)

You can put some of the guys to shame with how heavy you lift hehehe

Thanks Nate thought I would see what this forum is like! You're looking buff yourself in that profile pic!! NICE!:D

[Sandwiches]

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[natenator]

lol because it wasn't
He says it was I thought?

Talking when he dieted down. Not where he is now.

[Sandwiches]

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[Sandwiches]

anyways... great work Maria! you've done very well for yourself

[Mr Ontario]

Welcome... your pretty...single or not :)

[Maria]

Thanks Sandwiches!

Thanks Mr. Ontario....let's just say I'm not available.

[natenator]

Thanks Sandwiches!

Thanks Mr. Ontario....let's just say I'm not available.
that's right boys so back off or I'll lay a smack down! haha

[guest]

None taken.

So Andre, in what pictures do you think I don't look natural? LOL

hahahahahaha. love it.

you look great Maria:)

[Mr Ontario]

Ya..i know...I think I was just quoting someone from another thread who was hitting on you :)



Thanks Sandwiches!

Thanks Mr. Ontario....let's just say I'm not available.

[Maria]

that's right boys so back off or I'll lay a smack down! haha

The Natenator will cover my back so be careful!!! :D

[Maria]

hahahahahaha. love it.

you look great Maria:)

Thanks Banacek! :)

[MuSuLPhReAk]

I try not to comment too much on pictures because I just find the women physique in lean and muscular form very beautiful. Your pic with the trophy in hand, the red two piece with the number 3 is my favorite.

[Maria]

I try not to comment too much on pictures because I just find the women physique in lean and muscular form very beautiful. Your pic with the trophy in hand, the red two piece with the number 3 is my favorite.

Thanks MuSuLPhReAk! I like that one too. I really enjoyed that show a lot too!! I just posted a bunch of pictures in my profile in an album from this year.

By the way where did you find all those pictures?

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Google images. It's pretty good at matching up pics and search words. This is the pic I am talking about.

http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=16759&stc=1&d=1263283722

[Maria]

Here is the other one.

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Added that pic to the beginning of the thread too as it's a great picture.

[ironwill]

The Natenator will cover my back so be careful!!! :D

watch your back......:)

[waderow]

great pics. they dont compare to the green mosaic tile pic though :)

[Maria]

great pics. they dont compare to the green mosaic tile pic though :)

Thanks waderow! That pic was taken a day after I got food poisoning at the 2003 IFBB Women's Worlds the morning of prejudging.

[GYMBRAT]

Stunning through and through Maria!! .....I'd still hit on ya, Nate don't scare me one bit :D

[gregdoucette]

Very attractive in the offseason pics, I dont think people realize how rough dehydrating can be on your face. Sometimes a really dieted and dehydrated bodybuilder can be made to look much older on stage but very attractive girls will often lose that sexy appearance the day of the show simply from being dehydrated. No one looks the way they do on stage for most of the year so in my view its better to look good year round then just for one day. I'd rather date a bodybuilder who looks hot all the time except when really dieted then a fatter girl who only looks good on stage 1 day of the year.

[Maria]

Stunning through and through Maria!! .....I'd still hit on ya, Nate don't scare me one bit :D

Thanks GYMBRAT. I can take care of myself. :) If I need backup I'll call on Nate. LOL

[Maria]

Very attractive in the offseason pics, I dont think people realize how rough dehydrating can be on your face. Sometimes a really dieted and dehydrated bodybuilder can be made to look much older on stage but very attractive girls will often lose that sexy appearance the day of the show simply from being dehydrated. No one looks the way they do on stage for most of the year so in my view its better to look good year round then just for one day. I'd rather date a bodybuilder who looks hot all the time except when really dieted then a fatter girl who only looks good on stage 1 day of the year.

Hi Greg!

Um, most of those pics are competition pics where it was either the day of or the day after the show. I don't particularly like the last ones of me in my red suit at the Canadians though. I think I pulled back my hair too tight LOL

But you are right, being dehydrated does change a person's look in their face.

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Added another couple of pics that I find nice.

http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17627&stc=1&d=1264223981 http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17628&stc=1&d=1264223981

[Maria]

I particularly like these last ones! :) This one too.

http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=17630&stc=1&d=1264224918

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Nice. Added it to the beginning of the thread too.

[natenator]

I'm waiting for Andrea err Andre to join us again and back up this opinion.

[GYMBRAT]

wow STRIATIONS or what!!!! Im hooked! :)

[Maria]

I'm waiting for Andrea err Andre to join us again and back up this opinion.

Yeah, I'm waiting for him to answer my question. LOL

[Maria]

wow STRIATIONS or what!!!! Im hooked! :)

Thanks. LOL

[rickyboy36]

Do you still bulk and then cut and so forth?Or do you just maintain instead.At what bf% do you like staying year round?

[Maria]

Do you still bulk and then cut and so forth?Or do you just maintain instead.At what bf% do you like staying year round?

Yes, I do have an off season more then I'd like sometimes. I use to have my bf measured but I don't anymore so I don't really know what I'm at. I go by how I look now. Every year is different for me too, some years I put on a little more then others. It depends on what shows I'm going to do and how close I want to stay for competition.

[MuSuLPhReAk]

Congratulations on attaining your IFBB Pro Card this past weekend!!!!

[cog]

I always wished Maria would have discussed how her gymnastics influenced bodybuilding.

[Maria]

Congratulations on attaining your IFBB Pro Card this past weekend!!!!

Thank you so much, MuSuLPhReAk!!!

[Maria]

I always wished Maria would have discussed how her gymnastics influenced bodybuilding.

Cog, all you had to do was ask!! My gymnastics had influenced my bodybuilding. It gave me a very good base to start with!! Since a lot of our conditioning was done with our own body weight such as chin ups, dips, push ups, lunges, sit ups, etc. a lot if the skills on bars were more upper body work. Just the kip alone worked the lats, cast to handstands worked the shoulders. , for example.

Then when I started weight training, since I had the strength and the discipline for the sport, I always pushed to get bigger and stronger, that coupled with my genetics really helped!

[cog]

Cog, all you had to do was ask!! My gymnastics had influenced my bodybuilding. It gave me a very good base to start with!! Since a lot of our conditioning was done with our own body weight such as chin ups, dips, push ups, lunges, sit ups, etc. a lot if the skills on bars were more upper body work. Just the kip alone worked the lats, cast to handstands worked the shoulders. , for example.

Then when I started weight training, since I had the strength and the discipline for the sport, I always pushed to get bigger and stronger, that coupled with my genetics really helped!

Thanks for the reply.Myself,I believe some of these movements should be done occasionally at least,front lever puts a lot of stress on the tris for instance.Some people here would consider this heresy.:)