Stina Tellhammer, an IFBB figure competitor from Sweden, placed fifth at the Arnold Amateur in March. This was not the first time that elitefts™ met Stina — Senior Content Editor Steve Colescott interviewed Stina at her very first competition in 2004. In this video interview, Colescott talks with Stina and her trainer Frederick Carlson about her development as a figure competitor.
In this video:
- How did Stina begin training and competing? (0:26)
- What has Stina worked to improve during her decade of competing? (1:56)
- How does Stina make a living in the fitness industry? (2:46)
- How has Stina prepared for Arnold Amateur? (3:00)
- What differs between the U.S. and Sweden bodybuilding cultures? (3:42)
In this video:
- How has Stina's training changed in ten years? (0:20)
- Stina's weight changes and development of figure (0:46)
- How does Stina diet? (1:46)
- What type of adjustments does Frederick make for Stina between off-season and pre-competition nutrition? (3:28)
- Frederick and Stina predict Arnold results (4:28)
Stina ended up placing fifth out of 34 athletes in the 2014 IFBB Arnold Amateur.