NPC Fitness Spotlight for December 2010: Lena Squarciafico-Mishin

This month's NPC Fitness Spotlight belongs to one of the top fitness stars in the country right now, Lena Squarciafico-Mishin!

Photo credit: Muscular Development

Lena's an amateur competitor from New York (Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY now living in Long Island). She's been in competitive gymnastics since the age of 11. Like a good deal of fitness competitors, she was into competing in many sports and staying fit. After retiring from competition, she decided to coached part time and played around in the gym with her students.

In November 2002, she was convinced by a friend at work into joining a gym in order to break up the work day and relieve some stress. Lena headed straight to the weight room. As she started to lift,  her body responded very quickly and developed fast. Her muscle began to explode like crazy, and then she made that decision to compete.

Up to this point, Lena has done it all in the female muscle industry. She's competed in bodybuilding, fitness, and figure competitions. She loves to show off her physique and routines, whether it's on stage, webcam, or paysite, Lena has developed quite a fanbase. With her incredible muscularity, figure didn't seem like the ideal competition for her, as she would place low in the figure events. She's also gave a try at bodybuilding as well. However, it seems like fitness could be her calling. In 2010, she had one heck of a breakout year, as she won her class a couple of times and only a point or two shy of becoming a pro this year. With 2011 just around the corner, you can rest assure that Lena will be aiming to get that pro card that she rightfully deserves. And with her success in fitness these days, it seems to be that NPC fitness will be her ticket to IFBB stardom.

Photo credit: Muscular Development

COMPETITION HISTORY:


2004 - (March) NY Metropolitans - 1st Place Fitness and Figure (Tall class)
2004 - (June) Atlantic States - 2nd Place Fitness 3rd Place Figure (Tall class)
2004 - (July) Body Rock - 2nd Place Fitness (Tall class)
2004 - (July) Kim Klein Empire States - 1st Place Figure, Fitness (tall class) and 1st Place Heavy weight Bodybuilding
2004 (August) Team Universe (Figure Nationals) 11th Place (class E)
2004 (September) North American Championships (National Show) - 3rd
Place Figure Masters - 10th Place Figure open.
2004 (November) Eastern USA - 1st Place Fitness and Figure (Tall class)
2007 NPC Junior Nationals Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Contest-3rd
2007 NPC Team Universe Bodybuilding, Fitness And Figure Championships-8th
2008 NPC Junior National Bodybuilding, Fitness & Figure Championships-6th
2009 NPC Team Universe-3rd
2010 Team Universe,Fitness Tall-5th
2010 NPC Junior USA Bodybuilding Championships, Fitness Tall Class-1st
2010 IFBB North American Championships, Fitness B-1st