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Helen Bouchard
All photographs by Doug Schneider
February 2004

General:

Born: 1964 in Sherbrooke, Quebec
Started training: 1990, but seriously since 1994

Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Trains at Hardcore Gym and World Health.

Occupation: Registered nurse.

Sponsored by: No one yet -- but welcome anyone!

Physique:

  • Height: 5' 6"
  • Competition bodyweight: 158-160 lbs.
  • Off-season bodyweight: 180 lbs.

Competitive History:

  • 2003 CBBF Canadian BodyBuilding Championships - 1st-place Heavyweight Women and Overall Champion
  • 2001 CBBF Canadian BodyBuilding Championships - 1st-place Masters Women and 2nd-place Heavyweight Women
  • 2000 CBBF Canadian BodyBuilding Championships - 2nd-place Heavyweight Women
  • 1999 CBBF Canadian BodyBuilding Championships - 4th-place Heavyweight Women
  • 1999 ABBA Alberta BodyBuilding Championships - 1st-place Heavyweight Women and Overall Champion
  • 1998 Quebec de L'Quest - 2nd-place Heavyweight Women

Trainer/Coach: 

  • "Although I have been training for over 12 years, my bodybuilding took a turn in 1998 when I moved to Edmonton, Alberta and met my present trainers, Brian and Donna Logue. They transformed my physique and improved my muscle massand quality to the point that I became the top female bodybuilder in Canada in 2003."

Training and Nutrition Strategy:

  • "The key to success in bodybuilding is to train seriously and hard all the time. My training routine is 6 days of hard training and 1 day off. I love to train hard with heavy weight all the time; it doesn't matter if I am in pre-contest training. I usually do a half-hour of cardio after I get up but before breakfast, and then I hit the weights after work. My muscle-group combination in my weight-training program will depend on what I need or want to improve, but usually I train a large and small body part on a given day."
  • "I firmly believe that to perform in the gym you need to eat well, use proper supplementation, and have the proper amount of rest. If you eat crappy food your training will be crappy. I stick to a fairly low-fat, high-protein diet with little or no sugar. In the off-season, I like to remain at around 20 pounds from my contest weight. You have to be dedicated 100% to the sport and the diet, and you must remain focused."

Goals:

  • "My ultimate goal was to become an IFBB Pro -- now that I have achieved that I would love to compete at the professional level in the near future. My goal now is to place in the top five at the Night of Champions in New York City in May. It would also be amazing to actually qualify for the Ms. Olympia and stand on that stage! I certainly will not put any pressure on myself for this goal because I am happy with what I have achieved so far."
  • "As an IFBB Pro, I would like to become a spokesperson for a supplement company and represent their products. I am very knowledgeable in sports supplementation and nutrition, and I feel that I would be a good representative. I am currently looking for a company to work with."
 


At the 2003 Canadian BodyBuilding Championships Helen Bouchard dominated her competition. With unanimous 1st-place votes from the judges, it was no question who the winner would be. This photo shows Helen's astounding back development.

 

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