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Louisville bodybuilder plays to strengthsDate: 07.03.2007
Posted by: Anabolic Info Team United States
Six days a week, Jenny Lynn works up a sweat running around her neighborhood for a minimum of 45 minutes.
Five days a week, Lynn weight-trains a different body part.
Every day -- every meal -- Lynn makes sure to take in the proper ratio of carbohydrates to protein to essential fats.
That dedication has earned her the well-deserved moniker of the queen of fit physiques and the awards to back it up.
Lynn, 35, started weight training at 21 and recalled not being "even remotely interested in it" until she began to see her body change shape.
"Once I saw the changes, I got hooked," she said.
In September, she won the 2006 Figure Olympia contest in Las Vegas, the top title in the industry. A DVD of her road to the championship is aptly titled "The Harder I Work, The Luckier I Get."
If Lynn were a boxer, the bodybuilder would be Champion of the World.
So she's a heavyweight, figuratively speaking (she's 5 feet 5, 134 pounds in the off-season, 123 pounds at contest time).
Lynn also is one of Louisville's newest residents, a fact that has surprised -- and delighted -- many fans.
"Jenny is at the pinnacle of figure," said Jeff Ruwe, owner of Eastside Fitness, formerly Powerhouse Gym, on Westport Road.
"They talk about us being such an obese society. We have a lot of people here, like Jenny, who can help people. She can be an inspiration."
Making a move
Born and raised in California, Lynn relocated to Louisville after her bodybuilding beau, Blair Mone, was accepted to the Ohio Valley Wrestling school, an official training center for World Wrestling Entertainment.
"I can do what I do anywhere," said Lynn, who not only competes but also is a personal trainer who meets with clients face-to-face as well as online.
Still, the cross-country move was a bit jarring.
On Dec. 31, Lynn and Mone moved into their Stoneybrook-area home.
"Talk about a New Year's celebration," Lynn said.
Shortly after arriving in town, Lynn began training Shelley Rassenfoss of Shelbyville, Ky., an amateur figure competitor who will enter her sixth contest in honor of her 40th birthday in July.
"I feel very blessed to get to train with her," Rassenfoss said.
Once a week, the two meet at Fitness Factory, 3943 Taylorsville Road, where Lynn trains all the clients she consults with in-person.
"Obviously, she's at the top of her field. That was the first drawing card," said Rassenfoss, co-owner of Shelley Rassenfoss Photography in Shelbyville.
"Once I met Jenny Lynn, she was just a sweet spirit. I have loved training with her," Rassenfoss said. "I would call her my friend now as well."
Diana Carire, a 25-year-old Queens, N.Y., resident who is taking Lynn's 12-week online fitness challenge, calls Lynn her mentor and a role model.
Clients pay for Lynn's program, and the one who makes the most impressive transformation wins an all-expenses-paid weekend to Louisville to train with Lynn.
The potential prize is enticing, but Lynn's advice provides all the motivation Carire needs.
"Because of her encouragement, I push myself harder in the gym than ever before," Carire said in a phone interview.
"I have struggled with my weight since my second pregnancy in 2004. At one point, my weight skyrocketed to 185 pounds," Carire said.
Now that she's been on Lynn's program for the past three weeks, Carire has "lost 14 pounds and never felt better."
"Even though it's an online program, it's as if Jenny (is) right there with you," Carire said. "Any time I contact her with questions or comments, she responds rapidly and encourages me -- and that is worth every penny."
Besides, Carire added, "She is the best in the fitness industry. … Why not get help from the best, right?"
Lynn, who will defend her title at the 2007 Figure Olympia, said that teaching others is her best reward.
"I get to show people that they can regain control of their lives, learn to eat proper foods, find what's realistic for them," Lynn said. "I help them make a change."
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