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Veteran figure competitor Elaine Goodlad tells all: the most memorable pick-up line, her worst injury and what she’d consider a perfect day.
| Elaine Goodlad |
Oxygen #80,
pg. 72 |
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By Chris Cander
 Type of competitor?
Fitness model, IFBB Pro Figure Competitor.
My astrological sign is Taurus.
I grew up in a very small town in Saskatchewan. The Native American name for it is Mudhole – that’s so funny the real name is unimportant.
In high school I played volleyball, track. I was a natural athlete but being raised a naive Christian girl, I was very shy and afraid to do anything for fear of being laughed at. In my family, hockey was life and since I wasn’t destined to be a hockey player, I never got any encouragement from anyone so I never really excelled even though I realize now that I had the potential to do so.
My first fitness competition was 2002 Emerald Cup in Seattle, Washington. I won the overall title in my first NPC show and was absolutely shocked. I was originally going to enter the masters division because I didn’t think I had a chance in the open class, but my husband, Terry, who believes in me, convinced me I could be successful in the open division despite my age. He always felt I could be an IFBB pro and wanted me to believe it as well.
What I love most about the fitness industry is that it encourages everyone to set personal goals and strive to be healthier, stronger and more confident.
My favorite exercises are walking lunges, and my track training that I do in the pool.
I love training my shoulders because they have always been a problem due to chronic injuries so when they grow and look full, it’s very rewarding.
I hate training only when I’m injured because everything seems to hurt. I spent most of the last year injured so it wasn’t a lot of fun.
My best feature is my face and hair – I’ve been told – but I think it’s actually my incredible appetite. I am on a first name basis with all the staff at Claim Jumpers Restaurant in Las Vegas and I think they are about to offer me stock options. It’s been a good off-season.
The question I’m most asked is, “Are those your real lips?” When I was a kid everyone picked on me for having big lips, now that big lips are in style everyone picks on me because they think they’re not real. Who could have imagined I would have so much grief over a pair of lips.
I’d love to work out with Arnold because when he trained he had an attitude that was pure, raw self-confidence and he knew why he was there, and it wasn’t to waste time.
The hardest event I’ve had to train for was The 2005 Bulk Nutrition contest. I had injured both hamstrings and glutes, my left knee, both shoulders and my low back and I knew I would not be at my best but I wanted to make sure I didn’t disrespect my fans by showing up out of shape and I didn’t want to disappoint the promoter Mike McCandless because he is such a big supporter of the sport. I was relieved when I didn’t qualify for the Olympia because the pain of getting through each day was almost unbearable and I just wanted time to rest and heal.
My worst injury was shoulders – it’s chronic, never goes away and it’s just ever-changing degrees of misery.
One of my biggest pet peeve is gossip and there never seems to be shortage of that, although we all could put compliments and encouragement to much better use.
My favorite book is Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain.
My favorite movie is: The Scarlet Pimpernel.
My favorite CD is All the Way by Celine Dion.
I would love to meet Faith Hill, another country girl like me, just having her fun. Jennifer Aniston seems very down to earth and has a good sense of humor so I’d like to meet her too.
If I could live anywhere, I would live in my house in Las Vegas with my cats and perhaps my husband if he learns to do as he is told.
If I won a million dollars I would buy a lot of airplane tickets and explore the world, then when my passport was full of stamps I would come home and buy a pool for my back yard. Vegas is very hot in summer.
At the gym I wear Nike Shox always, and some sort of Brazilian tights and a sleeveless sports top conspicuously emblazoned with the Whey Gourmet Logo.
The most memorable pickup line used on me at the gym was, “Marry me and I’ll make you famous.” We’ve been married 16 years now.
My role model is Terry Goodlad (my husband). He lives with passion and a self-belief that drives him constantly toward reaching his potential. No matter what the challenge, his motto is “how hard can it be,” so his example shows me that I can reach all my dreams no matter what obstacles attempt to stand in my way.
If I weren’t a (Fitness model, spokesperson, makeup artist, writer), I’d be… I wouldn’t change a thing.
For breakfast I ate Irish oatmeal and a whey gourmet peanut butter chocolate-flavored protein shake. I love breakfast.
In my fridge, I have chilled functional food because contest preparations have begun.
My sense of style is sexy and powerful yet modest and comfortable. (Sounds like Catwoman’s costume doesn’t it?)
For me, a perfect day would be waking up to breakfast in bed while my scantily clad man-servant shyly delivers my new Oxygen magazine with me on the cover. After that it would be an intermittent flurry of foods and tasty beverages on my way to pick up my new car with my husband. I’d finish up the day with dinner and a good concert or Vegas show.
Keep an eye out for my website www.elainefit.com. I have lots of new projects on the horizon and my website will be where I tell everyone about them.
I never leave home without water, food, cell phone, money and some sort of lethal weapon. I had a stalker, key word had, so all you weirdo stalkers out there: beware.
I support Safenest, Red Cross, Big Brothers and Sisters. |
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