NPC Athlete Spotlight - Jen Richards
Athlete Spotlight - Body By O Angel
NQ Figure Athlete Jen Richards
Name: Jen Richards
Division/Status: National NPC Figure Competitor
Height/Competition: 5'1 1/2" Age: 33
BIO: SMALL TOWN GIRL. BORN IN BATTLECREEK, MICHIGAN AND RAISED IN THE CORNFIELDS OF PLYMOUTH, INDIANA. I WAS ALWAYS AN ATHLETE AND PLAYED MANY DIFFERENT SPORTS, BUT I WOULD SAY GYMNASTICS AND SOCCER WERE DEFINITELY AT THE TOP OF THE LIST. AFTER GRADUATING HIGH SCHOOL I ATTENDING COLLEGE AT BUTLER UNIVERSITY WHERE I PLAYED SOCCER AND GOT MY UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE IN HEALTH SCIENCES. I APPLIED TO THE PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS MASTERS PROGRAM AND GOT IN. AFTER I GRADUATED WITH MY MASTERS IN 2008, I PACKED UP MY CARE AND I DROVE STRAIGHT OUT TO CALIFORNIA. I TOOK MY BOARDS AND BECAME A CERTIFIED PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. I WORKED IN THE FIELD OF ORTHOPEDICS, SPINE, AND PAIN MANGEMENT. IN MY SPARE TIME I CONTINUED TO PLAY INTRAMURAL SOCCER AND WORKED OUT WITH A PERSONAL TRAINER. HOWEVER, MY BODY WAS CHANGING AND I COULDN’T REALLY GRASP HOW TO MAINTAIN MY WEIGHT A HEALTHY WAY. I DECIDED I NEEDED A NEW GOAL AND AND SO BEGAN MY QUEST IN BODYBUILDING. I COMPETED IN MY FIRST FIGURE COMPETITION IN APRIL OF 2013. I DID ONE SHOW AND REALIZED I WAS IN NEED OF A COACH. I WAS INTRODUCED TO POPPA-O AND HAVE BEEN WITH HIM EVER SINCE. THROUGH WORKING WITH KIM I HAVE LEARNED SO MUCH ABOUT NUTRITION AND FITNESS. I THEN REALIZED I WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE MY EXPERIENCE WITH OTHERS AND HELP THEM IN THEIR FITNESS JOURNEY, SO I DECIDED TO GET MY PERSONAL TRAINING CERTIFICATION. CURRENTLY, I CONTINUED TO WORK IN THE MEDICAL FIELD AS A PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT IN THE FIELD OF WOUND CARE. IN THE EVENINGS I DO ONE-ON-ONE PERSONAL TRAINING AND HELP MY ONLINE JENNYJEANFITNESS CLIENTS. I WOULD SAY THIS NOT ANOTHER JOB TO ME. IT’S NOT FOR EXTRA MONEY, IT HAS BECOME A PASSION OF MINE TO HELP OTHERS WHO ARE STRUGGLING TO GET THEIR BODIES TO THE NEXT LEVEL, OR WHO ARE JUST STARTING OUT ON THEIR FITNESS JOURNEY. TID-BITS ABOUT ME:
- I HATE WHEN THE DENTIST BLOWS AIR ON YOUR TEETH
- HAVE TWO DOGS: CALI AND GIZMO
- OBSESSED WITH QUOTES
- EXTREMELY TICKLISH
- LOVE GETTING REAL MAIL
- LOVE TRAVELING
- CLEAN FREAK
- LOVE THUNDERSTORMS
- ABSOLUTELY HATE LEMONS IN MY WATER
- I MISS GYMNASTICS MORE THAN ANYTHING
- FAVORITE QUOTE: “LOVE SIMPLY. LOVE GENEROUSLY. CARE DEEPLY. SPEAK KINDLY. LEAVE THE REST TO GOD.”
TEST RESULTS/CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
- 2ND PLACE TITANS OCTOBER 2013
- 3RD PLACE GRAND PRIX 2014
- 3RD PLACE PATRIOTS 2014
- 4TH PLACE SPARTAN CHAMPIONSHIP 2015
- 3RD PLACE SACRAMENTO 2015
- 2ND PLACE GOV CUP 2017
- NATIONALLY QUALIFIED X 5 YEARS
