Nataliya Kuznetsova

Nataliya Kuznetsova[1]
Bodybuilder ♀
Personal info
Nickname Russian amazon[2]
Born Chita, Chitinsky District, Zabaykalsky Krai, Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic[3]
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight

On stage: 93 kg

In offseason: 100 kg

Nataliya (or Natalia) Kuznetsova (née Trukhina) (born July 1, 1991) is a world armlifting champion and world bench press and deadlift champion. She is also currently the European bench press and deadlift champion.[4][1][3]

Education

In 2008, Kuznetsova started university at the Moscow State Academy of Physical Culture, where she graduated in 2013.[3][5]

Powerlifting career

Kuznetsova began her efforts to become a powerlifter at 14 years of her age. Said to have weighed approx. 90 pounds at that time, she was a child with a passionate personality and very enthusiastic when it came to combat sports and powerlifting.[1] She started hitting the gym in order to gain a few extra pounds, under the guidance of her coach Alexei Ivanov.[4] She has a very strict diet.[3][6]

Powerlifting competition records

  • 2014 Champion and record holding armlifting and powerlifting at the Cup of Eurasia in Vologda, Russia[3]
  • 2014 World champion and record armlifting in Crimea[3]
  • 2014 World champion and record in the bench press NAP[3]
  • 2014 Champion armlifting cup at the im.Poddubnogo of Russia[3]
  • European champion in bench press and deadlift (WPC), champion of Eurasia in bench press, deadlift (GPA), and armlifting[3]
  • 2015 Champion of the Cup Eastern Europe (GPA), world record in the deadlift, and champion of the Cup Eastern Europe (WAA) for traction and rolling axel[3]

Bodybuilding career

Business, fitness model

Bodybuilding competition results

  • Baikal Grand Prix - 1st[3]
  • Baikal Grand Prix - 1st[3]

Anabolic steroid usage

Kuznetsova is open about using anabolic steroids, and also takes estrogen blockers.[6] She has admitted to taking 150 – 200 mg of Primobolan or propionate before competitions, and 20 mg of oxandrolone on training days. She claimed she was at one point tempted to also try growth hormones, insulin and peptides, but ultimately decided they were not for her. She has claimed steroids give professional powerlifters an edge during competitions, and sports she currently is involved in do not require drug tests.[4]

Measurements

  • height 175 cm
  • weight : on stage 92 kg offseason 100 kg
  • chest 127 cm
  • waist 70 cm
  • hips 103
  • Bench press - 375 lb (170 kg; 26 st 11 lb)[1]
  • Biceps - 19.1" (48.5 cm)[7]
  • Deadlift - 530 lb (240 kg; 37 st 12 lb)[1]
  • Legs - 28 in (71 cm)[1]
  • Squats - 285 (personal record)[3]
  • Thigh - 28 in (71 cm)[3]

Sponsorship

Kuznetsova has received sponsorships from sports nutrition brands Genopharm, RPS, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals.[3]

Personal life

Kuznetsova is married to Vladislav Kuznetsov. She currently lives in Moscow, Russia. On October 23, 2016, she had a cameo role during "Manon Lescaut" on the same stage with Anna Netrebko and Yusif Eyvazovavym at the Bolshoi Theatre.[3][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Meet Natalia Trukhina – The World’s Most Muscular Woman
  2. ↑ PayPal
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Спорт-вики — википедия научного бодибилдинга
  4. 1 2 3 "Russian Powerlifter Will Make You Reconsider Condescending Terms Like 'Weaker Sex'"
  5. ↑ Facebook education
  6. 1 2 "See the Huge Russian Female Powerlifter, Nataliya Trukhina, Lift Heavy Weights In the Gym"
  7. ↑ "natalia trukhina". www.girlswithmuscle.com. Retrieved 2018-03-19.
  8. ↑ Natalia Kuznetsova (Trukhina)
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