Niki DelGrosso

Niki DelGrosso

age 32

MS, CES, AHFS, and WNBF Pro Figure Competitor

Master of Science in Nutrition, Clinical Exercise Specialist ,

Advanced Health & Fitness Specialist

Owner: Titans Gym and TitanUp Cafe, and Nutrifit Clinicin Mentor ohio and Cleveland Ohio.

Sponsor for shows: About Time Whey Protein www.tryabouttime.com

Featured in my cookbooks available at: www.nikidelgrosso.com

Names and ages of children: Tyler, Vincent and Teigan. They are triplets, born October 1st, 2008.

What makes you a fit mom? I LOVE prepping for shows. I work out hard all the time, and having a goal just adds to it. They are going to grow up in a healthy environment, our gym! I take them with me every day to work!

My first show was AFTER the birth of my Triplets, the NPC Ohio Northern on April 4th, 2009. My second was the Ohio Natural Buckeye Classic in Columbus on April 25th, where I tool overall. Net was the NPC Mike Francios in Columbus on May 9th. Then I did the Mid America and took overall, qualifying for my pro card.

My pro debut was he Sacramento U.S Pro Cup, where I placed 2nd, followed by Worlds in New York City in November, for a total of six shows in the year after my triplets were born!

I plan, with the help of my sponsor, About Time Whey Protein, to compete in Virgina May 22nd, Barbados, June 12th, Evansville in August and Worlds in New York- all in 2010!

Why is it important to you to be a fit mom? I want my babies, Tyler, Teigan and Vincent to look back at pictures of themselves at shows with me and know that they can do and be whatever they want to, no matter what anyone tells them!! I want them to grow up strong and confident, and never let anyone get them down.

How do you instill healthy living, eating and exercise values in your children? So far it has been dancing, tumbling and running in their walkers! Their food is made fresh in our health food cafe, TitanUp Cafe, from freshly pureed fruits, vegetables and whole grains. I breastfed my triplets until they were ten months old...yes...through my first five shows!!!

What are some of your favorite fit activities to perform with your children? My husband and I love to take them for walks around the mall...they love the lights and sonds and smells. During the summer, we have been down to the boardwalk along Lake Erie so they can feel the breeze and smell the summer air! How do your children feel about having a fit mom? They laugh at me when I am on my elliptical...since they are only 18 months old it is nice they find me amusing!!

Any interesting/funny/inspiring anecdotes about your children and fitness? My husband and I can already tell that the two boys, Tyler and Vinnie, are going to be litle powehouses. We will have to introduce squats quickly! Teigan, our little girl, LOVES her bouncer and can go for over an hour non-stop until she falls asleep in it! Anything else to add?

From the day I found out I was pregnant with triplets and had everyone telling me I would be on bedrest and covered in stretch marks and would never compete, followed by hearing from those same people that I am selfish for working out while pregnant and focusing on my health after the babies were born. I breast fed TRIPLETS until they were 8 months old. I was breastfeeding them through training for my 1st three shows, and boy do I have some funny stories about that! I was amazed by the number of women (NOT competitors) who were not supportive of this at all, or who just plain did not believe it!

I hope that I serve as proof that you CAN remain heathy during and after pregnancy, and it is necessary to be a great role model to those children from the start.

Tyler, Teigan and Vinnie will be able to see themselves in pictures with me in the gym, making their baby food, and at competitions from before their first birthday! I hope this inspires them to remian healthy and know they can acheive whatever they want in life.

On the other side, my husband is wonderful, and goes to every show with me. He is the most absolutely amazing and wonderful person I have ever met in my life and I am so lucky to have him!

Thank you!!! Niki DelGrosso, MS, CES, AHFS, WNBF Pro Figure Competitor Master of Science in Nutrition, Clinical Exercise Specialist , Advanced Health & Fitness Specialist **Titans Gym**Titan Up Cafe

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