Julia Vins who is known as “Muscle Barbie” is a weightlifter who started bodybuilding when she was just 15 years old. She started going to the gym because she wanted to be more confident in her life and also to improve her fitness level. It was back then when the coach noticed her power and determined that she could become a weightlifter.
1. Julia Vins was born in Engels, Russia on May 21st, 1996.
Julia’s Dad was an alcoholic, which became the reason for her parent’s divorce. Because of which she had to go through a lot of mental pressure.
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2. Julia always aimed to go to law school
Julia was very much dedicated to her studies and always aimed to go to law school. She also mentioned, since she was in school she used to get a lot of free time, where she used to manage her gym time as well.
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Julia Vins back in 2011 before she put on muscle. blogspot
3. She is famous by her nickname “Muscle Barbie”
Due to her attractive appearance, but massive size.
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3. She is dedicated to the gym
Julia stated that the place, where she stayed, was not very familiar with fitness, so she had to travel by bus for an hour to get to the gym. Moreover, she was the only girl in the entire gym but nothing stopped her dedication and will to stop going to the gym.
4. Julia was awarded the World Champion
Julia’s strong determination and hard work helped her in achieving various awards in Junior Powerlifting across Russia and now she is a two time World Champion at a World Powerlifting Congress and is known to break several records in the competition.
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5. She can lift quite heavyweights
Julia weighs 65 kgs, she has a personal record which includes 175kg Bench Press, 275kg squat, and 205 kg deadlift.
6. Julia’s training and diets
Julia trains four to five times a week and follows a strict healthy diet which includes eggs, vegetables, fish, beans, oats rice and buckwheat pasta like her staple foods.
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7. Julia’s motivation
She says people commenting on her physique is something very much expected in the stereotype world where people think women are born only for cooking, cleaning and raising children. But she keeps herself motivated and ignores everything which creates a hurdle in her journey.
8. She is in a relationship for 8 years now
Julia is in a long term relationship with her Russian boyfriend, Sergei, who also likes to weight lift with her. Though she keeps getting DMs from her admirers she thinks it is better to not respond to all of it to keep her relationship happy and going.
