Profile:  Elena M. Seiple-Perticari

 STATS:
 Born:  December 17,1973
 Age:  27
Off-Season Weight: 135
Pre Contest: 118 (next year going up to Middleweights)
Best Body Parts:  Arms


Contest History:
2000     NPC NATIONALS 2ND PLACE LIGHTWEIGHTS
2000     NPC EAST COAST 1ST AND OVERALL
1999     NPC EASTERN USA 1ST AND OVERALL
1999     NPC EAST COAST 2ND MIDDLEWEIGHT
1999     NPC WOMEN'S EXTRAVAGANZA 2ND MIDDLEWEIGHT
1998     USNBA MID ATLANTIC 1ST LIGHTWEIGHT

I AM CURRENTLY 5 WEEKS OUT FROM  NATIONALS IN ATLANTA, WHERE I AM HOPING TO EARN MY PRO CARD. I WILL BE A LIGHTWEIGHT. HOWEVER THIS IS MY LAST YEAR AS A LIGHTWEIGHT. WE WILL BE STEPPING ME UP TO MIDDLE NEXT YEAR. I AM VERY EXCITED TO TAKE THIS STEP!!

I HAVE BEEN TRAINING SINCE 1997 , BUT PRIOR TO THAT I WAS A DIVISION 1 SOCCER PLAYER FOR LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, AND SWAM COMPETITIVELY FOR 11 YEARS. I PLAYED BASKETBALL AND RAN TRACK AS WELL IN HIGH SCHOOL. MY ENTIRE FAMILY IS ATHLETIC. SO BEING INVOLVED EARLY ON WAS NATURAL.

GROWING UP I ALWAYS HAD BICEPS, AND JUST KNEW THAT SOMEDAY I WANTED TO COMPETE. MY ROLE MODEL TODAY IS ANDRULLA. SHE JUST EXEMPLIFIES ALL THAT I WOULD LIKE TO ACHIEVE.

I HAVE MET MANY GREAT WOMEN IN THIS SPORT , AND COMPETED AGAINST AWESOME COMPETITION. I TRAIN WITH LAST YEARS 3RD PLACE WINNER, MONA CARAVETTA WHO GIVES ME MUCH INSPIRATION AND GUIDANCE. I ALSO HAVE A GREAT HUSBAND WHO COMPETES AS WELL (NJ STATE CHAMP). IT HELPS TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO UNDERSTANDS ALL THE DIETING AND TIME THAT GOES INTO IT. I AM SURROUNDED BY
SO MANY GREAT PEOPLE WHO GIVE ME INSPIRATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT. I GET MANY PEOPLE ON LINE WHO I NEVER MET IN PERSON, BUT EMAIL ME AND CHAT WITH ME DAILY...THESE PEOPLE REALLY HELP ME STAY FOCUSED ON MY GOAL.

GOALS:

I HOPE TO BE A PRO IN 5 WEEKS, BUT IF NOT...KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN, FOR NEXT YEAR WILL BE A NEW ME IN THE MIDDLES!!!