Training hard was engrained in Angelina Masino at a young age.
“My dad was an Ironman Triathlete,” Masino says. “He used to take me to the gym before school when I was like 10 or 11. I’ve always had that background.”
It wasn’t until she met a bodybuilder two years ago, however, that she decided to take her training to the next level.
“I met a bodybuilder name Annette McBride, she really showed me that women could lift heavy weights,” Masino says. “I always lifted, but never lifted very heavy. It was nice to see a girl do that.”
Masino decided to compete in figure in 2011, and she didn’t waste any time. She did four contests in four weeks last season, winning her class in two and placing second in another. This year, she picked up where she left off by winning her class and the Overall at the Vancouver USA Naturals on March 31.
AGE: 31
HEIGHT: 5’5 ¾
CONTEST WEIGHT: 124 pounds
CONTEST HISTORY: 2012: Vancouver USA Naturals, 1st Class C and Overall; 2011: Vancouver USA Naturals 1st Class C; Big Sky Montana 1st Class C; Emerald Cup 8th Class C; Empire Classic 2nd Class C
ATHLETIC BACKGROUND: “I ran track in high school and started lifting weights in my early 20s.”
OCCUPATION: Works at the Post Office and goes to school for Nutrition and Exercise Physiology.
PHYSIQUE ROLE MODELS/INFLUENCES: Erin Stern. “Just looking at her physique and how far she’s come. Also, I read one time she squatted 315 and that was a goal of mine at the beginning so I just loved her for that!”
BEST BODYPART: Biceps
FAVORITE EXERCISE: Squats
WHAT’S NEXT: “I’m hitting the Emerald Cup stage in two weeks and then going to the Atlantic States in New York – and then hopefully a national-level show this year! I want to make sure I’m ready.”
3-5 YEAR GOAL: “Hopefully continuing to compete on the pro stage at the Olympia and the Arnold. Be a registered dietician and exercise physiologist to be in that field working with athletes.”
