The Sky Is The Limit! Irenè Beliso Mingrino

Meet this month's cover feature WBFF Pro Diva fitness model Irenè Mingrino as we talk about her remarkable journey on how she became the extraordinary woman she is today! Here, Irenè shares how she started training at a young age and completely fell in love fitness and how since then she's grown from strength to strength. Irenè also offers us valuable insight into her personal fitness routine and a few awesome tips on diet and supplementation.

COULD YOU TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR JOURNEY TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY?

I got involved with health and fitness at age 5. I started training with weights, concentrating on body exercises such as abs, sit-ups, pull-ups and running. Growing up, I was bullied in and out of school. A lot of people called me names and I got beat up and I was harassed a lot. So, I thought that if I put on muscle these bullies would leave me alone which was the main reason why I got started. Interestingly enough, they stopped bothering me. Since then, I've fallen in love with weight training. I would sleep with 2kg dumbbells under my bed. Barbie's boyfriend was He-Man and funny enough He-man's girlfriend was She-Rah. What helped my situation, even more, was that my father had a home gym and was an avid runner. He's a retired Navy veteran and till this very day, I still can not keep up with him. My father, Luis Beliso and I would always watch Bruce Lee and Arnold Schwarzenegger movies together. So, they were the contributing athletic figures in my life.

WHAT IS YOUR TYPICAL WORKOUT ROUTINE?