Current Bikini Olympia champion ANGELICA TEIXEIRA’s slavish dedication to peak contraction helped build her champion-caliber glutes and abs.
BALL CRUNCH
Get on an exercise ball and walk your feet forward until your hips are supported but your upper back is hanging off the ball. Keep your feet flat on the floor and your knees bent 90 degrees. Bring your hands behind your head. Allow your back to slightly hyperextend and then raise your torso upward. Contract your abs hard for 2 seconds before coming back down.
Perform 3 sets of 30 reps.
BRAZILIAN-BORN ANGELICA TEIXEIRA is an absolute force in the IFBB Pro League bikini division. Of her past 11 shows, she’s managed to win 10, including top honors at two Olympias and two Bikini Internationals. But major success doesn’t mean that the 34-year-old is content.“It is more motivating for me to defend the title than to take the title,” says Teixeira, who resides in New Jersey. “Some people get in their comfort zone, but for me, as soon as I step off the Olympia stage I am thinking about the next one. Being the face of the sport means everything to me. I don’t want to lose that.”
For the 2019 Bikini Olympia, Teixeira is making some changes to her training. After listening to the feedback of the judges, she has decided to add more size to her upper body. She is moving a bit more weight and doing less cardio. What won’t change, though, is her focus on her glutes—her premier body part and a bikini division must-have— and abs. “If it’s working, why change?” she asks.
THE GLUTES OF HER LABOR
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