This time on Rising Muscle and Nordic Profile we are making a drop on Iceland for an interview with the succesful bikini fitness competitor Rannveig Hildur Guðmundsdóttir.
Age: 24 (14th of February 1990).
Country: Iceland
City: Reykjavík
Occupation: Graduating this June from the University of Iceland with a BS-degree in Dental Technology.
Height: 164 cm / 5’4 ft
Contest background:
I am an IFBB bikini fitness competitor. I competed for the first time last April 2014. I participated in the Icelandic Championship where I got the gold in my hight division. I got first place and was second place overall Icelandic Champion. I could not have been happier about it! I decided to compete again in November at the Nordic Championship (1st of November) and the Icelandic Cup (15th of November). At the Nordic Championship I placed third and at the Icelandic Cup I took first place and was the overall Icelandic Cup champion as well! It blew my mind winning four trophies in only 8 months, my first year of competing in bikini fitness and for that I could not be more grateful.
RM: Rannveig, do remember your first encounter with gym training and what that experience was like?
RG: I never recall
y knew what to do in the gym. I felt silly lifting weights and did mostly cardio. I signed up for personal training in 2011 with my trainer Jimmy R. Routley. At first it was really difficult, but when I felt the strength that I got and how my body changed I got hooked on the gym. I am a really competitive person and I like to challenge myself to constantly d
RM: Have you been involved in any other sports before you became a bikini athlete?
RG: I was in classical ballet when I was young till my teens.
RM: What are you future goals as a bikini competitor?
RG: Improving my shape, inspire others to live a healthy lifestyle and always do my best! I cant deny it would be pretty awesome being able to call myself World Champion one day, it just has a great ring to it!
RM: Who has the ideal physique in your opinion ?
RG: My biggest inspiration at the moment are Olga Viazmetinova, Christina Strom Fjærre, Anna Virmajoki and Ashley Kaltwasser, they all have beautiful physiques!
RM: What is the best and the worst thing about doing a contest preparation?
RG: The best thing: I really enjoy working out so much and the overall process. I love having a strict routine, I function best that way.
The worst thing: I have to say that the constant meal prepping can be a bit annoying after a long hard day. Fail to prepare, prepare to fail are words that are so true in this sport. And of co
RM: When will we see you on stage again?
RG: I am really working on improving my shape even more. I am thinking about taking around four to five months preparation this time. Hopefully I will get to participate in the IFBB World Championship in November! And also at the Icelandic Cup that same month. And who knows what else, I am still viewing my options, there are so many exciting competitions!
RM: Ok Rannveig, It’s time for the last words, please feel free to thank someone or maybe add something else:
RG: I want to thank my sponsors for helping me reach my goals.
-USN – I am a sponsored USN athlete – Ultimate Sports Nutrition, from whom I get all my supplements! www.usn.is
-Pumping Iron Fitness Gym and my trainer there Jimmy R. Routley – For having my back all the way, he is simply the best trainer ever!! (And sometimes kind of my psychologist as well).
-NYX Cosmetics – for sponsoring me with all my beautiful makeup!
-My chiropractor, Guðmundur Birkir Pálmason at Kírópraktorstofa Íslands for keeping my body right during competition season.
-Bikinis by Freydís – for all my beautiful competition bikinis!! Always spot on. www.bikinisbyfreydis.com
And lastly but not least my amazing boyfriend Viggó Briem for always supporting me and helping me during competition preps!
Thank you for the interview Rannveig! We wish you the best of luck in the future of your endouvers.
Team Rising Muscle
Contact Rannveig:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/rannveighildur
Instagram: www.instagram.com/rannveighildur
