Mary Elizabeth Lado

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Mary Elizabeth Lado (born September 16, 1978) is a figure competitor from the United States.

1 Biography
2 Vital stats
3 Bodybuilding philosophy
4 Competition history
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Biography

Mary Lado was born in New Orleans, Louisiana is a professional figure competitor. Lado was raised amid Spanish culture; her mother, Marianela, was born in Cuba and her father, Jose, in Spain. At 27, Mary is the oldest of three, and, along with her two brothers, Jose and Carlos. She still lives at her home state of Louisiana in a close-knit family. At an early age her parents encouraged her daughter to get involved in sports. In high school, Lado was on the volleyball, basketball, softball and track teams. This helped her in her education; she received a full scholarship to Chipola Junior College in Marianna, Florida as a pitcher, and then to Georgia Southwestern State University to play.

After graduation Lado toyed with weights to stay active, when she was encouraged by relatives to compete. In 2003, after six months of hard training, she entered her first NPC figure contest--the New Orleans Figure Championships--and won her height class. In 2004, she came in second in the NPC Junior Nationals in her height class and won the figure overall title at the Nationals, catapulting her into the pros. In 2005, Lado entered five pro figure contests, winning the Pittsburgh Pro Figure Championships and the California Pro Figure Championships. Her crowning achievement to date came at this year's Arnold Fitness Weekend--she became the only athlete besides Jenny Lynn to hold the Figure International title.

[edit] Vital stats

Full Name: Mary Elizabeth Lado
Birthday: September 16
Place of Birth: New Orleans
Current state of Residence: New Orleans
Occupation: Figure competitor, personal trainer, and fitness model.
Height: 5'7"
Weight (In Season): 128-130 lbs. (Off-Season):138-142 lbs.
Marital Status: Single
Eye Color: Brown
Hair Color: Light Brown
Measurements: 36-28-36
Size: 4
Shoe: 10.5

[edit] Bodybuilding philosophy

Lado's training consists of weight training 6 days a week in the off-season (usually two to three body parts per day off-season, and only two body part per day on-season). She uses a variation of compound and isolation movements (with free weights, machines and cables) in her training, focusing on her hamstrings, Back, and shoulders. For cardio Mary uses the StepMill, Elliptical machine and the incline treadmill as her main tools for cardio. She does one to two sessions of cardio six days a week in the off-season and three sessions in the on-season.