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Natural Competitor Profiles
Featuring
the very best natural physiques of individuals that share our enthusiasm and dedication to
drug-free bodybuilding and fitness.
Hannah
Bryant
Natural
Figure Competitor
 Name Hannah Bryant
Birth date 18th August 1972
Birthplace Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Current Residence
Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom
Height 5ft 6.5 inches
Contest Weight 8 stone 5 lb
Off season Weight 9stone 10 lb
First Bodybuilding Contest
NPC Eastern USA Qualifier -
Figure 2007
Best Contest Placings
UFE, CANADA, Halloween
Mayhem. Open and Over 35's Figure - Placed 3rd in both
2010.
3rd place BNBF Figure Nationals -
Oct 2009
NPC Eastern USA Qualifier -
Figure - 2nd Place - Nov 2007
Role Models in Bodybuilding/Figure
Monica Brant, Ava Cowan
and Rachel Mclish.
Bodybuilders/Figure Competitors who physiques you most
admire
Monica Brant for her continuing development of her
physique, especially her look in this years Arnold Classic
2010
Bodybuilders/Figure Competitors whose personalities you
most admire
Monica Brant, for her level of commitment to this industry
and her business.
Highlight(s) of Career
Taking part in the NPC Eastern USA Figure Qualifier with
Steve Weinberger and Bev Francis. I am hoping another
highlight will be when I compete in Nov 12th 2011 with the
UFE, Canada in the Elite Championships.
 Biggest Disappointment(s) of Career
Not placing high
enough in the UK.
Best Body Part
I don't really have one. I like being really
lean and having abs all year around.
Most Challenging Body Part
I am working on building my delts to get the more defined
'capped look' and working on the thickness of my biceps
and triceps.
Favorite Exercise
I like big functional movements, so I
enjoy things like chin ups, dips, walking lunges,
handstand shoulder press.
Least Favorite Exercise
I
don't have one, it sounds cliched
but I love my exercises.
Traits you admire most in others
Honesty, commitment and
respect. My mentor and coach Simon Jeffery is a great
example.
Traits you admire most in yourself
Selfless, committed and
loyal
Favorite Movies
Pumping Iron 2, St Elmos Fire, The Dark
Knight and Ironman.
Favorite Actors
Harrison Ford and Will Ferrell.
 Favorite Band or Performer
Metallica, Usher and 1980's
music.
Favorite Food
Turkey Burgers
Favorite Cheat Day Treats
Steak, Fries and Salad
Favorite Automobile
Porsche! (in my dreams) or a Volkswagon Californina Transporter to carry my surfboard
around and let me camp near the beach.
Idea of a Perfect Vacation
Anywhere in America
I love
spending time overseas and enjoying their food, shopping
and of course experiencing their gyms.
Favorite TV Program(s)
CSI Las Vegas, The Biggest Loser USA
What would you be doing if you weren't a
Bodybuilder/Figure Competitor?
Originially I trained as a dancer so I would still be in
the Health and Fitness Industry. I would still be a site
manager of the best gym in the world
www.winners2000.co.uk
and be a personal trainer.
Long Term Bodybuilding
Ambitions
To win a pro card in Figure and to achieve building the
'best body' that will help inspire my clients, others and
myself.
What you like most about Bodybuilding?
I like the discipline of the sport, from the learning,
nutrition and training side and I like how it goes hand in
hand with developing yourself. You can take it onto many
different levels and achieve the control and balance you
desire.
What you dislike most about Bodybuilding?
Stay natural, forever. I know a lot of people who use
steroids, and I have no problem with that choice. In a lot
of cases, it does no harm at all. Where I think things go
wrong is where people are mislead into using drugs for
contests with no real knowledge of the potential effects
and dangers. Life's have been lost and ruined because
people wanted to be that bit more shredded on the day. It
really isn't worth it. Natural Bodybuilding federationss
who allow drug use need to educate their members far
better into how to safely use them and monitor their
effects on health and mental state. Currently these things
are hidden under the carpet, so they can proclaim these
drug assisted bodybuilders as hero's and champions, far
superior to any natural athlete. There is room for both
but it needs to be clear who are drug assisted and who
aren't. The safer approach is to bring drug use and its
dangers into the open, and to find some medically
qualified experts to work with those federations to ensure
that their athletes are safe and regularly monitored for
any potential health problems. This is supposed to be
about "health" after all.
 What advice would you give other competitors?
Define what "Winning" is to you. Don't let others
manipulate you and get you dancing to their tune. Decide
WHY you are doing it, and if it is worth it. The contest
is about you, not what other people tell you. Yes, there
are rules to the event, and standards and occasionally a
judge wil be kind enough to give you some real direction.
But, show what you want to present, be who you are in life
on stage, not some type of puppet. Don't expect anything
in terms of where you place, just focus on having fun,
meeting like minded people and being at your best.
Remember your health, that is why you got into this.
Looking great is important, and the name of the game. But,
remember, you have other roles in your life, maybe you are
a partner, a mum, your career, and these have to be
balanced against the demands of the contest, and the final
stages of the diet. Always remember your health, and never
get lead down the wrong path where you start compromising
who you are, your values and integrity. This is about
showing your body, your health, your personality, don't
let anyone take that away from you. It isn't about sex,
don't let anyone make it sleazy or dirty. They don't try
to do that to men, and they shouldn't try to do it to
women either.
A little more about you...
I love training outdoors and taking bike rides along the
coast and I love surfing, this is great for taking time
out and re-assessing your self, 'sharpening the saw'. I
like spending time with family and friends and having fun.
Email
Hannah@winners2000.co.uk
Website
www.HannahBryant.co.uk
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