{"id":387,"date":"2015-08-31T13:15:35","date_gmt":"2015-08-31T17:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/?p=387"},"modified":"2015-10-16T14:23:41","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T18:23:41","slug":"teacher-and-winning-bodybuilder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/journalism\/2015\/08\/31\/teacher-and-winning-bodybuilder\/","title":{"rendered":"Teacher And Winning Bodybuilder"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are bodybuilders all over the world, and they come from many kinds of jobs. One of the best in the world is Ladawn McDay, a special education teacher at Ella Fitzgerald Elementary School in Detroit.<\/p>\n

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McDay, 37, attended Wayne State University. She said, \u201cI got interested in bodybuilding from watching it for years on TV and being around competitors gave me the urge to compete.\u201d<\/p>\n

McDay won second place in the National Physique Committee\u2019s National Bodybuilding Bikini and Figure Championships in 2009.<\/p>\n

McDay\u2019s biggest accomplishment was at the 2010 International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness North American Championship, where she placed eighth in North America.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf some competitors don\u2019t see results, they lose the urge to keep going,\u201d said McDay. \u201cI believe that bodybuilding is a sport often ignored by girls because of the negative thoughts of the use of steroids.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>My favorite part of body building is the individual posing routine because it shows that I am an individual and I am not being compared to the group.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

McDay has a very busy schedule. She goes to the gym at 5 a.m. and trains with Team Infinity. She works out on the weights for one hour and does her cardiovascular routine twice a day and walks at work during lunch.<\/p>\n

She said it took her only 16 weeks to achieve her goal of becoming a bodybuilder.<\/p>\n

McDay competes as a light heavyweight, where the weight requirement is 125-140 pounds. She also competes at the national level, for which someone must qualify by winning at the state level.<\/p>\n

Ladawn is on a quest to become a professional bodybuilder. \u00a0She has come in 2nd place in two national competitions. \u201cI have not yet made money being a body builder due to the fact I have not become a professional,\u201d said McDay. \u201cBut I will still be competing for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mirvat Chammout<\/p>\n

Samira Maatouk<\/p>\n

Middle School Journalists<\/p>\n

Note: This story was originally published in 2013.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are bodybuilders all over the world, and they come from many kinds of jobs. One of the best in the world is Ladawn McDay, a special education teacher at Ella Fitzgerald Elementary School in Detroit. McDay, 37, attended Wayne State University. She said, \u201cI got interested in bodybuilding from watching it for years on …<\/p>\n

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