34 Facts About Debi Laszewski

Debi Laszewski was born on September 29,1969 and is an American retired professional female bodybuilder.

Debi Laszewski was born 1969 in Wausau, Wisconsin, where she was raised, and was the second of two children.

Debi Laszewski played track and field while attending Wausau West High.

Debi Laszewski was 20 years old when she started in bodybuilding.

Debi Laszewski started lifting after being motivated by the physique of Linda Hamilton in The Terminator.

Debi Laszewski did her first competition at the age of 24.

Debi Laszewski was stunned by the judges' decision in a 2000 USA contest, which turned her dreams of turning pro upside-down.

Debi Laszewski said she did not apply herself in the 2001 competition nearly as hard, saying, "I just didn't have it anymore".

Debi Laszewski finished 12th in that competition, and placed nominal attention to bodybuilding competition for the next four years as a result.

Between 2001 and 2005, Debi Laszewski did not enter a single pro competition.

Debi Laszewski remained primarily a personal trainer without plans to compete professionally until 2005, when the introduction of the "light-heavyweight class" created a niche she felt more at ease with.

Debi Laszewski returned to professional competition in 2005, and finished second place in the NPC in a highly-controversial judging decision.

Debi Laszewski was initially encouraged by the possibility of a win in the newly formed light-heavyweight class and entered several amateur Southern States competitions.

Debi Laszewski sent in photographs and entered herself into the NPC championships in 2005.

Debi Laszewski confronted judges backstage, and wanted answers as to why she placed second behind Dena Westerfield.

Debi Laszewski was frustrated with the judges' paradoxical explanations, as they said her back was too defined and detailed, which would render well in a professional league, but not in an amateur pre-qualifier.

Debi Laszewski felt she was trapped in a catch-22 where her strong physique was better suited to the professional league, but she could not enter the league without winning the amateurs.

Gene X Magazine interviewed Debi Laszewski and said she was clearly disappointed and felt somewhat hopeless in her chances of advancing towards the pros, "I always seem to do the wrong show at the wrong time", she said the day after her competition.

Debi Laszewski learned from the judges that she finished only 2 points away from Dena in the judging tally.

Debi Laszewski said she would have preferred to finish 6th or 7th than to come so teasingly close.

Debi Laszewski has had a very mixed experience with physique contest judges.

Debi Laszewski said that one judge marked her down because she was "too pretty" for her degree of muscularity, and took a poor ranking in 2000 because of guidelines set down to the judges targeting women that were "too big".

Debi Laszewski has taken some advice about enhancing a feminine X-shaped torso with great conviction.

Debi Laszewski has been encouraged and said she uses her creativity to enhance her physique for what the judges want consistently, even developing her own exercises to best meet those goals.

Debi Laszewski turned pro after winning her class at the 2006 Nationals in Miami.

Since 2009, Debi Laszewski has placed in the top six of every single Ms.

Debi Laszewski said she reduced the size of her waistline for the contest by eliminating certain exercises from her workouts.

Debi Laszewski told an interviewer that she was confident that she could win the Ms.

Debi Laszewski has an interest in home decorating and interior design.

Debi Laszewski gave a tour of her home to Muscular Development in 2011.

Debi Laszewski is an official sponsored athlete of Ironville Clothing Company, which sells bodybuilding-themed sportswear.

Debi Laszewski is a personal trainer who lives in Jupiter, Florida.

Debi Laszewski has an older sister who competes as a pro bodybuilder in the natural federation.

Debi Laszewski stated that her reason for creating the book was to educate readers about female bodybuilding in an artful way.