Ava Cowan - Fitness model /IFBB Figure Professional/

Birthday : Oct 21, 1974

Height: 5ft 4in /162 cm/

Weight: 116 lbs /53 kg/

Occupation: Personal Trainer, Actress, Fitness Model, Gaspari Nutrition Athlete, Weider/ AMI Athlete, Better Bodies Athlete, IFBB Figure Professional

Website: http://www.avacowan.com 

Biography: As a personal trainer, Ava finds that the best training methods parallel her as a World Class Figure competitor. When training for competitions the ultimate goal is a lean healthy physique, which ultimately means overall strength, cardiovascular health, movement efficiency all while maintaining low body fat levels—physical attributes that everyone needs to live a long and healthy life. Ava firmly believes that the differences between training regimens for professional physique athletes and those specified for everyday clients are few; while routines are most certainly modified, the basic principles should

remain the same. There aren’t enough personal trainers out there who actually live the lifestyle the way that Ava does year round. It is that "in the trenches" experience that sets Ava apart. She combines weight training for hypertrophy with exercises focusing on muscular endurance to create a balanced training protocol. Ava strives to provide clients with the finest methods to efficiently and naturally enhance self-improvement both physically and emotionally.
Ava Cowan, is making moves and getting serious attention
in the bodybuilding, Fitness and Figure World. Ava has graced over 20 magazine covers such as
Iron Man, Fitness RX, Fitness and Status and is in virtually every
fitness magazine around the world. She is now competing
as an IFBB Figure Profesional.

Replete with brains, beauty and brawn, Cowan gives new
meaning to the word hardcore. Her insanely well-proportioned body, vast
knowledge of exercise science and inspiring story have led her to become one of the most talked about
and sought-after fitness “it” girls in the industry.

Already a certified personal training specialist from the renowned Fitness Institute in Boca Raton,
Florida, Ava began to pursue work. Realizing her potential, she decided to turn her passion for a healthy
lifestyle into a career and discovered her path as a figure competitor. She was able to harness her rock
solid work ethic, knowledge of exercise science, and intense personal passion, to move herself forward
at a breakneck pace.

Cowan began claiming titles. In August 2005, she entered the NPC Southern States Figure Championship
and won the Overall Figure title. She went on to compete in and win several World Championship
Titles. As her trophy cabinet began to swell, Cowan decided to post head shots on a popular modeling
website and was an instant hit, landing placements on the pages of the fitness world’s most respected
publications and online portals. With thousands of devoted fans and followers, Cowan is something of a
social media phenomenon, gaining momentum with every click.

In 2009 Ava was courted by Gaspari Nutrition a major player in the field of sports nutrition and asked
to join their acclaimed Team Gaspari as one of their most highly promoted athletes. Shortly after, Ava
competed in the prestigious NPC Nationals where she then won her height class and earned professional
status in the IFBB Professional League. She now has her own online mini-series, The Sport of Figure and
has become the female face of the newest Gaspari ad campaigns.

Ava just placed 3rd at the prestigious 2011 IFBB Ms. Figure International as well as the 2011 Figure Olympia. This solidifies her spot as #3 in the world.

Shortly after her success on the stage in 2011, Ava was added as a sponsored athlete, with an elite group of world class athletes, of clothing company Better Bodies located in Sweden.

2/ 1/ 2012 Latest News: A move you don't often see. A FEMALE competitor gets signed to a magazine. Ava Cowan signs with AMI/WEIDER publications and will have a monthly column in Muscle & Fitness HERS magazine. Look for her work beginning in the March/ April 2012 issue.

Awards   
Contest History:
Sep 24, 2011: IFBB 2011 Sheru Classic - Placing: 4
Sep 17, 2011: IFBB 2011 Figure Olympia - Placing: 3
August 12, 2011: IFBB 2011 IFBB Dallas Europa Super Show - Placing: 1
Mar 19, 2011: IFBB 2011 IFBB St. Louis Pro - Placing: 3
Mar 04, 2011: IFBB 2011 Ms. Figure International - Placing: 3
Nov 20, 2010: IFBB 2010 IFBB Ft. Lauderdale Cup - Placing: 2
Nov 13, 2010: IFBB 2010 Kentucky Muscle Pro - Placing: 4
Oct 30, 2010: IFBB 2010 IFBB Border States Pro Figure - Placing: 3
Aug 13, 2010: IFBB 2010 Dallas Europa Pro - Placing: 8
Aug 06, 2010: IFBB 2010 Jacksonville Pro - Placing: 4
Nov 21, 2009: NPC 2009 NPC Nationals - Placing: 1
Nov 14, 2009: NPC 2009 NPC Eastern USA - Placing: 1
Jun 20, 2009: 2009 Figure Universe Overall Champion - Placing: 1
Nov 17, 2007: 2007 Figure America Overall Champion - Placing: 1
Nov 03, 2007: WNSO FAME North American Championships - Placing: 1
Jun 23, 2007: Figure Universe - Placing: 2
Jun 16, 2006: NPC Junior Nationals - Placing: 8
Sep 02, 2005: NPC 2005 North American - Placing: 3
Aug 05, 2005: NPC 2005 NPC Southern States Figure Overall Champion - Placing: 1