DELAND, Fla. — The countdown is on to a huge bodybuilding competition right here in town. As we discovered this week, the competitors have day jobs that might surprise you.
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Leslie Campbell, 40, is a flight attendant. “Every trip is different,” she told us, while working out with her trainer at an Orlando gym. “Every week is different.” She is used to 12-13 hour shifts.
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Leslie is training to compete in her second-ever NGA (National Gym Association) Thunder Classic on June 25, 2022. Living a life in the sky poses challenges. She packs her protein shakes and snacks (consuming a gallon of water a day) to stay in fighting shape.
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Leslie was never into sports. But at 15, she discovered workout tapes (yep, VHS). “I kinda just enjoyed working out how it made me feel, how my body started transforming, [and] how mentally happy it made me feel.”
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The NGA prides itself on being a drug-free organization. All competitors are drug-tested.
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The NGA Thunder Classic is Saturday, June 25, at 3 p.m. at the DeLand High School Auditorium.