"You can let go of my arm now..." (Can you blame him?)
It seems like a dream to me, Laura Pintado told Muscular Devlopment Latino after the Arnold Europe. I still do not believe I won the Overall. It's a dream come true. A few years ago competing was unthinkable but it's clear that anything is possible.
Laura was Spanish champion last year, and is now an "IFBB Elite pro", which may or may not be the same as an "IFBB pro", we are not 100% clear on these things.
We're also not 100% clear how long Laura has been training, though in the same interview as quoted above, she reveals that she had always been a sporty type, but the gym she went to for her general fitness had posters of Cory Everson, Juliette Bergman and Lenda Murray adorning the walls, so that may be a clue. I wondered what they did to look like this, she says. What did they eat? How did they train?
If we think of events like this as the kind of Euro-equivalent of the NPC national level shows in the USA, what is clear is that the general standard is not great, but you can't argue with the winners it has produced since 2011 - Jacqueline Fuchs and Virginia Sanchez from Bodybuilding (back when they were allowed near Arnold); Ekaterina Grima was Overall Physique champ in 2015 and recently made her Olympia debut, as did Italy's Doina Gorun, who was the Arnold Europe Figure champion that year.
Abs & Thighs Before and During: Laura at the ACE 2017
Laura clearly has the sort of classy Physique that could see her emulate the feats of these Euro-champions past, and this professional chef has already caused a fair bit of chatter on the forums with her sultry looks and pre-show hotel room snaps.
You might want to follow her on Instagram now.
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