Jo Richards

Name: Jo Richards

DOB :   January 1989

Hometown: Salisbury, Wiltshire

Fitness has been a major passion for me since I was at school and I have always been interested in keeping fit and eating healthy. Until I was 18 years old, I was very much into running and general fitness, this was my main focus until I met my husband JJ Richards who competes as a bodybuilder. JJ’s  passion for bodybuilding soon became my passion too, we regularly attend bodybuilding seminars and fitness shows together, here we listened to the latest scientific training theories and observed new muscle building techniques. I also started to read bodybuilding magazines such as ’Muscle and Fitness - For her’, as I began to learn and understand more about female bodybuilding I developed an interest in the bikini figure model class.

In 2010 I attended the BodyPower exposition in London,  here I saw various supplement stands, live fitness competitions, and watched the bodybuilding show. When the bikini class competition came on stage to compete I knew then that I wanted to be on that stage competing too, I had so much respect for the girls knowing how hard it is to get into ‘show condition’ and the dedication involved following a intense training program and a strict diet, all this hard work and dedication got them on that stage. From that moment on I made a promise to myself to get in the best shape possible and compete as a bikini model.

Whist at the British Grand Prix and Fitness Expo JJ introduced me to his sponsors Dale and Matt of Op Massive Supplements. JJ is an ex soldier and used to serve with Dale as a Army Physical Training Instructor, I spoke with Dale and Matt about which supplements they would recommend a bikini model to use, I was amazed with their in depth knowledge of the sports supplement industry and they helped me chose which products would help me gain the body I desired.

As the months passed by I stayed in contact with the team at Op Massive Supplements and kept them up to date with my progress in training . Op Massive Supplements have since offered me a sponsorship deal and asked me to join their team as their first female athlete!

I am very excited and grateful to become a member of the Op Massive Team. I understand that by choosing and taking the right sports supplements will be key to my success and I am 100% sure that Op Massive will be able to help me to achieve my fitness goals. I hope that in joining Op Massive, I can offer an insight to my fitness lifestyle and inspire other women to train hard and eat well.

I am currently being trained to compete in my first bikini competition in 2012, I am following a strict training regime and a high protein diet. Please follow my blog, in my build up to my first competition.

Competition History

Face & Body of the Body Power 2011 – Reached the final heat

Photos of Jo Richards