Jelena Jaksic Vital Info

Jelena Jaksic was born in Belgrade of the former Yugoslavia on March 30th. She is a fitness/figure athlete that presently competes under the NABBA Organization. She now lives in Athens Greece. Her passion for athletics and health has lead her to pursue a carrier in the fitness industry. She works as a personal trainer, a yoga instructor and masseur. Jelena motivates and helps people, no matter their fitness level, to improve their health and physical conditioning.

Early Start

Her mother turned her to athletics as a way to manage her excessive energy. It was a perfect match. Jelena trains professionally for the last sixteen years. She has trained in track & field, Judo, Kick - Boxing and Aerobics. Jelena was the first woman in Serbia to train in Kick-Boxing. She was introduced to weightlifting and fitness by her ex husband who helped her though her starting and first competitions. Fitness soon won her over so Jelena went full force to master this new endeavour and quickly became one of the most successfull Greek figure competitors.

Competition History

This hard bodied, 1.60m tall, 93cm, 77cm, 91cm, athlete was not always carrying this impressive body. She started training seriously with weights in 1999 and one year later she competed at her first local event and a couple months later won first place at the Balkan Championships held in Greece. Jelena thrives under competition and by the year 2005 she has built her physique winning numerous top places to Balkan and European events. In 2005 she was a third place finisher to the prestigious Nabba World's and the same year she was the runner up to the Nabba Mr & Ms Universe. Both are international competitions. Jelena competes to the Nabba figure category. Figure athletes are judged on symmetry and conditioning, they perform open handed muscle posing and a short routine.

1999 = NABBA Balkan Championships / 4th place
1999 = NABBA International Cup Thessaloniki / 2nd place
2000 = NABBA Greek Nationals / 1st place
2000 = NABBA N.Greece Cup / 1st place
2000 = NABBA Grand Prix Skopjia / 2nd place
2000 = NABBA Greek Cup / 1st place
2000 = NABBA Balkan Championships / 1st place
2001 = IFBB Mediterian Cup / 4th place
2001 = IFBB Greek Nationals / 1st place
2001 = IFBB Greek Cup / 1st place
2001 = NABBA N.Greece Cup / 2nd place
2001 = NABBA Akropolis Cup / 2nd place
2001 = NABBA Int. Grand Prix Crete / 1st place
2001 = NABBA Miss Universe, France / 4th place
2002 = NABBA Greek Cup / 3rd place
2002 = NABBA German Champ. Germany, Figure / 2nd place
2002 = NABBA Miss Universe, Germany, cat. Athletic / 6th place
2003 = NABBA Int. Grand Prix Crete / 1st place
2003 = NABBA 2nd Free Open Champ. Thessaloniki / 1st place
2003 = NABBA Greek Nationals / 3rd place
2005 = NABBA Int. Miss Hellas / 2nd place
2005 = NABBA Miss Peloponnisos / 1st place
2005 = NABBA World Championships, Greece, Figure / 3rd place
2005 = NABBA Miss Universe, Germany, Figure / 2nd place

Nutrition & Training

Figure competition is a demanding sport. Jelena puts her body through vigorous training and restrictive nutrition. She competes at 57kgr (offseason 62kgr). Only by being greatly organized she can manage her training and work schedule. Having an upbeat, motivated personality also helps. She takes 14-16 weeks to prepare for each competition, splitting her training to Back, Legs, Chest, Arms, Legs & Shoulders from Monday through Friday, starting all over without a rest day. Nowadays she trains mainly for shape with high reps, having already build power and size during her early years.

She is a firm believer of clean, wholesome nutrition year round but as competition draws closer she relies more to proteins than carbs. Jelena eats 6 meals per day mainly chicken, turkey, fish, eggs, broccoli and complex carbs. Her strongest body part are her legs, she loves to train them heavy. As a young athlete her motivation were competitors like Cory Everson , Melissa Coates, Flex Wheeler and Shawn Ray.

Free Time

Between her competitions and professional life there is not much free time. Jelena enjoys a good movie, swimming & diving, travelling, dancing, and writing, She is very close to her family and friends.

Presently you can find her working at WABBO fitness club in Moschato Athens. Her vast experience makes her a sought after personal trainer, nutrition and competition consulter. Lately she pursues fitness modelling and singing. She was published to Greek BB magazines. Jelena's joining the World Wide Web (www.jelena.greekmuscle.net ) promises even more challenges and opportunities for this driven athlete. For hiring and job offers or to simply say Hi you can contact Jelena Jaksic at Jelena@greekmuscle.net. Keep visiting!

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