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IFBB Valiantsina Karatchenia’s
ELITE PRO

ore for hours after
equipment failures added an
extra layer of difficulty. The
physically demanding nature
of her mining duties,
including operating special
cranes for ore harvesting and
overseeing blasting
operations, left little energy
for her fitness pursuits.

“Very often,

there was

practically

no strength

left for

training,”

she

admitted.

“After my first
unsuccessful competitive
season, I started working
with my current coach to
become a national
champion,” Valiantsina
shared. “It often happened
that I had several night shifts
in a row, and I had to go to
training during the day
between work shifts.”
The challenges she faced
were formidable. Frequent
accidents, broken
equipment, and the arduous
task of manually shoveling

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