Childhood and education
Ekaterina Usmanova was born in the city of Krymsk, Krasnodar Territory. Like many children, Katya loved outdoor games, and from her youth she paid attention to the development of her body. She began attending the taekwondo section at the age of 13; at the age of 15, the girl became the owner of a green belt.
After graduating from school No. 6 in Krymsk, Usmanova entered the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. After receiving her diploma, Usmanova worked for a year and a half as an advertising manager. However, she managed to build a career in a completely different direction.
During her student years, the girl became interested in strength sports. The appearance in the fitness room determined her fate.
Usmanova's first coach
Alexander Usmanov did not consider little Catherine as a woman. When he joined the army, the girl began to work hard on herself. The man who came back from the service really liked its results and strong character. The changes in Usmanova impressed him, he was able to look at her with different eyes. Soon they got married.
Such a touching love story impressed millions of the girl’s fans, so many began to be interested in what Ekaterina Usmanova was like before and after plastic surgery, what she was like in her youth and how much plastic surgery changed the girl.
Early marriage and the beginning of a sports career
At a local sports club, Katya meets her future husband, fitness instructor Alexander. In 2010, the young people got married. This was the beginning of Catherine’s sports career. After some time, the girl will win the title “Miss Fitness Bikini” of the Krasnodar Territory. And this will only be the beginning.
The husband participates in all of Catherine’s training, preparing her for competitions. Almost all the achievements and awards that we will write about below were received thanks to her husband, Ekaterina noted. Although many fans believe that Katya literally created herself. Perhaps the end of an early marriage with a fitness trainer will confirm this.
Reviews about Usmanova’s training
Ekaterina is called the most popular fitness trainer in Russia, the current champion in fitness bikini competitions. Her main audience is girls who train at home using videos on YouTube. There are now 290 thousand subscribers on her channel, 1.5 million on Instagram, her photos collect hundreds of thousands of likes.
A review from one of the students at Usmanova’s school proves that nothing is impossible. “I was always overweight, nothing helped. Diets led to breakdowns, and sports were difficult. Katya changed my mind and my body! I began to love myself. Her classes helped me get out of my comfort zone. At first I studied at home with improvised materials, and a month later I was already plowing in the gym. The result is minus 15 kg of excess weight and plus 100% to self-esteem. There is still a long way to go to ideal forms, but Katya motivates unrealistically!”
Achievements in sports
The girl got her first competitive experience at the Russian Powerlifting Championship. This was followed by the Rostov Region and Krasnodar Territory fitness championships, where the girl took prizes. In 2012, Katya Usmanova took first place at the World Bench Press Championships.
The next step was bodybuilding. Ekaterina takes part in competitions in Sevastopol on October 13, 2012, where she was awarded second place. At the same time, the audience, ready to give primacy to the heroine of our column, was dissatisfied with the decision of the jury. These competitions were followed by the Moscow and Central Federal District bodybuilding championships. At this championship, the girl became the best in the “Bikini, fitness model” category. At the Russian Championship, which immediately followed these competitions, Katya took second place in the Fitness Bikini category, receiving many job offers.
At the age of 24, Katya Usmanova became a finalist at the European Championships, as well as the famous Arnold Classic tournament.
One of the athlete’s most important achievements is second place at the Russian Bodybuilding Championship in the Fitness Bikini category.
Having achieved great success in such a short time, the girl left her sports career, devoting herself to coaching and online consultations for amateurs.
Features of training from Usmanova
What is the essence of classes from Ekaterina Usmanova? There really is nothing supernatural or complicated about them. For a comprehensive body workout, the girl only accepts basic exercises in the gym. It was they who helped her become the owner of a slender, seductive figure that has delighted men and women for many years.
- Usmanova pays special attention to warming up. It should take an integrated approach and not include grueling cardio exercises that require a lot of strength and energy to perform.
- To warm up joints and ligaments, the athlete recommends all kinds of squats without additional weights and burdens.
- In this case, technique is important. The back should always be perfectly straight, the elbows should be bent, and the knees should not protrude beyond the toes. Proper execution of squats provides stunning results and reduces the risk of injury.
The most effective exercises, according to Katya, which should be in any training program:
- Smith machine squats.
- Dynamic lunges.
- Leg press.
- Reverse lunges into Smith.
- Straight lunges with weights.
Interesting fact. It is important to take a break of 30 seconds between approaches. If a new exercise comes next, then rest for two minutes.
Adviсe
Looking at the photographs of Katya Usmanova, you immediately want to go in for sports and at the same time join the army of supporters of a healthy lifestyle and PP. Here we list some tips from the athlete.
— I’ve never been on strict diets. Mono-diets based on kefir or oatmeal can lead to a doctor rather than to a good figure.
- Eliminate “gastronomic garbage” from your diet - chips, crackers, canned food. Eat fruits and vegetables, greens and fish, dairy products.
— You won’t be able to get a beautiful body without physical activity.
— You need to train every day.
“Love yourself and work hard to improve yourself, only then can you become a true role model! Everyone has one life, and it depends only on you in what body you will live it,” says Katya Usmanova.
Training Tips:
- It would be better to develop each muscle group separately. One day exercise for the buttocks, the next - arms, then legs, and so on for all areas of the body that you want to pump up.
- Regarding the time of classes, it depends on the intensity. You can have time to tone all your muscles in an hour.
- To burn excess weight, there is also a method based on the principle of interval training. This load on the heart consists of running for twenty minutes, alternating speeds. 2 minutes easy jogging, then 2 minutes fast, and so on alternating.
- And when preparing for competitions, Katya trains twice a day, five to six times a week. It is very important to alternate between strength training and cardiac training. But during such intense training you need to eat often, about eight times a day.
The most important thing in training is its consistency. The main thing is not to be lazy to train every day and then the results will please you.
Personal life
As we wrote above, Katya married her fitness instructor early. The man supported his soulmate in everything, helped the girl win titles on the sports podium. But soon tension arose in the relationship. The reason for this could be the girl’s fame, her complete dedication to fitness.
Katya married for the second time to businessman Dmitry, who helped the girl develop in her career - “Online Fitness University”, a line of swimsuits and the development of a series of sports nutrition. Catherine also broke up with Dmitry.
The current chosen one is NL network business manager Pavel Korshunov. The couple’s relationship is not officially registered, but on the social network VK, Ekaterina’s status is listed as married. It is known that a young woman is happy with her partner. Recently there was an addition to the couple.
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Motherhood
Last year, an important event happened in Catherine’s life. The favorite of thousands of fans and admirers, on September 8, 2020, gave birth to a daughter, Polina, in one of the maternity hospitals in Moscow. For some time, motherhood took up all of Usmanova’s time and energy. She disappeared from social networks, causing her subscribers to be quite worried. After some time, Katya returned. One of the first topics that the young mother raised was breastfeeding a child with implants.
Ekaterina adores her daughter, rejoices at every discovery in their life and shares unique moments with her subscribers.
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Ekaterina Usmanova now
Katya Usmanova is raising her daughter, but she hasn’t forgotten about her athletic form. By the way, during pregnancy, Ekaterina gained 20 kg. In three months, the girl managed to return to her previous weight. Now Katya has turned her training system into a postpartum fitness marathon and is ready to pass on her knowledge to her subscribers.
Ekaterina continues to inspire other women on her social networks. She conducts various seminars: on preparing for the new season, on proper nutrition. Usmanova advises anyone who doubts the effectiveness of online training to come to her Fitness University, where thousands of women achieve success by working out in the gym or at home without equipment.
And now, on her VK page, Usmanova has launched a free slimming marathon. Any woman can join fat-burning workouts.
Usmanova's training program at home
From the point of view of maintaining physical fitness and developing endurance, the best option would be circuit training. Suitable for those whose problem areas are legs, hips and butt. Katya included 5 exercises in this training:
- shallow squats with alternating legs moving to the side;
- cross rhythmic lunges;
- leaning forward on slightly bent knees;
- spreading your legs to the sides while lying on your back;
- hip raises while lying on your stomach.
Number of exercises: 20-30 times . Number of circles – 3-4 times .
Squats need to be done quickly, but technically correctly. From a sitting position, you should be “pushed” by your gluteal muscles. To begin with, cross lunges in dynamics can be replaced with static ones: this will make it easier for you to maintain balance. You should feel a stretch. The body tilts in the third exercise should be done 90 degrees, lifting it using the buttocks.
When spreading your legs from a lying position, there is no need to use all the possibilities of your stretch. The point of working the muscles in this exercise is to prevent relaxation. The fifth exercise is similar to the “boat”. But here, when performing, you only need to raise your hips, leaving the body static.
Important
If you feel a strong burning sensation and a pleasant stretching of the muscles, everything is done correctly. After the training we weren’t tired, it was easy – we didn’t finish it somewhere. The program can always be adjusted to suit you: vary the number of repetitions, work to the maximum, but always listen to your body.
Gradually, you need to add strength training in the gym to training at home. This will make achieving results more effective and interesting!
