Sha-ri Pendleton
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Sha-ri Pendleton is a former world class hurdler, javelin throw
er, and aspiring bodybuilder of the mid, and late 1980s.
, California
when she was twelve years of age. Sha-ri really enjoyed track because she was a fast runner and she enjoyed winning track competitions. At first she ran the 220 and 440 and later on as she continued to improve her skills in track she ran the 200 and 400 meter events.
Pendleton continued to run hurdles in high school and won the city championships two years in a row. Then at the age of sixteen she discovered weight training. Sha-ri enjoyed weight training, and found that it helped her improve her abilities in track, but ran into some trouble because of it. In high school and college her track coaches tried to keep her out of the weight room, fearing that weights would interfere with her athletic performance. But Pendleton refused and continued to weight train because she knew that would not be the case.
Pendleton continued her education at the University of Nebraska on an athletic scholarship. She continued her athletic success as well, winning a number of big-8 titles in the hurdles (needs citation), and setting some NCAA records (needs citation). She started competing in the triple jump, but was not successful in this event. Sha-ri returned to California after graduating and began training with the World Class Track Club of UCLA alongside athletes such as Florence Griffith-Joyner
and Jackie Joyner Kersee. There she was "coached" by Bob Kersee
.
With Bob Kersee's "help" Pendleton trained for the 1992 Summer Olympics
. Her goal was to make the American team for the 1988 Olympics
in Seoul, Korea, but she was unable to do so due to a pulled hamstring
. As a sub-caliber sprinter, Pendleton then decided to train to represent the United States at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona as a javelin competitor. She was not good enough to make the team.
While preparing for the Olympics Sha-ri also participated in a few bodybuilding competitions. She placed 2nd at the Nebraska Championships in 1984 (needs citation), and 4th at the 1989 Los Angeles Championships (needs citation). She quickly decided to take a break from competing saying that in order for her to be successful at bodybuilding she would have to focus on it. Since she was focusing on trying for the Olympics she could not give bodybuilding her full attention at that time.
Sha-ri joined the American Gladiators
in 1989 as Blaze and competed for three years until 1992. She never did return to bodybuilding, or any other Olympic aspirations.
exercises such as squats
, deadlift
s, shoulder presses
and so on to make her muscle tone bigger in less time and become stronger.
Javelin throw
The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...
er, and aspiring bodybuilder of the mid, and late 1980s.
Biography
Pendleton was born in 1963. At a young age Sha-ri was a very active child; she started competing in track for a track team by the name of the West Vernon Jets in Los AngelesLos Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
when she was twelve years of age. Sha-ri really enjoyed track because she was a fast runner and she enjoyed winning track competitions. At first she ran the 220 and 440 and later on as she continued to improve her skills in track she ran the 200 and 400 meter events.
Pendleton continued to run hurdles in high school and won the city championships two years in a row. Then at the age of sixteen she discovered weight training. Sha-ri enjoyed weight training, and found that it helped her improve her abilities in track, but ran into some trouble because of it. In high school and college her track coaches tried to keep her out of the weight room, fearing that weights would interfere with her athletic performance. But Pendleton refused and continued to weight train because she knew that would not be the case.
Pendleton continued her education at the University of Nebraska on an athletic scholarship. She continued her athletic success as well, winning a number of big-8 titles in the hurdles (needs citation), and setting some NCAA records (needs citation). She started competing in the triple jump, but was not successful in this event. Sha-ri returned to California after graduating and began training with the World Class Track Club of UCLA alongside athletes such as Florence Griffith-Joyner
Florence Griffith-Joyner
Florence Griffith-Joyner , also known as Flo-Jo was an American track and field athlete. She is considered the "fastest woman of all time" based on the fact that she still holds the world record for both the 100 metres and 200 metres, both set in 1988 and never seriously challenged...
and Jackie Joyner Kersee. There she was "coached" by Bob Kersee
Bob Kersee
Bob Kersee is a famous and successful American track coach, husband, and coach of, among others, Jackie Joyner-Kersee....
.
With Bob Kersee's "help" Pendleton trained for the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
. Her goal was to make the American team for the 1988 Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
in Seoul, Korea, but she was unable to do so due to a pulled hamstring
Hamstring
In human anatomy, the hamstring refers to any one of the three posterior thigh muscles, or to the tendons that make up the borders of the space behind the knee. In modern anatomical contexts, however, they usually refer to the posterior thigh muscles, or the tendons of the semitendinosus, the...
. As a sub-caliber sprinter, Pendleton then decided to train to represent the United States at the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona as a javelin competitor. She was not good enough to make the team.
While preparing for the Olympics Sha-ri also participated in a few bodybuilding competitions. She placed 2nd at the Nebraska Championships in 1984 (needs citation), and 4th at the 1989 Los Angeles Championships (needs citation). She quickly decided to take a break from competing saying that in order for her to be successful at bodybuilding she would have to focus on it. Since she was focusing on trying for the Olympics she could not give bodybuilding her full attention at that time.
Sha-ri joined the American Gladiators
American Gladiators
American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility.The concept was created by...
in 1989 as Blaze and competed for three years until 1992. She never did return to bodybuilding, or any other Olympic aspirations.
Bodybuilding philosophy
Pendleton trains with weights six times a week. She uses lots of free weights with relative few machines. She uses a lot powerliftingPowerlifting
Powerlifting is a strength sport. It resembles the sport of Olympic weightlifting, as both disciplines involve lifting weights in three attempts. Powerlifting evolved from a sport known as 'odd lifts' which followed the same three attempt format but used a wide variety of events akin to Strongman...
exercises such as squats
Squat (exercise)
In strength training, the squat is a compound, full body exercise that trains primarily the muscles of the thighs, hips and buttocks, quads , hamstrings, as well as strengthening the bones, ligaments and insertion of the tendons throughout the lower body...
, deadlift
Deadlift
The deadlift is a weight training exercise where a loaded barbell is lifted off the ground from a stabilized, bent over position. It is one of the three canonical powerlifting exercises, along with the squat and bench press.-Overview:...
s, shoulder presses
Military press
The military press is a variation of the overhead press weight training exercise using very strict form.The military press targets the deltoid muscles in the shoulders as well as the triceps...
and so on to make her muscle tone bigger in less time and become stronger.
Profile
- Full Name: Sha-ri Pendleton
- Place of Birth: Iceland
- Occupation: Personal trainer, fitness model, hurdler, javelin thrower, actress
- Marital Status: Married.
- Height: 5'8"
- Weight (In Season): 140-145 lbs. (Off-Season): 155-160 lbs.
- Eye Color: Brown
- Hair Color: black (originally), Brown
Contest history
- 1984 Nebraska Championships 2nd
- 1986 The Pride of LA 1st
- 1988 Los Angeles Championships 4th
- 1988 ABBC Natural International Championships 1st (Tall), and Overall Winner
- 1989 Los Angeles Championships 4th
- 1989 NPCNational Physique CommitteeThe National Physique Committee is the largest amateur bodybuilding organization in the United States. Amateur bodybuilders compete in various competitions from local to national competitions sanctioned by the NPC...
Los Angeles Championships 5th (HW)
Filmography
- 1989-1992: American GladiatorsAmerican GladiatorsAmerican Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility.The concept was created by...
(TV series) - as Blaze - 1993: RenegadeRenegade (TV series)Renegade is an American television series that ran for 110 episodes spanning 5 seasons between September 19, 1992 and April 4, 1997.The series stars Lorenzo Lamas as Reno Raines, a police officer who is framed for a murder he didn't commit. Raines goes on the run and joins forces with Native...
(TV) - as Cannon (credited as Sha-Ri Mitchell) - 1995: The Alien WithinThe Alien WithinThe Alien Within is a 1995 horror science fiction film that stars a cast of notable actors including Roddy McDowall, Alex Hyde-White, Melanie Shatner, Don Stroud, and Richard Biggs.-Independent reviews:****-External links:*...
- as Fife - 1999: Hard Time: The Premonition (TV) - as Vinnie
- 2000: KnockoutKnockoutA knockout is a fight-ending, winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts, Karate and others sports involving striking...
- as a Female Boxer