Sondra Blockman: Still Sondra from the Block.
The social network of Muscleweek Senior Editor, Shane Ray is something to behold. When told by his Editor In Chief that the site needs more interviews with “women with some flavor” it was an easy pick for Shane. Immediately picking up his cell phone and scrolling down 294 names to get to Redding, California girl and Bikini competitor, Sondra Blockman.
On a late Friday night and after a couple Four Loko’s to get into the zone, Shane Ray gave Sondra a call and told her she was being recorded for an exclusive interview with Muscleweek.com .
And so it goes…
MW: Sondra. Welcome to Muscleweek! Right off the bat tell us what about your on stage swagger you displayed recently at the 2012 NPC USA’s in Las Vegas. It seems like lots of critics blasted you for adding in a little extra. Did you have that planned or was it spontaneous? 
SB: There were some parts of my “swagger” that were heat of the moment! I tend to ad-lib when I get anxious. Part of the criticism came from me unintentionally leaning too far forward on my back shot, which I completely understand. Judges want to see the BUTT! Not anything else. However, my signature Hand behind the head pose was called out as being “stripper-ish”? It’s Ironic to call it that when bikini girls are taught to parade around the stage doing far more suggestive things. I fail to see how being cute and having my hand behind my head is stripper-ish? That was just me having fun and making my posing different than the rest with-out being obscene. I got first place at the governor’s cup doing it, and no one said anything about that being suggestive or obscene.
MW: It goes to show the closeted sexuality of the guys at the judging panel. So are Bikini competitors athletes? Can they call themselves athletes? What’s the difference between what you do and a Miss Universe contest or a Miss Hawaiian Tropic contest? Can they call themselves athletes?
SB: Yes. REAL bikini competitors have to be athletes. I stress “real” because there are many out there who do not work hard enough to call themselves so. Constantly cheating, flimsy workouts, and crash dieting the last 2 weeks does not deserve the title of an athlete even If you have a rockin’ bod. Yes. I think some pageant girls are athletes as well. The difference between Bikini girls and Pageant girls is not dedication (they both have to have it), but rather mode of training. Pageant girls can display and train for a wide variety of talent impressive or unimpressive as it may be but Bikini girls all want to meet a certain aesthetic goal which requires A LOT of hours in the gym and a hardcore dedication to clean eating.
MW: You seem to be from a family very into health & fitness. I know you have a sister very into the scene. Was this lifestyle something that was taught to you growing up by your parents or was it something you adopted over time? 
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