Shanique Grant may still be in her 20s, but she has already become a big name in the world of bodybuilding. She is a professional bodybuilder as well as an online coach who has gained great followership on various social media sites.
The Future, as she is referred to, is a Miss Physique Olympia winner on more than one occasion. Here’s all to know about the fitness expert and social media influencer.
Biography of Shanique Grant
The IFBB professional bodybuilder was born on August 10, 1995, in Chicago, Illinois, which is also where she was brought up.
As a kid growing up, Grant was an athletic kid although she had never thought of embarking on the fitness journey. It was not easy for her growing up as she was bullied while in school, something that went on for a long time.
As a result of this, she tried to be among the cool kids and this led her to start a life of drinking and heavy partying. This, in turn, would later have a turn on her life as she almost had kidney failure. She spent four days in the hospital after which she had a rethink and decided to make a change for the better.
In 2013, she started going to gym, 7 days a week and also started dieting. This became a start for her in bodybuilding. Before that point, she ran tracks for eight consecutive years and that became a source of motivation for her.
Few weeks after she started bodybuilding, her body was already changing and this pushed her to continue. A few months later, she met her coach, Johnny Casalena who helped her to start participating in competitions and also winning them.
Her first competition came a day before her 19th birthday. She ended up winning the event, NPC Muscle Beach Championships Figure D in 2014.
The Chicago Illinois native would go on to compete in many other competitions including the New York Pro 2016 (IFBB Pro Women Physique) and New York Pro 2017 (Physique, Women’s Physique) both of which she won.
She reached the height of her career when she participated in Olympia for the first time in 2018 where she won it. She would win it for the second time in 2019.
What are her height and weight?
Shanique K. Grant is not the tallest woman out there. She has a height of 5 feet 4 inches and a body weight of 120 lbs.
She maintains her good body structure by dieting and constant workout. Her common food includes Oatmeal, rice cakes, eggs, chicken, and lean fish among other things and her workout includes Lying Leg Curls, Single Dumbbell Squat, Standing Leg Curls, and Smith Machine Squats.
Is Shanique Grant married?
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Shanique is not yet a married woman, but she is in a relationship with a man named Trey Adcock. Trey is also a bodybuilder and fitness expert. The two share pictures of each other on social media bur information on how they met and started dating still remains unknown.
How rich is Shanique Grant?
She has come a very long way in a pretty short while and has won the major competition as far as bodybuilding is concerned.
For her top place finish at the Women’s Physique Olympia, Grant took home $35,000 in 2018 and the same in 2019 when she won it the second time. In addition to that, she has also landed some financial benefits for winning a number of other competitions.
Also, she has great social media followers as well as some endorsement deals. The REDCON1 Elite Athlete has deals with brands that include cnc.apparel, Titan Grips, and Goddess Glam Competition Suits among others. all these have added to her fortune.
With that said, her exact net worth is not known, but it is speculated that she might be worth more than a million dollars.
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Things you don’t know about her
1. Nicknames
Shanique is very popular in the sporting community as The Future. Recently, however, she prefers to be known as The Present. Many people may think she means she means ‘now’, but instead, she revealed that she means she is a gift to the sport.
2. She has an eye problem
The bodybuilder has suffered from eye problems because of which she had surgery. The problem forced her to withdraw from the 2017 Olympia.
She makes use of glasses to correct the problem. The eyes are now getting better and she believes they would heal perfectly.
3. Grant was once attacked
Shanique K. Grant was once attacked with a knife by three women after she was set up. The attack left her with an injury on the arm and forced the then 21-year old out of competing in the 2016 Olympia.
4. Does she use drugs?
Like most people in the bodybuilding world, a few people including on Reddit, have accused Shanique Grant of using drugs to improve her body. However, there is nothing to prove that or even any claims from a reputable body.
Complete profile of Shanique Grant
Shanique Grant | |
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Full Name | Shanique Grant |
Date of Birth | 10 August 1995 |
Age | 25years |
Zodiac Sign | Leo |
Nationality | American |
Birth place | Chicago, Illinois |
Ethnicity | African-American |
Profession | Professional Bodybuilder and online coach |
Education | NA |
Father | NA |
Mother | NA |
Siblings | NA |
Marital Status | Single |
Spouse/Partner | NA |
Boyfriend | Trey Adcock |
Kids | NA |
Religion | NA |
Estimated Net Worth: | NA |
Source of net worth | Fitness Trainer and social media influencer |
Height | Feet- 5ft 4in Centimeters-163cm |
Weight | 120 lbs |
Eye color | Dark-brown |
Hair color | Black |
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