• Ava Cowan is a popular fitness industry figure known for winning the 2007 Ms. Figure America. • She began her fitness career after failing to become an actress or model, and began competing in fitness events in 2005. • Her weekly workout includes barbell squats, leg extensions, butt blaster, lying leg curls, Romanian deadlifts, seated and standing calf raises, and more. • Ava looks up to Monica Brant for motivation and believes in energy healing and the importance of consciousness. • She has an estimated net worth of over $2 million, and is active on Twitter and Instagram.
Known for movies
The Maltese Falcon (1941) as Miles Archer
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) as Dist. Atty. Thomas Mara
Shall We Dance (1937) as Arthur Miller
High Sierra (1941) as Healy
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Died
January 24, 1972, Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Ava was born in Ridgecrest, California USA, on 21 October 1974, so under the zodiac sign of Libra and holding American nationality. She became famous after winning the 2007 Ms. Figure America and is now considered to be one of the most popular people in the entire fitness industry.
Ava didn’t get to spend her childhood in one place because her mother’s job required her to move from time to time and of course she took Ava with her – she worked in the US Army Corps of Engineers. Ava claimed to like that kind of life, but it also made her feel uncomfortable having to leave old friends and then make new ones everywhere, making her feel insecure, and lowering her self-esteem. Ava was the second of four kids – her parents divorced after the birth of her youngest sibling. She had a dream of becoming an actress or a model, and took some acting classes while the teachers used to compliment her and encouraged her dream of becoming an actress – she was also training in gymnastics from the age of three until she turned 15, and was the California age State Champion. As soon as she celebrated her 19th birthday, Ava moved to Los Angeles to chase her dreams and never enrolled at college.
Career
Ava’s career did not begin as she wanted it to – she auditioned for many roles but didn’t manage to win any of them, so after a couple of years passed she decided that it might be better if she tried her luck with something else.
She was physically active since she was a kid and so had an idea about becoming a personal trainer – her first step towards that was to take a personal training course in Florida. It took 16 months of hard work and exercising but she managed to learn all she needed to know about diets and training, and was ready to start her career of a fitness coach.
She was not interested in weightlifting at first, but after she began working with several clients, she gave it a try and realized that she enjoyed doing it – she claimed how she used to look at the cover pages of fitness magazines and admired the girls, but then she realized that she could be one of those girls. At this point of her life, Ava again had problems with her self-esteem, and weightlifting and going to the gym helped her build it up again and regain her self-confidence.
Competing in fitness events
Ava knew she was very good at what she was doing and therefore decided to start entering fitness competitions, and found herself a coach who helped her with her diet and workout program. Her first competition was the 2005 IFBB North American Championship at which she won 3rd place – since she had such a great performance at her first try, she became more motivated and in 2006 won 8th place at the NPC Junior National Championship.
During the next three years up until 2010, Ava went on to compete in four shows and managed to win all of them – first was Muscle Mania Model America Championship in 2007, then Muscle Mania Universe Weekend & Expo in 2009, NPC Eastern USA Bodybuilding Fitness & Figure in the same year, and NPC National Bodybuilding, Bikini & Figure Championship.
Ava’s first professional competition was the IFBB Jacksonville Pro in 2010 when she managed to win fourth place and went on to win the IFBB Europe Super show in 2011 while winning 3rd place at the IFBB Mr. Olympia during the same year. She competed at the IFBB Arnold Classic Show in 2011 and 2013 and won 3rd and 7th place, respectively – she also won the 2nd place at the IFBB New York Pro in 2012 which made her one of the most recognized fitness competitors of the period.
Ava’s workout program
In case somebody would like to have the same legs as Ava, here is what she does during her leg workout: Barbell squats 4×10, leg extensions 4×10, butt blaster 4×8, lying leg curls 4×8, Romanian deadlifts 4×9, seated calf raises 4×8, and standing calf raises 4×8.
This is how Ava’s usual workout week looked like during her competitions in 2011 and 2013 – she did legs on Monday, shoulders and abs on Tuesday, she would take Wednesday off and do biceps and back on Thursday, chest and triceps on Friday, legs on Saturday and then she would rest on Sunday.
Food is also a very important factor if you are going to exercise, and Ava advises everyone to eat every three hours, and to try not to eat the same food over and over again but to try and mix numerous things – some of the items which you definitely don’t want to eat or drink include sugar, fried food, dairy products, alcohol, and fruit juices. Inclusions could be Boneless chicken breast, egg whites, sweet potatoes, cream of wheat, brown rice, garlic, onions and olive oil.
Even the best of competitors have someone they look up to – for Ava, this is Monica Brant who was the first person she ever saw in a magazine and was her motivation for working out when she was just starting.
Personal life
Ava doesn’t talk about specific things in her relationships, but she claimed during an interview that she is almost always seeing someone, and only had one long break of one year when she wasn’t dating anyone, and that was around 2009.
Ava admitted to have had some drinking and drug problems when she was younger, but has now been sober for around 15 years – she took rehab for 30 days and it was her own decision because she came to the realization that she can do so much more and be better than that.
All of Ava’s dreams haven’t been fulfilled yet – she wants to be a part of reality television, and claims that if everyone can make it, so can she.
Ava is currently 44 years old. She has long blonde hair, blue eyes, is 5ft 4in (1.62m) tall, weighs around 130lbs (58kgs), and her vital statistics are 34-26-35 and she wears shoes size 7.5.
According to authoritative sources, Ava’s current net worth is estimated to be over $2 million and is likely to rise since Ava is still very active as a personal trainer, and sells her own merchandise on her website.
Social media presence
Ava is very active on the Internet too, which is important for a career of a personal trainer – she launched her Twitter account in February 2009 and has so far gathered over 55,000 followers and tweeted more than 10,000 times. She has an Instagram account with nearly 41,000 people following her while she posted around 270 pictures – based on the photos she posts and her description, one can come to the conclusion that Ava is a very spiritual person who believes in energy healing and the importance of consciousness.
Ava also runs her own website, on which she sells products related to fitness while you can also read her blog, testimonials of the people who she influenced, and also contact her.
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General Info
Full Name
Jerome Cowan
Died
January 24, 1972, Encino, Los Angeles, California, United States
Profession
Actor, Soldier
Nationality
American
Family
Spouse
Helen Dodge
Accomplishments
Movies
The Maltese Falcon, Miracle on 34th Street, High Sierra, The Fountainhead, Mr. Skeffington, Young Man with a Horn, The Gnome-Mobile, Shall We Dance, Fog Island, Pocketful of Miracles, You Only Live Once, The Old Maid, Crime by Night, The Song of Bernadette, City for Conquest, Moontide, All in a Nigh...
TV Shows
The Tycoon, The Tab Hunter Show, The Web, Valiant Lady, Not for Publication
