| NAME: Allison Bookless NICKNAMES: Ally, Al, Bookless, Ally Book, Ally Cat PROFESSION: Firefighter/paramedic & IFFB Fitness Competitor BIRTH PLACE: White Plains, N.Y. CURRENT RESIDENCE: Columbus, OH EDUCATION: BS in Education from Ohio State University HEIGHT: 5'1 1/2 COMPETITIVE WT: 115 lb. OFF SEASON WT: 120-125lb. FAVORITE BODY PART TO WORKOUT: Legs, when you finish you can't move & you know you gave 110% TURNED PRO: August 2000 at Team Universe (short class). It was in N.Y.C. & my family was there to see me (watching there 1st fitness show). FAVORITE CHEAT MEAL: Cinnamon pancakes(dry) from Bob Evans. FAVORITE COLOR: Purple and or red FAVORITE GROUP: Metallica FREE TIME: Not much "free time" but: snowboarding, adventure races, playing with our 2 min pins, and drinking coffee/reading the paper at Caribou Coffee(a regional coffee joint) FAVORITE QUOTES: "The only easy day was yesterday" and "Pain is just weakness leaving the body" FAVORITE T.V. SHOWS: Law & Order, CSI, Trauma, Life in the E.R. FAVORITE MOVIES: Christmas Vacation and Tommy Boy MOST INSPIRATIONAL MOVIE: Rudy DESCRIBE MYSELF: Focused, competitive, goal orientated, athletic, reliable, professional, shy, and I have a dry sense of humor. BEGAN TRAINING: 1st bodybuilding show in 1991 and first fitness show in 1998. INSPIRED ME TO START: Jeff Horst taught me the ropes after reading/seeing mags with Gladys Portugues. Then I met Janet Tech and Juliette Bergmann during the Arnold Classic. They came into the gym that I worked and they rocked. I still remember watching Juliette do legs...WOW! And of course, Cory Everson. She has been an insiration to everyone! INSPIRED ME TO SWITCH TO FITNESS: Great friend and mentor, Jennifer Hendershott. | 
