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JimROMAGNA

  • Birth Place: Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
  • Birth Date: August 10, 1970
  • Height: 5’7”
  • Contest Weight: 180-190 lbs
  • Current Residence: Dubuque, Iowa
  • Occupation: Professor University of Dubuque, Strength Coach & Personal Trainer

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Jim’s Bio

Faculty - University of Dubuque (Health, Wellness & Recreation Department). Owner/operator Natural Fit Fitness Training and Consulting and Romagna Performance. Head Strength Coach - Dubuque Fighting Saints (United States Hockey League). I have a Masters in Physical Ed., am a certified personal trainer (ACE), and certified strength and conditioning specialist (NSCA).

  • Favorite Body part(s) to train: Legs
  • Favorite Exercise(s): Any variation of the squat, and Olympic lifts
  • Favorite Cheat food(s): Hot wings or a good hamburger
  • Favorite TV show(s): Sports Center. Twilight Zone when it was on.
  • Favorite Movies: Dead Poets Society, Gladiator
  • Favorite Actor(s) or Actress(s): Robin Williams, Nicholas Cage
  • Favorite Musician(s): John Cougar Mellencamp, The Cure, Mat Kearney
  • Favorite Sport(s)- Excluding Bodybuilding: Football, but love them all. Love playing racquetball.
  • Favorite Sports Team: Packers, Brewers, Buck, Badgers
  • Favorite Music to train to: Just about anything. I usually make mixes with rock and some older hip hop/rap. Once and a while my kids introduce me to something newer.
  • Hobbies: Fishing, playing sports with my kids, coaching youth sports.
  • Pets: Just got a brand new Bernese Mountain Dog named Clark
  • When did you start training?:  I started weight training as a Freshmen in HS. I was lucky to have a coach back then (1984) that was way ahead of his time regarding training. Back then we were super setting power cleans and box jumps, and we would go outside and do sled pulls through the snow. He taught me right, so I naturally made progress, and progress is motivation.
  • What is your Motivation to compete, stay in shape?:Simply because I have the ability to do it. It bothers me when people have abilities and gifts, and they don’t use them or try to maximize them. If you’re not developing the gifts you have, you are doing a disservice to yourself and those who might benefit from your abilities.
  • What goals do you have in bodybuilding?: I started competing in 1994 and have done 24 contests. I haven’t competed in a few years, because I have had more opportunities to do photo work (Labrada for one), but I always thought it would be neat, and a great example to compete with my kids. My daughter just turned 13 so she is eligible, my son is two years away, and another daughter is four years away……. And then my three year old is ten years from being eligible. So that being said, it would be cool to have all the Romagna’s in one contest in 2021. And my wife has competed too, so she can join us. I am willing to bet there has never in the history of BB been a family of six compete in the same competition. At this point, I also love helping others to compete.
  • What goals do you have outside of bodybuilding?: Our major at the U of D is one of the fastest growing on campus. I would like to help that major progress to where we gain a national reputation as putting out great students in the wellness field. I am also continually working on my website to make it a one stop shop for all things regarding training and wellness.
    My wife and I have also been in the training business for a lot of years, we are training almost exclusively out of our home, but I would like to see us get into a full service Performance facility.
  • What advice would you give to beginners?:In the training business I would say never stop learning, and remember there is always someone out there that knows more than you do. Find who it is and learn from them. The exact same advice should hold true in your training. In addition to that, develop your own philosophy, live by it and keep shaping it as you go. Integrity is everything. And remember, you are a coach/teacher, not an “in your face drill sargeant” anyone can put anybody through a tough workout, but great trainers teach all aspects of exercise and wellness.
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Training

  • Monday:

    CHEST & TRICEPS

  • Tuesday:

    LEGS & BICEPS

  • Wednesday:

    BACK & SHOULDERS

  • Thursday:

    LEGS

  • Notes from Jim:

    My competition workouts change very little from my regular training, I might just decrease the rest periods, or do more compound/supersetting to get a little better cardiorespiratory affect.

Jim’s Diet at a Glance

  • Meal 1:

    4 Egg White with 2 Whole Eggs, 2 Slice Whole Wheat Toast, and Fruit

  • Snack:

    Yogurt or Cottage Cheese

  • Snack:

    Rockin' Roll Bar

  • Meal 2:

    Sandwich (wheat bread, lunch meat), Fruit, Wheat Crackers

  • Snack:

    PB & J

  • Post Workout Snack:

    Lean Body® Shake & GlutaLean®

  • Meal 3:

    Dinner is always a clean protein (lean red meat, fish, turkey or chicken), 1 serving fruit, 1 serving veggies, and then rice, potato or other carb dish.

  • Snack:

    Popcorn

  • Bedtime Snack:

    ProV60® or Lean Pro8®

  • Notes from Jim:

    Getting ready for a shoot or competition: I typically eat the same thing every day for 3 weeks straight, and then change the diet. It takes out a lot of the variables and really let’s me get a handle on what is working and what is not. Here's a small sample of what a typical day looks like.
    Wake: Drink Water and Charge!® Meal: 1 Cup Oatmeal 8 Egg Whites and GlutaLean® Meal: 1 can tuna on 2 cups spinach with almonds, balsamic vinegar Meal: Grapefruit, Charge!® and GlutaLean® Meal: 4 oz Flank steak or Lean Red Meat, 3 Egg Whites, 1 Sweet Potato, GlutaLean®. Meal: 6 oz Roughy or White Fish, Asparagus Meal: 5oz Chicken ½ Cup Green Beans Meal: 4 Egg Whites, 4 oz Flank Steak, Asparagus, Tbsp Flax Oil

Compeition History

    Competed in a total of 24 contests, including the NANBF, NGA, WNBF, NPC and Musclemania Series.

  • 1994 Tri-State NGA: Overall
  • 1996 NANBF Upper Midwesth: Overall
  • 1998 NANBF Central Midwest: Overall
  • 1999 Mr. Venice Beach: Overall
  • 2000 NPC Team Universe: Top 5
  • 2000 WNBF USA Championships: 5th
  • 2001 NPC LA Championships: Top 5

  • 2002 NPC LA Championships: Top 5

  • 2004 NPC Central States: Overall

    Top 5 finish at both the Musclemania World Championships, and the Superbody.
    Since 2004, it has been fitness modeling, not competing.

Jim’s Favorite Labrada Supplements

LEAN BODY®

Ready-to-Drink

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GLUTALEAN®

100% Glutamine

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C2-CTRENGTH®

100% Creatine Eythl Ester

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BCAA-POWER
100% BCAAs

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SUPER CHARGE!
N.O. XTREME

Preworkout Drink Mix

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HICA-MAX

Muscle Growth Stimulator

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