Julia Vins

(Powerlifter)

Julia Vins is a female powerlifter who has gotten a reputation for her incredible strength, with a doll-like appearance. This is her background, diet, training regimen, and more.

Athlete Statistics

Full Name: Julia Vins
Weight	Height	Age	Date of Birth
135-145lbs(61.2-65.8kg)	5’5 (165 cm)	26 years	May 21st, 1996
Nationality		Era
Russian		2010

Early Life

Julia Vins is a female powerlifter and social media influencer who rose to fame for her powerful skills, yet feminine appearance. She garnered the nickname “Muscle Barbie” due to her attractive appearance, but massive size. She was born in Kostanai, Ekaterinburg, Engels, in Russia, in 1996.

At an early age, Vins actually had no interest in fitness. While in school, she studied music, and arts, without any real aspirations for athletics. However, at the age of 12, she discovered weightlifting, which she started doing with the intent to get in shape, and gain self confidence. Subsequently, she started falling in love with fitness, enjoying the changes she was seeing in her body.

Julia Vins – Powerlifting Career

For her first year of training, Julia Vins did so without any sort of real guidance. Therefore, she sought out a coach to help her develop her physique. However, the only coach that she could find, was one who would teach her powerlifting or ketllebell training. Subsequently, she chose the former, starting her endeavors in the powerlifting world.

A few months after starting training powerlifting, Vins began entering competitions. She had really began to enjoy the training, and her results showed almost immediately in her appearances. From the start, she started garnering attention, as a result of her successful competing.

Vins entered her first big professional powerlifting competition in 2014, when she appeared at the World Powerlifting Championships, in Russia. Moreover, she won the competition, completely shocking those watching closely. Additionally, she broke three world records in the process, hitting a 180kg squat, 105kg bench press, and 165kg dead lift.

In addition to this success, Julia Vins went on to compete at various competitions throughout Russia, and Europe. She won another World Championship in Russia in 2016. Moreover, she entered multiple events in Finland, where she earned first place in each one. Most notably was the 2018 Pro Powerlifting Open, where she again dominated the competition.

Julia Vins – Championships and Accomplishments

2014

World Powerlifting Championships – 1st

2015

Iron Bull Push-Pull – 1st

2016

World Powerlifting Championships – 1st
Finnish Nationals – DQ

2018

Equipped Finnish Nationals – 1st
Pro Open Powerlifting Championships – 1st

2019

Finnish Nationals – 1st
Rebel Power Push-Pull – 1st

Personal Records

Squat – 556.6lb (252.5kg)
Bench Press – 363.7lb (165kg)
Deadlift – 424.4lb (192.5kg)
Total – 624.3lb (283.2kg)

Julia Vins – Training Regimen

Initially, Julia Vins trained sporadically at the beginning of her aspirations to be a powerlifter. However, once she partnered with a coach, she began a more strict training regimen. In fact, she is known now for her intense sessions in the gym. Now she typically trains 5 days a week, with a big focus on her legs and triceps. This is a breakdown of her typical weekly workout routine.

Day One – Cardio, Legs, Calves

Treadmill – 1-2 Hours
Squats – 4-8 reps/5 sets
Leg Press – 6-10 reps/5 sets
Leg Extensions (lying leg curls, supersetted) – 8 reps/5 sets
Standing Calf Raise – 12 reps/3 sets
Seated Calf Raise – 8 reps/3 sets

Day Two – Chest, Triceps (light)

Bench Press – 5 reps/5 sets
Incline Dumbbell Press – 5-8 reps/5 sets
Flat Dumbbell Flyes – 12 reps/3 sets
Skull-Crushers – 8 reps/3 sets
Close-grip Bench Press – 5 reps/3 sets

Day Three – Shoulders, Triceps (heavy)

Military Press/Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press (alternate monthly) – 5 reps/3 sets
Lateral Raises – 5-8 reps/3 sets
Front Raises – 5-8 reps/3 sets
Rear Delt Dumbbell Raises – 5-8 reps/3 sets
Incline Dumbbell Press – 5-8 reps/5 sets
Flat Dumbbell Flyes – 12 reps/3 sets
Skull-Crushers – 8 reps/3 sets

Day Four – Legs, Calves

Squats – 4-8 reps/5 sets
Leg Press – 6-10 reps/5 sets
Leg Extensions (lying leg curls, supersetted) – 8 reps/5 sets
Standing Calf Raise – 12 reps/3 sets
Seated Calf Raise – 8 reps/3 sets

Day Five – Triceps, Back, Chest, Biceps

Bench Press – 5 reps/5 sets
Incline Dumbbell Press – 5-8 reps/5 sets
Flat Dumbbell Flyes – 12 reps/3 sets
Skull-Crushers – 8 reps/3 sets
Close-grip Bench Press – 5 reps/3 sets
Weighed Pull-Ups – 8 reps/3 sets
Lat Pull-Downs – 8 reps/3 sets
T-Bar Rows – 5 reps/3 sets
Deadlifts – 5-10 reps/3 sets
Barbell Biceps Curls – 5-10 reps/3 sets
Dumbbell Hammer Curls – 5-10 reps/3 sets

Julia Vins – Diet and Nutrition

When it comes to her diet, Julia Vins likes to keep things fairly strict. Although she does allow herself one cheat meal a week, to reward herself for the hard work. She typically consumes five meals a day. However, she does adjust her diet for when she is in competition, or out of the competition.

Vins feels that around 3,000 kilocalories are right around what she needs to build lean muscle. Additionally, she will typically have around 150g of protein in her daily diet. She largely gets this through typical means like chicken, egg whites, and fish. Moreover, she considers protein to be the most important part of her diet.

As far as macronutrients are concerned, she tries to avoid fast-acting carbohydrates. Instead, Vins prefers a mix of slow-releasing foods like sweet potatoes and brown rice. This allows for her to receive the most benefits from her nutrition as possible.

These are some of her favorite foods to enjoy:

Rice
Buckwheat
Beef
Chicken
Eggs
Broccoli
Tomatoes
Oatmeal
Beans
Dairy

As for supplementation, Vins oftentimes does not take any form of supplement during training. On the other hand, she will take supplements when it is time to compete. Instead of using them to build muscle or burn fat, she likes to use supplements to aide in her performance in competition.

Some of the supplements Vins likes to use include:

BCAAs – 30-60g/day
CLA
Creatine
Vitamins
Fish oil
Glutamine

Additional Information

Julia Vins may be a pretty face, but she has proved to be much more than that. She shows that it is still possible to be sexy while being a strong woman. Her ability to shake up stereotypes has made her a commodity to powerlifting. Additionally, her fanbase on social media is constantly growing, with many being drawn to the contrast between beauty and beast.

In spite of her good looks, Vins is an incredible powerlifter, and her records and accolades have proven that. When it comes to strength, she has few people who can rival her. It will be exciting to see how “Muscle Barbie” continues to grow over the next few years. Especially as she hits her physical prime, which she is still several years away from.