Clean diet and gym time fuel this Redding Police officer’s bodybuilding goals
Redding police officer Nicole Rempfer is pursuing her goal of becoming a world champion bodybuilder.
Ethan Hanson, Redding Record Searchlight
Redding police officer Nicole Rempfer walks into the gym at Anytime Fitness in Anderson wiith her three young daughters and husband, Erik.
Rempfer picks up a dumbbell and lifts repeatedly. Her forearms begin to contract and relax, showing off a sculpted physique.
This is who Rempfer is outside of her police uniform and role as a mom. She is a bodybuilder.
“I’ve always had it in my head to push my physique to a whole new level,” Rempfer said.
Rempfer is competing in an online bodybuilding competition for the chance to be featured on the cover of Muscle and Fitness HERS magazine and win $20,000. People can vote for her by going online to Ms. Health & Fitness at https://bit.ly/3jbaXz3. Voting ends at 7 p.m. on Thursday, July 1.
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“I have this personal drive that wants to be better all the time,” Rempfer said. “Through the nutrition and discipline that’s been vital, I’ve been able to hold on to that. I do law enforcement and that’s been a characteristic that’s helped me.”
Rempfer, 35, began her bodybuilding career last year amid the coronavirus pandemic lockdown as a way to feed her competitive spirit. She grew up in Modesto and played soccer at Modesto Junior College. She played forward and has competed in recreational leagues as an adult.
“The sport is something I can focus on myself and make me a better me,” Rempfer said. “There are so many amazing women with great physiques to compete against and I’m just trying to get better with every presentation I give.”
But Rempfer needed a coach — someone to teach her how to build muscle mass and put on weight in a same manner that wouldn’t affect her performance as a police officer.
She sought out 43-year-old Diane Flores of Hilmar in Merced County. Flores is a nutritionist and personal trainer who has taught body building for over 13 years.
Flores earned her professional bodybuilder card in 2020 after she won an International Federation of Body Building (IFBB) regional training contest.
Rempfer connected with Flores through social media. In just one year, Rempfer turned her fit and toned figure into one that looked like it was chiseled from stone.
“When Nicole came to me she was already in great shape and had a very athletic figure,” Rempfer said. “She had almost like a runner’s build and we just needed to hone some things in.
“We cut back her cardio. I changed up her style of training so she wasn’t doing light-weighted circuits. We switched to more machines and heavy lifting. Things I knew that were going to change the shape of her body.”
Rempfer figured out ways to maximize her training and build muscle from her home after the pandemic caused gyms to close down in 2020.
“I had to do a lot of YouTube videos, Zoom calls and join workout groups to stay in shape,” Rempfer said. “We were being creative using jugs of water and things like that if you didn’t have anything at home. You just got to get creative because you can exercise anywhere.”
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Rempfer made the next step and entered her first body building competition in May. She won two first place and two third place awards in bikini modeling at the NPC Mother Lode bodybuilding contest in Reno, Nevada.
“You become the center of the universe when you are in prep for competitions,” Flores said. “It’s definitely different than most sports in that you have to say no to a lot of things. Your diet is the most important key to your bodybuilding success. It takes a special human to do the things that we do in bodybuilding.”
Rempfer said that she sticks to her diet while giving herself enough wiggle room to cheat on occasions. She said her children follow her example most of the time and carry their habits at home to when they visit friends.
“They are my inspiration for sure.” Rempfer said.
As Rempfer lifts weights. Erik Rempfer sits back and watches the children. He has seen the day-to-day progress.
“She’s never one to just sit by and do average stuff and not a day goes by where she doesn’t impress me,” Erik Rempfer said. “When she talks about bodybuilding, you can see the love in her eyes and you can tell this is something different. I’m honestly awestruck with the amount of work and dedication she puts in.”
Rempfer’s goal is to compete in IFBB competitions around the world.
Ethan Hanson started working for the Redding Record Searchlight after four years with the Los Angeles Daily News as a freelancer. His coverage includes working the NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in South Bend, Indiana, and writing about the St. Louis Rams’ move to Los Angeles with the Ventura County Star. He began his career as a play-by-play broadcaster for LA Pierce College from 2011-2017. Follow him on Twitter at @EthanAHanson_RS.
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