CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE AUGUST || ISSUE 37 | Page 76

LESLEY TIMBOL
CPA AMBASSADOR
How did an R.P. become a
bodybuilder?  Lesley’s expensive
‘hobby’ started in 2014 when she
began competing in
bodybuilding, which helped her
transform from a size 14 to a size
0.  Initially, it was a ‘bucket list’
thing but her interest grew and
she competed in 5 competitions
in 2014, 2 competitions in 2015, 2
competitions in 2016, and 2
competitions in 2017.  She
currently is in prep for the Natural
Canada Pro-Qualifier on August
4th of this year.
She plans on applying the MGCP
PHOTO CREDIT: Simon Lau
Lesley Timbol is an Ontario
based Registered
Psychotherapist (R.P.), who
also happens to be a
bodybuilder and recently
earned her Mental Game
Coaching Professional (MGCP)
Certificate.  She wishes to
support the
bodybuilding/fitness
community with her services
individually, through
workshops and covering
insightful new articles in the
CPA newsletter.

education with bodybuilders of
all categories. Lesley wants to
help her fellow bodybuilders
address many of the common
themes that happen to be
common in all sports, i.e.,
addressing faulty/problematic
beliefs, the messages we tell
ourselves, examining the
motivation for our chosen sport,
managing expectations,