about Ivan
Announcement from Ivan Nikolov: I now own and operate the GLUTEN FREE and HYPOALLERGENIC VIITALS Specialty Bakery & Lifestyle Cafe in Tampa, FL. Due to my new duties and very limited time I NO LONGER offer personal training services!
I thank all my past clients/personal friends for their patronage and continuous support!
Sincerely, Ivan
P.S. This website is for sale. If you are interested in purchasing it feel free to contact me via email
Ivan Nikolov was born in Bulgaria, East Europe. He moved in the United States when he was 28. Since then Ivan has been continually working on establishing himself as a top natural bodybuilder, a role model, and an inspiration for all those, who seek to find the way to better their physiques through living a healthy lifestyle - a lifestyle, based on establishing a realistic goal, and from there determining the best course of action in regards to physical activity and nutrition.
Ivan has competed in many national and international contests. He has consistently placed among the top five natural athletes in his class in all his international shows. In three of these shows Ivan has placed 3rd. His best achievement was his winning of the NPC Tampa Bay classic in 2004, while competing with non-tested athletes in a show with no durg test.
Ivan has also been featured in many online and offline publications. His articles on exercise and sports nutrition appear in numerous web sites around the globe. He has been photographed by some of the best photographers - masters of the representation of male's physique. Among them are Pat Lee, J.D. Kirkpatrick, Impact Photography, Charles Worthington. Ivan’s photographs have appeared in EMO, Best of Men’s Workout (published only once a year), Natural Muscle, Olymp, Olympian’s News. He was featured as Mr. Superfit in the October’s issue of Men’s Exercise.
In 2004 Ivan took part as an extra in the Hollywood production “The Manchurian Candidate”, featuring Denzel Washington and Maryl Streep. The same year Ivan was invited to participate in another project, showcasing 5 top bodybuilders. The project became popular with the name Prime Cuts: Volume One.
Ivan holds Masters Degree in Industrial Management, as well as certifications as Bodybuilding Trainer and Massage and Chinese Remedial Gymnastics.
Ivan’s most recent project is FitNA - a fitness nutrition software program, which is available for free to members of his web site IvanNikolov.com.