Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Body By Derby: Springfield Roller Girls

Body By Derby is a figure study of active derby athletes to show the different body types of active skaters and the physical effects derby has on the players. This entry features skaters from Springfield Roller Girls of Springfield, MO. More pictures can be found at Cory's website. Get future updates on Facebook by following The Rollergirl Project.

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From Left: Dark Phoenix, Jillotine, Scythe-Meister Swanson, CannonBall, Jennacide, Whiz-Bang, Jean With Envy, and JammaWockee

 

BBD-9645 Name Dark Phoenix
Age 24
Children 1 boy, 3 years old
Height 5' 3"
Weight 132
Weight before derby 119
Started March 2013
Key Position Jammer, Offensive & Defensive Blocker
Practice time per week 4 hours
Other Workout Occasionally depends on how my week goes. Mainly work on cardio though.
Diet Not anything specific. I try to eat as healthy as possible but sometimes I just have to eat a cheeseburger and ice cream.
Laps in 5 minutes I think it was 4:35 back in Feb. 2014
Previous Athletic Experience I've always been a very active/athletic person. Started jogging marathons with my Mom and older sister when I was a kid then started Track & Field when I was in school did that off and on up until high school. I also played basketball from consistently from 4th grade - high school and now Roller Derby!

 

BBD-9585 Name Jillotine
Age 23
Children None
Height 5' 5”
Weight 140
Weight before derby 120
Started Summer 2013
Key Position Offensive & Defensive Blocker
Practice time per week 4 hours
Other Workout I don't have a routine, but I try to outdoor skate or go outside at least twice a week outside of practice.
Diet Nope!
Laps in 5 minutes I passed my 27/5 by half a second and haven't tried again since.
Previous Athletic Experience I played soccer for 6 years.

 

BBD-9669 Name Scythe-Meister Swanson
Age 19
Children None
Height 5' 3"
Weight 115
Weight before derby 125
Started August 2013
Key Position Jammer, Offensive & Defensive Blocker
Practice time per week 4 hours
Other Workout I hoop a bit and spend a lot of time outdoors in general, but derby is my only regular workout.
Diet Other then being vegetarian, no. I eat what I please and work it off later to avoid the guilt. :)
Laps in 5 minutes 27 laps in 4:50
Previous Athletic Experience Three years of tennis in high school

 

BBD-9686 Name CannonBall
Age 29
Children One daughter - Age 11
Height 5' 5"
Weight 200
Weight before derby 240
Started 2008
Key Position Defensive Blocker
Practice time per week 4 hours
Other Workout 3 hours skating outdoors, weather permitting
Diet I eat a lot of protein and veggies
Laps in 5 minutes 4:45
Previous Athletic Experience No previous athletic experience, but I was a shuffle skater for years and grew up in the rink.  I've been skating since I was 4. My dad was the best dance skater I knew.

 

BBD-9622 Name Jennacide
Age 24
Children None
Height 5' 1"
Weight 225
Weight before derby 250
Started October 2013
Key Position Offensive & Defensive Blocker
Practice time per week 4 to 5 hours
Other Workout I walk around my neighborhood and do some outdoor skating occasionally as well as wii fit
Diet No I'm just working on cutting soda out but I love good food too much
Laps in 5 minutes
Previous Athletic Experience I did dance team all 4 years of high school and danced for a company mainly modern, hip hop, and some ballet and previous to that I did gymnastics as long as I can remember

 

BBD-9530 Name Whiz-Bang
Age 37
Children 2 boys 14 & 10
Height 5’ 5”
Weight 150ish
Weight before derby 165
Started 2010
Key Position Jammer
Practice time per week 4 to 5 hours
Other Workout Pi-Yo, P90X2, Insanity, Insanity the Asylum, HIIT, Turbofire, Body Beast, weights, plyometrics, jump rope. I do a program for 30-90 days & switch it up often to keep my body guessing and responding.
Diet I drink Shakeology daily for nutrition, supplement, and eat lower sugar, lower fat. I'm more about portion control and rarely deny myself something.
Laps in 5 minutes 30 laps in 5 minutes
Previous Athletic Experience I was not very athletic in school; I've done a marathon and 1/2 marathons.

 

BBD-9723 Name Jean With Envy
Age 24
Children None
Height 5’ 7”
Weight 140
Weight before derby 150
Started 2010
Key Position Jammer, Offensive & Defensive Blocker
Practice time per week 4 hours
Other Workout I do cardio (running), trail skating, light weights, yoga and circuit training.
Diet I focus on lots of protein, fruits and veggies. I eat whole grains and allow myself one day a week where I might have a soda or sweets. That is really been hard for me since I LOVE sweets;)
Laps in 5 minutes 27 laps in 4:30
Previous Athletic Experience I played competitive softball from age 6 to high school. I then played on a travel team as well as my high school team.

 

BBD-9556 Name JammaWockee
Age 31
Children Just a four-legged fuzzy one.
Height 5’ 4”
Weight 135
Weight before derby 140
Started January 2014
Key Position Jammer
Practice time per week 4 hours
Other Workout To help build up fundamentals, I've been doing additional practices with MAD Derby in Branson, MO once a week and just recently began skating with a newly-formed co-ed group, Team KaPow. Outside of derby, I have jam skated (hip hop and breakdance on roller skates) for nearly 14 years. I still keep up with it whenever possible. At home, I'll do some additional core strengthening and upper body.
Diet I am hypoglycemic (consistently low blood sugar levels) so I have to have some sort of intake about every four hours. As far as what I eat, my body began disagreeing with super fried/greasy food when I started in derby. So it wasn't necessarily by choice that I have to keep an eye out for what I eat, but it is certainly a win win.
Laps in 5 minutes 27 laps in 4:45
Previous Athletic Experience Before my Jam Skating days, I spent 13 years in dance (tap, jazz, and ballet) and a couple years in basketball. I do know for myself that none of it compares to what I do now playing Derby. I never imagined at 31 being in better shape than I was at 19. It's a blessing!

 

BBD-9339 Name JoLean Machine
Age 34
Children None
Height 5’ 7”
Weight 190
Weight before derby 215
Started September 2012
Key Position Jammer & Defensive Blocker
Practice time per week
Other Workout I skate at the skate rinks on Wednesday and Fridays with friends and some of us also skate outside for fun but its a good work out. I also skate on some Sundays with a group of friends/teammates for just extra practice and skill training for Derby. Anytime you get on your skates is good in many ways.
Diet None
Laps in 5 minutes 27 laps in 4min 48 sec
Previous Athletic Experience I played Softball from Middle school to High School. I have skated since I was 8yrs old. I did Art/Figure Skating and speed skating from 8yrs old to 18yrs old.

 

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