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Cassandra (AKA. Cass) Martin is well known for her heavy lifting approach, and bodybuilder physique. With her partner as her very own personal trainer, she’s managed to build a name for herself with a huge following on social media.
With a healthy diet and a hard work ethic, Cass shows a continuous thirst for the fitness lifestyle. She’s won the hearts of millions of followers, along with inspiring women world-wide to build a powerful physique of their own.
This is her story:
“Nothing worth having comes easy. You have to work hard!”
Weight | 125 - 135lbs (56.7 - 61.2kg) |
Height | 5'5" (165cm) |
Year of Birth | 1990 |
Nationality | American |
Profession | Fitness Model, Social Media Star |
Alias | Cass |
“I saw a few girls like Jamie Eason and Dana Linn Bailey, and thought it would be really cool to look like them.”
Although Cass had always been naturally lean growing up, she wasn’t always a fitness enthusiast as a child. She also wasn’t the typical teenage girl; she was more interested in sports and hobbies more commonly associated with boys her own age.
After graduating from College, Cass began working as a full-time construction worker alongside her boyfriend.
Cass working in the construction industry.
Cass had always been aware of the fitness industry due to her partner’s keen interest in it. However, she only found the desire to sculpt her dream physique after seeing female bodybuilding icon, Jamie Eason, on the cover of a magazine.
This was the first time she’d seen a muscular female physique, and immediately, she became inspired to get lean, and gain muscle mass. At this point, Cass set her sights on building a figure similar to her fitness icon’s body – at the age of 23, she began training in the gym.
Through hard work, determination, and the help of her fitness-obsessed boyfriend, Cass made serious progress to her figure.
After venturing into the world of bodybuilding, it wasn’t long until Cass had become aware of the legends of the sport. She saw a video of Ronnie Coleman lifting weights and was inspired by the brute force of the Mr. Olympia legend.
Becoming fascinated by Ronnie’s strength and charisma – she knew that she wanted to increase her lifts. It was at this point, when Cass began training with heavier weights to achieve her new goal.
A couple of months later, Cass’ fascination for bodybuilding had peaked – she’d fallen in love with working out.
She began following the journey of fitness athletes on social media in her spare time – Cass was motivated by the intense training sessions of other fitness models, and how they managed to retain their femininity during their workouts.
She began to idolize female athletes such as Dana Linn Bailey – respecting how Dana presented herself, not needing to expose herself sexually, but purely through her training in the gym and work ethic.
For the next year, Cass continued to develop her physique. After realizing her goal of building a powerful figure, it wasn’t long until she was recognized for her aesthetics.
At the start of 2016, Cass created an Instagram profile, aiming to spread her passion for fitness with others. However, she didn’t expect to receive such a reception; almost immediately, she started to attract fans, with many fascinated by how she was able to stay feminine while being muscular and strong.
By the end of 2016, Cass had gained masses of online followers. As a result, she’s become arguably the biggest female fitness sensation in the modern era.
Due to her passion for bodybuilding, Cass is now admired on bodybuilding forums all over the internet. This is just one of the places where she inspires a huge fan-base to begin their fitness journey, and to lead a healthy lifestyle of their own.
“When it comes to my training, the basic movements have worked best for me.”
Cass enjoys training 6 days per week with heavy weights, always pushing her limits. She’ll mix up her workouts so her body doesn’t get used to a certain routine – sometimes performing 3-7 reps in sets of 4, but then performing up to 12-15 reps in other sessions.
Cass trains individual muscle groups every day, apart from leg days, as she believes her body responds the best to this. She works through 4 exercises per session, adding in super-sets occasionally.
Cass’s routine looks something like this:
Monday – Quads & Calves
Tuesday – Chest
Wednesday – Back
Thursday – Glutes, Hamstrings & Calves
Friday – Shoulders
Saturday – Arms
Sunday – Rest
“My diet is fairly basic, and I keep it very consistent. I enjoy eating lots of carbohydrates – as well as a variety of red meats.”
Cass aims to eat up to 6 meals per day, keeping her body fueled, and her metabolism high. While cutting body fat, she eats very clean, keeping her carbs to a minimum.
However, most of the time, Cass follows her lean bulking diet – regularly consuming high amounts of carbs, red meat, and green vegetables.
Bulking Diet
Cass’s bulking diet looks like this:
Cutting Diet
While cutting bodyfat, Cass follows this diet:
“When I began to become involved on social media, I started receiving such an overwhelming following and so much support; it really inspired me to keep going.”
Cass was first inspired to embark on her fitness journey after seeing Jamie Eason on the cover of a magazine. However, once she delved further into the world of bodybuilding, she was motivated to become stronger by Ronnie Coleman and Dana Linn Bailey.
The social media and fitness icon also credits her fans as her main source of inspiration; being motivated by other people’s fitness journeys.
“I just love knowing that I am helping to motivate others reach their goals too.”
Cass has taught us that to be feminine, you don’t have to stick to the stereotypes of ‘what is girly.’ She’s become a female fitness icon after building a strong, muscular physique.
You shouldn’t conform to what society regards as normal if you aren’t happy. Just be yourself, and everyone will appreciate your hard work.
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Thanks for posting this great article on Cass! She's really inspired me to get back into the gym!
Why didn't they mention her stack?
I agree, she has to be taking a lot more than just pre workout and protein, but okay.
Exactly, she is georgeous but clearly not natural. She didn’t go overboard with her roids just enough to look muscular as hell and still very feminine.
Yeah me too! It’s great to see other females lifting weights, it really spurs me on to lift heavy!
Great article. She is sooo inspiring. Also my wife follows her, and because of it, now we both train together.
Go Champ????
You are awesome buddy.
I m really impressed with you.
I wanna meet you.
Wow, I've seen her videos, she's very impressive and dedicated, wow, and she is so strong for her size, and she's gorgeous. what are her stats ?
GO FOR IT GIRL.
Ain't no way she initially ate that type diet to build muscle...maybe when she cutting but there Is no complex carbs and she has lot muscle...she would had no energy to lift those heavy weights.
Hi Bethany,
Thanks for your comments!
You're absolutely right, to build muscle, complex carbs can play an important role when looking to build muscle mass. We've done a little digging to find Cass' bulking diet, this time around, it contains more carbs.
Thanks again for your comments.
All the best,
Greatest Physiques
Thank you so much for this article! I'm a heavy weight lifter and get a lot of grief from my male counterparts to quit getting "big". She's what I aim to look like. Thank you for the inspiration
Hi Kit,
You're welcome! Cass inspires us all to keep lifting and chasing our goals! Glad you enjoyed her profile!
All the best,
GP
You’ll need to use steroids, she is not natural. Jamie Eason is mentioned as her inspiration, that women is natural. Use her as a standard to obtain.
Wow brilliant workout
Whoever gave thumbs down is 'nuts!' This woman is incredible! Keep going Cass, you rock!