!Sooks - A legend in the making
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fitness community. These athletes, whether they’re a heavyweight female bodybuilder or a young female bodyǦ builder, push their bodies just as hard as their male counterparts. Their gains are a triumph of disǦ cipline, ambition, militaryǦprecise training and nutrition, and with the return of s lympia to the r lympia eekend, as well as the resurgence in popularity of the female bodybuilder on Instagram, outstanding female bodybuilders are sculpting stunning physi“ues and breaking records.
Today we look at a local bodybuilder and trainer who has been crushing contenders in lotecranl atnidoninaǦl competiǦ tions.
Firstly, please state your name, surname
y name is and profession.
Nompumelelo
DlaminiǢ I am a
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fitness trainer and a manager at the itness one ym
Eulwini.
How was your upbringing and do you have any fond memories from your
out this legend in the making, well I!Sooks is an electronic muǦ sic artist, hailing from the
ingdom of Eswatini, whose musical escapades persist in listing him as one of southern Africa’s leading electronic muǦ sic stars and is arguably one of the most paid deejays in the kinegadlonma.me Sukoluhle Dlamini, !Sooks began his journey at an early age when he became fascinated by African music and synth sound creation. He fully made his mark in the electronic music scene in r2eͲlͳeawsehdenhhise first EP titled ‘ ears of Colour’ under Antidote uǦ sic, followed
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I started working
How did you get
in a gym in 2ͲͳͺǢ I really
into bodybuilding?
enjoyed working there
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because I was eligible for training. I always liked doing aerobics since it’s always firm until one of my colleague apǦ proached me about an upcoming event that he
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The success of his music hpaserlefodrhmimattovabreioiunsvimteadjotor ceeav,mewnbtisit“hiuntehthaeenmdcoooSusotnunttrhoyt,AabfrolieǦ events being TN ush ire estival, Soul Candi Spring iesta aindohianmnaegs’bsuTrhge. Lab Among his bigǦ gest achieveǦ ments to date are winǦ nainwgathrrdees in 2Ͳͳͻ, includǦ ingnd‘ erstǦ gr o u n d e c o r ofetahre’ for his song ‘ asis’, est was going to do, The ‘ arbosa Classic’. I gave it a try, prepared well and attended, I mwasnysopsehoyplaentonebrevowuast,cIhninegvemr ehpaelfcnteadkesdo aornesftuallgyec, oevernedth. Ioduigdhn’ut nsede mr byuseilldf idnoginygoiut akgnaoiwn.tIhfel“tusoaretemrbtuarnrass. sendtilaInjodindei dn’titenveesns
one and my boss highlighted something asabwouhtimboodnybmuyildprinegviaonuds sIhtowld, heimthIooungchet tIawlkaisnga unotilanmowbiacannd.threonm, ittwheans hwisepsatasrstioedn athpaot mteontivaal twedasmneo. Itdicieddmtyhefirest. pThoetoisthnoeosts,
one hosted an event the following year in 2Ͳ2ͳ, I competed on that one and I was secǦ ostnadgedicdonn’tfimdeindceit. aAtfatellrstinhcaet Isdhiodwn’tmhyavceoanchy dmoeingtioconmedptehtaittiothnes ifnolSloAw. Iingevyerabrewlievaerde in myself, but having the best coach made mthies.gaeinincgoanrfoiduenndcheiminamllythseltfimtheatmIacdaenmdoe love bodybuilding because every minute we scpoHomekepmeitatwditeaiosmneeisthfmoelralowdweormukpoerotbnooildto.yvAbetutiieltdneidnvigen.ng more because I happened to eperience everything we always spoke about and having a passion in doing it.
es, as I love sports, I wished to venǦ
Is it something you’ve always aspired
ture into it, I wish I could make it variable
to venture into?
Iint’sEaswspaotrint tihaantdteinavcihtesmoonreecloandfiiedsetnocjeo,idniistǦ.
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cipline and to appreciate and value yourself. not yet wodeyllbkunioldwi nginisthaenceoupnetnrysimveakspinogritt,
(WAh) at are the challenges that you face?
difficult to get sponsors. Also seeing a musǦ tcoulsaarylaIdloyoakroluiknedaismnaont n, Iodrmona’tl, soetheemrslitkeenda normal person to them. Diet is not easy at all, when I’m on low carb I tend to have temper moods but I have to always remind myself that I’m on diet, I should be patient. Also on that state I have to be at work.
Some ladies are proud that young as I
What are the positives you have
am, I gave a try to such a difficult sport and
received from either males or females?
nevergaveupandachievedsomethingmostǦ
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ly seen on magaines from other countries not Eswatini. Some men, especially bodyǦ builders,admiremyworkbecausetheyknow how hard it is to get to where I am currently and always encourage me not to give up.
How do men treat or perceive you and
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how do you ultimately deal with it.
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arden of Eden. The song marks the mfirusltticǦoalwlaabrodrwatinoninbgettwraeiel nbltahertsw, oa crossǦborder and crossǦcultural ȋEsǦ watini and South Africa) ehibition omfuthsiecginroAwfrthicoa.f electronic and dance tiIonn’asnSihnotwerbviewSewctitohnt, h!SisoopkusblsiaciadǦ bthuits iwt awsaasnbuonuendpetocthedapcpoellnabaotrsaotimone point. He promised his fans that the song was Deep House with a touch of elDzeDcwtrosonnicismounseico.f the new wave elecǦ tronic House music producers who has made a name for himself with his music and I am proud to announce tmhyatfawnse chaanvempeacdtewaitshoin gthwe hniecht month on all major digital streaming platforms,dz he said.
Among his notable achievements
Coemcoprdilas’tionaAnlsbiuHmoufosreHoul.ͻseȋAwfhrikcha includes his debut album ‘Symmetry’) at the Dance usic Awards South AfǦ rica ȋD ASA) and est House Artist atHtheehSas rAeceAnAtlwy arerdlesaisnetdhehicsoduenbtruyt. AprtjoajecteucnodrdeCr ormenpoawnynȋeAd Co) ltaitbleedl ‘Pot Pourri’ that charted at No. 2 on Apple’s iǦTunes Dance Chart ȋSouth Africa) in its first week of release. bTehcisamcaemteheafftierrsthlieSw‘ atsiisto’ hhitamveakheisr mi play listed on Deep House South Africa ȋDHSA) podcast which is availǦ able on music streaming platform, Souenydoncldotuodp. ping digital music charts, the local House music star also shone on nSoeuotfhthAefsroicnagns,rtaitdleiods‘Dtayteiornsr.oove’, fornomhisthAeuEdPiowg asmdesbhuotwedobny LeutlrooCafe. !SAonokosthǦer.So.ne, wfraosmplatyheedpbryoTjehcete, obbs on The House Connect on ͷ . !Sooks released his first project on pen ar usic, a single titled ‘DesǦ