Heather Armbrust

Heather Marie Armbrust, born Heather Policky on 21 July 1977, is an American professional female bodybuilder who grew up in Cozad, Nebraska, and later settled in Colorado. She became interested in the sport at twelve after meeting the owner of the only gym in her hometown, herself a competitive bodybuilder, and began training regularly shortly after her twenty-first birthday. She entered her first NPC show in 2000, placed second among heavyweights at the 2002 Junior Nationals, and won the heavyweight class and overall at the 2006 USA Championships, which earned her a professional card. As a professional she placed third at the 2007 Ms. International and fifth at her first Ms. Olympia the same year, then finished second at the 2009 Ms. Olympia. She co-owned the Armbrust PRO Gym in Wheat Ridge, Colorado, from 2006 to 2008 and retired from competition in 2011.