They say, behind every good man, there is a good woman. In the case of Roelly Winklaar, that good woman is Sibil Peeters.
When Dutchman Roelly went from Arnold Amateur winner in 2009, to Olympia-qualified athlete in 2010, no one expected his guru to be a mother, much less a grandmother.

Sibil is known by two things to the people she trains: Oma, meaning a person you trust and love, and The Trainer from Hell; and she is proud of both monikers.

Sibil has the ability to bring out the best in her athletes, and is inwardly pleased when her workouts leave them in a crumpled heap on the floor.

But she does have a softer side. Ask her about her grandson, and she will tell you, “He means everything to me - more than the bodybuilding. For him, I leave everything falling.”

Read on to find out more about Sibil, the Trainer from Hell.

AZ: By your avatar, I take it that you have competed in the past. Tell me a little bit about your competition history.

SP: I won my first competition, which was in 1990. It was the Houtrust Halle in Den Haag. I was thirty-seven years old.

Next, I competed in the Dutch Championship. For four years, I received second and third place. I also competed in Belgium, receiving the same placings.

Then, at the World Championships, I took fifth place.

AZ: Most of the guys call you Oma, the Dutch word for grandmother. How did that come about, and do you like being called that?

SP: Oma is à person you trust and love. Of course, I like being called that!

AZ: Let’s talk about Roelly for a minute. Do you remember when you first met him? Did you see something special in him right away, or was it a pleasant surprise when you saw his physique taking shape?

SP: I saw Roelly in several competitions, but hè was never ripped.

I was thinking that guy needs someone to kick his ass,

Hè was thinking I need that old woman to bring me so far!

AZ: Giles Thomas came to visit you and said he got the Royal Treatment. I’ve seen the video of the shoulder workout he referred to as brutal. Then I read about how he started to do legs with you, but ended up sitting outside where someone came along and said that’s exactly where he ended up after his first leg day with you! Have you always been this tough?

SP: I have trained in martial arts from the age of four. There was no place for crybabies!

Also, I was one of eleven children growing up. I had to fight just my place in the family!

AZ: Did you start our training the guys this way, or you came into it over time? I take it you think this is the best method.

SP: Because my boys and girls have won so many times, I do think it’s the best way to train.

Train hard. Eat enough. Sleep well.

Train harder. Eat more. Sleep better.

Every training session needs to be at least as good as the one before it. This has always given me the best possible results.

AZ: I’ve read various places that you are very proactive in your gym with all the guys, not just Roelly. You go from person to person helping them all. You obviously have a great deal of passion for what you do. Where did this passion come from?

SP: The passion comes from my love for the sport.

It is my goal to bring out the best in every athlete.

By hard work and dedication we will set a new standard for training.

AZ: You are a coach in the truest since of the word. I hear that you don’t watch over just the diet or just the training. You watch over it all. What are the benefits of having one person oversee everything, as opposed to having different people for diet, training, and supplementation?

SP: It allows me to control the complete process, from building the foundation, all the way to the contest.

This ensures the best result.

AZ: What is next for you? What are you working on, and what would you like to see happen next year?

SP: Next for me is doing what I do best: bringing out the best in my athletes and taking them to thè next level.


Sibil with her daughter, Chantal

Sibil and Roelly



As Sibil says, this is the crybaby - after leg day!

Sibil's daughter, Chantal - competing at, and winning, her first competition

Chantal - Routine Pictures







 

Roelly and Jay


Roelly and the ladies!


Roelly with a young fan!


Roelly and Sibil

More Roelly!

The next few posts will be filled with pictures of people Sibil trains.

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Starting off we have Floortje Von Putten. This 44 year old is a World Champion and currently in prep for the Arnold Amateur.

Forum Member, Herr Meister, stopped by my blog and left many more pictures of Florence, including this one. Stop by my blog to see the rest!

Gyan




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Jimmy - one of Sibil's beginners

Group of Sibil's competing in Classic - they won everything!

In the green trucks is Roelly's brother Quincy. He won the GP in Holland, -90 and the Overall.

Other Contests: the Mr. Curacao, The Antias, and The ABC(Aruba) Contest.

The guys from Singapore - the Open Dutch Championship. They scored well.

Roelly, Sibil, and Floortje Von Putten

Dutch Championship
From left to right: Jeffrey(+100kg), Quincy(-90kg younger brother of Roelly), Ibo(bbclassic), Marchell Hermans (-100kg)

Nathinel Veeris - class up to 85kg - in prep for the Arnold Classic
Contests: Mr. Curaco, The Antias, and The ABC (Aruba) Contest.

Jeffrey Latour -Dutch Champion
First place and Overall & Third Place at the GP

Herman Marchell Holland GP -100kg Class Winner. Also won: the Mr. Curacao,overall; Mr Antias, overall, and the ABC (Aruba), overall. In prep for the Arnold Classic Amateurs.

This is Kadir, who is in prep for the Arnold Amateur, showing us what leg day looks like!

Roelly with Giles Thomas - MD Euro-Muscle Scene Columist




Here what he had to say about working out with Sibil!

Well, here I am in Rotterdam, shot Roelly doing legs today, fuck me, talk about volume training, Sibil really is a trainer from hell and Roelly? He is one focussed, hardcore mofo and boy is he looking BIG at the moment! Jesus...

She even put me through delts earlier and killed me completely, I chose delts as presently I'm chucking up the 110's in the dumbell press for 6-8 reps, but that's with my back braced against a 80% bench, her way is simply sitting on the end of the bench and with her pushing the dumbells right down and out with you pushing back, I was struggling with the 20kg's, I ain't kidding!!!

Then that was giant setted with front dumbell raises then straight into seated bent over lateral raises, for four cyles with just enough rest for the other guy to go...

Then it was 4 cycles of seated high cable pulls, then upright rows (which I haven't done in probably 15 years), then these odd seated lateral where you go from ear level up to behind your head which burned like a frikkin' blowtorch...Ooooch!

Then 4 sets of dumbell shrugs (I never train traps so this was a real shock to the system)...

I tell ya, training in way that is completely alien to me was a real jolt for my body...Anyone that doubts it should keep quiet until they actually train with Sibil trust me, I've never lost my lunch from doing delts in all my years of training - it's brutal, really, really brutal...

To find out all about my trip to Rotterdam check out the next issue of MD where I'll be showing my best shots of Roelly doing legs (which we did today), back (ten am tomorrow) and chest (on Thursday) as well as at least 6 of the very best Dutch athletes that Sibil looks after...

I'm shocked by how high the standard is over here and believe me when I say that it is mainly down to Sibil, she is one incredible woman and really does deserve all the attention she has been given of late...I'm blown away be her to be frank...

Her energy and dedication is amazing, she literally trains EVERYONE in the gym at the same time darting from one person to the next addressing and correcting both their form and intensity, she really does NOT miss a trick as even I tried on one or two sets myself! No such luck though...