She has been hooked on training and showing off her awesome body ever since. Melissa trains hard pretty much six days a week and maintains a healthy diet free from drink, cigarettes or drugs. She rates her legs as her best asset because they gain muscle shape easier than anywhere else. Little wonder then that she lists squats as her favourite exercise. A typical squat routine for Melissa involves doing 225lbs for 12-15 deep reps (butt to heels), followed by 275lbs for 6-8 reps, then 315lbs for a double or a triple. "I think it's so funny when a 5' 2", 138lb blonde with pig tails sends men away from the squat rack because she's out squatting them!" she giggles.

Bodybuilding is a huge part of Melissa's life, but maintaining her femininity is something she clings to steadfastly. "I wish that while judging competitions, the judges would remember that they are judging the women, not the men, and make their decisions from there. I don't want to have to shave my face or sound like Barry White to be able to actually win or even place in a show," she says. No accident then that her favourite fellow competitors - Christine Roth, Joanna Thomas and Valentina Chepiga - remain those who have managed to combine ripped with very much sexy personas. Melissa has been a favourite of muscle magazines like Flex and Planet Muscle as much for her looks as her figure. And the same can be said of her internet prescence. Running and starring in videos and camshows for her very own X-rated site, Melissa Dettwiller has sought very much to show off her very healthy sexuality, delighting fans by letting them see one of the sexiest ever NPC pro bodybuilders in hardcore and fetish action.