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2009-12-04 13:18:44 | 22154 views | 20 Comments

Meet Amanda Scholz, the winner of wakeboardingmag.com’s November Chicks Contest. When this 24-year-old personal trainer from Sunnyvale, California, isn’t working people out, she loves to ride the glassly sloughs of The Delta. We recently caught up with the NorCal hottie to find out how she got into wakeboarding and what’s up with those tattoos.

How long have you been wakeboarding? Since 2004.

How’d I get into it? I have always enjoyed action sports whether it be wakeboarding, motocross or snowboarding. But I was introduced to wakeboarding by an old friend.

Where do you ride? I’m a sucker for The Delta. Up here in Northern California, we’re blessed by the miles of buttery Delta sloughs. My favorite place to ride on The Delta is just outside of Isleton and Rio Vista. It’s not crowded and you don’t have to deal with all the tubers or the crazy drivers. It’s usually just our boat and maybe two or three others. I feel so spoiled.

What boat do you ride behind? I ride behind my 2000 MasterCraft X-Star. What an awesome boat to ride behind! It’s nice though to ride behind other boats too though. They all put out a different wake, which can only help make you a better rider.

What’s your current setup? I was lucky enough to have Melissa Marquardt personally autograph my ’08 Liquid Force Melissa board and bindings setup.

What’s your favorite thing to do on a wakeboard? Going wake to wake. The feeling of catching air is crazy! I also recently got into wakeskating, which is a whole other adventure in itself. 180s are so fun and so easy. I always try to do something new to challenge myself, whether it be attempting a trick or trying to get better at something I am already comfortable doing. The last time I tried doing something new though, I ended up with a pretty serious concussion. But as they say, “Go big, or go home. No pain, no gain.”

What do you do for a living? I’m a personal trainer. I love changing people’s lives through fitness and promoting a healthy and active lifestyle.

What can you tell us about the tattoos? Oh, tattoos — so addicting. The one on my foot is in memory of my dad. My ribs say, “Thou Shall Not Be Fearful.” I feel like you really shouldn’t be fearful of anything. Life will take care of you, and I think that living in fear isn’t exactly living at all. The one on my leg is for the mister. He proudly serves our country in the military, and I felt it was right to honor him and what he does for our country.

You look pretty comfortable modeling. Ever done any modeling before? Actually I haven’t. I have always wanted to be a model since I was a little girl, especially for the action sports industry. It’s such a dream to me, and I still would love to do it. To me, I think that if you’re going to model for the action sports industry, it’d be icing on the cake if you participate in that sport as well. You know, TRULY represent the sport.