IG Fitness model Nashali Alma successfully fought off an attempted rapist during a gym session last month after letting her attacker into the building.
In a clip that has now surfaced online, the model is seen struggling with the would-be rapist until he gives up and takes off.
The 24-year-old was recently interviewed by DailyMail.com, crediting her bodybuilding habits for her timely escape.
“I was confident I had strength and mentality to fight back,” she was quoted as saying”. I was much stronger than I think with all my fitness work and bodybuilding, I am proud to be a bodybuilder!’
Alma appears to be a strong gal. That’s certainly the notion her Instagram page seems to feed. She had never taken any self-defense lessons prior to the incident but it nudged her in that direction.
“I just kept punching him with my phone, my hands, uppercut him on the ground, pulled his beard hair out, I just kept punching and moving so he wouldn’t get a chance,” she added.
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The incident took place on January 22 in the Inwood Park Apartment Complex in Tampa. Alma’s attacker was later arrested and fessed up to a rape attempt.
The model and bodybuilder said she was not afraid at the time, given her confidence in her strength and abilities.
“When it was happening, I actually had no fear,” she recalled. “I am a bodybuilder, and I’m actually pretty strong, so in my mind, he was kinda equal to me. The more fight you put, the more they want to give up… If I keep going, I keep pushing, he’s going to stop. He’s going to let go and he finally did.”
