Salt City Championships 2016

This day was everything I wanted it to be!  It was the best birthday celebration ever!  During my finals routine the announcer had the crowd sing the happy birthday song to me.  You'll notice I'm giggling and grinning in a couple pictures when they were singing!  I'm so grateful for amazing friends I made back stage that day!  These ladies are so supportive and uplifting, it's really awesome!  I'm still honored to have placed so well among these badass athletes!

Prejudging individual quarter turns

 Prejudging quarter turns, Masters Figure A

Quarter turns Novice Figure B

Quarter turns Open Figure C

 

 Finals Individual Routine

 

Masters Figure A Winners 

Left to Right 4th, 2nd (Me! Yay!), 1st, 3rd Place

Novice Figure B Winners

Left to Right 4th, 2nd, 1st, 3rd (Me! Yippee!), 5th

Open Figure C Winners

4th (Me! Hooray!), 2nd, 1st, 3rd, 5th

 

Backstage shots!

 

 

Joining the Skill PT Team

I am thrilled to announce that I have joined the Skill PT personal training team!  Skill PT is run by coach Jerry Shannon, who trained me for my first figure competition.  I am thrilled to be able to help others achieve their goals as well!  If you are just stumbling on my blog I'd like to tell you my goals.  If you are an avid reader, I hope you'll enjoy reliving good times with me!

I've done a lot of things to stay active throughout my life, running, snowboarding, yoga, and weight lifting to name a few. After several years of being sedentary in 2011, I decided it was time to get in shape again after the birth of my two daughters (2005, 2008). I began running and found a passion for long distance trail running. Then in 2014, inspired by my husband, I decided it was time to tackle a new challenge and compete in a figure competition. I stepped on stage as a figure competitor on June 6, 2015, exactly one year to the day after running my first mountain 50 mile race! As a personal trainer I hope to help others find passion in enjoying a healthy, fit life!

My six month transformation working with Jerry at Skill PT!

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My 6 month transformation

I have to say that the sport of bodybuilding is much more than meets the eye.  Most, and I can include my previous self to this statement, see the scantily clad made up faces of the women on stage and assume they are a high maintenance crowd.  One might assume that the competition is only about looks or that competitors are vain.  I have to say that I was wrong.  Very very wrong.  Bodybuilders are the some of the most humble people I've ever had the pleasure to meet.  It's very much like the ultrarunning crowd.  You can't put yourself through such rigorous and strict training without developing a sense of camaraderie with those who are also doing the same. They are a group of  extremely dedicated and hard working people. The fact of the matter is, just like myself, most of these women live in spandex with their hair in a pony tail because they're too busy cooking, eating, and sweating at the gym to be worried with such things as make up or high heels. 

Ultrarunning is hard.  Really really hard.  But competition prep took hard to a whole new level for me.  It's not just the training.  I love lifting weights. That's the easy part. The diet adds a whole new level.  After finishing a long run I would come home and eat like there was no tomorrow!  Now, it's egg whites and chicken and rice all day long.  Of course, I eat other things too like healthy fats and vegetables but there's no wiggle room. No bowls of cereal or cake on your birthday (yeah, that was bad timing). Bodybuilding is a 24-7 sport.  It gets really difficult.  Plus, 70 minutes of intervals on a stairmill while completely carb depleted is a new level of pain and suffering.

Despite all that I still want more.  I guess I'm just a glutton for punishment.  But, just like ultrarunning, along with the pain is the most amazing sense of accomplishment!  I built that!  I did that! I ran 50 MILES!  I competed in a figure competition!  And took home a trophy!  Yeah, I can't wait to do it again!

Now, for the fun part.  Here is my six month transformation!

Day 1-December 1, 2014 Competition day-June 6, 2015

And a few more fun pictures from behind the scenes! 

The night of check in, in my new Skill PT team jacket!

Headed off to pre-judging!  I was so happy show day was finally here!

Before finals.  Of course, my girl Katherine came to cheer me on!

 

 

A behind the scene shot that Jeff took.  Get it? behind the scenes?  lol #sorrynotsorry

 

The ladies of team Skill PT!

My evening routine!  I had SO much fun!

To all the hard working ladies whom I had the pleasure of share the stage, YOU ROCKED!  I can't wait to share the stage with you again!