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Getting Into A Competition Mindset

It’s been almost four years since my last bodybuilding competition, due to the pandemic, injuries, and quite frankly, burnout. The workouts are tough, but the hardest part for me is...

My Daughter’s First Bodybuilding Competition

In January I was a little shocked when my fourteen-year-old daughter told me she wanted to do a bodybuilding competition – the teen fitness division. After two years of pandemic...

A Year Off Bodybuilding

Hi Everyone! So, about this global pandemic, I’ve taken the year to isolate from the planet.  And I do mean isolate.  I haven’t been to a big box gym since...

Timeline for Your First Bodybuilding Bikini Competition

A lot of people send me emails about wanting to do a bikini or figure competition and are looking for some basic information about how to get started.  If you’ve...

The Arnold Competition

Y’all this has been one whirlwind of a week!  My husband and I braved the cold to travel to Columbus, Ohio for the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF). The ASF has...

Arnold Bikini Competition Update

Only 30 days (yikes!) until the Arnold Amateur Bikini Competition!  The Arnold Sports Festival is the largest multi-sport event in the USA with more than 22,000 athletes competing in more...

Celebrating Mom and Disneyland

Sunday November 18th is Mickey Mouse Day.  Yes, this is apparently a real thing.  So in honor of this day, here’s a throwback post to the time we took a...

I’m Entering the Arnold Classic Bikini Competition at age 45

I’m a personal trainer and the first question I always ask my new clients is, “What’s your fitness goal?”  Sometimes I get answers like, ‘I want to lose maybe a...

How to Start a Fitness Bullet Journal

Have you ever heard of a Bullet Journal or BuJo for short?  Created by Ryder Carroll it’s basically a do-it-yourself planner/diary where you keep track of tasks, calendar items and...

Winning and the Elusive Pro Card

This past weekend was the INBA Urban Physique Naturals.  Every bodybuilding federation has their own feel and I like this one because it does WADA drug testing (the same tests...

How to Stick To Your Diet Away From Home

This weekend was the big Girl Scout camping trip.  It was nerve-wracking to plan because I’m not really big on camping and I was stressing about starting a campfire.  But...

Rocking a Bikini at 54

I can’t say enough good things about my client Karen Temborius.  She first contacted me wanting to do some online training.  At age 54 she was a wife, mom of...

Family, Fun and Fitness in 2017

I’m a person who believes in living out loud.  This ties into my annual “birthday scare”, which is kind of like a bucket list, only instead of doing lots of...

2018 Bodybuilding Competitions & Federations

The 2018 bodybuilding competition season is fast approaching!  Here are links and lists to the biggest Texas federations and an overview of what they are looking for with respect to...

4 Lessons I Learned from Bodybuilding

Bodybuilding is a niche sport.  When people are asked to visualize a bodybuilder, I can pretty much guarantee they aren’t picturing me!  Most people will think of Arnold Schwarzenegger or...