October 18, 2017October 13, 2017
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...
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September 5, 2017
Quick note: Posing suits for bodybuilding competitions are very revealing (for both men and women) because you are judged on your muscle symmetry. If you aren’t comfortable looking at bikini...
August 14, 2017November 5, 2018
“Lisa, I’m overwhelmed with __________!” You can fill in the blank with anything. With work. With kids. The car broke down. The roof leaked. The doctor gave bad news. “How...
July 26, 2017December 26, 2017
If you are a bodybuilder and are considering doing an international competition, this post is for you! You can do a bodybuilding competition anywhere in the world, so why not...
July 25, 2017December 26, 2017
I’ve been doing local bodybuilding bikini competitions in Texas for about five years now, but have only recently had an epiphany: I can travel to different countries to do this...
July 17, 2017
Today is the start of “peak week”, the week before my bodybuilding competition. Or, as I like to call it, “I want carbs and I’m thirsty and tired and sore...
July 10, 2017July 10, 2017
It’s two weeks until my next bodybuilding bikini competition. I would love to write about all the fun exercises and posing I’m doing, but I can’t right now because I...
July 5, 2017November 5, 2018
You know how people get a personal trainer and the person does exactly what the trainer tells them to do and everything works out? Yeah, that didn’t happen with me...
July 3, 2017
When you are training for a bodybuilding competition the closer you get to your show date the crazier things get. Your carbs and calories are cut, your workouts and water intake...
June 26, 2017July 3, 2017
It’s four weeks until my next competition, which will be in Costa Rica, and I’m hungry. Winning 3rd place in the classic bikini division last week made me hungrier for...
June 22, 2017
“Will strength training make me look bulky? Because I don’t want to look like a scary gorilla woman.” – me, circa 2012. “HA!” – me today Many clients and people...
June 20, 2017
This weekend I spontaneously entered a bodybuilding competition, 5 weeks before my actual bikini competition in Costa Rica. I did this for a couple of reasons: I like competing. Some...
June 12, 2017June 12, 2017
It’s six (6) weeks until my next bodybuilding bikini competition and I feel that surge of panic/excitement that always comes with a fast-approaching show. Here are some basic updates: Food...
June 5, 2017June 5, 2017
Ever since I got my first pair of Wonder Woman Underoos in the 70’s, I’ve been a fan. (Of Wonder Woman, not necessarily Underoos.) It’s actually pretty surprising that Wonder Woman...
June 2, 2017
The following is an excerpt from my memoir, She’s Losing It! available on Amazon.com. It’s the story of how I went from being an overweight self-conscious woman to a bikini...
May 30, 2017May 30, 2017
This is honestly the toughest exercise in the 8-week Booty Boost Challenge. It looks easy. Just wait until you try it. This is the exercise my clients give me the...
