August 11, 2016August 11, 2016
Bodybuilding is a sport like no other because it combines hardcore badass weight lifting with the pageantry of a modelling competition, complete with sparkly costumes, make-up and lots of photos....
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August 4, 2016
Everywhere you look there are signs for back to school sales, bringing a collective sigh to children and a sense of shock to parents that summer is indeed coming to...
July 23, 2016
Sometimes people ask me how I made it through my first bodybuilding show, considering I was middle aged, overweight and had never done anything remotely similar in the past. My...
June 21, 2016June 21, 2016
American Grit has been over for a few weeks now and I’m back to my hum-drum #momlife of folding laundry and paying bills. That’s far too boring for me so...
June 9, 2016
A Tale of Two Women Whether you are a Democrat or not, yesterday marked an historical moment for the United States: for the first time in 240 years, a woman...
June 7, 2016
In the past 18 months I’ve done 7 bodybuilding competitions, buried my mother, ran a Spartan Sprint, did a Level 1 pole competition and filmed a reality TV show. In...
June 5, 2016
“I’ve been following you all week on Facebook, seeing pics about NYC and bikini interviews while I eat ice cream, and I still haven’t seen your bikini! You showed a split second...
May 10, 2016
WARNING! WARNING! These are pictures from my bodybuilding bikini competition. Bodybuilding is a sport that judges athletes on their physiques, therefore the posing suits are very small across all divisions, including...
April 28, 2016
It’s the final week, also known as “peak week” before my next bodybuilding bikini competition. I’d show you my progress pictures now, but where’s the fun in that? (Don’t worry...
April 20, 2016
It’s a mad dash to my next bodybuilding bikini competition, the Drop Zone. In this video I talk about what it’s like to go through competition prep while also being...
April 7, 2016
My friend, Jenny, flew back to NJ this weekend. We filmed a bunch of stuff during her visit; I just need to edit it! So I’m still working on what...
March 28, 2016
Holy moly mackanoly last week was stressful! Week 6 of my bodybuilding bikini competition prep is always stressful because I’m afraid I’m not prepared enough, but when you add in...
March 27, 2016
One of the biggest concerns my clients share with me is that they are going to gain weight on vacation. Heck, that’s one of my biggest concerns too! Sometimes we’re...
March 8, 2016
The back pose in NPC shows for the bikini division is one of the most controversial poses in the entire competition. In this video, I discuss (and show you) why...
March 5, 2016
I’m feeling so nostalgic for the Arnold Sports Festival!!! Last year it was such a monumental competition for me. I actually met Arnold back in 2005 when I was, um,...
February 29, 2016
This marks the 9 week countdown until my next bodybuilding bikini competition, called the Drop Zone, on April 30. I would LOVE to show you my weekly progress pictures, as...
