February 25, 2015
Yesterday was just one of those days. The Arnold Amateur is one week away and my bikini got lost in the mail. There was a case number for it and...
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February 24, 2015November 5, 2018
I’m feeling nervous today. My mother had been doing well; back to her old self and laughing again. She was even cracking jokes about my show prep. I was posing...
February 23, 2015
My two kids are like night and day. Even the pregnancies were different. With my first child, Rylee, I didn’t look pregnant until about the fourth month, I had maybe...
February 20, 2015
The Arnold Sports Festival is one of the biggest bodybuilding competitions in the United States. It has grown to include everything from strongman to cheerleading competitions and lasts four days....
February 17, 2015November 5, 2018
Hi! My name is: Emotional Train Wreck Week 3 of show prep can be summed up in one word: Emotional. Each show I tell myself, “This will be the one...
February 8, 2015
It started as a compliment and ended as a challenge. “I like reading your training posts where Robin kicks your ass,” my workout partner, Obidia said. “Thanks,” I said flatly. ...
February 4, 2015
Often I’m asked how much it truly costs to do a bodybuilding competition. Below is an excerpt from my memoir, She’s Losing It! (available on Amazon.com) with an itemized breakdown....
February 3, 2015
When I write about show prep for the bodybuilding competitions I do, most of my posts are about the more “masculine” side: lifting weights, supplements, the science of food and...
January 31, 2015
Today was leg day. For those of you who have never done a leg workout, I want you to imagine balancing a Ford F-150 truck on your back, your legs...
January 27, 2015
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...
January 26, 2015
I arrive at Conquer Fitness a little early and jump on the treadmill. Normally I just do any easy warm up – 3.5 speed with 1.2 incline, but today I’m...
January 22, 2015
There used to be a recurring segment on my blog called, “Dumb S*** I Said to my Trainer” (DSST for short.) Today I feel it is time to renew this...
January 21, 2015
When I go to the gym I like to be anonymous. I know from my chubby days that in a gym culture if you are not flaunting your biceps or...
January 20, 2015
This is now my 5th bodybuilding competition. You’d think that I’d be pretty mellow about the process by now. You’d think… And yet… I TOTALLY FREAKED OUT THE OTHER DAY…because...
January 17, 2015
Dear Lisa, I’m going to they gym now and trying to eat healthier to lose weight, more chicken, less red meat, but I’ve hit a plateau. Do you have any...
January 14, 2015
Ask me what the hardest of part of bodybuilding is. Is it the exercise? No (well, except on leg day.) Is it the diet? No (but ask me again the...
