…it has been over a month since I last posted. Life happens that way! I do miss sharing my sometimes crazy life with a sea of people who really have no idea who I am…but it feels good to just write and express whatever is on my mind.
I was one of 17 girls in the 5’3 and under height class at the 2010 Vancouver, WA Fitness, Figure, Bodybuilding, and Bikini contest on March 27th.
Well, these shows are getting popular because there were about 126 girls registered for the show. There were Fitness and Jr. Fitness girls, Figure (my category and the largest), and Bikini -which is growing fast!
When I checked in on Friday night, they took my height and obviously put me in the short class. I am only 5’0 and I was disappointed that they stretched the height class to girls up to 5’3. I say this because I am so petite that my disadvantage in these shows is being placed next to someone several inches taller than me. They have always been so much bigger than me so even though I think I look well defined and muscular, I often look a little thin.
Well – that being said, I took 6th place out of 17 girls in my height class. The judges hand out scorecards to every single competitor, whether you placed in the top 5 or not. I basically missed the top 5 by one point.
Well – today is April 13th and my next show is this Friday, April 16th.
Preparing for these shows are hard.
Working out is rarely difficult for me. I am like everyone else who competes, I love to lift iron. The hard part is the diet. Once my carbs are low, the workouts become difficult. I just don’t have a whole lot of energy to lift as heavy as I would like to. My endurance suffers. I am just tired, sleepy and sore.
I am really lean right now and I do like the way I look. But I don’t know too many people who can maintain this low bodyfat for very long.
I love that I can fit in all my skinny jeans. I love that I am just solid. I feel strong.
I know that once my show is done, the bodyfat will creep back up and I will be softer. And I like that too.
We’ll see how it goes this Friday. I’ll post a couple pictures:)
