I had to take matters into my own hands and return to hill repeats. Sunday hill repeats are going to be a staple again in my prep leading my way back to the stage this summer. Hill repeats are my go to cardio because it is something that makes me work harder than almost any…
Bikini Prep
It got real in my posing bikini
I recently received my Kristal Bikinis posing bikini and she is a beauty. She also is teeny tiny. I will be wearing her throughout competition prep for check-in photos and videos instead of wearing my competition bikini. The last year or so I wore my suit in each of the photos or a swimsuit. It…
No whey about it
Protein is an essential part of my diet, on and off season. And one way I get it in is a protein “shake”. That used to be whey protein until my last competition prep when I gave it up. Actually, my coach switched me to pea protein for the 2018 competition season. It doesn’t taste…
A look back at the 2018 competition season
It’s a wrap. Eight months and three shows later…my 2018 competition season is over. It doesn’t really feel like it’s been eightish months, but it has. I can’t believe that it is over. It’s not like I had a short season, but at the same time it seems like it didn’t take as long as…
Finding it under the lights
Standing under the bright lights on stage something covers me. I lose all sense of self and the confidence that I had hours earlier fades away for some crazy reason. As soon as my foot hits the stage, my mind goes blank and confidence goes out the window. I can’t tell you what song is…
2018 NPC Victory Classic: Hello peak week
Hello peak week. You are welcome because that means it’s almost time to step on stage again. I’m looking forward to outshine this version of me from last year at the 2017 Stewart Fitness Championships. I’m super excited and calm at the same time that it seems unreal. So much has happened this year that I…