Contest history/highlights 2012: Jr. USAs 1st Heavyweight and Overall; 2011: Jr. USAs 2nd Heavyweight; 2010: Excalibur 1st Light Heavyweight and Overall; Nationals 6th Heavyweight; 2005: Atlantic USAs 1st Middleweight and Overall; 2004: Georgia State Championships 2nd Middleweight
SHE’S GOT LEGS “I was a runner in high school and college back and genetically I have these huge legs that I couldn’t get rid of. I always wanted to have an athletic look – that was very important to me. So after my divorce in 1998, that’s when I really focused on getting in the gym and trying to change my look. I was back on the market and getting into shape.”
SHY AWAY “I started training to be a bodybuilder in 1998 but it took me until 2004 to get on the stage because I’m very shy. Wearing next to nothing and someone else judging me – that was very hard for me and I still feel that way. It still scares me every single time I’m on stage. I just talk myself through it and tell myself ‘It’s going to be over before I know it’.”
NO COMPARISONS “My personal motto is ‘No challenge, no change.’ You want to look the best you can look. It’s not about comparing yourself to someone else or someone else telling you what you should look like. If we were always trying to look like someone else we would never be happy. Do the best with what you have and you can’t go wrong.”
MARINE LIFE “I was in the Marines from 1989-1993. My best friend talked me into doing it. I was overseas in the Philippines and Okinawa. I was stateside for 2 years and overseas for 2 years.”
A LITTLE HELP “I’m a personal trainer and I love helping others. Whether it’s training regular people or fitness competitors, I let them know that regardless of what age you are, never give up hope. We can do anything with our bodies if we are focused, consistent and disciplined.”
