by LiftingMySpirits | Oct 22, 2017 | Bodybuilding Journal, Competing, Contest Prep, Teaching
It has been three weeks since the last show of this competition season. The last show was on Saturday, October 15th, and I was back into teacher mode on Monday morning. Another HUGE life change is in the works, so I’ve taken time to reflect before I wrote this...
by LiftingMySpirits | Sep 3, 2017 | Competing, Life, Opinions, Venting, Ranting
The first time I touched a barbell, I was 48 years old. I’m now 55. Some people say my age is an irrelevant point about me as an athlete, but they are wrong. It’s extremely relevant. I was a fully formed adult with scars and strengths from living life before I...
by LiftingMySpirits | Jul 26, 2017 | Competing
“So how did you do?” How do I explain how this was my favorite “last place” of all? How does that make any sense when validation is supposed to be about a scorecard? Four shows now and four last place finishes, but my truth now is… IT....
by LiftingMySpirits | Jul 17, 2017 | Bodybuilding Journal, Competing, Contest Prep
First off – I apologize, but I don’t have many show pictures yet. Just ordered them. I have the shots my coach took with his phone during pre-judging, so I’ll include those in this post. Plus any other little things I grabbed with my phone. I...
by LiftingMySpirits | Jun 25, 2017 | Bodybuilding Journal, Competing, Contest Prep
About three weeks left until my competition. So far, everything is still happening in a predictable fashion. My nerves are coming up just as I knew they would. My scale weight continues to drop. Currently three pounds UNDER my previous stage weight. I’m...
by LiftingMySpirits | Jun 11, 2017 | Bodybuilding Journal, Competing, Contest Prep, My Lifting Log
School is out for summer! Yay!! I’m teaching a morning session of summer school starting on June 19, so I only get a week off, but that’s OK. The summer school session will help me stay busy and that might help a little with the nerves I’m going...
