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Home » Entertainment » Why I’m a Bodybuilder

Why I’m a Bodybuilder

By: Liz  /  Published: November 3, 2015  /  Updated: October 30, 2016  /   Leave a comment

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I’ve always thought of myself as the kind of person who is pretty good at a lot of things but not REALLY good at any one thing. A jack of all trades and master of none, so to speak.

I can figure out how to tweak the blog layout, but I’m not a programmer.
I can install a backsplash, but I’m not a tiler.
I can run a half marathon, but I’m not very fast.

In 2013, I got tired of not being happy and not feeling like I was REALLY good at anything. The relationship I was in wasn’t making me happy, and I wasn’t happy with my body. I wanted to look fit like Amanda Latona and Erin Stern, not just skinny, and being a runner who dabbled in the occasional HIIT workout wasn’t cutting it.

Amanda Latona Erin Stern

So, I broke up with my boyfriend and decided to start lifting weights.

Results came as the weeks went by, and I started to think about entering a bikini competition. But the thought of that was really scary – it’s risky to dream big.

What if you fail?
What if everyone laughs at you?

Despite those fears, I kept lifting, I kept seeing results, and I began to tell everyone I could that I was going to compete in a bikini competition. The more people who knew about it, the more accountability I had to press on.

And you know what? Instead of laughing at me and doubting me, my friends and family were actually rooting for me instead! It felt great. I won that first competition, and competed at Nationals a few months later. I switched from bikini to the figure division, even though it made dating difficult because it involves more muscle. I won my first figure competition. A few months later, I became a professional figure athlete. 

Bodybuilding progress dream big

My first competition in 2014 (bikini) > Nationals in 2014 (bikini) > Jr. Nationals in 2015 (figure)

I’m not scared to dream big anymore.

What’s your biggest dream? Was it scary to commit to it at first like it was for me when I started bodybuilding?


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About Liz

Liz is a midwestern mom gone southern (accent in transition). She lives in North Carolina and loves cooking, baking, traveling, movies, crafts, hot and cold tea, wine, pizza and the occasional nap. She also revels in the fact she's a crazy cat lady.

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