


Nationals of 2010, Atlanta, was my very last figure show before they came out with the new Women’s Physique division, which is step above figure. It gave me something to work towards and I enjoyed watching how I could transform my body. I continued to compete, because I enjoyed the competition and prepping and training for shows. My heavy training and constant desire to put on muscle didn’t always place me very high.
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My goal was to become an IFBB pro however, I didn’t always do as well in figure. I then entered my first figure competition in 2006 at the Lehigh Valley Championships and competed in figure up until 2010. It was like my own competition I had with myself everyday!! I always wanted to see how much I could max out at and always trying to go heavier and heavier. I easily became very addicted to lifting. So, I started going to the gym with Rob, who was my boyfriend at that time, and just lifting exactly like he did.
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I was so used to having practices to go to and games to prepare for, that when it ended I had all this free time on my hands that I didn’t know what to do with. It wasn’t until my 4 years of college soccer came to a sad end, when I started to get into lifting. As some points of the year, because I was involved in travel teams, I would be involved in 2-3 different sports at one time, going from one practice to another and balancing my academics on top of that! I was recruited to play soccer for West Chester University, as a starting defender and help lead my team to NCAA’s and playoffs. I started swim team at age 5, and went on to play soccer, basketball, field hockey, softball, and ran track. My parents always pushed for me to be involved in as many sports as possible and to excel in all of them. And I think that is what motivates me day in and day out in the gym everyday! I thank my parents for my competitive discipline. Competition is what I live and breathe every day.
