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"I want to continue to gain muscle mass and add on approximately 15 pounds to my frame, while generally keeping my bodyfat at its present level."
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
Sex:
Age:
29
Location:
Occupation:
Administrative at the local Anytime Fitness
Personal Website:
Gym:
Donica's Little Gym :) & Anytime Fitness
Gym Location:
Home and Elsewhere!
When I Started:
How I Started:
When I was in my mid-teens my mom started getting out a lot of Joyce Vedral workout books from the library and started lifting with dumbbells at home. I kind of got into it that way, and things just took off from there.
Why I Love It:
I personally get very upset when I meet women who think they can only be "beautiful" if they look like some cover model. I like to think that, by example, I can help at least a few women understand that health, fitness, and loving yourself makes you just as physically beautiful a person as you'd ever want to be--qualities that are so much more than skin-deep. And, of course, I love bodybuilding because it makes me feel fantastic!
How I Stay Motivated:
See above. And, if I'm being completely honest, I also stay motivated because, in the end (whatever "the end" is), I want to radiate the strength and power that has always been so attractive to me in healthy, natural female bodybuilders.
BB Accomplishments:
I think the fact that I've gained weight at all these past few months has been pretty amazing for me. When I was growing up, everyone always told me I had a hollow leg--I just inhaled food and it never seemed to change my figure at all, whether I worked out or not. So I finally feel as though I'm conquering a bit of the ectomorph that's hiding within this mesomorph, and am constantly refining my diet to maintain that success.
Forum Signature:
Presently a Rachel McLish, shooting for a Lori Bowen... and--way down the road--I'd like to be a Marjo Selin!!
Last Updated: Oct 9, 2007 4:15pm
Progress Pictures
Apr 23, 2007
Jan 12, 2008
This was originally my BB.com profile picture, and a bit of a grainy photograph at that.
Everyone liked this shot so much I had to keep it around--I'm getting bigger but I still have a long way to go!
I want to continue to gain muscle mass and add on approximately 15 pounds to my frame, while generally keeping my bodyfat at its present level.
Goal (Long):
As we begin 2008, I am unfortunately not at the 130-lb. mark as last year I'd hoped I would be, but I feel myself becoming gradually "harder" even if not dramatically "larger". So now to juggle the two states of being, and continue to add size, mass, and healthy poundage as the year progresses. Secondly, I want to gain some of the strength back in my arms. For whatever reason, diet, a mental wormhole, whatever, I have lost a lot of poundage to my barbell curls. I want to gain that back, and carve out grander peaks and valleys in my arms in the meantime.
What celebrity body would you most like to have? Why?
That of 1987-1988 Cory Everson. She is the pinnacle of female bodybuilding in my mind: there is no better, although many close seconds (such as Anja Langer, or today's Susanne Niederhauser). Cory was a fantastic example of female strength, power, muscle, and feminine beauty. I would love to say I'll look like her in another six years.That of 1987-1988 Cory Everson. She is the pinnacle of female bodybuilding in my mind: there is no better, although many close seconds (such as Anja Langer, or today's Susanne Niederhauser). Cory wa...more
- Updated Jan 4, 2008 8:56pm
What mistakes did you make when you first started working out?
I let myself become intimidated by the fact that I was the only girl in school who wanted to join the weight-lifting team. Don't let anyone tell you what you "should" or "should not" do in terms of your health and discovering a new and exciting part of yourself, a new passion. In the end I contented myself training at home, but I think I would have progressed a lot faster in the gym if I had allowed myself to learn about the different weight-lifting sports with other, more experienced athletes to guide me.I let myself become intimidated by the fact that I was the only girl in school who wanted to join the weight-lifting team. Don't let anyone tell you what you "should" or "should not" do in terms of y...more
- Updated Jan 4, 2008 8:52pm
What is the one tip you would give somebody who is just getting started?
Do your research. If you can, get someone experienced, knowledgeable, and patient to guide you through your initial steps into bodybuilding (preferably a qualified personal trainer). I learned the basics through books and perfected my form by myself over months of trial and error, but not everyone is that attentive to detail and can teach themselves, and not everyone will emerge as injury-free as I did even if they can.Do your research. If you can, get someone experienced, knowledgeable, and patient to guide you through your initial steps into bodybuilding (preferably a qualified personal trainer). I learned the b...more
Presently on a three-on/one-off split. Arms/Delts on Day One; Legs on Day Two; Chest/Back on Day Three. Abs and Cardio in the evenings of Days One and Three. I have versions A and B of my split so rotate through quite a number of exercises during the course of a week's time or so....
My bulks is coming along slowly but surely , i have added 2.5 pounds and i know its not water because i was fairly dry at the time ..but idk we will see if i hold on to it . The owner of the Snap Fitness Center around my way just offered to sponser me when i compete , so iam pretty glad about that .I think he just wants his gym associated with a bodybuilder though lol idc-works for me . How is your bulk coming ?
well right i need to get fish oil caps and creatine and cut back on my peanut butter in take guess i just have to up my cardio. i eatig 6 times a day and taking in a lot of protein, need to increase my fiber intake
Hi, Donica ... You are looking GREAT in your Profile pic!! I hope everything is going well for you. I am 13 weeks out from my contest.<br><br>
If you get a chance, swing by the forums at www.femininebodybuilding.com ... it is a super-supportive site, and I think you would enjoy yourself there!
--Paul
