I had just started training for my first bodybuilding competition. I honestly didn't think it was possible to get in bodybuilder shape but everyone has the ability to reach their genetic potential but they put the work into making it happen. Not all bodybuilders have perfect genetics, I'm proof that someone with average genetics and an average metabolism can transfer my body naturally.

I didn't feel like walking around in an imitation speedo, hahaha

I had just started training for my first bodybuilding competition. I honestly didn't think it was possible to get in bodybuilder shape but everyone has the ability to reach their genetic potential but they put the work into making it happen. Not all bodybuilders have perfect genetics, I'm proof that someone with average genetics and an average metabolism can transfer my body naturally.

Again another picture prior to training, since I'm in all red, I dubbed myself as the Kool-Aid character, lol

Yeah I was Fatty McFatterson, lol, I can pick on myself now :)

1/3/2009, this was 6 weeks before I started my "cutting" diet. (4 lows/1 high, then in May it went to 3 lows/1 high and currently I'm doing 2 lows/1 high). I started my contest diet early because I had no idea how my body was going to respond to it.

3/13/2009- The stomach is still something to be desired : I still had more fat to strip away there before I can get all of my abs to appear, lol

4 pack!!!

I took this picture when I was out with some friends being goofy but I like it because I'm not even flexing my arms and you see cuts :D

This was huge for me since the skinnest I have ever been in my adult life was 135lbs when I was 21 and only because I was running 3 miles a day, doing at least 1-2 hours of karate every other day, and working 3 jobs with college so I rarely ate, lol. I looked far more better at 135lbs in this pic than when I was 21 since I didn't lift weights, I was "skinny fat"

WHOOO!!! They are usually the last muscle group to show up. Your body is a fan of keeping as much fat as possible around your midsection. I feel like when your abs are prominent, thats the ultimate sign of fitness.

Taken exactly one month away from my first contest, I'm on the beach at St Augustine, Florida My graceful pose, good thing this isn't a mandatory pose, hehe

The Marine Corps had a booth setup at a music festival in Birmingham not too long ago and I tied with this chick for doing the flex arm hang the longest! It goes to show that you can increase strength while training for bodybuilding.

Sucks that it was with my crappy camera phone haha

Water shedding and the best tan money could buy ;) I went to a bday party the night before my show (in which I had zip to eat or drink) and had to explain to everyone that I met why I was unrealistically dark, the cool thing was that one guy looked at me from across the room and told his gf "I bet that girl is a bodybuilder" so that rocked! :)

Day of the show!!! Once I get better contest pictures, I will put them up :D :D :D

I didn't feel like walking around in an imitation speedo, hahaha