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"I want to continually challenge and improve myself. I never want to be content with mediocre effort or results"
Personal Info And Background:
Real Name:
nicole
Sex:
Female
Age:
24
Location:
Colorado, United States
Occupation:
Registered Nurse
Personal Website:
Gym:
My House (Bowflex & Free Weights)
Gym Location:
Colorado
When I Started:
Jan, 2005
How I Started:
I've always been pretty active. I played basketball and ran cross-country in highschool. During that time I was thin and in pretty good shape (cardiovascularly), but didn't have any real muscle definition in my upper body or abs. Then, during college, my perfectionism and a bad relationship got the best of me and I ended up developing anorexia. In about 7 months, I dropped from a healthy 126 to a scary 93 pounds. Everybody in my family was so scared for me and convinced me to give up on the relationship. My brother also encouraged me to start lifting. I started by just doing some toning/aerobic videos with light weights. Then, when I switched schools and moved out of state, I joined an LA Fitness and started lifting weights more seriously. I haven't stopped since.
Why I Love It:
I feel so great after a long tough workout. It gives me so much confidence and such an adrenaline rush. I just love it when I am lifting as much or more than the guys at the gym or when I am able to increase my reps or weights.
How I Stay Motivated:
The gains in strength that I see in the gym & in my daily life motivate me to keep working. I also find inspiration in seeing and hearing about other people's transformations.
BB Accomplishments:
well... not sure if this is much of a bb accomplishment, but I was chosen for transformation of the week in September, 2007.
Forum Signature:
Last Updated: Sep 22, 2007 5:39am
Progress Pictures
May 29, 2001
Oct 1, 2007
This was taken when I was 117-120 pounds. This was right after high school. I exercised about 5 times a week, but it only consisted of running, tae-bo, and biking. Look at the pathetic excuses for biceps- embarassing. I thought that I was tough!
Struggling with diet a little, but abs seem to be showing more definition.
Over the past several months, I’ve been approached for fitness and health advice by many people. I’m always flattered by it and I am more than willing to share whatever I can in order to help them achieve their goals. However, it seems that the majority of the these people want an easy answer...
3-Way Split: 6 days on, 1 day off per week; Abs & Cardio (40-60 min.)everyday
Monday, Thursday: Arms & Chest
*Unless otherwise noted, I do 4 sets of each exercise(Reps: 12,10,8,6). I lift successively heavier weights with each set & combine two lifts from different body...
Hey sexy nurse, jsut stopping by to say my quarterly hello to ya. Hope all is well, did your hose sell, are you out of the folks' house, lol, hit me up girl, seems like a year since we have spoken!!
hey there nicole its been a while how is it going with your training? i guess there are some reasons u didnt post new pics lately hope its ok looking forward to be a good friend hope 2 hear your news soon take care tchaou
HEY NICOLE, U DONT GOTTA THANK ME 4 DROPPPING BY, ITS MY PLEASURE...I'VE BEEN REAL BUSY OVER HERE TOO, JUST GOT A LIL DOWN TIME RIGHT NOW...EVERYTHING IS GOOD, I LIKE DA RESULTS I'M GETTING, MORE SIZE & STRENGTH...GOOD 2 HEAR FROM U!
Hey there thanks. Glad things are going well. I can understand how it is with trying to tame that sweet tooth. I'm sure you can do it though. Good luck!
I didn't get to go on the trip. My parents farm was hit hard by a tornado. I have been there for 2 weeks working on clean up. When not at work. Getting ready to go back and tear back into it. I couldn't find but one guy to help me clean up on the farm. He gets out of bed at 1pm. No one wants to work for money. lol I hope you feel better. Take care and get well soon. ttyl
I ran outdoors both evenings but the weather was bad. ): Sorry to hear you didn't feel good. Funny how we get sick on our time off and better just in time to go back!
