I was a distance runner throughout high school, and believed the myth about women getting "manly/bulky" from lifting weights, so I stayed away. When I got a knee injury after running a half marathon, I began looking for other things to do.. and one tumblr website was all I needed. That girl explained how she used weight lifting to get into amazing shape, and her whole site was dedicated to it; her story was extremely inspirational. Finally I was convinced, came to bodybuilding.com, and started following Jamie's livefit program.

Exercise isn't new to me, but weight lifting is! I've always been active and wanting a challenge, and following a schedule for weight lifting and cardio gets me excited to do something different every day. I love the confidence strength gives me.