April 28th - on one hand, I thought it would never get here, on the other, it came too fast! Today I competed in the Empire Classic Bodybuilding Show in Masters Figure, Over Age 50. There are 7 competitors in my age category this year, which is great as it means as women continue to age, they keep themselves in shape and still look amazing and will just keep competing! There is also a record number of participants in the show - 247 or so, which points to the stature of this show and that people come from all over the Northwest and Montana to compete!
Judging took place this morning, and now the wait for the evening show. Time to just chill out, not think about the fact you've hardly eaten or drank any water in 24 hours so you 'dry out' and show your leanness! It's a little uncomfortable, but doable. It's hard to do all the waiting, to begin, to pose, to wait, and then to start all over at the night show. I'm not good at the waiting part.
Whatever the results, I can say I made the challenge to myself, I worked the program, ate clean, and stood on stage as ready as I could be. I will always second guess myself if I could have done another set of squats or more time on the treadmill - but I also know I gave it my best - 100% and I can feel pride in the effort.
There are lots of people to thank - my family (some of whom think I'm nuts for doing this); my wonderful and many friends who cheered me on; my trainers -- Team Pitcher, Jacques and Kris; Scott Totton, friend and trainer at Oz Fitness; my 'posse' of Toms - my massage therapist, and my chiropractor, who kept me going when things were sore and painful, and most importantly, my son Josh who is my biggest fan. Hopefully his dad is watching from heaven and cheering too.
Results will be posted here at a later date. I will hang up my sparkly bikini and 5 inch stilleto's - and just be a spectator next time, to cheer everyone who persevered and hit the finish line - we are all champions!
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