LisaTaubenheim’s BodyBlog

An old saying my mom used when you try and make something exceptional out of something ordinary…..

Im not sure this is a good analogy for what im doing, but its the first that came to my mind..  How to turn a Bodybuilder into a figure girl??

I have spent the past few weeks studying this, and looking for others who have done the same. I can not find anyone who has takin this direction. It seems that figure girls move into bodybuilding quite often… They see their bodies potiential and like the overall development of muscle and decided to take it a step beyond the figure arena…. What I have, is fully developed musculature that needs to be elongated and less developed.  Oh. Some of you may be wondering why I would take this seemingly backward direction ?  I have a heart valve condition that is made worse by lifting very heavy weight… and lifiting heavy weight is what it takes to build the kind of muscle required to be a competitive bodybuilder…I do love to compete, and I was looking for something…

You know how some people just sort of stick out in your memory for some reason? Well 2007 Orange Country Muscle Classic, I was competeing as a bodybuilder… I took a seat in the audience after the women had finished… I saw the most stunning figure walk onto the stage… She was a petite women, a little shorter than myself, but had the most pleasing lines and small well developed muscles… I thought, "this women will take the show".  She did not.. I think she took 3 in her class… Her name was Dr. Margrete Nagreti, and I never forgot her.  Well 2 years later, backstage at the 09 USA in Las Vegas. I was looking at Margret nagreti in the Light weight division… She  was beaming from ear to ear holding the first place trophy she had just received for winning her class in Womens Bodybuilding…. So I was right about her from the begining….

I wish I would have stoped to talk to her… ask her about her move from figure to bodybuilding… asked if she had any advice for me going into a field she had left behind…..If your out there Margret, drop me a line…. Anyway, in the meantime I will keep training for longer, smaller muscle and hope to turn this sow’s ear into a silk purse….:)

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