I didnt place
I dont get it. There this thing called conditioning in figure, we pump up for vascularity and great backs, so I go to a show and dont place……….I KNOW I have a great back dammit. There is no way I am ever going to have the kind of bodyfat that seems to be popular in these kind of local shows. I am about 8% or less today. I’d say average at these shows is 18%. Im not saying some of these girls don’t look good, but I have great conditioning and I know it. I have teardrop quads, you can see my hams and I have good proportions. if that isnt it, then I just don’t know what is. I was thinking of trying out bodybuilding because I seem to ripped to be a figure chick, though not big enough at 110lbs for bodybuilding yet. I don’t like all this "soft" stuff that figure sometimes can be. I look at national and pro levels and if you want to be up there, you have to look like them, then I go to a local show and no one looks like that. Call me a snob of sorts if you want. I call it as I see it. I am not going to say what show it was or rag on all the girl;s because I have made some competition friends in a short span of time. There has to be somewhere for someone like me. Im trying to find my place, thats all. It’s rather discouraging. I met Patti from here and her trainer friend, who looked super muscular and fantastic, by the way. Patti was great too. She was long legged and tall and I am not sure how she placed. Oh, call me bitter if you want, whatever. I am not a good loser, especially when I get screwed over because the promoter tells me I am better for figure, so I drop out of bikini to do it. Then I drive over an hour yesterday in the rain and some idiot tells me the meeting has been canceled, THEN I contact the promoter who tells me I have to get there at 730 am to make the changes because there WAS a meeting and I missed it! So, I drove 3 hours yesterday for NOTHING in my crappy 11 year old minivan!!! Only to find I have to get up at 5am and drive an hour to register………………..I didnt get home until 10pm. I spent most of the day in my car in the parking lot. It was totally not worth it. I gave up a gym day for this. I dropped 5 lbs for nothing. Oh, well I did get approached by a modeling agency, but I am sure others did as well. Hey, I have to believe in myself. If I thought those chicks were in better shape than me, I would quit right now, wouldnt I? NOT A CHANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Just TRY to get rid of me. HAH!
April 28, 2007 at 8:52 pm
keep going strong. there seems to be a lot of politics in this sport. you have a great attitude to persevere.
April 28, 2007 at 8:52 pm
wow sorry to here about allthis. I do like you speak your mind andgood for you to do so .. keep the faith and keep going .. you know what you can
~Holger
April 29, 2007 at 6:03 am
Fern, The judging was very poor. I was in the front row right behind the judges with and I didn’t see a single female judge? What’s with that? You looked THE BEST in the class. The others looked FAT to me. There obviously are politics involved, how could there not be, were all human. Keep the faith, your a winner by any measure.
J
April 29, 2007 at 6:23 am
Please let me re itterate. I was mad about losing. It is just obvious that I don’t belong in that kind of show. It seems to be more of a pageant type of show and I am not really a pageant kind of person. I am just trying to get noticed for other things such as magazine work and it has been working. I am in contact with a few top muscle photographers and just have to find time and transportation to do a shoot. Thats my goal.
April 29, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Good luck with this, Fern. Everything will come in time, and setbacks are just a way of teaching patience and helping you to savor the victories. *hugs* I will be one of the first to buy whichever mag you get into!!
April 29, 2007 at 3:50 pm
Hey Mama, its Patti, I came in 4th place from the tall division. I tried to upload the group shot but it keeps saying filesize to large. I think I should have placed better, the short division they picked someone very musclular and in my division someone who was very soft. I didnt understand the judging but hey I won just for being there and so did you. I’m sure not to many people knew what our lives consist of to do this. working out 3 hours a day six days a week, what we have to do to make this happen, much more difficult when your juggling children, household, job, running a business or working a second job to make ends meet and forget about having a relationship unless they are a bodybuilder to. (And we all know how hard it is to have a relationship under normal circumstances). Fern, I am glad we got to meet. Your in awesome shape. Do you know when I need motivation I log on and look at my female bodyspace friends and say ok they are doing it so can I !!! I already starting looking for my next show, Whats yours? Hugs and kisses - pattisgr8