COMPETE 2 WIN!!!!

This weekend I competed in my 2nd national show of the year!!! The NPC USA in Las Vegas!!!  Wow, what a learning experience this show was!!!!  There were 26 competitors in my class and I finished dead last!! Well, I wouldn’t say last…just 16th…They only judge the Top 15…after that everyone is scored 16th.  So, back to the drawing board.  I made several mistakes this prep…I won’t go into them..just know I recognize them and don’t plan to make the same mistakes next prep.  One thing that I will do is train the way I did for my 1st two figure competitions. 

What’s next?  I’m going to take the next 2 weeks off to give my body time to rest.  Then get back to training….plan to start dieting Aug. 9 which will be 15 weeks out from Nationals.

It was great to meet so many people in person that I chat with online.  Due to the show I really wasn’t able to do much socializing.  I stayed an extra 2 days but most of that time was spent in the room just resting….can you say exhausted?!!  Sunday evening and Monday I did venture to the strip.  I fell in love w/ the Venetian Hotel and plan to go back b/c I only did a quick walk through.  I’m already making plans to go back…it’ll be sometime in January.  I had a hard time dealing w/ that climate.  I’ll take a 100 degrees in North Carolina any day over 100 degrees in Vegas….talk about HELL!!!

I took several pics…check them out under USA (stage pics) and Las Vegas at www.myspace.com/essdiva   Just hit the pics link.

Hello All!! I’ve been neglecting my myspace friends!! My life is pretty simple……eat, train, sleep, and repeat.  Some where between all that I spend time w/ the family and hang out a bit..but not much.  I’m on the final days of prep for my 2nd National show, NPC USA.  I’m really anxious b/c this show is soooo much larger than the Jr. USA.  This go around my class has 26 competitors and possibly a few add-ons.  The best of the best will be there b/c the winners in each class will receive their PRO card. 

This prep has been very difficult and several times through out the prep I was 2nd guessing myself.   Figure is going through a transition right now and honestly it’s hard to know what the judges are looking for.  I got some good feedback after Jr. U so I tried to use it and hopefully the judges will be happy w/ what they see!!

After the show I’ll be hanging out in Vegas for a few days…I’m super excited about this b/c this will be my 1st visit to Vegas (lived in CA for 2yrs..but was a child so I don’t remember anything!!)….I’ve already printed out some restuarants I’d like to eat at and I’ll definitely be trying my luck at the slot machines….nothing too serious…I’m willing to loose $75 and that’s it!!  If you know of any good restuarants or must see sights plz send me a message so I can check them out!!

My best friend and her son will be joining me so that’ll be fun to have some support from home since my parents won’t make this show!  I’ll also get to meet all the peeps I chat w/ on siouxcountry.com  If you are in the fitness industry or just want to stay fit this board is the place to be.  Tell them I sent ya!! NC_Fitdiva is my sign-on name. 

I fly out to Las Vegas on tomorrow!!  Hopefully I’ll get some rest on the flight since I haven’t been sleeping too good. 

Wish me luck!! I’ll post my results sometime Sunday evening!!