Another gal saying hello

:wave: Hi, everyone!

I'm a member and regular poster over on siouxcountry.com. I came across this board while browsing Forum Runner. I like that you girls (and guys) aren't afraid to talk about ANYTHING. LOL.

I competed in my first show (a non-sanctioned local event) a month ago in bikini, but I came in too hard. Ended up 5th of 6 girls. So two weeks later, I tried figure at an NPC show where I got a trophy...for 4th out of 4 girls. At that point, I wasn't carrying much muscle (though, I might not have even enough before dieting down). I've been eating like crazy since that show two weeks ago. I've filled back out some, which I'm happy about. My goal is build, especially my legs, the rest of the year, and compete again next year.

I had a coach for this prep who encouraged bikini, but I want more muscle than that...My heart is in figure and maybe even physique at some point down the line.

I'm 5'1" and currently about 107. I'm doing a 4-day split of 5x5. No cardio right now. I'm considering running Halo For Her, but I'm thinking I should spend some time eating and building on my own first.

So HI from Georgia! leased:

Welcome to MuscleChemistry! Glad to have you with us. Do you have pics u can share from the shows?

Wellcome ...

IMO, Bikini is way over stacked with girls who all look the same. There may be 7 girls in a class that good easily be 1st and nobody would question it. Just look at the National level shows. At least in Figure you got to have a little muscle and actually hit poses, and faults are more openly visable. One piece of advice I will give you, is as a women in this sport, NEVER get the judges opinion after a show. It will fuck with your head so bad you will go crazy. Just get in the best shape you can and get on stage.

Welcome bobbiec! The ladies will be thrilled to have another member! If you're looking to for good advice then you've come to the right place, because there's tons of experienced members here. There's also several very talented ladies of different shapes, sizes, and goals here to help you get to where you want to be. Good luck reaching your goals!

Welcome to the family!!!

Welcome to hell! .. Lol just kidding glad you came over to the dark side and
ask anything what's on your mind .. We love new knowledge that Im sure you can share.

Presser said:

Welcome to MuscleChemistry! Glad to have you with us. Do you have pics u can share from the shows?

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Thank you. I do have pics, but they won't post right now. I keep getting errors. I'll see if I can get them up in their own post.

freakinthegym said:

Wellcome ...

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Thanks!

nuknuk said:

IMO, Bikini is way over stacked with girls who all look the same. There may be 7 girls in a class that good easily be 1st and nobody would question it. Just look at the National level shows. At least in Figure you got to have a little muscle and actually hit poses, and faults are more openly visable. One piece of advice I will give you, is as a women in this sport, NEVER get the judges opinion after a show. It will fuck with your head so bad you will go crazy. Just get in the best shape you can and get on stage.

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I agree. Bikini was tough because it is infinitely more subjective than the other divisions. There is the "sass" factor and the long hair factor and plenty of intangibles, too. One of the girls who placed in the show I did actually had a belly. The girl that won the overall there won her class in the show in which I did figure. She's a beautiful girl, but may or may not have been in the gym the last 3 months. That's not why I compete. I want a challenge.

And you make another good point. I never questioned that I should be getting feedback from the judges. Everyone says that's how you improve, but I got ONE guy's opinion at each show. One. Not some be-all-end-all guru. I know what I WANT to look like. If I achieve that look and the judges hate it, who cares? So why bother letting them mess with my head? Thanks for that insight.

exbeanpole said:

Welcome bobbiec! The ladies will be thrilled to have another member! If you're looking to for good advice then you've come to the right place, because there's tons of experienced members here. There's also several very talented ladies of different shapes, sizes, and goals here to help you get to where you want to be. Good luck reaching your goals!

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MC sounds like a great place to be a member. I'm looking forward to some interesting discussions. :lurk:

big n wv said:

Welcome to the family!!!

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Thank you.

bigghorn said:

Welcome to hell! .. Lol just kidding glad you came over to the dark side and
ask anything what's on your mind .. We love new knowledge that Im sure you can share.

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The dark side, huh? I like it! Not sure how much knowledge I posses being a bit of a newb, but I'll try.

Pictures, as promised.

Welcome. You look great. The people on here are very knowledgable. My wife is about 8 weeks into her diet. She isn't competing, but she wants to look like she is when we go to Vegas for the USA's. Feel free to ask anything. The women on here are very forthcoming.

nice pics bobbie!

Hi! Welcome to MC. Sorry I'm just now posting. There are a lot of great people on here, but it's always nice to have a new girl to talk to. Sounds like we have similar goals (minus the competing part, lol). Look forward to getting to know you.

And pics look great btw!

You look awesome Bobbiec..great addition to a bunch a great Mc women..

The Dude said:

Welcome. You look great. The people on here are very knowledgable. My wife is about 8 weeks into her diet. She isn't competing, but she wants to look like she is when we go to Vegas for the USA's. Feel free to ask anything. The women on here are very forthcoming.

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Thank you! Dieting for the fun of it, huh? I'm actually gonna diet for a few weeks before vacation. I'm enjoying the post-comp food and the fullness until then, though.

Presser said:

nice pics bobbie!

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Thanks, Presser.

SilkQuads said:

Hi! Welcome to MC. Sorry I'm just now posting. There are a lot of great people on here, but it's always nice to have a new girl to talk to. Sounds like we have similar goals (minus the competing part, lol). Look forward to getting to know you.

And pics look great btw!

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Thank you, Silk. It'll be nice to have some people to bounce ideas off of that have similar goals. Stage or not, muscle is muscle.

And thank you. I was happy with what I brought.

bigghorn said:

You look awesome Bobbiec..great addition to a bunch a great Mc women..

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Thanks! I look forward to meeting everyone.

Welcome to MC! If you're looking for a nice clean board with polite members to chat with you are so in the wrong place. Everyone is friendly and willing to throw there 2 cents in and help any way possible tho. This place is pretty awesome tho and quite addictive.

Thanks. I can get the warm fuzzies from rainbows and unicorns elsewhere. I need a place where somebody will say "quit whining" or "stop eating that shit.". LOL. MC seems like it might be THAT kind of place.

some folks on here will call you on ur shit but not me all i do is bitch and eat like shit so cant really call someone out if im doing the same oh yeah welcome and yes you look good

Welcome to MC. Great pics also. Lots of potential just keep with it and dnt get discourged. You really arent that far from being a real threat on stage. Great lines and solid core. Not to mention you are built like a woman with great curves which is few and far between anymore. So fckn tired of seeing stick figures on stage!!!!!

Welcome bobbieclaire! MC is a great place for knowledge with a lot of great people. You look great! Best of luck to you!

IronJulius said:

some folks on here will call you on ur shit but not me all i do is bitch and eat like shit so cant really call someone out if im doing the same oh yeah welcome and yes you look good

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A kindred spirit. LOL. Thanks!

Zeus said:

Welcome to MC. Great pics also. Lots of potential just keep with it and dnt get discourged. You really arent that far from being a real threat on stage. Great lines and solid core. Not to mention you are built like a woman with great curves which is few and far between anymore. So fckn tired of seeing stick figures on stage!!!!!

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Thanks, Zeus. I'm enjoying this building stuff. I LOVE lifting heavy. All the more reason not to do bikini. They can keep the stick figures! :bber:

Lil Lifter said:

Welcome bobbieclaire! MC is a great place for knowledge with a lot of great people. You look great! Best of luck to you!

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Thanks, Lifter. I've learned some stuff already. Looking forward to hanging around.