vbsunbum1

Hi everyone!

A friend of mine (justtryn) from another site I've been posting on suggested this site to me. I've been training since October to get in the best shape of my life and I got the bug to compete. I would love to compete in Figure!
Justtryn wants me to enter your online competition.

Here's a bit of my background...

I have been on a weightloss yo-yo mess for years. I am 39 years old and am finally seeing clearly the right direction of nutrition & exercise. I did Body For Life (about 4 years ago) and achieved good results. But now, I'm body building baby!!

In May of this year I had gotten back up to 162 lbs, and now I'm down to 132. I'll post some pic's of the transformation I've made from October of last year to the present time later. My goals at this point are to continue to reduce my body fat % and build muscle. I'd love to compete in natural fitness comps in Figure. Any advice and motivation will be welcomed and appreciated.

Current Stats:
weight 132 lbs.
height 5'2"
bf% ...not sure but my last calculation was 16% and that was about 1 1/2 months ago
measurements ...will post at a later time as I need to get them from my chart at the gym
Age: 39


I also run. I have done several 1/2 marathons in the last year, but I'm not really interested in doing any more at this time.

I did sign up to do a "Mud Run" on August 9th though. It is 5 miles on the beach! ...with lots of sand/mud pits and walls to climb over and other obstacles. It'll be the first time I've done one of these. I've watched it and taken pictures for the last 5 years of it because I have lots of friends that do it year after year.

So...sorry for the long intro. You'll get to know more about me in journals, etc...if I keep going on and on I'll get one of these from you

Glad to be here!
Cheers!
Dawn

justtryn

Awesome, Dawn! Now get over to the IMPC and add your name to the list!

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vbsunbum1

Sheesh! I'm getting there... Nothin' like a little kick in the @ss huh?! :kick:

Pj-Macx

Welcome to IronMass Dawn... great to have you here..

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Ikaika

sweet, great to have you here! Looking forward to seeing some transformation pics when you post them up!

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NYCmitch25

welcome! look fwd to seeing you on the board

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davtown

Welcome to IronMass

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vbsunbum1

Hi guys!

Thank you for the great welcome! I'll get the transformation pics up today. It's been a busy week for me.

I'll also get my initial pics for the contest up this weekend.

Thanks again! I'm looking forward to posting with you all!

powerman2000

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vbsunbum1

Thank you powerman! What a perfect welcome using a fish!!! Love the "beachy" stuff!! :sunburn:

Rich

Nice job. Welcome aboard....