Another new girl!

**meeshagirl** · 12-13-2008, 11:08 AM

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to this site and am looking forward to learning a lot from you all! To give to a brief bio of me, I am 5'3, 114 lbs. and my bodyfat is 16%. In February, I started working with a personal trainer to help me lose excess pregnancy weight after having two kids. I got the results I wanted and now have become very serious into bodybuilding and would love to be able to compete in a figure competition next April. I did start to get frustrated though, because I had been on a long plateau and didn't know what to do about it. My abs are far from where they need to be if I'm going to compete. I recently starting working with my good friend, LEGOBRICKS, and now have a totally new outlook. I'm starting to get pumped up again and am excited to learn all I can.

**redz** · 12-13-2008, 11:13 AM

Welcome to the board!

**ghettoboyd** · 12-13-2008, 12:03 PM

welcome to the forum. its always nice to see women join. good luck.

**Big** · 12-13-2008, 12:14 PM

Welcome. Watch out for Legobricks, he stole my bike when we were kids.

**meeshagirl** · 12-13-2008, 12:27 PM

Haha! I'll make sure to keep mine under lock and key!

**Phate** · 12-13-2008, 12:32 PM

Originally Posted by meeshagirl

Haha! I'll make sure to keep mine under lock and key!

good idea, can't trust people these days, so where do you live? jp

good starting stats and lego is a great guy with a huge store of knowledge, anything you need help with just let us know

**legobricks** · 12-13-2008, 04:46 PM

thanx Big, i thought we put our differences in the past!

Welcome meeshagirl, bout time i see u on here!

**nath78** · 12-13-2008, 04:50 PM

welcome!im pretty new aswell

**ilovesus** · 12-13-2008, 04:56 PM

Welcome

**meeshagirl** · 12-13-2008, 05:47 PM

Thanks for your welcomes! I'll keep you updated on my progress!

**Tigershark** · 12-13-2008, 07:44 PM

Welcome.

**paulzane** · 12-14-2008, 01:45 PM

Welcome .... I would keep your goals realistic. Get the body you are happy with well before you think of competing. Then hone it to perfection!!

PT · 12-14-2008, 02:10 PM

welcome to AR., its good to have you here. if your getting into bobybuilding then i urge you to check out www.probodybuilding.com Its not fully functional but there is a ton of info on there as well as a few female bodybuilder video profiles you might find interesting. enjoy your stay and if you have any questions or problems feel free to contact a mod or the admin

**meeshagirl** · 12-14-2008, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by paulzane

Welcome .... I would keep your goals realistic. Get the body you are happy with well before you think of competing. Then hone it to perfection!!

Thanks, I understand it can take a couple years even to get to the point I want to be at if I want to compete? I'll just keep training hard till I eventually make it!

**Ernst** · 12-14-2008, 06:51 PM

Welcome

**natureboy** · 12-19-2008, 01:20 PM

Welcome

**Strategus** · 12-20-2008, 06:44 PM

Yes definitely a couple years to work up the muscle for for figure.

Your 16% bf is pretty good to consider the new bikini category though with just a few months at the weights. Natural, of course.

Sounds like you have a good trainer already. Don't let him make you squat 405 at the start LOL. Check how he sets the leg press for you. Don't let him sneak 45's onto your bench press LOL.

Have fun!

Originally Posted by meeshagirl

Thanks, I understand it can take a couple years even to get to the point I want to be at if I want to compete? I'll just keep training hard till I eventually make it!

**oc pitbull** · 12-22-2008, 07:28 PM

welcome!

**almostgone** · 12-23-2008, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by meeshagirl

Hi everyone, I'm brand new to this site and am looking forward to learning a lot from you all! To give to a brief bio of me, I am 5'3, 114 lbs. and my bodyfat is 16%. In February, I started working with a personal trainer to help me lose excess pregnancy weight after having two kids. I got the results I wanted and now have become very serious into bodybuilding and would love to be able to compete in a figure competition next April. I did start to get frustrated though, because I had been on a long plateau and didn't know what to do about it. My abs are far from where they need to be if I'm going to compete. I recently starting working with my good friend, LEGOBRICKS, and now have a totally new outlook. I'm starting to get pumped up again and am excited to learn all I can.

Aw crap, and you were doing SO WELL until you mentioned LEGO!!!...

Welcome to AR!

AG