Built For This

Messages like this got me smiling like a proud mom! 😍🥰

Wishing our client, Willow, and her partner, Sydney the BEST of luck as they represent Team USA at the Acrobatic World Championships in Italy!!!

Celebrating ALL the wins because this girl just set a new personal best… running a 5k in 20 minutes and 53 seconds!

We love to see that hard work pay off both in and out of the gym. Way to go, Kelsie! 👏🏅✨

Client Win Wednesday! And this win looks a lot different than the others. One thing I like to say often is that once you know what you’re capable of in the gym, you never have to question what you’re capable of in life.

Melissa proved that with her first solo trip to Portugal. She traveled outside of the country and intentionally put herself in situations that required her to step completely outside of her comfort zone. She talked to total strangers, met incredible people, and walked into rooms that the old version of herself might have felt intimidated by.

She said, “I truly feel that competing gave me the courage to do this, and I am going to continue to find ways to become comfortable with being uncomfortable. I can’t believe I am the confident and secure person I am today. It really has changed my life.”

And I think that is one of the most powerful transformations that can happen through this sport. You learn to trust yourself. You learn that you can do hard things. You learn that you belong in rooms you once thought you weren’t “enough” for. And then one day, you realize the confidence you built in a gym follows you into the rest of your life. That’s the kind of transformation that has nothing to do with a trophy!

Melissa, I am so incredibly proud of you. Watching you become the confident, secure woman you are today has been one of the most rewarding parts of being your coach!

The physique is cool. The medals are cool. But THIS? This is why we do the work 🥹🫶

Huge shout out to our girl, Lexie, for competing in her second competition of her very first bodybuilding season! We made so much progress compared to her first show which was just a few weeks prior. She walked away with a first place medal and a completely new mindset and work ethic.

Got constructive feedback from judge… which means it’s time to cook. 🔥💪

This is JUST the beginning. 💙

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Here are some recent wins in the gym!

PR for Willow! She’s overhead pressing a total of 100lbs

PR for Laura! First time EVER overhead pressing weight more than 15lbs!

PR for Jon! Week 2 of deadlifting and he already hit 205lbs

Olive’s back looking ripped 💪

Jadyn pushing to failure!!!

Kym learning a new movement! 💪

Congratulations Kirsten for taking 2nd place in both her True Novice Bikini & Wellness classes AND for a very successful first prep! ✨🏆

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: LEXIE 💙

Four weeks ago, Lexie stepped on stage for the very first time as a bikini competitor and walked away with THREE medals:
🥈 2nd Place Novice
🥉 3rd Place True Novice
🥉 3rd Place Open

And guess what? We’re doing it again this weekend! After her first show, we decided to give her prep one more push and lean her out a little further before stepping back on stage. So now she’s heading into Show #2 of her very first competition season!

…And I have to give this girl the BIGGEST shoutout because doing two shows as a first-time competitor is HARD. Prep is hard. Doing it while working a full-time job is hard. Stepping on stage for the first time is hard. Then deciding to do it all over again four weeks later? VERY hard.

But Lexie has shown an incredible amount of grit, discipline, and commitment throughout this entire process. Not once has she complained. Not once has she made excuses. She just keeps showing up, checking her boxes, and doing the work. That’s the kind of athlete you can build something incredible with.

Lexie, I’m SO proud of you and everything you’ve accomplished already. Now let’s go see what we can bring to that stage this weekend 🔥

Show #2 here we come!! 💙



CLIENT SPOTLIGHT: Meet Shelby ✨

Let’s talk about this incredible transformation! She started at 131lbs and is now down to 112lbs, but the number on the scale is only one small piece of the story.

She has more energy. She feels less inflamed. Her workouts are getting STRONGER. And she’s feeling more confident and comfortable in her body.

And the strength gains?!
– Hip thrusting MORE than 2x her body weight
– Bench pressing 100lbs

This is exactly why I don’t want clients to measure their progress by the scale alone. Yes, she lost 19lbs. But she also built strength, improved how she feels day to day, and developed a level of confidence that can’t be measured in weight.

The goal was never just to weigh less. The goal was to feel STRONGER, healthier, more energized, and more confident in the body you’re building.

And she is absolutely doing that! SO proud of you Shelby!!