I was not an athlete. In fact, I never played a sport or competed in my entire life until I was 51 years old. I developed a serious thyroid condition in my 20’s. I struggled with uncontrollable weight gain for many years until a functional MD found solutions for me (watch the whole story on the FEAR KILLERZ Podcast). In 2022, I joined a “big box” gym and signed up for some training sessions. I had lifted weights with a trainer before and loved it but after a 2 year gap in a gym, I was starting over again. I told the trainer I wanted to compete in powerlifting and found a local competition only three months later. I trained 5 days per week, bought the dreaded singlet, joined the USPA and committed to the competition. There are three events; squat, bench and deadlift and I lifted in all three earning 3 state records and winning 1st place in my division (age & weight). MY VERY FIRST COMPETITION!!!! I was hooked and have continued to train, compete, win and set new records over the last few years.

If I can do this, you can too…at any age, at any fitness level ANYTHING is possible!