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2014 NPC Oregon State Championship: One Day Out!

Last day of contest prep! I’ve been slightly distracted this week by my first ever business trip, but now I can go back to freaking out about my ...
On June 28, 2014 / By Colleen
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The Time-Consuming Side of Contest Prep

I have spent many years crafting my athletic life based on avoiding logistics, equipment, and planning as much as possible. This bikini competition is really throwing my normal ...
On June 20, 2014 / By Colleen
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Two Weeks to the Oregon State Bodybuilding Championships!

It’s official – I finally registered for the Oregon State Bodybuilding Championships! I kept going to register and then stopping when they asked me for my title/hobbies/achievements, because ...
On June 14, 2014 / By Colleen
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Six Weeks to Competition

For about the past two weeks, I’ve been feeling pretty crazy. Not eating whatever I want whenever I want is a pretty tough mental challenge for me, especially ...
On May 19, 2014 / By Colleen
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My First Diet/Contest Prep Experience

A while ago, I told you all about figure competitions, and that I was planning on doing one. When I brought this subject up, I was still in ...
On April 22, 2014 / By Colleen
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My Ideal Tibia

This spring I’m taking a leadership class, and one of our first assignment was to do this giant “Ideal Self” assessment that included making a bucket list*, envisioning ...
On March 19, 2014 / By Colleen
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2014 Resolution to Make My Life More Awesome

2013 just ended, which means that the fourth year of my blogging just ended as well. Normally I’ve done an end-of-year wrap-up, or started planning a timed mile ...
On January 4, 2014 / By Colleen
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Weight Room Anxiety

When I was younger, like in middle school, I used to lift weights a fair amount. I played a ton of basketball, and part of one program I ...
On December 20, 2013 / By Colleen
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Figure Competitions 101

Whenever I work out with my trainer, I try to remember to ask a couple questions about the world of figure competitions that I’m getting myself into. Yesterday ...
On November 28, 2013 / By Colleen
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A New Approach to the Ultimate Hard Body

Earlier this year, I spent a lot of time going back-and-forth as to whether or not I was officially running, or at least trying to run. You may ...
On November 17, 2013 / By Colleen