So this past Saturday was the Greater Omaha Natural Championship. It was a super fun day & it was great to get to spend time with both my KGB and Team Matthew ladies. All of the girls on my teams are absolutely amazing & I am so lucky that I get to do this with them. It makes the day only that much more fun to share it with people you care about.
Overall, I felt way more confident and self aware on stage. I brought better posing and an overall better physique, so I am really happy with how things turned out. I got 4th place in Novice Tall which is awesome because last show I got 5th in Novice Tall. Progressing each show is all I can really ask for. Last show I placed 6th in Open Tall and I placed 6th in Open at this show as well. I am soooo close to breaking top 5. I just really need to keeping putting on more muscle, especially upper body. Our tall class was a super stacked class. Lots of beautiful girls with amazing physiques. The girls were super sweet & it was fun getting to know them & I hope to compete with them again soon. :)
Alright, I know butts can be kind of weird, but I am especially proud of my glute transformation. I worked HARD between shows to tighten and lift my booty. I didn't post any backside pics from my first show because quite frankly, I was embarrassed. I wasn't where I wanted to be and I knew that my glutes were a weak point. Between shows I ate A LOT & did a lot of kickbacks and supplementary glute work to build my glutes and I am pleased with the progress I made.
Overall, I felt way more confident and self aware on stage. I brought better posing and an overall better physique, so I am really happy with how things turned out. I got 4th place in Novice Tall which is awesome because last show I got 5th in Novice Tall. Progressing each show is all I can really ask for. Last show I placed 6th in Open Tall and I placed 6th in Open at this show as well. I am soooo close to breaking top 5. I just really need to keeping putting on more muscle, especially upper body. Our tall class was a super stacked class. Lots of beautiful girls with amazing physiques. The girls were super sweet & it was fun getting to know them & I hope to compete with them again soon. :)
Alright, I know butts can be kind of weird, but I am especially proud of my glute transformation. I worked HARD between shows to tighten and lift my booty. I didn't post any backside pics from my first show because quite frankly, I was embarrassed. I wasn't where I wanted to be and I knew that my glutes were a weak point. Between shows I ate A LOT & did a lot of kickbacks and supplementary glute work to build my glutes and I am pleased with the progress I made.
Left: Heartland Classic (May 2015), Right: Greater Omaha (October 2015)
Cannot believe that is me.... so weird.
The moment Laura got first at her first show!!! SO. COOL. Such an awesome moment.
Top 5 Novice Tall
Selfie stick :)
4th Place Novice Tall
KGB girls. Wish we had a pic with our coach, Kelly :(
Team Matthew girls with the queen herself, Lisa Matthew <3
Bear hug for Mama Bear
I talked with the judges at the after party & they were all super kind. They said my posing was graceful and that I was fun to watch. Consensus was to build build build, especially upper body. I had initially wanted to do the Bluffs Classic on November 20th in Omaha, but have decided the smarter choice is to take some time off to grow. I want to bring a totally improved & bigger physique next time, so I need all the time I can get. My plan right now is to do a series of shows in the spring.
Tentatively I am thinking:
- Natural Southern States Classic- April 22, 2016
- Natural Iowa- May 14, 2016
- Heartland Classic- May 21, 2016
- The Max Classic & Natural Nebraska- May 27/28, 2016
For sure I will do the Heartland again. We will see where I am at for the other shows, especially because they are out of state.
Well, that's it for now :). Time to go eat a ton of food and lift some heavy stuff.
Much love & lifting,
Leah