Friday, May 18, 2007


Hey Everyone!

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!!! TGIF!!!!! But it looks like it's going to be a stinky weekend weather wise...Oh well, can't win em' all!


So, we are coming one week off of Maria's big win in the figure tall class at the Mid-Atlantic last weekend. I was just looking at her photos of when we first started, and the shoots I have taken her on as she has progressed in her training...Finally, comparing them to her contest photos. The changes she has made have been remarkable to say the least. I remember when I first started training, the drive I had, the determination..... It’s amazing how much motivation can change the human body. You can really do anything you put your mind to. I always tell people when they start training with me that the results they get will directly correlate to how bad they want it, whatever that "it" may be. To lose 10 pounds, to add 5 pounds of muscle, to compete, whatever it may be, it is all in the drive. And excuses? Well, they just don't cut it. Surgeries in the past? Born with a weaker side, something at has an imbalance? Never had good legs? None of that will cut it. All that a weakness or a "handicap" should do is make you train harder. Take another one of my clients for example. She is 64 years old, and has a really bad case of scoliosis, and add to that osteoporosis. I started with her 2 1/2 years ago, and in the time we have worked together, she has had a 7% increase in her bone density. 7%! The doctors said that is almost unheard of. How? 3 days a week of weight training, and not using the excuse that she is 64. She is now considered "pre-osteoporosis" and is off of her medication. And her scoliosis? Well, her doctors said they have never seen such an improvement in posture without surgery. All from weight training. My newest client that I am so proud of.....well, she started working out with me about 3 months ago for her wedding at the end of June. She said she wanted to motivate herself to lose weight so she bought her wedding dress 2 sizes to small, much to the dismay of the bridal store, which wanted her to buy 2 sizes to big...."just in case"....so here we are 3 months later and guess what? She has lost about 20 pounds, and in her chest/back measurements alone has lost 2 1/2 inches. How? Listening to me about her diet and giving me 110% effort in the gym every morning, whether or not she is feeling 100%.

That, my friend, is MOTIVATION!!!!!!!!!!

Go look at the pictures at the heading if this blog, 1,2,3, and 4 in chronological order. That is what motivation can look like. That is what Maria did in the last year and a half with me.

So take from it. Learn from it. Use it. And go out there and get what you want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


'Till next time,
Keep pumpin' hard!!!
XOXO
Heather Lee

SHE WINS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sunday, May 13, 2007


Hey Everyone!!!!!!

First off to all of you Mom's out there.........HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!! Tell your Mom how much you love her today and give her a big hug!!!!!!!!!!


And now, onto official business.......

I have been working with an outstanding girl for the last year and a half, and about a year ago, I planted a seed...."You should really think about doing a show sometime"....

And so it began.

My client Maria K. competed in her first figure show yesterday at the Mid-Atlantic Natural Classic in the figure tall class and boy, did she go out there and kick some ass. This girl has come so far in the last year and a half, from squatting 245 and deadlifting the same, making such improvements in her body, she was bound to place high at the show. The difference between placing well and winning was in her mindset. Before I started her pre-contest prep with her I sat her down and said Maria, make sure this is something you really want to do. Make sure you are willing to make the sacrifices it takes to get you where you need to be, beacause once we start, you can't deviate from the plan. She looked me in the eye and said I am sure. And here we are, 12 weeks and one day later, and for the first time I worked with a client who didn't skip a beat. She didn't miss a workout, she didn't eat anything she wasn't supposed to. Split cardio sessions, water intake, water depletion, carb loading....even down to the last week's instructions of exfoliating and all that good stuff, she didn't deviate from the plan. And how do I know? Because she looked the way she was supposed to look. Even her tan, thru my instruction of that last coat I was sure she needed~was the best color onstage. Her hair and makeup(my specialty) looked gorgeous, and her stage presentation, her smile, and her confidence carried her onstage! We worked together with posing pro Elena Seiple(www.elenaseiple.com) and she nailed that too! Every night I would go to the gym to train I would see her spending and hour in the cardio room working in her heels to perfect the poses and transitions.

I cannot express how proud I am of her, so here is a HUGE CONGRATS to MARIA K. for winning her first show.....many more to come, and hopefully a pro-card along with it!!!!!

And of course, the pics to back the story up! You can see hundreds more shots of Maria in the members section, both with me and in her very own page in my GIRLFRIENDS section. Her competition video and photos will all be coming soon too!!!





So have a wonderful night and enjoy the weather!

Till' next time,

Keep pumpin' hard!!!
XOXO
Heather Lee