About Me

Stats Height: 5’7” Weight: 129-131 off season, 125-128 competition Home Town: Federal Way, WA Birth date: 2/23/64 Started Competing: 2003 Single Mom with one son – Garrett EDUCATION/PROFESSION

Competition History
2008 – IFBB New York Pro Fitness - TBD
2007 – IFBB Sacramento Pro Figure – 10th (out of 18)
2007 – IFBB West Palm Beach Pro Fitness – 5th (out of 19)
2007 – IFBB Europa Pro Fitness – 11th (out of 26)
2007 – *Team Universe – 2nd place Fitness Tall - **Earned Pro Card
2007 – Emerald Cup – 1st place Figure 5’6 to 5’8”, 1st Place Fitness and Overall
2006 – *Fitness Nationals – 3rd Place Fitness Tall
2006 - NPC Team Universe Fitness - 3rd Place Tall
2006 - Jr Nationals Fitness - 3rd Place
2006 - Emerald Cup Figure 5'6" - 5'8" - 7th Place
2005 -*NPC National Figure - 18th (out of 28) Class "F"
2005 - *Master’s Figure Nationals - 1st place – Tall Class
2005 - Emerald Cup – 4th place Fitness Tall, 9th place Figure over 5’6”
2005 - Oregon Ironman – 2nd place Fitness
2004 - *NPC Fitness Nationals – 4th place “C” class
2004 - Washington State – 1st Place Fitness
2004 - Washington Ironman - 1st place Figure Tall, Overall Figure, 2nd place fitness
2004 - *NPC Master’s Figure Nationals – 2nd place “C” class Figure
2004 - Oregon State – 1st place Fitness, 2nd Place Figure Tall
2004 - Empire Classic – 1st place Fitness, 1st place Figure Tall
2004 - Emerald Cup – 2nd place Fitness Tall, 3rd place Figure Med Tall
2004 - Vancouver Natural – 1st place Fitness
2003 - Washington State – 1st place Figure Masters class
2003 - Washington Ironman – 1st place Figure Masters class
2003 - Evergreen State – 1st place Figure Masters, Overall Figure

* - National Shows

I’ve always been somewhat athletic, and competed in gymnastics for 8 years growing up, and a couple years of track in high school. I really missed the competition after I was done with my sports, and longed for something that adults could compete at.

I got involved in this industry of Figure/Fitness back in 2003 when I saw the results of a Pro show in Oxygen Magazine, and I thought “I could do that”. So I found a trainer in my area, IFBB Fitness Pro Tanji Johnson, and went to work. With her help, and several people along the way including Pete Grubbs of the Construction Zone and more recently Nathan DeTracy of Evolution gym (www.trainevolution.com), I won my Figure class AND Overall in my very first figure show in 2003. There’s been no looking back after that, because I was hooked. I started competing in Fitness in 2004, and recently won my pro card at Team Universe on July 14th 2007.

I have found through training and proper dieting, I could sculpt my body to look better than I ever looked in my 20’s or 30’s, and to be the strongest I’ve ever been. I want to spread the word to everyone that you can feel so much better if you take care of your body, and you’re never too old or too out of shape to get fit. I hope the fact that I started training at 39 years old is motivating to people everywhere, and that I can help you on your journey to be fit whether you just want to lose some weight, put some muscle on, compete or whatever.

Michele