How Competing Ruined Me

This is the hardest post I’ve ever made in my 4 years of blogging but I thought it was important to talk about and to be honest. I’ve been terrified about writing this post for a while now.  Will I lose credibility as a blogger?  Maybe.  Will I lose credibility as a personal trainer? Probably.   … Read more

Competing While Pregnant

Competing While Pregnant I just had to share this awesome story with you guys today.  Not many woman have the courage to do a competition and there sure aren’t many woman that I know of that would have the courage to do a bikini competition while PREGNANT!!!!  Until today, I had never heard of a … Read more

The Cost Of Competing In A Bikini Competition

Since my competition, I’ve had a lot of people ask me how much it costs to compete.  Luckily for you, I kept a very detailed log of everything I was spending on my journey to the stage.  If you didn’t read about my show experience, you can see it here: Part 1, Part 2, Part … Read more

Sexiest Fitness Blogger

I randomly saw that I was entered in the top 10 sexiest fitness bloggers contest. I got #3!  (Third place seems to be a common placing for me lately!! haha) So random but thank you SneakerReport.com.  Here’s the link to the contest. The blurb about me says: “No. 3 – Erin Blog: Live Life Active … Read more

2 Days Out – Questions and Answers!

I’m officially two days away from my  first Fitness America Bikini Competition!  My nerves have remained constant..they are still very high but at least they aren’t getting worse I guess 😉 I’m taking work off tomorrow and leaving for Chicago in the morning!!!  I probably wont be able to blog again until after the show, so … Read more