Definition for Ladies Spring 2014 Issue 001 April 2014 | Page 8

Note from Christy

New Beginnings & Enjoying the Journey
It wasn’t until early 2013 that I found my love for fitness.
I never played sports growing up because I was hopeless at
anything that involved physical activity. Burying my head
in detective stories I shyed away from competition. After 30
came and went I figured it was time to do something active
so I signed up for my first sprint triathlon. Training was
grueling and not much fun but I did it and felt good about
accomplishing something physical.
Fast forward a few years and I started working out at the
group fitness gym “Beyond Fit”. We did workouts that really
challenged my whole body and I started lifting heavy weights
for the first time. Then I started dating a bodybuilder. He had
multiple bodybuilding competitions I attended and it was
unlike anything I had ever experienced. To be honest, I was a
little freaked out by the pageantry of it all and the fake tans,

weights gave me. I got 3rd place in my age group at the

but the women were so beautiful. I wanted to have muscles

triathlon and started lifting again immediately after it.

like they did. My boyfriend would say to me, “You know you

Around this time I started a private Facebook group for vegan

could be up there on stage too”, but I just laughed at him.

ladies who lift. I feel like women aren’t supported when they

But then I did it. Blood, sweat, and tears were shed for

want to get muscular and strong. So this group was a way for

twelve weeks as I prepared for the stage. That was not a lot

me to not only share my journey with other women but also

of time for someone who just started lifting weights a few

a place to vent my frustrations, share my training plans, and

months earlier to get ready but my attitude was: ‘go hard or

exchange recipe ideas. One day a member, Anatascia, sug-

go home’! I was shocked at what I did with my body in that

gested we start a magazine. And Definition was born from the

short amount of time, and the fact that I did my contest

passion that every woman shows in that group.

prep in a healthy way made it even more exciting. I was in

I hope you will enjoy the first issue! We want it to inspire,

the best shape of my life.

motivate, encourage, and lift you up on your journey! Whether

After the bodybuilding show I wanted more…more muscle.

you are vegan, vegetarian, raw, plant-based, or omnivore we

Unfortunately, I was signed up to do my second sprint

want you to define yourself however you want. If you lift heavy

triathlon eight weeks later. As I switched my training from

shit and like sexy muscles, you are in the right place.

lifting to endurance to prepare for the race I saw the little
muscle I had built for the bodybuilding show start to
disappear. I longed for the empowering feeling that lifting

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Christy Morgan, Editor-in-Chief

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