Erin Stern Hula Hoop

When did you realize that competitive bodybuilding was for you?

I realized it at my first amateur show just because in high jump I was genetically limited. I had a smaller frame (she is 5 feet 8 and 135 pounds) and had been lifting for 10 years and had good muscle on me already. I realized that, if I wanted to put the work in, I could go far. The Arnold was kind of a setback when I placed 10th since I had won all the shows previous to that. In 2010, I place second at the Arnold and then I won the Orlando Europa, and then I trained and trained hard and then won the Olympia.