Awesome Progress
Most often I talk about my journey through this fitness industry. The ups and downs of competing and training and dieting and bulking, but I want to talk about a client of mine: Cara Richman. She has been with me several months now and has just really made some great changes. She started out doing both Olympic lifting AND Cross-fit. Two very different goals. Overall, she wanted to shed some bodyfat. Wait till you see the progress that she has made. I think one of the things that I like about Cara is that she has a great attitude about all of this and it has rubbed off on many people. She has become a huge contributor to our forum www.leanbodiesfitness.com as well as getting her husband and several friends to get fit! Cara started this weight loss journey on her own and once down about 14lbs, hired me to help out. Overall Cara has dropped about 23 1/4 inches and come down from 135 lbs. to 107 lbs. Her plans are to finish off the ‘diet’ phase in the next couple of months and then go into the fall with the focus on adding some nice muscle. I think there might be a little bit of the figure competition bug in her for next year :) She definitely has the drive to get it done. Congrats to you Cara, your hard work has definitely paid off in many ways!
These are Cara’s before pics.
Here are her afters:
Amazing!
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:20 am
GREAT!!!!
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:28 am
I am speechless!! Cara you rock! :bowdown: What amazing progress in such little time. I am so happy you came out of lurking and joined in on the fun on LBF. Who would have thought you’d be so cool!
You are an inspiration. Keep it up!
August 22nd, 2008 at 7:59 am
Cara –so VERY IMPRESSIVE CHICA!!! I knew you rocked!!! What a statement your dedication screams in the name of fitness, transformation and reaching goals!
Noel - hats off to you in a newish role for you. I am usually cheering on YOUR progress, not your coaching, as this is a new side for me to see. You excell at yet another talent and I’m so not surprised.
You both are great! :love:
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:40 am
Wow. That’s like two completely different people. Very nice. Your hard work has paid tremendous dividends. Congratulations.
August 22nd, 2008 at 9:33 am
FANTASTIC Cara, it really looks like two different people standing there. It is awesome to see someone’s hardwork and dedication pay off. You should be soooo proud of yourself and this is just the begining to a long, exciting journey! :love:
August 22nd, 2008 at 12:33 pm
Wow!!! I had no idea Cara had made such amazing progress. What a team the two of you make. Yet another person to add to my ‘inspiration’ list!! Good job!
August 22nd, 2008 at 6:19 pm
WAY TO GO~!~
Cara and Coach Noel~
August 22nd, 2008 at 8:21 pm
Great progress Cara. Already a solid transformation, and you’re not done yet, so it can only continue to get better.
August 23rd, 2008 at 1:28 pm
That’s not the same body anymore. I look forward to seeing the results bulking brings you.
August 25th, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Awesome indeed!!! Congrats Cara (and Noel)!
August 26th, 2008 at 6:42 am
WOW Fantastic progress Cara. Congratulations!!!
August 26th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
kudos to both of you! Wow!! what a transformation!
August 26th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Wow Cara! Who would have thought…what great transformation and progress. What an inspiration for others.
August 30th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Wow Cara - nice job! Can’t wait to see the hubby’s before and after!