NPC Bill Grant Figure and Bodybuilding 2010 Classic
Sunday, August 8, 2010 at 02:11PM Congratulations Jill. I worked very hard this past year after having a baby in March of 08;2.5 years ago. Being fit and active all my life I found it very easy to lose the 41lbs I had gained while pregnant. More shockingly,when I left the hospital I had lost all the weight except 15-lbs. By May of 08 all the weight was gone and I was springing back into competition, well at least I thought I was. By October 2009 I did my first competition since gaining back control of my body. I placed a disappointing 5th. I thought I looked good, was in shape and ready to go. I then looked in the mirror and saw that I had a lot more work to do, and this was not as easy as I thought it was going to be. Never before did I ever find myself in the gym doing sit-ups. I mainly relied on my genetics, cardio and good diet. How could I be so wrong? Well 8-months later (July 17th 2010), I put on a new suit, cut my hair, and dab some make-up on and strutted my 4-inch heels across the stage with confidence and poise in 100 degree heat outside where the venue took place. With a line up of young and veteran talent I found myslef not only winning my figure class, but taking the whole show for the first time in my career.
The leanest I have ever been(not the smallest) it truly shows. The one question I always get is what do you do? Here is my answer, hard work! When most are out drinking, I simply request a water with a twist of lime. When most are out ordering food or celebrating holidays, I simply pack my food and bring it along. When most are sick, too tired, dont have time to exercise, Im lacing my shoes up and out the door at 5am for a 5 mile run even though I just did a torturing speed workout the night before. There are no excuses.... the 'hard' is what makes it good.
No one particular exercise works best! Commitment, dedication, resisting temptation, and believing in yourself! That is what I do 7-days a week 365 days a year; I work hard and I do not take any short cuts.
Jill Mock
After being stoked this past year and qualify for nationals at the Bill Grant Classic I was riding my white horse the rest of that year. I went on to compete at Maryland states placing 3rd and then rounding out my year at Deleware States placing 2nd.
Coming into 2011, my nemesis, the cold, anything below 65-degrees and you will find me running layered down in sweats, gloves and hat, as most of my clients would simply laugh at just site of me. I came off such a great 2010 I figured I would test myself and see where I stood. So, even with the inhumane cold whether that graced the Baltimore/Washington DC areas I picked back up my training and got back on my diet and in the distance I had my sights set on the 2011 Arnold Classic. By far this would be the biggest stage I would have competed on. My hopes were high, but in the back of my mind I know my training was not how i would have liked it to be, but I pressed on anyway. Stepping on stage Friday night, I made the cuts to the next day. Sat morning I ended up placing 9th in my class. Good experience, bad whet=her, lesson learned
I later went on to compete in the Pittsburgh pro classic in may 2011 among some of the same judging panel and placed 5th. This July I step on a big stage in Connecticuit. No excuses, hard work.