Via the Sand Mountain Reporter:
Rachel Camp won the NPC State Bodybuilding Championship on Aug. 20.
Camp, 37, entered the competition as a heavyweight.
Camp followed a 16-week diet and did up to one-hour cardio sessions each day.
A personal trainer and karate instructor at Powerhouse Gym in Albertville, Camp has been with Powerhouse since 1999.
She and her assistants teach karate in after-school programs in Albertville, Boaz, Douglas and DAR.
This was Camp’s third bodybuilding show, and she’s placed first in all three competitions.
Camp gives all her thanks to Jesus Christ.
“This show was the biggest challenge ever,??? Camp said. “I had a lot of changes in my life.
“Three weeks before the show date I broke the last bone in my foot, and I still had to do high cardio sessions. Cardio and dieting are very challenging, especially toward the end.
“There are many days you ask yourself why am I doing this. Bodybuilding is a very elite sport. We are very fortunate to have the knowledge of Teresa Nabors Paschal to assist us in nutrition and bodybuilding.
“It’s easy to quit and give up or just give 75 percent. It is much harder to dig in and stay focused to finish something even when all odds are against you.
“Christ is my pilot. That is short and sweet. He is with you 24/7. Believe in yourself. Believe and you can accomplish anything.
“Special thanks to special friends and family. God continues to send special people into my life, and for that, I am truly blessed.
“A very special thanks to my best friend, for she did the dieting and cardio sessions with me. If you find yourself with one true friend, you are a very richly blessed person.???
