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Dear Friends and Fans,

I hope you all have a great holiday weekend. I have been working my butt off the past 2 weeks. I took 2 weeks off from training, and one weekend was spent throwing mulch and planting flowers and this past weekend I moved my friend on Sat Sun and Monday, I went to her new home and loaded things in rooms, lots of stairs, and put the grill together. We then had people over and cooked at there new home. It was a blast. The picture here is from her balcony.

Yesterday, Tuesday, was my first day back at the gym.. chest and shoulders, those were the only body parts that didn't hurt from the move. I feel like I was hit by a truck today. My muscles are sore. I'm back to 155 and climbing, but still ripped and veiny. I have a shoot this coming weekend, so look out for some new a different stuff.

I have changed my work schedule around, so I'm working a lot of late weekdays.. I'm early to bed, early to rise, so I'm trying to figure out a happy medium here especially since the new schedule seems to work great.

I'm back in the gym again and stronger than ever. My shoulder is almost to 100%. I see a large and in charge Dr. sexy for the 2009 Arnold Classic, but first I need an invite..lol.

Have a wonderful week. The sun is finally out here. Spring is here!!

Your Pro,

Dr. Dena

Refreshing The Love

Dear Friends and Fans,

I've had a great couple of weeks. The weather for the most part, has been absolutely beautiful. I have re arranged my work schedule which seems to really work well for me, but it is going to take sometime to get use to the extra work. The contiuous manual labor starts to take its toll my the end of day and week.

One of my BF's, Jillian, had a bday party last weekend; I took this picture that evening. I really don't have any plans for the Memorial Day weekend. I've been working in my yard and hope to plant some flowers and lay in the sun.

I'm starting to feel the love for, my boyfriend, Gym. I looked some pictures today that reminded of how happy I am with him in my life, how stimulated I feel eveytimne I leave his house, how secure and strong I feel from the mental and physical benifits I gain from commiting to a realtionship with him....I plan to start seeing him again on Tuesday. So next week it's..... back to the gym and refreshing the love.

I have to talk to Charles , the trainer of champions, but I think I'm going to do 3 short but heavy leg workouts a week and come up with a fun summer outdoors quad stimulating workout, like sprinting or even cycle sprinting. Cycle sprinters have massive quads. I have patients that race on a team and have asked me before to try it. It is dangerous.... have you seen those athletes' falls?? @#!*.

So in sum... I have commited to be more organized with the business aspect of my practice, and am doing it, made my schedule to maximize my time with patients, feeling the love for the gym again, yard nice and spring cleaning statred, Maryjanes leg will never be the same, but she feels better, which makes me happy. Now, as soon as someone can get rid of this damn Cardinal flying into my windows all day long, things couldn't be more perfect.

Thank you again and again for all your suport. We are going to be working on the video and other issues on the site. I've been promised. Have a great safe weekend!

Your Pro,

Dr. Dena

4th Place!!!

Dear Friends and Fans,

Well, here I sit, still in New york, and it feeling like my first second to unwind. I just finished a photo with John Nafliotis. We had some Chinese for lunch, and I can't wait for Italian tonight. Joel has a place close by picked out. i would like nothing more than lounge around the house tonight. I leave tomorrow evening, I'm not sure what I want to do tomorrow. I'll probably think about it at dinner.

I really don't have much to say about the show . i think it's still the legs.. they keep getting better but still need more time. I was at my best. I couldn't have done anything different. This is purely a case of getting beat. When comparing contest histories of #1-#6, I feel honored to be mixed in that bunch. i will have galleries from the show on the site shortly. You can see more pix on http://www.musculardevelopment.com/ .

As only the top 3 :( qualified for the Olympia, I plan to lay low for a bit. I plan to apply for an invite to the 2009 Arnold Classic. I will have plenty of time to make the improvements I need, or at least make improvements. Also, I will be working on the much needed improvements in the video portion of this site..I have not forgotten you my fans.

The picture is a comparison between 1st,3rd and 4th (Me)

Your Pro,

Dr. Dena

Moment Of Truth

Dear Friends and Fans,

Well the time has come to shine. It is Wednesday evening, I have 2 coats of color on and my packing is about finished. Wendi will come over 2 more times tomorrow to apply more color to my body. Thursday is my last day; I have to get to bed early and leave the house by 4:30 am on Friday. Joel will pick me up from the airport, and Beth Roberts will be my "bag bitch" meaning she is there to help with whatever I need, color, food prep, etc. I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be a great time.

I must say that this is definitely the best I have looked. I'm full, ripped and heavy. I've been working on my presentation hard for the past 5 weeks. I plan to bring a package that you can't take your eyes off. That's my goal!!!

I would like to personally thank all of you who have been there supporting me, and encouraging me through some tough times this year. A special thank you to all of members and trainers of West County Health & Fitness for their love, wishes and goodies. The Nuckoll's Family, Patty, Brian, Wendi, Jillian& Jason, Dave, Charles, Joel and my family for helping me in one way or another make this weekend happen.

I will be spending Monday morning shooting for my website and playing around in New York til my plane leaves on Tuesday. I hope it will be back to the drawing board for me. I just found out that the top 5 will qualify for the Ms. Olympia, this is going to be a tough crowd.... cross your fingers for a top 5 placing for me. I will do my best to get pixs up and update the blog with info about the outcome of the Show. I'm sure you will be able to find out some stuff too at http://www.musculardevelopment.com/. The show is called the 2008 New York Pro Show.

I work on my hands, feet and face the night before the show this way I can move through the airport not looking too strange.. It doesn't help though... I still get stares...lol but I don't like to have it on my face for days and it will start to look bad and if I have it on hands and feet they get washed and covered all the time and rubs off on everything... so I save it for last and that is why it may look strange in the picture.

Send me your pump ups!!! XOXO

Your Pro,

Dr. Dena

PaPa.. My #1 Fan RIP April 29, 2008

Dear Friends and Fans,

Well this week has been challenging to say the least. My PaPa came back from the hospital and on Monday evening he fell asleep in his lazy boy forever. He was my #1 fan. He loved my bodybuilding. My pictures hung all over his home. My cousin says it's like a shrine..lol. PaPa would love for me to walk ahead of him so he could see peoples reactions to me. He loved it. He would walk up to anyone and say " that's my granddaughter." At 80 years old, PaPa drove all the way from Florida to Missouri to watch me graduate from Logan Chiropractic College. It relieves me to no end that a hard life lead to a peaceful death. One thing I KNOW is that both NaNa and PaPa left thinking I was the best thing in the world and that warm comfort will always be there. PaPa was 85 years old.

So, I'm 1 week out of the NY pro show. I very pleased with my look thus far. I look my best yet. Big, hard, full. I was still 145 yesterday AM. I haven't weighed yet today. I don't see any reason I shouldn't be able to show at 142. I really cut back on the patient load this last week. I have so much little prep things to do that really go unnoticed. Here is how I'm planning things out... Today, Saturday, Patty and I are going accessory shopping. A couple of things on the list are purse, ear rings, hair product, make up. Monday is manicure/pedicure and shave my entire body.. fun!@#%. Tuesday is hair day. I hate hair day. I'm way too hyper to sit in that damn chair so long. It drives me crazy, and by Tue... AHHH I'll be crazy! LOL. I may apply 1 coat of color Tue nite. I have to talk to Wendi my color specialist, but Wednesday is 2 coats of color, Thursday 2 coats of color. My plane leaves 6am on Friday. On top of all of this.. I have to prep and pack necessary foods, pack clothes and everything for show, with out missing a thing. Now Keep in mind.. this is in addition to cardio, posing, and some pump up. By this time I probably look like and slug dragging 2 large suite cases and a cooler. But, all I have to do is make it that far... Joel will be at the airport with curb sided service and the ROCK STAR style begins.. LOL I'm just playing, but not. I have good people on my team that are there to cater to me. It's very nice. I don't take advantage though.. I appreciate you all.

I wanted to put a picture of me a PaPa here with this blog.. but I will put one up with a blog when I get color on this week. Have a great weekend!

Your Pro,

Dr. Dena