IFBB Professional Robin Parker

July 23rd was a simply amazing day for me! I won the overall Master's Nationals and earned the right to become an IFBB professional bodybuilder. Here are some shots from the show...



























This one is the line up at pre-judging. That's me on the right and Michelle Brent 3rd from the left.



THANK YOU all my wonderful friends for all the fantastic support and congrats! I'm still floating on air and doubt I'll come back down to earth for a while.

I couldn't have done it without my husband/training partner/best friend, Barry. He is my hero. He has been incredible - this is a team effort and a shared victory. I'm so blessed to have him in my life.

The contest was just about perfect and Gary Udit deserves a lot of credit as a promoter. I recommend his contests to everyone. You can check them out at www.garyudit.com.

My favorite part of this sport is the people in it. It was fantastic to see many friends again and especially Michelle Brent and Merry Christine who are both a joy to be around. It was also a wonderful opportunity to make new friends, too such as Trudy Ireland, Pam Shealy, Pam Franklin and many more of my sisters in iron. People at this contest were amazing. I lost count of the people who came up to me to tell me they had seen me in Dallas and were happy that this contest turned out as it did. It just blew me away!

Amanda Dunbar has been such an important person in all of this as we've shared our progress over the last few months with all the ups and a just a few downs. She's helped me keep things in perspective and always seem to say just the right thing. Now, it's her turn this weekend in Las Vegas at the USA Championships. Thank you Amanda for all your encouragement and positive input as well as for trusting me with your preparation.

I also want to give a special thanks to Colette Nelsen who helped with my routine and has been so supportive and Cynthia James (CJ's Elite Competition Wear) who made my fantastic posing suits. What a team!

Just goes to prove, it's never too late. I'll have updates on my web site with new pictures soon. This weekend in Las Vegas will provide the opportunity for lots of new pictures and video clips.

Oscar's 2nd Birthday

Our Manx cat, Oscar, had his second birthday on Friday, July 15th. Here he is doing what he does best...

Oscar is extremely independent and only comes in the house to eat. The rest of the time he is in the back yard sleeping in the mulch or somewhere in the neighborhood doing who knows what. He is small and thus, we refer to him as "Little Baby". The world definitely revolves around him. Much respect, admiration and a little jealousy.



















My contest preparation is going great. Here's a picture of me taken in 1989 when I won the Master's Nationals as a middleweight (124 pounds). That's Bob Bonham of Strong and Shapely Gym in New Jersey and Shirley Kemper from John Kemper's Diamond Gym, also in New Jersey. The week before, I had won the overall at Mike Katz's Northeastern Championships. There's nothing quite like the feeling of winning. Let's hope history repeats itself on July 23rd! Thanks so much for all your support and good wishes! It means more than I can say.

Member's Section is Open!

Good news, ya'll! My member's section is open on my web site. There, you can find lots of galleries and video clips with more being added weekly. Here's an example of one of many you can view there...

Drop by, pay a visit and let me know how you like it and what you'd like to see more of.

Member's Section Open Soon!

Here's a picture from Saturday's leg and calves training session. I'll be posting workout galleries on my web site soon covering each body part along with video clips.

The member's section should be opening any day now. I hope to have lots of interesting and hopefully, motivating pictures covering competitions, candid shots, studio shots and lots more.



I just posted new update pics for my countdown to the Master's Nationals July 23rd. Here's one of my favorites we took. You can view more by clicking on the link above.