Mindy Irish Fitness

NASM Personal Trainer | Online Fitness Coach | Posing Coach | NPC Contest Prep Coach | Online Bikini Competition Coach | Macros Coach | | Indianapolis Indiana |





Ladies, let's build some muscle curves!!

  • Home
  • About
    • Mindy & Coaching Style
    • E-Letter Sign-Up
    • Contact
  • Services
    • General Fitness & Contest-Prep Coaching
    • In-Person Personal Training
    • Posing Coaching
    • Testimonials & Progress Pictures
  • Products I Use
  • Videos
  • Facebook Groups
    • Women’s Health & Wellness Group
    • Bodybuilding Bikini Group
  • Resources
    • Competing
    • Habits & Goals
    • Nutrition
    • Recipes
    • Training

My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 8 Weeks Out!

February 17, 2013 By Mindy

Stats: 140.0; Body Fat 12.2% Former week was: 138.8 lbs; Body Fat: 12.69% (My weight did NOT get back down to what it was last week, but was at 138.9 at one point.  I’ll tell you why the jump down below!) Calorie intake: This week I drop to 1883 calories.  It came from going from […]

Filed Under: Figure Competitions

My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 9 Weeks Out!

February 10, 2013 By Mindy

Stats: 138.8 lbs; Body Fat: 12.69%….down 2 pounds and 1.1%! Calorie intake: My calories this week dropped to 2183.  Even just taking off 300 a day resulted in a big difference on the scale! Cardio: 3 days on the tread at 30 minutes, level 9-10 incline and 3.0 mph….slow, steady state Lifting: Lifted all body parts this week […]

Filed Under: Figure Competitions

My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 10 Weeks Out!

February 3, 2013 By Mindy

Stats: 139.9; 13.1% Body Fat.  (Last week: 140.8 and 13.85%)…..dropping good news on both measurements! Diet: My calories dropped starting today from 2550 to 2100 and that will hold for two more weeks.  I did a 2100-calorie refeed yesterday with white rice, oatmeal, egg whites, sweet potato, and chicken.  The new diet drops out my […]

Filed Under: Figure Competitions

My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 11 Weeks Out

January 27, 2013 By Mindy

Stats: 140.8 lbs; Body Fat: 13.85%….holding steady, with a slight drop from 13.9% last week. Calorie intake:Most days are 2300-2500; NO refeed this week, but did have an extra 1/2 cup of oats and 1 cup of egg whites one night (with my trainer’s permission!) to fight a sugar craving.  Ate it….and still went to […]

Filed Under: Figure Competitions

My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 12 Weeks Out

January 20, 2013 By Mindy

  12Weeks Out: January 20, 2013 (almost 6 weeks in on contest prep)   141.6 lbs; Body Fat: 13.9%….just a tick up from last week (13.67%); week of PMS! Calorie intake:Most days are 2300-2500; NO refeed this week, but I did dig into a confessed cheat of 1c oatmeal, 6 marshmallows, and 3T of chocolate […]

Filed Under: Figure Competitions

My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 13 Weeks Out

January 13, 2013 By Mindy

  13 Weeks Out: January 13, 2013 141.2 lbs; Body Fat: 13.67%….this is working, down 1% from last week! Calorie intake:Most days are 2300-2500;  Doing a 2500 calorie refeed today (1/13) of lowered proteins, eating egg whites and chicken, no to low fat, and higher carbs of sweet potato, white rice, oats, marshmallows, and air-popped […]

Filed Under: Figure Competitions

My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 14 Weeks Out

January 7, 2013 By Mindy

  14 Weeks Out: January 5-6, 2013 141.2 lbs; Body Fat: 14.53%….this is working, down 2.2% from last week! Calorie intake:Most days are 2300-2500;  Did a huge 4100 calorie refeed of simple sugars, grains, pop corn, egg whites, oat meal, rice on 1/4….so we’ll see what that brings this week! Cardio: 3 days on the […]

Filed Under: Figure Competitions

My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 15 Weeks Out

December 30, 2012 By Mindy

  15 Weeks Out: December 30, 2012 140 lbs; 16.78% body fat; 7AM (body fat really jumped down from 18.44% last week!) Calorie intake:previous day was 2600 and a small refeed two nights back, landing my calories at 3200 for that day (You gotta eat {well} to grow muscle!) Cardio: 1 day on the tread […]

Filed Under: Figure Competitions

My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 16 Weeks Out

December 23, 2012 By Mindy

  16 Weeks Out: December 23, 2012 140.4 lbs; 18.44% body fat; 9AM (body fat is creeping back down!) Calorie intake: previous day was a refeed of complex carbs-oatmeal, egg whites, rice cakes, sweet potatoes, chicken; 2820 calories for the day; the refeed locks on some water weight as the body’s response to the high […]

Filed Under: Figure Competitions

My Journey To My First Figure Competition: 17 Weeks Out

December 20, 2012 By Mindy

  17 Weeks Out: December 15, 2012 138 lbs; 19.5% body fat; 8AM (whoa….that jumped from last time!  Water?!) Calorie intake: 2500 daily Cardio: none Lifting: just lifted 1 time the week prior;  released to lift and ready to rock it! Conditions: 1 day before my cycle start….hello water weight!     Looking forward to […]

Filed Under: Figure Competitions

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next Page »


Recent Posts

  • Lasting Physique Transformations Begin with the Habits and Mindset!
  • Five Benefits of Weight Training
  • Thriving with Hashimoto’s Thyroid Autoimmune: Listen to Mindy on the “Sync Your Life” Podcast, Part 2!
  • Listen to Mindy on the “Sync Your Life” Podcast!
  • Mindy’s Continuing Education, Podcast Listens, and “In the Press” Updates!
Mindy has a quarterly E-letter with fitness tips, nutrition info, & weight training ideas.
To thank you for subscribing to the list, she gives you access to a printable, FREE at-home workout!

Please sign up below!

Copyright © 2025 Mindy Irish Fitness · Web Design by Moritz Fine Designs LLC

  • Home
  • About
    • Mindy & Coaching Style
    • E-Letter Sign-Up
    • Contact
    • Back
  • Services
    • General Fitness & Contest-Prep Coaching
    • In-Person Personal Training
    • Posing Coaching
    • Testimonials & Progress Pictures
    • Back
  • Products I Use
  • Videos
  • Facebook Groups
    • Women’s Health & Wellness Group
    • Bodybuilding Bikini Group
    • Back
  • Resources
    • Competing
    • Habits & Goals
    • Nutrition
    • Recipes
    • Training
    • Back