IFBB Pro Sara Hurrle trained for weeks and was on top of her game heading into the 2011 St. Louis Pro Figure competition. Unfortunately Sara didn’t step on stage to see how she matched up to her competition. Instead of waiting for her number to be called out at prejudging she was laying in a hospital. The night before the show, Sara passed out which resulted in a concussion and a trip to the emergency room. Everything checked out fine and she was back in action a day later. While her health was in check, no competitor wants to miss the event they’ve prepped weeks to see arrive.
Sara went on to compete in the 2011 California Pro where she finished sixth but it didn’t erase the feelings from St. Louis. Fast-forward to present date and Sara is sitting 12 days out from the Sacramento Pro Figure competition, her first competition since the Cal Pro. She’s fresh off a trip to California where she’d done a couple photo shoots and supported her bikini client Lindsey Morrison. Sara is faced with a new challenge. She’s looking a bit too muscular and will need to nearly stop training for the next week.
Say WHAT?
Many women have been faced with this dilemma where they love to train hard and heavy but put on muscle easily. When they enter a Figure competition they’re told they are too muscular and in turn have to change the style of training they love.
Fortunately, there’s a new division in the IFBB ranks that will opens the doors for women like this to still compete. Enter Sara Hurrle. After giving it some thought and receiving a bit of encouragement from a few people in the industry Sara has decided to make the switch. She’ll be heading back to St. Louis this weekend to finish what she started a year ago. The only thing different is she won’t be wearing heels and instead of quarter turns, she’ll be hitting a bicep pose or two in the new Women’s Physique Division.
I asked Sara why she wants to compete in this new division and she shared, “I want to be able to promote feminine muscle. It’s what I’ve been a fan of 16 years old. I’m excited to support this initiative. I want to get it out there that women don’t need to be bigger to compete in this division and it’s obtainable.” She went on to say, “I am a bit of a meat head. I love to lift heavy and this gives me a chance to lift how I want to lift and come into a show how I like to come into a show.”
Sara hadn’t thought of competing in the division but after seeing the direction that it’s headed she got excited that it could be a new opportunity. “I’m excited to be able to flex, which I couldn’t do in Figure”, Sara said with great enthusiasm. Many women can relate to how Sara feels when she says, “I want to train how I like to train.”
Sara is a perfect example of leading by example. She has a team of 30 women that she trains (TEAM INSIDE OUT) and will show women that female muscle can be sexy and nothing to be intimated by. Although she is a trainer herself, Sara enlists the guidance of Kim Oddo for her competition prep. It helps to have someone like Kim take the guess work out of your own prep. Look for Sara to strut her physique this weekend in St. Louis and make an immediate impact in the new division.
Front Preview - 4 Days Out
For more information on Sara visit her facebook page (just don’t poke her or ask her to join Farmville) and for more info on the St. Louis Pro show visit npcmidwest.com.
