KEEP IT REAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday was not too much of an exciting day. I had to have a wisdom tooth extracted, and some other work done. I can tell you I was in a lot of pain and to be honest I am scared of when I see the dentist pick up his working tools. It reminds me of something out of the medieval ages. So for a few days I needed rest. I think my body was happy I gave it a few days rest too! I caught up some paperwork and watched shows like Ali G the series, and Ali G in da house. It was soooo funny. I laughed my butt off. So in anything you do, remember to keep it real.

Prep is good, I am trying to keep my weight up. I was 163 lbs the other day. I don't want to get to lean too fast, and this is something that I tend to do. On top of that all the pictures you have seen I have not been doing hardly any cardio. Only 40 mins a day. So I have been excited that I stood at 169-171 lbs. But since this week, with a minor change in diet due to Tuesday. I added in some more carbohydrates like sweet potato with cinnamon.......mmmmmm. It helped my weight kick back up. ;)

Training in gyms recently, I have been dealing with some distractions. I am blessed to have my own gym when I want privacy. I have the all the cardio pieces I need, great equipment and a lot of unique attachments fr those extra kicks. I can go when ever I want and I can wear whatever I want. So I can train in my pajamas if I want too ;). Which I have done. I even remember last year for te North American, I would spend te night there a few times just to make sure I get what I had to get done. That gym is my little deserted island. LOL. To get to my piont, I am always stopped in the middle of my workouts. People just want to sit there and talk to me. I dont think as many times as I have explained it do they realize the importance of every bit of my time in the gym. A couple of people got offended because I didn't give them the attention they wanted. When I go to the gym, that is my time to train and train hard. I have to be focused and most of all I have to give whatever it is I am training all of my attention. I have people walk up to me, for example, as I am lifting heavy in the middle sof my set or right when I got my game face on and ready to begin the exercise and they just stand there expecting me to stop. I used to stop, but now I have to do what I have to do. I keep going and tell them I will catch them later.

Then there are certain men in my gym that feel that women aren't meant to have muscles. So I tend to get those "who does she think she is" looks. It doesn't bother me what these people think of female bodybuilding. It is an art that is a remarkable sport. I am so proud that I am a part of it.

Be sure to stop by and say hi to me on Herbicepscam.com

Great News!!!!

I wanted to thank Rich for the great web design he did on the website. The members section looks great with a whole lot of content added. I just love the blue it really just catches my attention. Rich has put alot of time into the design. I deeply apperciate his work. There are still some needs that are not quite finish yet but what we have so far is awesome.

If you notice on the Bio there are a few tweaks that need to be fix. I am 27 not 25, and I did a few more contest that need to be added. My curent bicep stat is 16. qith a good pump 16.5 to right below the 17inch mark if i got a really good pump going on LOL

i have been on Herbiceps cam and I have had a great ime on there meeting fans and admirers of the sport.

Okay here is a countdown pic this was taken a few days ago. AS of today my weight is 170 lbs. I cant believe how much muscle I gained.WOOHOO.

***Warning*** this picture contains Isabelle on a bad hair day lol.

Progress Pics

took pictures last night and I my weight is going around 169-171lbs ;) Of course I want to keep my fans updated because you all have been a great support to me and bodybuilding. It amazes me how much I have progressed over the years. It was very late in the gym, so bear with me on my tired looks lol. Everything else is good I am doing Webcam on www.herbicepscam.com. it whas been alot of fun, met so many wonderful people. here are some cam pictures. You can view my Bio on Herbicepscam at https://www.herbicepscam.com/browse_perfProfile.aspx?PerfID=Isabelle

I have had alot of request for private chat. I can do a private chat where you can watch me pose and show my progress for my contest preparation for the show. I love fans and want to show them how much abodybuilding means to me. To show my passion I pose and show off muscular features and shape. You can send me a payment through paypal at isabelleturell@hotmail.com.

$20 mins for 50.00

Please send me a emai so we can set up a date and time.


And now my pictures from last night at the GYM.





























By request i had some people ask for forearm and leg vein shots . Cant wait to see what the thunderstorm will bring in a few more weeks

Got to Get This Off My Mind

I am always amazed with the sport of female bodybuilding. If you don't already know, I love this sport and I will not let it go easy ....ever.

If you think you know me, my physique, training methods, etc., THINK AGAIN!!!! LOL I am VERY competitve in anything I do, and if you want to turn pro in this sport you have to put in the time and the hours. I dont have time to sit here and worry about who is in my class, what my weight is, what so and so looks right now. I find it childish. What matters is that morning for the few minutes you get on that stage the day of the show. As for now I have to wait a long 10 weeks till that.

On another note..I am excited to be competeting in the usa's and it seems alot of other competators are excited that I am copmpeting too. All I have to say is I WILL be putting up a good show. AS I am hungry.

When I want to achieve something I put my heart and soul into it and go from there.

Here is the last shows I did with 3 successful and 1 that was my fault becuase I wasn't focus and not in my zone

2003 Excalibur- overall
2004 nationals -170 lbs 9th heavy weight
2006 Southern usa overall
2006 North American 1st light heavy

When I put my mind to something I do it. I look at my fbb competitions like the Olympics. I have to put alot of hours in and I have to give the best package I can.

I want to end saying that I am very passionate about this sport and I am hungry to compete on a Pro level. I want to say thank you again to my fans, frieds and family for believing in me and in my dreams.

Got to Get This Off My Mind

I am always amazed with the sport of female bodybuilding. If you don't already know, I love this sport and I will not let it go easy ....ever.

If you think you know me, my physique, training methods, etc., THINK AGAIN!!!! LOL I am VERY competitve in anything I do, and if you want to turn pro in this sport you have to put in the time and the hours. I dont have time to sit here and worry about who is in my class, what my weight is, what so and so looks right now. I find it childish. What matters is that morning for the few minutes you get on that stage the day of the show. As for now I have to wait a long 10 weeks till that.

On another note..I am excited to be competeting in the usa's and it seems alot of other competators are excited that I am copmpeting too. All I have to say is I WILL be putting up a good show. AS I am hungry.

When I want to achieve something I put my heart and soul into it and go from there.

Here is the last shows I did with 3 successful and 1 that was my fault becuase I wasn't focus and not in my zone

2003 Excalibur- overall
2004 nationals -170 lbs 9th heavy weight
2006 Southern usa overall
2006 North American 1st light heavy

When I put my mind to something I do it. I look at my fbb competitions like the Olympics. I have to put alot of hours in and I have to give the best package I can.

I want to end saying that I am very passionate about this sport and I am hungry to compete on a Pro level. I want to say thank you again to my fans, frieds and family for believing in me and in my dreams.

Amazing Story. God bless Her! Proves that anything is possible.

Cancer survivor, 75, skis to North Pole
By MEGHAN BARR, Associated Press WriterSun May 6, 2:15 PM ET

The bone-numbing trek to the North Pole is riddled with enough perils to make a seasoned explorer quake: Frostbite threatens, polar bears loom and the ice is constantly shifting beneath frozen feet.
But Barbara Hillary took it all in stride, completing the trek to the world's northernmost point last month at the age of 75. She is one of the oldest people to reach the North Pole, and is believed to be the first black woman on record to accomplish the feat.
Hillary, of Averne, N.Y., grew up in Harlem and devoted herself to a nursing career and community activism. At 67 and during retirement, she battled lung cancer. Five years later, she went dog sledding in Quebec and photographed polar bears in Manitoba.
Then she heard that a black woman had never made it to the North Pole.
"I said, `What's wrong with this picture?'" she said. "So I sort of rolled into this, shall we say."
In 1909, Matthew Henson made history as the first black man to reach the Pole, though his accomplishment was not officially recognized for decades — it was overshadowed by the presence of his white colleague, Robert Peary.
Ann Bancroft, a physical education teacher from Minnesota, was the North Pole's first female visitor in 1986 as a member of the Steger Polar Expedition, which arrived unassisted in a re-creation of the 1909 trip. Various scientific organizations said no record exists of a black woman matching Bancroft's feat, although such record-keeping is not perfect.
"It's not like there's a guest book when you get up there and you sign it," said Robert Russell, founder of Eagles Cry Adventures, Inc., the travel company that leads thrill-seekers like Hillary to the farthest corners of the globe. Russell conducted six months' worth of research, interviewing fellow polar expedition contractors and digging through history books, but failed to find a black woman who had completed the trek.
Russell's paying customers can travel to the North Pole in various ways, from 18-day cross-country ski trips to simply being dropped off at the Pole via helicopter. The trip costs about $21,000 per person.
Hillary insisted on skiing. Only trouble was, she had never been on the slopes before.
"It wasn't a popular sport in Harlem," she quipped.
So she enrolled in cross-country skiing lessons and hired a personal trainer, who finally determined she was physically fit for the voyage.
"She's a headstrong woman. You don't tell her 'no' about too many things," Russell said.
Her lack of funds didn't stop her, either. Hillary scraped together thousands of dollars and solicited private donors. On April 18, she arrived in Longyearben, Norway, where it is common for people to carry guns to ward off hungry polar bears.
"Before I arrived, the word was out that soul food was coming," she joked.
The travelers were then flown to the base camp — which is rebuilt each year due to melting ice — and pitched their tents. On April 23 Hillary set off on skis with two trained guides. Russell, fearing for her health, had convinced her to take the daylong ski route to the Pole in lieu of the longer trips.
As the sunlight glinted off the ice, distorting her gaze, Hillary struggled beneath a load of gear and pressed on. In her euphoria at reaching the Pole, she forgot the cold and removed her gloves, causing her fingers to become frostbitten.
Standing at the top of the world, she could have cared less. The enormous expanse of ice and sky left Hillary, for once in her long life, speechless.
While such expeditions serve as major accomplishments, some historians and Arctic experts criticize what they call an over-hyping of being the "first" to do something.
"The same issue is in effect for the climbing of Mount Everest," said Michael Robinson, a University of Hartford professor who wrote "The Coldest Crucible: Arctic Exploration and American Culture." "You see the first diabetic, the first blind person to climb Everest. I'd hate for there to be a constant emphasis on nationality and race and gender, or disability."
But for Hillary, the achievement extends beyond race. She hopes her journey will inspire hope in other cancer survivors. With her feet back on dry land in New York, she is already plotting a new adventure: that of a global-warming activist.
"What if?" she said. "I'd like to go and lecture to different groups on what they can do on a grass-roots level (to fight global warming)."

A treat for members

I am very very grateful to the members that have joined my site. To show my graditude I would like to offer members a live webcam/chat experience with me for a certain amount of time. it is a great way to get up close and personal with me on my contest prep for USAs. Bodybuilding is my life I would love to share with you what I love the most.

I love fans and I want to make it up to you and show you how much your support means to me.

If you are currently a member of my site send me an email at isabelleturell@hotmail.com so we can schedule a time and day. I will also have o verify information to make sure you are a member of my site. This is only for members of my site.

My webmaster will be posting updates this week. So stay tuned