After battling anorexia and chasing thinness, Michelle Wood rebuilt her body—and mindset—through strength training, adding serious muscle and stepping on stage as a pro.
Michelle Wood’s fitness journey didn’t start in the weight room—it started with a misconception.
“I was always naturally skinny, and became far skinnier due to a long battle with anorexia,” she says. “I had ‘abs’ but hardly any muscle to speak of. I was weak and had never even thought of lifting weights.”
Like a lot of people stuck in that mindset, she relied on cardio—running, cycling, Pilates, Zumba, yoga. The goal wasn’t strength. It was getting as small as possible.
“My goals initially were to be basically as lean and skinny as possible,” she says.
When Michelle first found Jim Stoppani’s programs, she still wasn’t focused on building muscle. She entered her first bodybuilding show with minimal equipment, no real prep, and no coach—just home workouts and determination.
“I lived in the middle of nowhere with no access to a gym and had two toddlers at home, so I made do with what I had,” she says.
my bloodwork is the best it”s ever been after 6 months of focus
huge shoutout to this community for keeping me accountable
success isn”t just about the mirror it”s about the discipline
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