My name is Sharma Barker, i am 38 years old and a mother of 4 beautiful children aged 16,14,3 and 1 years old. I use to train 10 years ago but never thought of lifting until now and i love it.

After having my last child during lockdown i decided to get back into the gym. My pregnancy was terrible during these terrible times.

I had placenta previa (baby was covering my cervics and i bleed from 24 weeks) i had a bulge in my tummy and something called Diastasis recti, which means your belly sticks out because of the space between your left and right belly muscles has widened. I could fit 3 fingers between this space. I also had gestational diabetes which led me to go on a strict diet and had to keep a dairy of my bloods everytime i ate. I really struggled being pregnant during lockdown as you can imagine. Baby came early as you never go full term with these conditions. 2 days after lockdown (25/03/2020) we remained in hospital until the end of April. Me and baby are well, safe at home now. I felt i needed to get fit again and ended up back in the gym. i have always been quite muscly on my upper body and have veiny arms. I have now learnt to embrace them. since lifting i have more definition and love my body now. Not too masculine. A friend reccommened that i do bodybuilding and here i am. looking forwards to my first show on the 5th September and excited to meet new people. This is the beginning of my journey.

Thank you for taking your time to read my profile.