The Fit Show Story Project

Submit your journey for a chance to win the Whitney Wiser Overcomer Award at the 2025 NPC Nashville Fit Show!

The Fit Show Story Project was started in 2020 with the mission of sharing stories of overcoming to inspire hope & confidence in others to overcome their obstacles too! At this time, it is for NPC Amateur athletes only.

Entry Instructions:

After you submit your entry form below, please email [email protected] your typed story in a Word Document or Google Doc as an attachment. **Please DO NOT SUBMIT THIS FORM until your Document is ready to send immediately following your submission of this form.***

On your document, include your name and email address at the very top of the sheet as the first 2 lines.

Entries should be between 400 and 1,000 total words... no more, no less.

The Prompting Question list below is a good way to start brainstorming everything you'd like to share about your journey of overcoming life's obstacles & competition prep. You do not have to answer every question specifically if you would rather type it out in your own format. Email your Word Doc or Google Doc to [email protected] by July 25

Prompting Question List

**You can use these questions as a guide to writing your story OR you don't have to use them at all if you know how you'd like to tell your story already. The choice is yours!*

Question #1: What made you start working out/strength training in general?

Question #2: What made you make the decision to set the goal of stepping on stage to compete & start prepping (out of any other fitness-related goal)? 

Question #3: What kept you going when things got tough & why didn't you quit?

Question #4: What is one thing that competing has taught you about yourself?

Question #5: Is there anything specific that you’ve had to overcome? If so, what was that process like?

Question #6: Is there anything else you'd like to share about your journey? Please share!