Photos: Savannah Hodges
Fitness competitor Savannah Hodges of Tucson is hoping to earn her pro-card in a national meet the week of Sept 4, 2015.
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Tenecia Phillips fine tunes Savannah Hodges posture while critiquing her posing form during a session at Desert Sports and Fitness, Ajo and I-19, Wednesday, August 20, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges and Justin Castro crack up as they compare abs during her gymnastics workout at Gymnastics World. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Carefully balancing on a platform, Savannah Hodges watches herself in a nearby mirror while working on her routine at Gymnastics World. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges performs part of her gymnastics skills while fine tuning her routine. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges spends a few hours with her mother Deborah getting their nails done at Hollywood Nails and Spa as she prepares to perform in an upcoming national competion, Thursday August 27, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges works with her coach John Augustyniak doing upper body work at Undisputed. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges gets a little worried as manager and head trainer at Desert Sports and Fitness at Cardinal and Valencia, Steven Adelman, keeps nudging the counter weights further and further past 135 pounds as they record her statistics after a workout. At five-foot-two, the charts labeled Hodges as obese, despite being at around 12% body fat. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges measures out a precise amount of brussel sprouts while preparing five days worth of stringently rationed meals. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges preparing five days worth of meals, no carbohydrates, no sugars, four ounces of lean protein (chicken breast, turkey burger, bison and salmon) and a vegetable, Tuesday August 18, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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After a couple hours of cooking Savannah Hodges gets a shot for her social media sites of the five days worth of meals she prepared for the upcoming week, Tuesday August 18, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges stores her five days worth of meals in her own refrigerator in her parents home where she lives, Tuesday August 18, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges listens to her coach John Agugustyniak during her session at Undisputed. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges discusses her costume with friend and mentor Tenecia Phillips while the two work on Hodges posing skills at Desert Sports and Fitness and Ajo and I-19, Wednesday, August 20, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges stretches out before going through a lower body work out at Undisputed. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Tenecia Phillips tries to get Savannah Hodges to keep her shoulders up and chest out, pulling on imaginary strings while the two work on her posing techniques at Desert Sports and Fitness, Ajo and I-10, Wednesday, August 20, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Late in the evening Savannah Hodges leaves Desert Sports and Fitness Ajo and I-10 location after working a couple of hours with Tenecia Phillips on her posing, Wednesday, August 20, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star
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Savannah Hodges gives her mother Deborah a kiss goodbye after the two spent a few hours together getting their nails done at Hollywood Nails and Spa, Thursday August 27, 2015, Tucson, Ariz. Kelly Presnell / Arizona Daily Star