BFIT BALDWIN FITNESS
S
teve and Lindsay Baldwin live in Connersville, IN. Steve is a nationally qualified athlete in both NPC Master’s Division and Open Division. He is a professional firefighter with 15 years of service. He is a certified personal trainer with 17 years of experience and a former gym owner/manager. Lindsay is a NPC Figure competitor. She serves our country in the Indiana National Guard and is a high school teacher. She has run in the Indianapolis Mini Marathon in 2007 and 2011, along with several other local and regional road races. Our clients range from teens needing help with school sports to the elderly needing help to stay active and healthy! We have trained athletes at all levels, including those competing in bodybuilding and figure. They own their own business, www.baldwinfitness.com.
34
The PFIA Protector • www.pfia1913.org
Bodybuilding.com Interview After my divorce in 1991, I started working out as a stress reliever and fell in love with the changes and feeling of training. I started making huge changes and feeling better all around. Competing was something I always wanted to do but thought I couldn’t. In 2003, I was involved in a motorcycle accident and sustained a compound fracture in my radius and ulna. The bone broke through the skin and ground on the pavement. I had a gap between my bone and my arm repaired by screws and stitches. The doctor told me I had to quit being a firefighter and working out. I was devastated and wanted to prove them wrong. Through the power of prayer, my bone grew back together, the screws and stitches were taken out, and I’m still a firefighter and lifter to this day. In 2010, there was a large chemical plant fire that we had to fight for 24 hours. I tried to go home and get some rest, but couldn’t. When my
wife, Lindsay, got home from work, we went straight to the gym because I wanted to work off the stress of the day before. As I was bench pressing, I heard a loud tear and felt my left pectoral muscle start burning. I immediately sat up and my wife rushed over and asked what was wrong. I told her that I tore something and we went straight to the ER. Due to dehydration and strain, I tore my pectoral. The orthopedic surgeon said it couldn’t be fixed by surgery. I had to learn to strengthen it. Again, I thought any chance I had to compete was over. I became self-conscious about my chest but continued to train hard. This past July, my wife and I went to Las Vegas and watched the USAs. There were men competing who sustained the same injury I did, which totally changed my outlook. My wife and I began looking at a local show and decided to compete in the 2012 Tricky Jackson Classic, me as a bodybuilding middleweight, and she in figure.