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The government says there's no need to be alarmed. let's get you back to the program. >> narrator: bea smith is now at a career crossroads. after many weeks of training she placed only 12th at the nationals. female professional bodybuilders who place well at competitions rarely make any money at all, but their costs to compete can run into the tens of thousands of dollars a year. in short, it's no way to make a living. >> i'm tired of not having money to go to the mall. i'm tired of not having money to say, oh, you know, i'm going to buy groceries this week even though in my heart there's noth...

That's amazing. hey, i don't got a problem with that, but i don't like people coming up to me and groping all over me because i know how he's going to react. >> i've got to relax. and i know i do. so i'm trying really hard. but i mean just with all the cruel stuff that goes on everywhere and the way a lot of people treat women, i just can't deal with it, you know. >> after training with bea and helping me out, my body has changed a lot just with this last year. >> how are you? >> you look good, you look good. >> bea smith has had several careers. firefighter, nurse, professional bodybuilder. n...

The national female body championship is only four weeks away. for bea smith, it could be her last opportunity to win one of the coveted pro cards that would allow her to compete as a professional bodybuilder. her competition class is determined by weight. >> i'm fairly lean right now. about 140 pounds. but i've got to lose so much more weight. >> push on the back. lift them up. there it is. four weeks as of today so she'll make it. it's not a problem making the weight. we know we can make the weight but have to have the force with it and not cramp or anything on stage. it's going to be perfec...

If not a lifetime. >> when i told her as long as her facial structure doesn't change, we're good, but we're not going to get into that level of so-called gear that does that. >> the variety of gear or accessory supplements can suck the water out for definition, lower one's weight, pump the muscles up and keep the juices flowing when the body is ready to collapse with exhaustion. what a bodybuilder puts in their system is personalized and kept private. everything kicks up a notch when there's a competition around the corner. >> i'm feeling really good right now. a little tired. 2 1/2 weeks away...

of these ♪ and did you guess our sweet dreams? today, we reveal the secrets, the adventure, the excitement. even the danger. yes, we're living the dream. and we want you to join the ride. and we are going to have fun with those dreams in just a little bit. first, that oil slick continues to spread. >> and it gets worse and worse. pouring out 5,000 barrels a day. five-times more than officials thought. as there are new questions this morning about safety involving that sunken british petroleum oil rig off the coast of louisiana. crews fired hand-held flares into the oily water...