▁weight ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁g ym . ▁This ▁did ▁not ▁bother ▁her ▁since ▁all ▁the ▁men ▁at ▁the ▁g ym ▁were ▁im pressed ▁by ▁how ▁strong ▁she ▁was . ▁Little ▁by ▁little ▁she ▁increased ▁her ▁training , ▁she ▁put ▁more ▁attention ▁to ▁her ▁di et ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁her ▁first ▁body building ▁competition . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁she ▁competed ▁in ▁the ▁Baden - W ür ttemberg ▁Championships ▁and ▁placed ▁second ▁to ▁last . ▁L anger ▁was ▁not ▁disc ou rag ed ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁train ▁harder ▁and ▁competed ▁again ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁contest ▁and ▁placed ▁second . ▁At ▁this ▁time ▁body building ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁h ob by ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁parents , ▁who ▁disag re ed ▁with ▁her ▁body building , ▁wanted ▁it ▁to ▁remain ▁that ▁way . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁An ja ▁had ▁to ▁keep ▁her ▁competition ▁prepar ations ▁a ▁secret . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁that ▁her ▁parents ▁accepted ▁her ▁passion ▁for ▁body building ▁and ▁respect ed ▁their ▁daughter ' s ▁career ▁of ▁interest . ▁ ▁In ▁school ▁she ▁studied ▁graph ic ▁art , ▁while ▁still ▁compet ing ▁regularly . ▁When ▁she ▁completed ▁school , ▁L anger ▁decided ▁to ▁make ▁her ▁h ob by ▁her ▁profession ▁during ▁this ▁time . ▁She ▁placed ▁fourth ▁at ▁the ▁German ▁Championships , ▁second ▁Am ateur ▁World ▁Championship ▁in ▁Madrid , ▁Spain . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁she ▁won ▁the ▁Junior ▁World ▁Championships , ▁and ▁the ▁European ▁Am ateur ▁Championships ▁and ▁German ▁Championships ▁in ▁ 1