boosy boo
05-01-11, 8:40 pm
Well, its now officially twenty weeks until my first bodybuilding competition, and so i thought i would attempt to log my journey down the yelow brick road here.
A little about me, I am a 35yo female from Australia. I have been into fitness for quite sometime, and sat back and watched bodybuilding from the sidelines, always saying "one day....". But I had every excuse under the sun to stop myself from fully committing. After a 12 week 'body transformation challenge' at my old gym last year, I realised that it was now or never and i really really REALLY wanted to try and compete, even if just once......
I am in relatively good shape, got some muscle and definition but carry alot of weight (well i think its alot, but considering i'm a size 10 everyone says i'm not fat hahaha), around my mid section - it bugs the hell outta me cos i hate how it looks. I've always found shifting fat hard, and the more weight i have lost, the harder and more frustrating it gets!! lol So of all the parts of competition prep, leaning up will be the hardest for me....
I changed gyms a few months back to train with a great guy who is a seasoned competitor. After training on my own for so long, its nice to have someone to push me harder each time we train. Its also a good incentive to train with the 'big boys' - it helps me to push myself too so I can feel like I am holding my own with them :) I love training, and I miss it on my days 'off'... I'm a cardio freak, so its often hard to control my urge to hit that cross trainer!!
So after a build up over the last few months, here I am - 20 weeks out from my first competition. I'm excited, nervous, tired, hungry, but determined, all rolled into one. I was going to enter the Novice Figure category, but I personally felt better suited to Physique (I have a big frame, large shoulders and a nice amount of muscle for a chic, well so i think anyway hahahaha). Others have agreed so its official that I will enter the Womens Open Physique - a little daunting as I wont be up against novices, but I'm just not "girlie' enuff for the Figure section lol My bikinis have been picked out and are being made; posing lessons are well underway, and the diet has been tweaked.
20 weeks are gonna fly by, so hopefully my Journey will be a nice record to look back on when its all over. Hopefully my ramblings wont be too strange or boring, and i'm always happy to hear from others - advice, encouragement and support is always welcomed :)
Looking forward to bringing out the Animal in me - I am Woman, hear me ROAR!!!!!!!
A little about me, I am a 35yo female from Australia. I have been into fitness for quite sometime, and sat back and watched bodybuilding from the sidelines, always saying "one day....". But I had every excuse under the sun to stop myself from fully committing. After a 12 week 'body transformation challenge' at my old gym last year, I realised that it was now or never and i really really REALLY wanted to try and compete, even if just once......
I am in relatively good shape, got some muscle and definition but carry alot of weight (well i think its alot, but considering i'm a size 10 everyone says i'm not fat hahaha), around my mid section - it bugs the hell outta me cos i hate how it looks. I've always found shifting fat hard, and the more weight i have lost, the harder and more frustrating it gets!! lol So of all the parts of competition prep, leaning up will be the hardest for me....
I changed gyms a few months back to train with a great guy who is a seasoned competitor. After training on my own for so long, its nice to have someone to push me harder each time we train. Its also a good incentive to train with the 'big boys' - it helps me to push myself too so I can feel like I am holding my own with them :) I love training, and I miss it on my days 'off'... I'm a cardio freak, so its often hard to control my urge to hit that cross trainer!!
So after a build up over the last few months, here I am - 20 weeks out from my first competition. I'm excited, nervous, tired, hungry, but determined, all rolled into one. I was going to enter the Novice Figure category, but I personally felt better suited to Physique (I have a big frame, large shoulders and a nice amount of muscle for a chic, well so i think anyway hahahaha). Others have agreed so its official that I will enter the Womens Open Physique - a little daunting as I wont be up against novices, but I'm just not "girlie' enuff for the Figure section lol My bikinis have been picked out and are being made; posing lessons are well underway, and the diet has been tweaked.
20 weeks are gonna fly by, so hopefully my Journey will be a nice record to look back on when its all over. Hopefully my ramblings wont be too strange or boring, and i'm always happy to hear from others - advice, encouragement and support is always welcomed :)
Looking forward to bringing out the Animal in me - I am Woman, hear me ROAR!!!!!!!