The competition! Its been a few weeks since I did the Auckland Bodybuilding show, and I can't wait for the next one!

The show was so much fun, the week leading up to it was challenging - you kinda get to the point where you are hungry but aren't really looking forward to eating as dry chicken and veges are hard to get down, especially without being allowed any water to wash it down with!!

But it was all worth it because I had such a great time, I wasn't really too sure what to expect backstage, whether it might be abit of a catty situation with girls all fighting for the top spot! But it was nothing like that, all the girls were lovely and everyone was very supportive of each other! It was awesome and I met some amazing people :)

The bikini class was made into 2 groups this year, Tall and Short class, which I thought was a great idea because taller and shorter girls have a completely different shape to each other and it was good to see it being judged fairly. I took 3rd place in the bikini tall class which I was stoked about! I was doing this comp to get some stage confidence to prepare for the Waikato show in October, and to walk away with a medal I was over the moon :)

I have decided to do the Bikini class in the Waikato show in October now, I was going to do figure class but I think I might try and do that in the future so I can build abit more muscle, and stick with doing bikini - it’s a great class!

I did my first measurements on the weekend since the show and I have managed to put on 2% body fat, and LOST 900g of muscle :( So I was abit gutted about that! But in all honesty after the show I did have abit of a blow out, then went through a week of missing meals, and then had a night out where ALOT of wine was consumed……! So the inconsistency was bound to make my measurements take a turn for the worst!

But I'm back on track now and have 15 weeks to prepare for the show so no more mishaps for me, I don't want to let all my hard work go to waste!

If you are preparing for a specific goal wether it be loosing 5kgs, being able to run a half marathon or competing in a competition, always keep your goal in mind and think how it would feel to achieve it, picture yourself succeeding - it will make it much easier to stay committed to your goal!

My diet is pretty much the same at the moment leading up to the comp, but I have to get back into 30 minute of cardio per day again. Errghhh….. :P

Is anyone bored of doing the same old cardio routine? Try mix it up abit by doing this cardio session:

10 minutes on treadmill - Start on incline 1, jog at speed 8 (slower or faster depending on fitness level), for every minute up the incline 1 level, you should be on incline 10 by the time you finish

500m row sprint then 2 minutes fast pedal on bike, repeat 2 x

2 minutes fast as you can on X-trainer then 2 minutes punching boxing bag, repeat 2 x

This should take you approximately 30 minutes, and will burn a lot of calories! Remember to push yourself :)