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Bikini and Bodybuilding Athlete’s Guide to Proper Competitor Etiquette
This information is to help anyone who competes or are interested in competing in NPC bodybuilding, figure, physique, classic physique or bikini competitions. I do not work for NPC, nor is this post…
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NPC Bikini Competition: 10 Reasons To Compete
If you told me 3 years ago that I’d compete and actually like it, I wouldn’t have believed you. I loathed the thought of competing. I didn’t just others for doing it, I…
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Bikini & Bodybuilding: Why Compete?
Despite my appearance, or the fact I have been in the fitness industry for most of my life, competing was the very LAST thing I ever wanted to do. A matter of fact, it…
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Are You Stuck in Your Own Little Box?
Most people really like their “box”. They prefer the known – and the familiar. People rarely want to step out into unknown territory. Foreign territory can be scary. It’s unpredictable and it’s normally…
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Motivation to be MORE than a Competitor
As I prepare for my first competition, I am learning something new everyday. Cutting calories and denying the flesh is HARD (but it’s worth it). Cutting calories for 3 months in a row,…
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Underneath the Bikini
I don’t look at the body as a sex symbol or in vanity. To me, the body is like a clump of clay that can be sculpted into different shapes by applying science…
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Compete to Train or Train to Compete?
Train to Compete Everyone knows someone who is training, or has trained, for something – whether it’s a 5K, half marathon, tri, bikini competition, bodybuilding show, crossfit games, power lifting meet or tournament…
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Bikini and Figure: What the Judges Want
Whether you’ve competed before, or you are just thinking about competing, the one question everyone wants to know is “what do the judges want?” Recently, I went to a seminar led by judges…
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Men’s Physique Competition Gives Men Reason to Train Harder
“No one ever trains and diets as hard as they do when they know they have to get on stage in front of crowd.” – Steve Pfiester When people talk about bodybuilding, most…
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FITNESS MOTIVATION: Finish What You Started
EXCUSE (k-skyz) Relieve, rationalize, explain, pardon, condone, exempt, rationalise, apologize, justify… Training for a body building show can be pretty intense. The training, additional cardios, extreme dieting, and keeping up with all the supplements (listed below) can all be pretty overwhelming even…
