Competition History
MY JOURNEY......
End of Feb 2005
12 weeks out of my first competition and I don’t know what to expect. Just do as my coach and trainer says and I will get the results. Started to diet I found it a breeze with plenty of food, just the same boring thing every day. Trained hard as I always did and stepped up the cardio. I found that anything I craved to eat if I cooked it the smell would satisfy me so I cooked and baked a lot in my spare time. I was getting leaner and everyone around me was putting on weight because I was constantly feeding them!March 2005
My body was really changing and so were my moods I sometimes find it hard to concentrate on one thing and I found myself beginning to snap at people I could be happy one min and snappy and upset the next, I had no idea why this was happening to me but I soon found out it was quite normal.April 2005
I can’t believe I look the way I do I have never looked anything like this before. I am excited and very impressed. I can see muscles I didn’t know I have. The comp is coming close and it’s all starting to get exciting but also very nerve racking. As a 1st timer who had nearly no sporting background I never assumed or thought I was I was going to have any chance in winning it was all about the experience.May 2005
Comp week is very exciting and scary I still don’t know if I will be able to get out on that stage under the spot light in front of all those people it’s way out of my comfort zone. Victorian titles comp day had finally arrived which is what all the hard training and dieting has been leading up to. Woke up 4 am (didn’t sleep much that night!) and started my day, had breakfast then got my hair and makeup done. I went to the gym so my coach Michael Tabban could have one last look at me before we went to the show. I got up on his viewing table which I had been on so many times before he asked me to do the compulsory poses. Right then it hit me - shit this is it and the nerves kicked in and I began to shake. No word of a lie the table was shaking under my feet. Left the gym and drove to the comp not knowing if I could do it. I was petrified! Once I was backstage there was so much going on that I didn’t have a chance to be nervous so I began to settle. Just before I was to go on stage the nerves kicked in again. It was too late to back out now and before I knew it my name was called and I was on the stage. I could see my coach up the front so I focused on him I could feel myself shake but I kept smiling and did the best I could do. This is what I trained and dieted for and I was going to make the most of it. As soon as I walked off stage I said to Michael that was fantastic I’m doing it again. When they announced I had won 1st place I was extremely surprised.
In the “Overall Competition” I was to be up against more experienced girls ones who have been training for years I have no chance but that was fine I already did better than I thought I would do.
When they announced my number I had to look down and check to make sure it was me I couldn’t believe what had just happened. I had won the overall it was the most amazing feeling of achievement all the 12 wks of dieting, training and mood swings had paid off it was all worth it.
Hard work continues for another two wks so I could enter the southern hemisphere titles in QLD. This was a much bigger comp I was up against a lot of girls but I was just going to enjoy this was going to be my last comp then I could eat drink and enjoy. To my surprise I came 1st in my class again and I also won the overall. This now qualified me to go to Germany to compete in the WFF UNIVERSE. Oh no another 3wks of dieting but it was all very exciting a team of 3 girls and my coach went over to Germany from Muscle and Body Shape gym.
June 2005
Comp day was great fun! Things are run very differently overseas. The show runs for 24hrs there are people everywhere with sleeping bags pillows and eski’s.The head of the WFF classifies everyone. All the ladies get up on the stage and he puts you in the appropriate class according to your size and build. There are 5 classes of figure:
- Fitness
- Performance
- Athletic
- Super body
- Extreme body
I was classified in under 30 fitness and to my surprise I came 1st in my class and then I went into the overall and won that to. In the space of 8 mths of training at Muscle and Body Shape with Michael Tabban I had won my 1st universe title.
By this time I had enjoyed the journey but was very glad to be able to eat and drink what I choose. It was a fantastic experience that will stay with me for life!
Getting Ready for 2006
End Feb 2006
This is going to be my last competition I am pumped and ready to go but this time it is going to be different I want to go over to Germany and win I want to defend my title.Dieting was once again a breeze but this time round I knew what to expect and I knew how to control my mood swings.
May 2006
I did a guest appearance at the Victorian Titles. Routine and interview routine went well but I am petrified of speaking in front of a large group of people. I know its crazy I can get up wearing almost nothing and show my body but I can’t get up and speak! I was so nervous I made my coach get up on stage with me it just calmed me down a bit. In the end it went well wasn’t as bad as I thought.
At the Southern Hemisphere Titles in QLD, I helped out back stage and got the other girls from the MBS team tanned and pumped to go on stage.
The TEAM MBS GIRLS leave for universe titles in Austria this year we had a team of 5 girls and our coach Michael Tabban going over.
June 2006
Overseas is always harder you are in unfamiliar surroundings have to find a gym to train in and stay focused on the comp.Competition Day
I went up for classification I was put in over 30 fitness.I got up on stage wanting to win. When I did my routine the music stopped ½ way through it through me off left the stage. My mood had changed I was angry and lost confidence but I still had to go back on stage for the compulsory posing and put a smile on my face as if nothing had gone wrong. It didn’t matter how I was feeling inside I had to show confidence and smile.
I ended up coming 1st in my class and also managed to win the overall again! I DID IT, I DEFENDED MY TITLE! Team MBS also did very well achieving an overall, 1st 2nd, 3rd and a 6th we were 5 very happy girls and we had one very happy coach.
January 2007
I have decided to compete again this year. I’m addicted to the sport I want to give it another go to defend my title for the second time round.Febuary 2007
Here I go again starting competition preparation, the hard training continues and the strict diet starts. Due to personal issues I am very distracted but I have decided to continue on my journey to keep myself occupied so I don’t fall apart. I know this time is going to be very hard I have so much to deal with in life. If I want it bad enough I have to keep focused.March 2007
I want so bad to compete and defend my title but I don’t have the confidence and my mind isn’t focused. I kept going and doing the best that I could.
May 2007
I would not have made it without the constant support and encouragement from everyone at Muscle and Body Shape and most of all my coach Michael Tabban. This has been the toughest year yet I don’t know how I made it – but I did!MBS team leave for Germany 4 ladies and 1 man.
Once we landed in Germany we dropped off our luggage and went in search of a gym to train. We found one very close to were we where staying called IN FORM FITNESS and this is were we trained and practiced our routines.
June 2007
Registration the day before the comp.We had a local internet TV producer approach us and asked if the could interview the team and follow us through to competition. That night they came to the motel where we were staying and interviewed the team. That night I didn’t get much sleep to nervous and excited.
Competition Day
I don’t feel to confident I’m happy with the way I look but im not in my best shape could have been leaner. Went to the venue for classification I was put in fitness over 30. We then started to get ready hair makeup tanning and pumping up before long it was time to go on stage.Routine went well then the posing got up and did my best. Results time came and I was so nervous. I came 1st then the overall and I managed to win. This was the best felling ever I don’t know how I even managed to make it to stage let alone win all the thanks goes to my coach Michael. The rest of the MBS team results were great 1st 2nd 6th 4th .
Now it was time to relax and enjoy the holiday.
I have already made the up my mind I want to compete again. I want to get in the best shape that I can and prove to myself that I can get as lean as I have in the past.
WHAT MOTIVATES ME
Here are a few things to keep in mind not just when you compete but in everyday life. I wrote this up to help myself stay focused through this extremely hard year. I put it up in my room and also have it in my car so at anytime my mind started to stray I would read it over and over so I would re-focus. Have a read it may help u one day.
- BE POSITIVE
- A POSITIVE ATTITUDE TRIGGERS ENTHUSIASM
- HAVE CONTROL WITHIN
- NEVER WASTE MY EMOTIONAL ENERGY
- NEVER LET SMALL THINGS TAKE MY FOCUS AND DISTRACT ME
- BE TOUGH AND CONFIDENT WITHIN
- BE THE BEST I POSSIBLY CAN
- HAVE SELF CONTROL AND SELF MANAGEMENT
- MAKE THE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT ME PROUD
- ENYOY LIFE AND LAUGH LOTS
Set myself realistic short term goals. Each year my goal is to better myself. Train harder and get the results I want. Don’t do anything half hearted give 100% all the time. If you know you have given it your all you can never be disappointed in yourself.
