Part Time Bodybuilder

Seen as me and Jenny are doing the same show, I invited her back on to do an update at 2 weeks out from the 2bros Pro Tan Naturals Cup. Here is how we are both feeling at 2 weeks out, the realities of how hard we have had to push, our decisions to stay natural and so much more!

Content includes

How hard have we had to push

Managing injuries in prep

Where can you draw the line between prep tired and proper fatigue?

Honesty with your coach

Does having an ‘effective off season’ actually make prep any easier

Other people’s onions on your prep

Levels of commitment

Staying natural and do we feel pressure to go assisted

Should you look at what the pro’s are doing

Using the feedback from your shows

Not placing your worth on placings

Importance of your close circle and having their honesty

How discipline feeds other areas of your life

Watching shows in close proximity to your own


Jenny's IG: @jennyhamiltonpt

Podcast IG: @parttimebodybuilder @holly.lj

Feeling a bit overwhelmed trying to prepare for show day? Well here is an episode for you!

It was so great to have my first guest and owner of KOMPAK back on the podcast  to cover off how you can make sure that you are prepared for the big day.

Content includes

Show day checklist

Budgeting for show day

Things to think about before the show

Planning your look

Considerations for show day

Show day timings & itinerary 

Pumping up

Looking after yourself on show day

Resources

Show day checklist - https://www.kompak.store/blog/show-day-list-what-to-pack-male-female-bodybuilding-competitors
Budget planner - https://www.kompak.store/blog/competing-budget-planner-male-female

Social Media

KOMPAK women - @kompakwomen
KOMPAK men - @kompakmen
Jasmin's - @jasminjuliajeffery

keep up to date with the latest podcast news on IG @parttimebodybuilder. You can also find your host, Holly @holly.lj. 

Here is where I am at 5 weeks out....eek! I have to admit that I am having my first proper prep wobble with the age old question of am I going to be ready in time ?!

Content includes

What has happened since the last update

Diet break

Where I am now with training, cardio and diet

Am I going to be ready?!

Life update

Some exciting news

Podcast socials:
@partimebodybuilder
@holly.lj

IFBB Bikini Pro Mary Ann Parks joins me to talk me through her journey to pro status and her plans going forwards. Two things really struck me about Mary Ann is her drive to really hone her craft through constantly learning every area of the sport as well as her ability to bounce back, she really has overcome so much.

Content includes

Amateur journey

Taking time away from the stage to get better

Getting uncomfortable in offseason

Importance of posing and hiding imbalances

Overcoming injuries

Training with imbalances

Journey to the pro stage

Mary Ann's IG: @maryann_ifbbpro

Podcast IG: @parttimebodybuilder @holly.lj

... until I injured myself.

Prep brain got the best of me and I was a complete wally. Here is a quick update on what I have done, how it has affected things and the plan moving forwards!

Podcast Instagram: @parttimebodybuilder
Personal Instagram: @holly.lj

11 weeks down, 9 to go! Where is the time going?!

Here is a full breakdown of where we are at 9 weeks out as well as what has changed recently.

Content includes

Recent changes to the plan

Body weight stalling

Will I be lean enough?

Prep and periods

Strength struggles

A shift in  mindset


You can also follow my journey to the stage on Instagram @holly.lj 

Keep up with the latest podcast news and episode @parttimebodybuilder

What an open, raw and inspiring chat I had with Amy, which to be honest took me completely by surprise.

We had intended to talk about training hard and preps however the conversation became a lot more than that, we discovered that we had similar experiences and could delve deeply into them instead. We opened up on the realities of the modelling industry as well refusing to let an abusive relationship turn be a defining feature, instead using it to harness mental toughness. I want to thank Amy for being so candid and vulnerable.

Content includes

Thoughts/feelings 2 weeks out from pro debut

Taking other people’s comments with pinch of salt

Fitness prep vs bikini prep

Keeping strength training and cardio separate

Importance of regular contact with your coach on prep

Finding the gym

The brutality of the modelling industry

Abusive relationships

Rebuilding confidence and self-worth

Not letting the past define you

Turning trauma into mental toughness and fuel

The formula to training hard

Stopping worrying what anyone else things

Everything you could possibly want to know about tanning for a bodybuilding show with Laura from Get Bronzed, the official tanning partner for 2Bros Pro Events.

Content includes:
Skin prep
Hair removal
Base coat
Show day tan
What to expect when getting tanned
What to wear and what not to wear
Tanning mishaps – what is fixable
Back to back shows

Listener Q&A:
What can competitors do to make it easier for the tanners?
Prep for pale skin
Doing your own tan

Get Bronzed contact details:
IG: @get_bronzed
Website: https://www.getbronzed.co.uk/

We are 14 weeks out and 6 weeks into prep so I thought it was time for a little update. Covering what has been happening in terms of prep and some exciting developments in life in general.

Content includes:

When the scales don’t change

Why I follow a meal plan & don’t work out my macros

How different this prep is

Putting my phone away

Morning routine and habits

Show plans

Life update

Things work out in the end


Podcast IG: @parttimebodybuilder @holly.lj

How often do you hold yourself back from doing things that you want to? 

Well, I do a lot! I will hold my hands up and say that my overthinking and overanalysing is both a huge strength and a huge weakness for me. In this episode I talk about how I have been talking myself out of some particular shows recently and why looking at the real reason I body build has helped me reframe things and decide just to go for it.

Podcast social's:
@parttimebodybuilder
@holy.lj