I can’t believe I’m writing my show day blog post, this prep has gone so quickly and now it’s over any ‘tough’ times have escaped my memory. In this blog I will be sharing exactly what show day entails and what happened on the stage.
Day’s Events
| 6am | Wake Up |
| 6:05-6:20am | Shower + Body Scrub exfoliation |
| 6:30am | Make breakfast |
| 6:40-7am | Check in with coach |
| 7am | Breakfast |
| 7:30am | Arrive at Venue |
| 7:45-8:30am | Tanning at the event by ProGlow |
| 9am | Registration |
| 10am | Make Up |
| 11:30am | Athletes Meeting |
| 12pm | Show Started |
| 12pm | Change into Bikini, Touch up hair and makeup |
| 12:15pm | Tan touch ups |
| Pump up with resistance bands | |
| 12:45pm | Onto the STAGE |
| 1:10pm | All Finished |
Nutrition
On the day everyone will have different goals and methods. I personally still needed to fill out more and stay full (my muscles needed to be full). I had a whey protein shake first thing in the morning alongside rice cakes and jam. I then continued to eat rice cakes and jam throughout the day until my show. I chose these foods because rice cakes are a low fiber carbohydrate source causing no bloat but providing the carbs for my muscles. The Jam again is carbohydrate based and also contains sugars. With regards to water and sodium I drank normally throughout the morning and added some sodium in an hour before I went on stage to allow more water to be absorbed.
The SHOW itself
As the call came my adrenaline shot up, although my heart was racing as soon as I walked onto the stage it all went away. I felt confident and proud to be on the stage, I could hear my family and coaches all cheering me on in the audience and this was a big boost for me. We held our poses, and performed the walking routines instructed to us. Whilst the judges decided who to bring back for the top 3 they turned the music up and got all the competitors to perform again for the audience. We were then whisked off stage and the top 3 quickly whisked back on stage ! Unfortunately I received no placing in the competition but it wasn’t just about a placing for me. I learnt so much throughout the prep, about myself, the fitness industry and who my true friends and supporters are. I made some great friends backstage that I really hope to stay in touch with. Although I am a competitive person so couldn’t help being slightly disheartened; I will be using that competitiveness to drive me though.
Keep coming back for my future blog posts including: Post Show food & Feelings, Do you really want to compete? and what I’m doing next !
You can follow the whole prep on the links below:
Bikini Prep 3- The research Project
Bikini Prep 4- Diet and Nutrition
Bikini Prep 5- Cardio and Update
Bikini Prep 6 – Curveballs and Changes