Blog Post by Jill Taylor – Owner/Director of Activewear Online and IFBB Physique Competitor Well it is about 8 weeks post contest for me now and I am so elated at having finally made it to the stage! It has been a long journey for me and the experience of being on stage was just incredible! It definitely made all those long hard weeks of dieting and training worth it! Some of you may already know that this wasn’t my first crack at getting up on stage. Even though I had made some big changes in terms of my approach to a host of aspects including dieting and cardio for contest this time around – I knew a challenge that was going to be just as big was what happened after the “after” (if you don’t know what I mean by this, I am referring to “after” as in the before and “after” photos you usually see people posting). I’m not sure about where you are at in your journey, or what your goals are. I know that mine have changed at different times throughout my life but when it comes to weight loss – it is generally the same outcomes. A particular weight, dress size, body fat percentage, competitive goal… sound familiar? Then let me ask you this. What then? What are you going to do then? Because for a good portion of my weight loss journey it was “then I will eat normally”. Well, you know that that gets you? That plan makes you put back on all that weight you just worked so hard to get off. I love that people get inspired by my transformation...
Activewear Online are currently looking for a male athlete currently competing within the calender year for either NABBA, ANB or INBA for their Athlete Team. Current sponsored athletes include: 3 x National NABBA Champion Mark ‘Meataxe’ Taylor IFBB Figure Pro Amanda Doherty IFBB Figure Pro Ellena Reidie 2010 INBA Natural Olympia 1st runner up Clare Ross IFBB Champion Chris Jenkins Multiple IFBB, NABBA and ANB Champion James Potter INBA Natural Olympia Winner Sam Attrill IFBB Figure Athlete Victoria Misitano IFBB State Champion Shane Humphries If you are a competitive bodybuilder currently planning on competing in the next 12 months for either NABBA, ANB or the INBA and are interested in being sponsored by the supplier of the world’s best workout clothing then this may be your chance! There is only one position available. Please understand that businesses like to hear from people with experience of their product. If you have not purchased from us before your application will not be considered. If you are interested in sponsorship from Activewear Online, please send the following information to info@activewearonline.com.au A short biography with a recent photograph attached. A list of bodybuilding achievements and future plans for the next 12 months Social networking information and reach: Facebook Profile, Facebook Fanpage , Twitter account, Instagram account, Pinterest account, etc A few paragraphs on why you think you should be sponsored and how you...
Blog Post by Jill Taylor – Owner/Director Activewear Online Some of you may be aware that I am preparing for a physique contest in 4 weeks. It will not be my first attempt at getting up on that stage but this time, finally, it looks like I am going to make it. Now many many things can happen in 4 weeks so let’s not count our chickens before they are hatched but my magic 8-ball tells me the outcome appears favourable. I posted a photo yesterday which I’ve included above. I actually did it more to show off the new top I had on (My Coach’s client tank top) than any real “form status” or “progress photo” since at this stage I actually feel tiny, soft and tired. It always surprises me the great and supportive comments that people will post beneath the photos – it is lovely! But what surprises me more is that people seem genuinely surprised at the way that I look, at the improvements that I have made along the way. Almost as though it has happened overnight! Forget that notion! Since I was in decent condition it has been almost 18 months. The first 6 months I spent training hard and eating semi-controlled to maintain a lower bodyfat percentage coming off a failed competition diet attempt. The second 6 months I spent training hard eating whatever the hell I wanted which is also referred to as “dirty bulking” and which is not something I EVER want to do again. The last 6 months I have spent dieting and training to get my dirty bulk bodyfat off to reveal...
Blog Post by Natika Leanne – Activewear Online Promotional Athlete It is always competition season. There may not be any shows on and you may not be competing but I think, most of us are always in one way or another thinking about competing pretty much all the time – consciously, subconsciously, when we train, in our dreams, talking with friends and enemies, hell even in our blogs – it’s everywhere, all the time. As one competition ends and is celebrated in copious amounts of glorious food at quantities large enough to feed the starving people of Ethiopia 3x over, those other people in the competition circuit start cleaning up the junk from their diets, extra effort goes into training sessions and cogs start to turn as the excitement of the past competitions urges them to eye a show next year and start to plan their preparation. Preparation takes persistence and planning. It is more than just a 12 week diet, a few coats of tan and dropping a diuretic. Whilst I am definitely no expert by any means, I do know that a good coach and / or personal trainer that is suited to you (if you choose to use one) is critical to bringing your best package to that stage whilst ensuring your health is intact along the way.. I have done some drastic things to get stage ready in my short time here already..! A good prep coach should be someone that you respect and admire, but also who has some solid experience on stage themselves, as well as prepping others. Everybody is different...
Blog Post by Aaron Curtis: ANB, INBA, NABBA and IFBB Champion I believe I am quite realistic in the way I can view my own and others physiques. In regards to my own physique when comparing with others, possibly even a bit negative. I do not view myself through rose coloured glasses. I can look in the mirror and actually comprehend my own reflection in all of its reality. Some people cannot do this. As the 2012 bodybuilding season draws to a close, I would like to talk about something I see every year; The Delusional Bodybuilder. If you have been involved within the bodybuilding industry for a while, you will have most likely come across one or more of these people (or more likely, they have come across you. They seem to have a knack of weeding us sane individuals out). What are some of the more common characteristics of the ‘Delusional Bodybuilder’? (Let us refer to the ‘Delusional Bodybuilder’ as ‘DB’ for short, from here on). Let’s go over some key characteristics… 1.) The inability to look at themselves and make a realistic evaluation of their physique. This is usually given away very early on, when interacting with a ‘DB’. Often they will comment on certain aspects of their own physique as being quite impressive, even more so than your own. A common example of this could be when a ‘DB’ compares arm size with a fellow gym goer, boasting about his 18+ inch upper arm circumference. Don’t get me wrong, 18 inches is an impressive arm measurement,...
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