I said I would never do this again all the way up until yesterday. Now, I’m not so sure. I feel like I have a lot of potential if I take a long off season and build up some muscle. Prep is brutal but the show-day high may be worth it.
I want to give a huge shoutout to my dad. He competed in 6 classes and brought back 6 pieces of hardware. He worked so hard and went through so much to accomplish this and I’m incredibly proud of everything he’s done. Thank you to my mom also for being a huge motivation to me, always being the one to relieve my prep-related stress, and doing so much to help me get ready for this show. And then there’s my trainer, Mike Marconi, who I clearly couldn’t have done this without. He was the one who saw the potential in me and knew exactly how to bring it out. My posing coach, Annie Gregory is the one who gave me my stage presence. When I first went to her, my posing was horrid. I had no clue what I was doing. I couldn’t have done this without her either. And of course, she competed yesterday as well, and won Overall, so a huge congrats to her for all of her efforts! This really was a great experience, and even though I was tired, hungry, and not in the best of moods (an understatement) for a good portion of prep, I think in the end it may have been worth it. I learned new things about myself, about what I could do and how far I would go to accomplish my goals. And that's pretty dang far. I gained a new sense of confidence, not just in my physical body, but also in my mental state. While I knew I had a lot of drive before, I can clearly see my determination now and my ability to stay consistent and keep working toward something when I can't see the light at the end of the tunnel. I tend to be a pretty humble person, but after what I just accomplished, I'm not going to lie, I think I'm pretty awesome and that I just proved it. Whether or not I will compete again is not certain, but I have been told that I need to wait at least until I'm out of the house (dealing with hangry Hannah is NOT fun and I totally understand that). And I think that's for the better because it will allow me to put on some more muscle (maybe if I actually do a "bulking season" rather than trying to gain muscle while ALSO staying lean, I'll be able to actually make some big improvements during off-season) and be even more prepared for the next time I wish to compete. Plus, of course, time to get a job to actually help PAY for the competition—another important factor contributing to when and if I do this again. Anyway, to sum this all up, I'm feeling INCREDIBLE right now—physically, mentally, emotionally, whatever else there is—and cannot wait to go shove my face with the foods I've been missing out on for four months ;). -Hannah :)
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