10 Pros and Cons I found with competing

I get people asking me all the time if they should compete and hopefully this might give a little bit more information :)


Pro's 

1. You get to watch your body change weekly and its really exciting setting goals and training to reach those goals

2. You go on this emotional roller coaster and you really find out so many things about yourself and your life you didn't know or realise.. I can't explain it but you get deep haha

3. Prepping and having things to follow for 20 weeks is not easy at all and there are days you don't want to move or get out of bed but it really does give you some awesome qualities to be able to apply to any job or task you decided to go for in future

4. The support and motivation.. Having like minded people around me on a similar mission to make it on stage really made me feel like i was part of something special and we all motivated and supported each other and became a little family.. Love you all the Mass girls Brooke, Dani, Kayla, Sam :)

5. You have photos and memories to last a life time to remind yourself that you stuck it out and you did it

Con's 

1. It isn't a cheap sport at all, I would have spent around $5000 last prep with my coach, sups, training sessions, food, bikini, posing classes, training gear, registration

2. The bounce back after comp is crazy!! Nearly everyone puts on 10+ Kgs after comp due to your diet being so restricted for months then you go back to eating normal foods your body holds onto everything

3. Crazy hormones.. When I was competing my hormones were completely out of whack and I would randomly cry, anger snaps from being so tired and drained and my mind would feel blank. My room mate understood the process because he competes as well so I was lucky but most people lose a lot of friends

4. Missing out on special events: Birthdays, weekends out, catch ups with friends.. When you're on such a strict schedule you dont really have time for social events and you have to prep your own food so you can't really eat out

5. If you have a partner it really adds a lot of pressure and stress on your relationship.. There are so many couples i know that break up close to being on stage because it gets to much



My honest advice.. I wouldn't recommend competing to people that don't want to be a professional fitness athlete it's a little to harsh on your mind and body I would recommend you set a realistic goal and go for it and maybe book a photoshoot at the end :)