Category: Miami Competition

Why am I still wanting to compete?
- by loraelton
- 26 May, 2013
There are quite a few things that come up when people speak to me about what I have been working towards and my fitness goals. I do find it amusing that people feel so free to comment and say ‘not to go too far’ and lose any more weight. I haven’t felt the need to tell […]

Miami Pro – finally the update on show day!
- by loraelton
- 3 May, 2013
Soo it has now been nearly a month since my first bikini competition and I thought I should update this even though you probably all know the results anyway and have seen all the pics but hey ho! The day before the comp I drove up to St Albans for my first layer of tan. […]

2 days out from first Bikini Comp- Miami Pro
- by loraelton
- 5 April, 2013
Sooo it’s finally here… I’m going through the last few stages of prep and now it’s all the fun stuff. The hard work is just about over and for the next few days I get to eat an increase in carbs and some alcohol on Sat night! I had my last training session yesterday to […]

Bikini Comp 7 days to go!!
- by loraelton
- 30 March, 2013
7 days to go and I find myself thinking back on the journey I have taken and how proud of myself ( yes I said it, not very British I know!) I am with how far I have come. This blog update is a bit of an answer to the question I always get asked… how […]

miami pro bikini comp 3 weeks out!!
- by loraelton
- 21 March, 2013
Hello! It has been a tough couple weeks in our house. First Rob got the flu then our son also got it and to make matters worse he developed an ear and throat infection. This meant he needed me more than ever and I had to take a few days off training to look after […]

Miami Pro Bikini Comp 6 weeks countdown!!
- by loraelton
- 2 March, 2013
I’ve been busy as always and had some pics done this week to see my progress over the last 6 months and I am pretty happy with my progress. I can really see the difference in my body shape and have become much more toned and look more solid and strong. What do you […]

Bikini Comp 7 weeks to go!!
- by loraelton
- 14 February, 2013
Time is ticking away pretty fast now and I’m getting more and more excited! The last few weeks I’ve made a few changes to my training as my body got used to the hypertrophy phase quicker than I expected. I am doing a 2 week strength phase just to mix things up a bit and […]

Miami Pro 9 weeks 2 days to go and the return of the pain in time for Rheumatoid Awareness Day
- by loraelton
- 1 February, 2013
I can not believe I have less than 10 weeks to go before I step on stage and compete for the first time. It is starting to just feel like a routine that I have fallen into really eaily. The training is still enjoyable and I have had to change my trainig slightyl again as […]

Miami Pro Bikini Comp update….11 weeks to go
- by loraelton
- 25 January, 2013
Bikini Competition 11 weeks to go! I have had to resort to turning to Sweat Gym and leave the freezing garage gym until the weather heats up. It’s been very strange training in a ‘real’ gym again and it takes a bit of getting used to training in front of people again! I don’t like […]

Sweat Gym Soham
- by loraelton
- 18 January, 2013
Exciting news for the start of 2013… We are now working with Sweat Gym in Soham offering Personal Training, Olympic Weighlifting Coaching and Nutritional Advice. The gym only opened 6 months ago and has great facilities including a cardio room and free weights area. It is a great place to train if you are local […]