{"id":7010,"date":"2016-02-03T12:04:32","date_gmt":"2016-02-03T01:04:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.posingcoach.com.au\/?p=916"},"modified":"2016-02-03T12:04:32","modified_gmt":"2016-02-03T01:04:32","slug":"tips-on-setting-yourself-up-for-success-after-you-fitness-and-bikini-modelling-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/addydesignbegins.com\/posing\/tips-on-setting-yourself-up-for-success-after-you-fitness-and-bikini-modelling-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on setting yourself up for success after you fitness and bikini modelling competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Because your life needs substance beyond your reflection in the mirror and your 30 seconds on stage\u2026<\/p>\n

An honest, real and raw post from a posing champion on mine Jackie on what so many girls (including myself) go through post comp.<\/p>\n

#Repost @jackiebutler_<\/p>\n

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? – So many people ask me what I’m doing now, am I competing again, what’s my goals etc. My answer every time is, “I just want to be happy with myself again”. I was training because I loved it, I was excited to see my body change, I had learnt to love myself & be confident in my own skin, which is something I hadn’t ever felt before. Once I felt I had got to the best condition I’d ever been in, I decided to give competing a go. I fell in love with the process, I had so much drive & determination. Every day I gave my 110% to become the ‘best’ version of me. Little did I know, this feeling would be short lived. Post comp, literally an hour post comp- I hated myself. The day after, I hated myself. The week after, still hated myself. The next season, I hated myself. I thought competing for a second time would make me love myself again, but it just made me realise that putting so much effort into your body to give 4 judges what they want, and then being told it’s not enough is just heart breaking. I get it, it’s a sport, it’s competitive, girls put their heart & soul into looking absolutely incredible for that stage time.<\/p>\n

So, my answer to ‘what am I doing now’; For now, for me, for my mental state- I am learning to love me. I am building the body I want, not what someone else needs me to be. I want to be happy with my body, healthy in my mind & I want to live a flexible life. Finally, 4 months since my last comp- I’m there & it’s going to stay this way.<\/p>\n

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Nats tips on setting yourself up for success post comp:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Set goals for post comp. Some on the best advice I got was \u201cTrue champions and gold medallists have already planned past the gold medal\u201d set nutrition, training, body weight, photoshoot goals for after you competition<\/p>\n