What have you been working on in your preparation for the Phoenix Pro on 27 August?
I'm both excited and nervous about The Phoenix Pro. I placed well in my past 2 competitions in NZ & Australia but competing in the US is a whole other level of competition, so I'm giving it my everything and hopefully I can get those same top placings here. I have been working hard on bringing my lower body down to match my upper body, I haven't trained shoulders in ages and I have just been working on bringing a much more balanced physique to the stage this time.

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Lets talk about Bikinis and Bling. We know you have lots of bikinis to choose from, are you getting one made especially for this show or Olympia?
The one in the photo is the one I'm wearing for The Phoenix Pro, its the same one I wore at The California Pro last year, I totally love the color so Im happy to get to wear it again.
I thought about getting a new bikini made for the Olympia but then when it came down to colors, I realized I already had a bikini in every color I like! So I'm breaking my "New bikini for every competition' tradition and using bikinis that I already have for both these competitions.
I did get some new heels and jewelry though :-)
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How has it been training in LA? Has it been easy eating clean and have you got a local supermarket you get your groceries from?
Chris has been training me as opposed to training with me which has been good. We train at LA Fitness or our new favorite which is 24 hour Fitness in Laguna Beach, both are really good gyms. I also had an elipitical trainer bought into my room from the hotel gym since its not open 24 hours.
We have a supermarket right across the road from our hotel and I have a full kitchen in the villa where we stay so I can prepare meals, but I prefer to use good old fashioned room service lol, I met with the head chef when we arrived so he knows exactly what my diet requires so its perfect!
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Good luck Raechelle!!!
18 August 2011
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