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Age; 45 Occupation: I wear many hats...I'm a full time mother, and a company Director. My Husband Steve and I have shared the ownership of our Freight Forwarding Company Hawk Customs and Freight for 12 years now. I work in the business on a part time basis. I manage Human Resources and get involved in the business in more of a strategic capacity when required. We're rural folk and have a small thoroughbred breeding and rearing farm which I manage as well.
We have two daughters Samantha who is 4 and Ella who is 2 ½ years. |
| Have you always been into fitness and exercise? Yes pretty much. I've always been fit. I started off as a runner. I did athletics as a kid then ventured into long distance running when I was in my late teens. I did aerobics etc along the way as well. I also rode horses for years, which keeps you fit. When I lived in Australia I was the Sales Manager for a large Health Club, so as time has passed, I seem to have maintained varying levels of participation in the fitness industry. |
 Fiona 1st @ NABBA Nats 08 |
Why did you take up bodybuilding? Actually, it was my husband Steve who got me seriously interested in body building. He announced 6 months after the birth of our second child, Ella that he was going to compete in a body building show. (at this stage I still had all the trimmings of post pregnancy along with the extra 10kg's). So I watched with interest as his body transformed into something quite amazing whilst I stood on the side lines looking somewhat like the Goodyear blimp!!! Being competitive by nature I thought "we can't be having this"! So off I went and joined a gym, enlisted the help of a personal trainer and a nutritionist and got hooked. |
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| What are your achievements so far?. My first season of competition was last year - 08. (I did 4 shows) My first show was the NZFBB Elite which I competed in Novice figure and won my division. Next was the NABBA Auckland Champs, where I competed in novice figure and won in my division. I was selected to go to Greece with the NZ team to compete in the NABBA world champs which was a huge buzz. Unfortunately I got really sick just before the worlds and wasn't able to attend. |  |
| I competed in both federations National Champs as well and placed 2nd in the NZFBB Nationals and won the NABBA nationals in my division of novice figure short. This year I have only done the one show...The IFBB Elite show where I competed in the Elite Figure Finals. I finished in the top 5, which I was wrapped about, given it was an international show and this is my first season competing in open class. What has been your proudest achievement and why? That's tricky because your first win is always the most special, but I think to date to win nationals was really special as well. How did it feel placing top 5 at the Elite? Really proud especially given the caliber of the international athletes I was up against. Some of those girls have traveled to the USA and won up there as well as being open champions in Australia and Oceania. 
What's your contest goal(s) this year? I'm heading for Nationals now, and will let down a little after that. I'd really like to compete in Australia next year. |
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| How do you juggle looking after children, training and family commitments? It gets hectic especially 2-3 weeks before a show which is always full on. I have a nanny who helps look after the girls when I have to go to work or train so that takes a load off. Steve is also really supportive which is a huge help. I eat a lot in the car between commitments... Which is naughty I know but you've got to squeeze the food in at the right times. (you should see my car it looks like foodtown)! |  |
| How do you cope with the temptations of the kids lunches and treats generally? It's not really a problem. When I'm in sculpt down I pretty much stick to the plan. The closer I get to my deadline and the tighter I start to look the less I want to cheat anyhow. When I'm in my off season I eat clean most of the time but I do allow myself one or sometimes two days per week where I eat what ever I want and this helps me stay focused for the times I have to be really disciplined with my diet. Do you eat when the family eats? Do you cook your own meals and the family meals? We try to eat together as much as possible but the girls will eat different food to us a lot of the time. Steve eats what I eat and vis versa when either of us is competing so that makes life easy. What do your children think of your competing? And seeing you on stage. They love it. They get up and show me their side chest pose and front double biceps when I'm practicing. It's neat!! They're so cool. |
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| What is a typical day in your pre-contest diet and training programme? Wake up 6.30am take vitamins, scull a glass of water and lemon juice go for a walk. 30 - 40 mins Meal one Breakfast - porridge made with oats, berries and chocolate protein powder. Flax oil. Meal two: rice cakes tuna and nut butter Meal three: chicken, rice, salad greens and nut butter
Train for one hour around 2pm
Meal 4 same as meal two or sometimes I vary it with Salmon |
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| What's the most challenging/hardest part of pre-contest for you? The last week as you're pretty depleted and tired by that stage and training gets really tough once you get lean.
What would be your ultimate goal in your bodybuilding career? I'd love to compete overseas and someday I might even get my pro-card in figure.
What advice would you give to Mums who want to compete? Go for it. It's so liberating to be able to transform your body the way you can once you start body building. Get the right help along the way as it's quite a technical sport. If you can try to use a knowledgeable trainer and a nutritionist. Or at least get on line and read how the pro's do it. There's lots of information available on the internet. But most of all enjoy it.! |
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16 Sept 09
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