Nicole Snell’s Training Blog

Tomorrow is the big day.  Tomorrow is the day that I have sweated for, sacrificed for, trained for.  It’s the day that represents the culmination of 12 weeks of hard work- Show Day!  Tomorrow I take the stage for the 2nd time for the Max Muscle Naturals Championships.  I am excited and exhilarated and anxious to finally show the judges all the hard work that I have put in over the last year.  I want to show them the improvements in my physique and the fine-tuning I have trained so hard to achieve.

I sit here running through my show checklist in my head: no water after 6pm, applying tan tonight, makeup first thing tomorrow morning, head to the venue and check out the competition and then enjoy the day!  It’s such an experience.  Meeting new people, making new friends, checking out the vendors, supporting each other and enjoying some great bodies. I’m also excited for my friends and family that are coming out to support me.  It means so much to me that so many people are coming to watch me compete and cheer me on.  I love all of you! And your support means the world to me.

Today was spent figuring out what my body was doing as far as holding water and flattening out so my trainer was making adjustments to my diet throughout the day.  Tomorrow I should wake up dry and full and ready to take on the stage.  My goal for tomorrow is twofold.  I want to bring my best package to the judges and I want to place in the top 5.  No matter how I place, I will be proud of what I have accomplished because the body I have worked for is mine with or without a trophy to show for it.  No one can take my body away from me.  No one can take my discipline away from me.  And that is the real trophy.

Am I nervous?  No.  I am ready.  I am excited.  I have nervous energy for sure because I enjoy being on stage and I can’t wait to show off the hard work in front of my family and friends. Oh and of course I’m looking forward to the victory meal as well!

So here I am again.  Ready to step on stage.  During my prep for my first show I said that I would stick with it and if I never wanted to do it again I wouldn’t have to.  Well, looks like I’m doing it again and I love it!  I went into this prep knowing what to expect and yet still tackling every challenge head on.  So although I may be dehydrated, hungry, thirsty, tired and craving peanut butter like crazy…I will not flinch or fold until the finals are over and the show is done.  This is my time to shine, so put your sunglasses on cuz it’s gonna get bright in here!

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