15/05/2023
Well still trying to let it sink in but it’s now official my girls are competitive bodybuilders 🤯 Together as a family over the last 12 months we have turned a dream into a reality, On starting this journey we had astronomical tasks ahead of us, I had a wife that was in deep depression and 5 stone over weight and a daughter that had never touched a weight in her life and was dealing with her own darkness at the time 😞 As a husband and a father there is nothing worse than seeing those that you love more than anything really struggling with life, feeling lost and unhappy😢
There is only one way to pull yourself out of deep dark holes and that is to take action, nothing will ever change if you don’t, You need goals, aspersions and dreams to accomplish, And at this point my girls had nothing they where beat and totally withdrawn from achieving anything, That was the first thing that needed to change, so we sat down collectively as a family and made a plan with 1 goal in mind and that was for my girls to find themselves again and be happy 😃 And along with that we set a big dream to be accomplished and that was for all 3 of us to be on stage together 🫶
Since making those commitments to finding themselves again my girls haven’t looked back and in the process they have totally transformed themselves in body and mind with a whole new outlook on life and what the future holds for them 🙌 Together we achieved the goal and as a husband a father so see my girls truly happy and loving life again is absolutely priceless ❤️ So that has left us with the big dream to accomplish and yesterday my girls made the first step to making that happen seeing them on that stage yesterday was one of the most warm heart filling emotional experiences of my life, I was absolutely blown away and it seriously still hasn’t sunk in yet 🤯
That was my wife’s first ever prep, her first ever show and at 40 years old and she absolutely smashed it out of the park especially with her routine 💪 As for my daughter she fu***ng owned that stage 10 mins before stepping on she was having a complete melt down and having a panic attack but as soon as she stepped out there she was exactly where she was meant to be she was in her element 🤩 I was speechless she was born for this and at 18 years old and only training properly for last 12 months in which 16 weeks of it was in a prep and her first ever one at that she has a bright future ahead of her and I’m so lucky to be able to be part of it and can’t wait to see what the future brings ❤️
I’m relatively new to this prep coaching and learnt a lot over these last lot of months it was my first time prepping females both in completely different classes which required different approaches and given the starting points I had I felt a lot of pressure, I had given myself two mammoth tasks to achieve I wasn’t prepping seasoned athletes that had done this before let alone stood on stage, I was prepping complete novices to competitive bodybuilding with one just starting to learn how to train in the process of it all, But more importantly I was prepping my wife and daughter and learning to juggle that coach/family relationship was a hard job but they needed me to step up and help them out of their holes and bring them into the light and no matter how big the task was or how much pressure I had to injure I was not going to fail them.
With that I can honestly hand on my heart say together as a family we nailed it they done everything I asked of them and more, it’s was a seriously hard fought journey with a lot of ups and downs but by f**k we done something spectacular and I’m so proud of what we have accomplished together this is a journey that we will never forget but it’s also just the starting point of what is to come for this little family.
We go again this Sunday at BPA Grand Prix NI where the girls can enjoy another day showcasing there hard work then from there we move back into off season mode before we start prep for British finals, And with the starting points we now have we are going to bring something amazing to bring this journey to a complete end by finishing up achieving our dream of all 3 of us standing on the stage at the British finals and hopefully world championships now that’s bucket list s**t 💪💪
I would like to thank our small support network without all of you none of this would have been possible, Firstly my big mate Phil and A2 massage the amount of support this man has given me and my family is second to none, He is hands down the best massage therapist in the country but is also a really good friend that with his wealth of knowledge in nutrition and bodybuilding in general he has helped broaden my own skill set and make me a better coach and person ⭕️ Secondly The one and only the legend herself Andi Magee this woman has helped me completely change the mindset and confidence of my girls along this journey during her posing sessions, she is a complete master of her trade but also a very loving and supporting of those around her which I I’m greatly appreciative off 🫶 I would also like to thank Kate and Aston they have been to every single show with us over the last 12 months staying in Airbnb locally and across the water providing unconditional support, Kate has been a pinnacle person in Debs life this year in helping her find herself again and it will never be forgotten you helped her to get where she is now 😊
Last but not least I would like to thank all our gym family for there continued support especially Joel, Rachael, Dawn, you give my girls massive motivation and support on a daily basis and it doesn’t go noticed 😘
