Episode 28: Ally Ross-Willetts

Ally is a Women’s Physique Competitor, having won multiple titles in this division - including, the UKDFBA Heart of England title, 2nd at the UKDFBA British & BNBF British Champ in her last year of competing in 2022. Although 2022 was not Ally’s first year of competing - she actually competed for the first time in 2021 as a Figure Competitor. It’s been amazing to see the success Ally has come into as a physique athlete, after never expecting to really fall into a journey with competitive bodybuilding. This episode Has just gone Live on Both YouTube & Spotify! This episode really emphasises the importance of having a positive journey with bodybuilding & prioritising falling in love with training prior to considering competing. 00:00 - 07:59 Ally’s Background years of Training prior to Bodybuilding 08:00 - 13:31 The Differences in training at the Beginning vs Now. The benefits of being ‘trained’ in some way, for long periods of time. 13:32 - 15:59 Being introduced to Bodybuilding through Ally’s Husband & DSL 16:00 - 20:19 Trialling the first shorter Prep in 2021 20:20 - 25:08 How People can influence your perspective on Bodybuilding 25:09 - 30:39 Being able to develop on what you learn within your first prep 30:40 - 35:29 The transition into the second 2022 & setting up an effective prep 35:30 - 41:59 Managing Bodyweight to Avoid ‘Chasing’ after stage condition in Prep 42:00 - 45:59 Prioritising the Look across a Prep 46:00 - 50:59 Peak Week Protocols at different points in Prep 51:00 - 57:26 The Feeling coming away from the 2022 Season & Making the right decisions 57:28 - 01:06:29 Reality of coming away from true stage condition post show. 01:06:30 - 01:08:27 Outro If you enjoyed the episode, please make sure to share & tag @NaturalFemaleMuscle!