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Battle of the Bitches - Week 1
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- Created: Wednesday, 14 May 2014 14:28
Well this week is the beginning of the "Battle of the Bitches". The battle has been a long talked about event for Naera Johnson and myself for quite sometime. We have never competed against each other - or at least not without a wine glass in our hand! We have always helped and supported each other but never before have we been on the same stage at the same time until this year. Hopefully this competition wont cause us to get into too many cat fights over the next 12 weeks but if that does happen we promise to video it for your enjoyment of course.
Many people ask why we are doing this. And what do we both have to prove by doing this etc. I for one just want to get back on stage, and 2, I would like to promote female bodybuilding to NZ woman. Both Naera and I are 50 plus and we both feel that when we do something we do it properly, so we are putting everything we have into doing this one show proving that 50 year olds still have what it takes to motivate others and to prove that age is no barrier. The fact that we are both good friends doesnt stand in our way from wanting to win the title. Of course both of us want to win, but there may be somebody else who just might march in and take the title, which is one thing keeping us on our toes and doing this whole thing 100%.
We have talked about entering the new Physique Class for NABBA/WFF but we are both happy in Bodybuilding and that is the class which we will probably stay in, since they havent brought out "Ancient Bikini" yet.
It is going to be an interesting 12 weeks for us and you. Naera and I are happy to blog our way through to the competition giving you the ins and outs of our dieting and training, progress pics and also training videos and piccies of us doing the odd training session together. We have both had abit of time off serious training due to busy work schedules, personal problems for me, and shoulder surgery for Naera so pulling it all together will be a challenge for us both, but one of which we can easily cope with and will do to the best of our ability.
I did my first weight in this morning. I weighed in at 67kgs but have no idea of my bodyfat so maybe I will do that in the near future or not. I am doing my own nutrition as I have always done in the past and with the help of my new training partner Neville Marshall, I should be able to bring in a nice tight physique in 12 weeks time. 
I have lots to think about over the next 3-4 weeks and that is bikini design and a song to perform to, so I am hoping fans on our "Battle of the Bitches" can help me to decide on the right one for me for this. Hopefully we will get some supplement sponsors on board and they can recommend some supplements for us to take through-out the lead up, and explain why and when to take them for competition.
Its a pretty exciting blog and one I am sure that has never been done before. Two competitors blogging on the same page, with the intention of winning against one another - well I think it is pretty damn cool. I hope you enjoy the duration of the 12 weeks and come to see us on the day of our big event. If you would like any further information on our event - The NABBA/WFF Pan Pacific Champs, 9th August 2014, Auckland, you can contact Leanne Simays on her facebook page or check out www.nabba-wff.co.nz
Until my next blog, keep checking out our blog on "Battle of the Bitches" - And now - Let the bitching begin!!
