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30 days of Gorgeousness - Marilyn Munroe

You may think it strange that I put Marilyn Munroe on my pages of "Gorgeousness"  Well she is absolutely gorgeous but the real reason I have her here is because I used to live by her quote below and still do acutally.  
I used to have this quote on my work documents, and in my diary. When I was in hard training for the Masters Worlds...

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30 Days of Gorgeousness - Gladys Mathews

My 5th day of "Gorgeousness" brings me to introduce Gladys Mathews.  Anybody in the competition world in NZ would of seen Gladys on stage at some point - if not then where have you been during her "70+" times on stage.  Actually it is more than 70 and will be closer to 80 by the time is year is out.  If you havent seen Gladys on stage...

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30 Days of Gorgeousness - Bodies To Aspire To - 572 of them

I have not had the chance to get my featured "Gorgeousness" for today so I'm giving you
572 motivational chickees instead.   Pinned onto my Pinterest Board, you may be on this particular page for a very long time, trying to find that look that you girls wish to create. You may even find a few kiwis on my board.   Have a happy day.....

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Day 3 - 30 Days of Gorgeousness - Karen Montague

I cant even remember when I first saw Karen Montague - but when I did my first thought was statuesque. And her bikini - WOW.    When Karen walks on stage everyone looks at her.   I used to tell her very often that she was like a pure breed on stage.  Over the years she has gained confidence with the stage, she holds herself well...

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Day 2 - 30 days of "Gorgeousness"

Today being the 2nd day of April, I am featuring one of the most wild chicks in NZ bodybuilding.  Her name is Lesley Rothera and she is a very accomplished figure competitor In NZ and in the UK.
 I was lucky enough to have Lesley as a client, and as a friend,  when she did her first competition in NZ, and incidentley blew everyone...

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Love to Train

I love to train.  Weight training is amazing for females, males or  teenagers. Learning correct form, and understanding what lifting weights does for your body is very important for any age. Teaching young installs good technique and for the more mature of us,  increasing our muscle mass helps us to fill our skin out. Hopefully I can...

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New Website

It has been a long time getting this website done.. It has been in the making for a long time. Time really hasnt been on my side with my crazy work scedule and training scedule the last year.  There is so much to fit in every day 7 days a week that getting into the head space of getting back into writing and completing everything for the site has...

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Morphed

This pic has been going around for a long time.. I love that there has been over 1,100 likes so far....... I also really love one of the comments which said that I should head straight to hospital for hormone treatment... Anyway thanks to the person who morphed me in the first place. The genuine photo was taken from the Arnold Amateur so Im glad to...

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Strength Training


I began strength training with weights as a beginner as a 17 years old then picked it up again in 1990 and have continued up until now where I am now at an advanced level with 24 years’ experience behind me. It has been this transition from a beginner to intermediate to the now professional level where I am today, which has enabled me to increase...

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Chris Bateman - Transformation Champ

I love to see these pictures of Chris Bateman whose weight loss was constant throughout 2012. When Chris first came to me he had already lost a good deal of weight while dieting down unofficially for a Weight Loss Challenge at Creo Papakura under Steve Purcell. It was at Creo that Chris learnt some valuable nutrition and training principles. He then...

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