Have you ever wanted to know what
drives some women to lift it with the
fellas, devoting countless hours to
building a body of steel? I mean, these
women are packing serious muscle!
They are strong and strict when it
comes to everything to do with ‘their
body’.
We asked local Cronulla fitness freak
and body comp girl, Maria Rigatos, how
she gets her guns and buns ready for
competition time. As a busy single mum
of two gorgeous girls, Maria believes
her positive outlook on life’s hurdles,
keeps her feeling strong both physically
and mentally. Throw a high intensity
weights program into the mix and you
have a very powerful woman on a mission to becoming the ultimate version of
herself.
What attracted you to training for
an event like the Figure division in
IFBB Nationals Bodybuilding Comp?
“I've been weight training since I was
18, so an odd 20 years. I wanted to
compete back then, but didn't have the
confidence to do it. Now that I am older
I feel a lot more comfortable in my own
skin and, as it's been something I've
always wanted to do for a long time, I
thought why not!”
How hard is it to achieve the look
you need to enter those types of
competitions?
“It's generally a 12 week prep of
consistent comp dieting and hard
training at least 6 times a week. The
training is the easy part, it's the diet
that is the biggest challenge.