Despite all the efforts we put day after day in achieving the greatest body of all, in spite of all the discipline that it demands and all the sacrifices we have to do, bodybuilding in the province of Québec, is not yet considered as a competitive sport.

 Nevertheless, just as the gymnast, the tennis player or the diver, we do work out several hours per day including strenght conditioning, cardiovascular training and flexibility.

As the boxer does, we have to follow a restrictive meal plan to make sure our weight is fine for the category we want to compete in.

Just like the Olympic athlete differs from the amateure, just a few of us can aspire to reach the top spot, even though we are thousands of gym freaks around the world.

But can you tell me which athlete has to do all of this while sticking to a strict diet for weeks (almost starving at some point) then reduce their water intake somewhere close to nothing, and as they are almost completely deshydrated, still be able to present a strong body and an enthousiastic routine, two times in the same day?

So tell me why aren't we considered as real athletes, and why our shows aren't seen on TV? Disinformation!

I do not believe that the general public is completely disinterested by bodybuilding as so many new health centers have seen the day in the past years. Not to mention the public interest for having the greatest shape and the sexiest body at all ages. For the people who assist to a bodybuilding show or watch one for the first time, most of the time, they will feel a real desire to start training again or eating right again. For now, our job as female bodybuilders is to show the population how we can be gorgeous and feminin, and that our body can still be aesthetic.