Backstage at Competition

Join Evelyn Flaharty as she takes you backstage to see how this fit and over 60 year old athlete spends her time preparing for the moment she will grace the stage.

Ever wonder how the athletes spend their time backstage until they are called for pre-judging? At many of these national bodybuilding competitions the athletes could wait several hours before they are called to the stage.

The athletes use this opportunity to catch up with friends or make new acquaintances, practice their posing routines, eat and pump up their muscles using weights, bands or just their own bodyweight. Some spend this time in quiet reflection to prepare mentality. Others look for ways to calm their nerves to control the butterflies in their stomach, while others absolutely thrive taking in the entire event.

One thing is for certain, no matter how they spend their time everyone will walk away with great memories of their experience as a bodybuilding competitor.