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I like loud music and lateral raises | NPC bikini
@usaphysique

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My fourth (and best) time on stage✨

I sat on this for a few weeks cuz I kept getting mad at myself over my posture/rib flare but it needs to be posted eventually because I paid a lot of money for this video AND this presentation is such a drastic improvement for my first ever individual routine one year prior!

I am eternally grateful to @fitmode_tica for helping me bring such an improved package to the stage 💜 Completely transformed my posing and my commitment to intentionally practicing and refining it, taught me how to do my own makeup (saved me a lot of money and stress!), and gave me both the tough love and unconditional support I needed to show up with real confidence.

Thank you to @maximusposingsuits for all the work put into the perfect custom suit ✨ and always always grateful to be coached by the best @usaphysique 🔥 Cannot wait to keep putting in the time and the work to be unrecognizable and undeniable whenever the next time on stage may be😈
#npcbikini #npcusas #bodybuilding #bikinicompetitor by @emma.a.dawn

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Sin City Showdown dump 🌟 My second show was everything I could’ve hoped for and then some and I achieved my main goal — improving as much as possible between my first and second shows! Better conditioning, more confident and polished posing and stage presence, smarter and more simplified approach to peak week nutrition.
On top of that, I’m in disbelief that I got to hear the words “Overall Women’s Bikini Champion” next to my name 🥹
I’m so grateful to my amazing mama for coordinating a Vegas road trip with me and being the most incredible cheerleader and support system behind my silly passionate pursuit of this sport💗 I feel so lucky to have had another chance to get on stage and learn more about this sport and my body with @usaphysique so we have even more good data to keep improving🔥
This show was SO much fun, I met so many incredible, kindhearted people in this community and I’m overwhelmed by how much I love this sport and the people in it. Thank you to @musclecontest for such a fantastic production (and incredible DJ)!
My heart is so full, I’m so grateful for all the love and support I’ve received during this show and throughout this entire prep💗 Now I’m fired the fuck up to make the most of this incoming improvement season to do this all again but better next year💪
Coach: @usaphysique
Posing coach: @vitruvianposing
Gym: @therefinerygym taken in Las Vegas, Nevada by @emma.a.dawn

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no longer interested in anything that isn’t either getting me in the Halloween spirit or helping me get huge by @emma.a.dawn

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same shit different day (on purpose and w gratitude bc I love this shit❤️‍🔥)

Been really focused on form, tempo, and foot pressure esp on glute-focused movements and the soreness tells me it’s paying off

what listening to too much nu metal does to a mf

#1 fav body part to train 🥰 by @emma.a.dawn

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dream big, train hard, fart loud, eat good, go to every mcdonalds in ur area to hunt down the hello kitty Godzilla toys, listen to nu metal, share a laugh with ur friends by @emma.a.dawn

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2 months ago

*pathetically poking my physique w a stick* Get bigger pls …

#npcbikini #bodybuilding #glutetraining by @emma.a.dawn

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2 months ago

crazy how quickly training became my #1 favorite thing in the whole world again as soon as I started eating a lil more food and doing a lil less cardio HAH! feeling fanfuckintastic and ready to grow ~2 weeks post-show by @emma.a.dawn

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Emmaly just competed at the NPC USA Championships, one of the biggest IFBB Pro qualifiers of the year, and she made first callouts in her Bikini class and just missed top 5.

Here's what gets missed when you only see the placing.

First callouts at a show like this is a room full of women who could all turn pro any day, and at that level one body part isn't going to carry you...it's the complete package.

@emma.a.dawn brought the fullness, posing, and conditioning was dialed in. Sandy loved her, and the only thing she came back with was a little more overall growth. That’s it. That's what separates her from the complete package...Time!

Think about that for a minute, that's the entire critique at nationals, and from the judges' table…from Sandy…that's exactly the note you want to hear since it's the kind you can build on.

Now here's the part that matters most to me. This is only her second year and her second prep, without much lifting stacked before that, and her growth on stage and in her head is already past women who have been competing for a years. She's about as detailed and coachable as they come, and she raised the bar on what coachable even means. None of that is luck, it's the work she put in.

We came up short of the goal and she's still thankful to be standing at that level. She understands the competition and is realistic about what to expect. She knows exactly who she is, what she wants, and she'll let nothing get in the way of it.

Keep an eye on this one...she's barely just started. As her coach, I'm thankful to have her.

Her own words:

“Some days I’d look at myself and think I absolutely have what it takes to do well at the national level…some days I believed I was only going to make a fool of myself getting up there”

“I was holding my breath at the side of the stage and hoping to hear my number...then when I walked out to the line I was pleasantly surprised that no one came up to me and told me there had been a mistake!”

“The only thing ever really standing in my way is my own beliefs about myself...I am capable of things so far above and beyond what I ever thought was possible”

That last one...damn straight!!! by @emma.a.dawn

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3 months ago

The most fun I’ve ever had in Vegas, smelling like Protan instead of Patrón🤭

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t initially bummed I didn’t make the top 5 (trophies are cool!), but this placing gave me confirmation that I am a national level competitor and I do, in fact, belong up there. I am v proud of finishing in the top 10 at a show of this caliber and I know that I did absolutely everything I could to bring the best possible version of myself to this stage.

The folks who I owe the most gratitude to are those I’ve hugged, cried, and poured my guts out to face to face: @usaphysique @fitmodetica, my mama and SO many amazing supportive friends both in & out of the sport. Every show day experience just confirms how much I love this shit and this weekend was no exception. Now back to our regularly scheduled “get big or die trying”😈 taken in Las Vegas, Nevada by @emma.a.dawn

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imagine I’m holding up a sign that says “sorry for the things I said when I was 2 weeks out” 💀
Been in the trenches but soaking up every minute of it by @emma.a.dawn

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oooohhh I’m sorry I didn’t see u there I was too busy checking out my hello kitty jibbitz !!! by @emma.a.dawn

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5 months ago

out past my bedtime for the full frontal (finally got to see mother)🎀 by @emma.a.dawn

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