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Iryna Panchenko

@iryna_panchenko19

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Aspiring Bikini Fitness Athlete 🇺🇦
living in England for 3 years

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A NEW CHAPTER BEGINS — 28 WEEKS OF BUILDING 💪🏽🍑

Last year, I stepped on stage without fully understanding what I was getting into. Competing felt almost like a game because I didn’t know what to expect. But after experiencing the stage, I realised bodybuilding is much more than a show — it’s a real competition where every detail matters.

Since January, I’ve gone from simply loving the gym to becoming a beginner athlete with a clear goal.

Now it’s time to build! 🔥 Over the next 28 weeks, I’ll focus on developing new muscle, improving my proportions and building the physique I want to bring to my next competition.

My starting measurements 📏

⚖️ Weight: 48.5 kg
📐 Waist: 61 cm
🍑 Glutes: 86 cm
🦵 Hips: 84 cm
💪 Quads: 50 cm
🩱 Chest: 75.5 cm
📊 Body fat: 18% (PureGym machine estimate)

In 28 weeks, I’ll compare my results and see how far I’ve come.

Last year, I was curious. This year, I know what I’m working towards.

The build starts now. 🖤🔥
coached by @marta.shaped4life 💪💪💪

#BikiniFitness #BuildingPhase #OffSeason #MuscleBuilding #roadtothestage2018 by @iryna_panchenko19

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🌞🌞🌞💪💪💪 taken in Lefkímmi, Greece by @iryna_panchenko19

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This cut was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done.

There were so many moments when I looked in the mirror and thought, “I’m not losing anything. I look exactly the same.” I would get frustrated, lose patience and wonder if all the work was actually changing anything.

And then I would look back at photos from a few weeks earlier… and realise how much had changed.

This whole process took me six months.

I used to think you could lose weight and completely transform your body in a month. Now I understand that one of the most important things you need for a transformation is something we often underestimate:

TIME.

If I look at my journey from the very beginning, I can see that I was changing almost every single week. Sometimes the difference was tiny and impossible to notice day to day. But week after week, those small changes added up.

That’s what six months taught me.

You don’t always see the progress while you’re living through it. Sometimes you have to step back and look at the whole journey to realise just how far you’ve come.

Time really is one of the most powerful tools in a transformation.
Coached by @marta.shaped4life 💪💪💪💪
#motivation
#bodybuilding
#fitness
#insparation
#fitnessmotivation by @iryna_panchenko19

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A year ago, I made the decision to become a Bikini Fitness competitor.

Back then, I was just a girl who went to the gym because I wanted to improve my body and feel better about myself. My complicated relationship with food and my eating disorder were still affecting me, sometimes showing up as water retention and a little extra weight.

I knew this journey wouldn’t be easy. And it wasn’t. It was much harder than I could ever have imagined. There were so many moments when I struggled, doubted myself and had to keep going when things felt incredibly difficult.

But looking at myself now, I think I did it. ❤️

Of course, I wish I had been as disciplined as I wanted to be throughout the whole journey. I wasn’t always. But I’ve realised something important: discipline is a quality that can be trained and developed, just like a muscle.

And that means I can keep building it.

This was only my first season. I’m still learning, still growing, and I know there is so much more ahead of me.

A year ago, I made a decision.
Today, I can finally see what that decision created 💪
#bodybuilding
#motivation
#fitnessmotivation
#insparation
#fitnessbikini by @iryna_panchenko19

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Client spotlight 💫

2nd ever show for my natural master bikini @iryna_panchenko19 at @fitx_official_ past weekend and improved package in just a week 👏🏼

1st season completed ✔️

We know there needs to be more tissue built so after few rest days we start reversing out into productive off season and focus on building more glutes & legs.

But not just that - we will also work on the mindset side of things and self discipline.

Very excited for this phase 📈

Well done my girl, we’re only getting started 🚀

M x

@shaped4life.co.uk COACHING SLOTS ARE OPEN
@go4gold_posing POSING ONLINE AVAILABLE

DM to enquire or follow link in bio to join my team 🔗

#shaped4life #bikinimasters #onlinecoaching #prep #bodybuilding taken in Manchester, United Kingdom by @iryna_panchenko19

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Supporting my coach and the team by helping the girls get stage-ready ❤️‍🔥

Proud to play a small part in helping the girls feel confident, polished and ready to shine.

Teamwork makes the dream work. ✨🏆

Beauty @iryna_panchenko19 ❤️ by @iryna_panchenko19

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As I’ve already said — if this had been a competition for stage presence, artistry and beauty, I have no doubt I would have won. 👑✨ I walked onto that stage and felt like the queen of the whole event.

But this is bodybuilding, and that means there is still work to do. And honestly, I’m happy that I now know exactly where I need to grow.

There is always another level. Now it’s time to build the muscle I need, improve my physique and come back stronger for the next season.

The crown can wait. 👑
Now it’s time to build. 💪🔥
#bodybuilding
#model
#insparation
#fitnessjourney
#fitnessmodel by @iryna_panchenko19

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💪💪💪💪 by @iryna_panchenko19

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Today I received so many lovely comments and compliments — from the girls I shared the stage with, from the people who did my tan, and from so many people around me. I was told again and again how beautiful, confident and artistic I looked on stage. ❤️

And you know what? If it had been a beauty contest, maybe I would have won. 😄 But this was a bodybuilding competition, and beauty and stage presence alone are not enough. Right now, I simply don’t have enough muscle to win.

But at least I tried. I stepped on that stage, gave it everything I had, and I know for sure that I did everything I could at this stage of my journey.

Now I know exactly what I need to work on.

The season is over. It’s time to grow those muscles. 💪🔥
The real build starts now.
#motivation
#bodybuilding
#fitness
#insparation
#fitnessbikini by @iryna_panchenko19

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Check in before show 💪💪💪💪
#motivation
#bodybuilding
#fitness
#fitnessmotivation by @iryna_panchenko19

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by @iryna_panchenko19

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Photos from the stage💪💪💪💪
#bodybuilding
#motivation
#insparation
#fitnessbikini
#jorneyofmylife by @iryna_panchenko19

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