I’m a natural bodybuilding champion – my unrecognizable throwback picture shows the extreme lengths I have to go to
A BODYBUILDING champion has shared a throwback picture of her incredible transformation, telling fans "this did not happen overnight."
Tiffany Stosich - who scooped the Women’s Physique Natural Olympia in 2020 - shared an Instagram post noting the lengths competitors go to for professional contests.
She wrote: "This did not happen over night or in a linear fashion.
"Weight went up and down through many preps and off seasons."
In the two images, she notes she 148 pounds in 2016 and 127 pounds in 2020 right before she won the natural Olympia.
In a motivational post, Tiffany tells her followers: "I actually got back up to pretty much my starting weight during Covid because I was going through a bulk before cutting for the natural Olympia."
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"My body composition had changed a lot even though I was at the same weight!" she added.
Stosich then lists ten important points with bodybuilding.
These include patience, sleep and recovery, and stress management.
The U.S. Sun last week reported on Ms. Olympia’s extreme workout regime.
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Andrea Shaw continues to dominate the professional circuit thanks, in part, to her 14-hour training weeks.
Iranian Hadi Choopan, 35, was crowned Mr. Olympia 2022, taking over from reigning champ Mamdouh "Big Ramy" Elssibay.
The bodybuilder, also known as The Persian Wolf, later shared how his win had taken years of "pain," "suffering," and "slander."
He was praised by all the athletes he shared the stage with, including a touching tribute given by runner-up Derek Lunsford.
And a 65-year-old bodybuilding grandmother has shared glimpses of her giant biceps and recipes for protein cookies on her TikTok.
