Muscle & Fitness UK – July 2019

JULY 2019/MUSCLE & FITNESS 73

Ryan Crowley 

“I was accidentally forced into

competitive bodybuilding when I was

16 and it has changed my life. I was so

worried, however it turned out to be the

best thing I have ever done. I always tell

people who don’t think they are ready

to just step on stage for the experience,

otherwise they might never do it and

year after year they will be saying the

same thing. Once you have been on

stage once, there is not as much stress

about the show, it’s more about

improving your physique.”

@ryancrowley97

Ross McCarthy  
“Competing for me is setting a
challenge, a mental challenge,
something that every week, every day
gets harder and harder. That sense of
achievement you get when you’ve
completed 16 weeks of a gruelling diet
and training plan, then showcasing your
hard work on that stage in front of friends
and family all cheering for you. That
proud feeling you get, not many things
in life make you feel proud of yourself
and competing for me is what makes
my life a happy life.”
@rossmccarthy96

COMPETITOR TALK

• Every cardio session and the intensity-
  matters.


• Ensuring you get enough sleep to
  recover every single day- matters.

Everything you do throughout your
contest prep matters. It all plays a role on
show day. The people who kick
themselves at the end usually haven’t
given it their all. The athletes who tick
every box are the ones who know, win or
lose, they have done everything they can

and are left with an overwhelming sense

of pride.

If the desire to be the best is stronger

than the desire of your next Friday night

out, or your next family BBQ, or to just

stay in bed for an extra hour instead

of doing your cardio, that desire will win

and you have what it takes.

You must do what no one else is

doing, in order to do what no one else

can do.

@johnberrycoach

PHOTO CREDIT: FIVOS AVERKIOU

PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF ROSS M PHOTO CREDITS: DARREN BURNS

cCARTHY