Contest prep has a way of making time blur together. By peak week, everything becomes extremely structured — training, meals, water, sleep, posing, recovery.
Photos like this from 2024 always take me back to that mindset. Focused, tired, excited, and completely locked into the goal after months of preparation.
A lot of people only see the few minutes on stage. The real experience is everything that happens before it — including standing half awake in a spray tan tent while someone coats you like a piece of expensive furniture.