Exercising nearly every day of the week, a ban on processed food and no alcohol allowed: welcome to the life of a champion bodybuilder where hard work and sacrifice are the keys to success.
Four years ago Marlena Woźniak from Newcastle was like many other women, eating what she wanted and exercising when she felt like it. But that all changed in 2018 when a New Year's resolution to do strength training opened the door to the world of bodybuilding.
After 10 months of intense training, the 41-year-old mum took part in her first competition in Gdańsk, Poland, in February 2019 under the International Federation of BodyBuilding and Fitness (IFBB). Although she didn't win, the experience left its mark, and from then on Marlena was hooked on competing - no matter what the result was.
