Competing as a bodybuilder taught Thalia LeBlanc a lot ... I had high cholesterol and I was one point away from being prediabetic. I was like, I need to get this under control.

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calisthenics and bodybuilding would be part of her every day, never mind that she would balance a full-time job with becoming a certified nutritionist, online fitness coach, and speaker.

Basingstoke bodybuilding champion Tam Robertson shares his training regime with Kirsten ...