Fit FREAK of the week!

In the Health and Fitness industry one of the most important qualities to have is a positive attitude and a passion for what you do. I have chosen this week’s fit FREAK as she not only possesses both of these qualities,she lives and breathes fitness has a great body (has overcome a double hip reconstruction), successful business, and one of the things I also admire about her is that she writes which as you all know is an equal passion of mine to fitness!

 

PENNY LOMAS picked up her first dumbbell at just 14 years old using exercise as an escape. She credits the gym for where she taught herself the positive self-talk that she has carried into her adult life.

She first discovered the bodybuilding world in her early 20’s and as she describes it went from “being a girl who ‘worked out’ to a woman who ‘trained’”.

After competing in her first figure comp in 2009 she became hooked and quit her job as a Personal Assistant to pursue a career in Personal Training. Around the same time Penny found the fitness magazine “Oxygen” and loved it. She decided to make it her goal to be on the cover within 5 years. It took her just 6months to first grace the cover of the popular magazine and since then there’s been no looking back.

 

Penny underwent double hip reconstruction in 2011. For most people this would have been a major set-back and a struggle to come back from but not Penny. She was back on the stage within 9 months. Pure determination, focus and commitment (what I was discussing yesterday) was what got her there.

Penny trains on a split program and has done for the past few years training weights 4 days and incorporating HIIT 3-4 days a week aswell. She also loves sledding and will use this as a Sunday morning cardio session.

She describes her eating plan as “eating a lot and eating often” lol. Penny follows a diet similar to Paleo (high protein, high good fats low carb/no dairy). She eats a lot of meat, veg, salads, and good fats such as coconut butter/flaxseed oil. She also follows a gluten free lifestyle. Penny says that her diet has taken many adjustments to find what works for her and like me believes there is no “one size fits all” when it comes to dieting.

Penny now runs her own personal training business located in Melbourne specialising in nutrition, hormone coaching and body transformation.She is also a Biosignature modulation practioner, pilates instructor, fitness model and athlete as well a health and well being writer and a proud ambassador of Oxygen magazine.

You can find out more about her or read some of her great pieces at www.pennylomas.com.au.