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86 || FITNESS MAGAZINE || AUGUST 2015shows as I see they are the biggest platform you can give yourself to getting noticed and seen by the industry people. When you step on stage it%u2019s the greatest feeling that you will want to keep chasing, and then when doors open with exciting opportunities, there will be no stopping you! Enter a show which is suited to what you want to achieve and go all out to be the best you can be when you step on that stage. You will soon see this is the way to create your own opportunities. Setting goals is vital and demolishing them is essential! FMM: Describe a typical day for you when you are preparing for a big competition? LG: Depending on work, I%u2019d wake up 6 and get on my indoor bike, training HIIT cardio. It kick starts the metabolism. Then I eat breakfast and prep my meals for the day. I eat five small meals a day. I measure and weigh my foods and make sure I hit my macros for the results I want to achieve. I do my weight training between 5-8pm most days. I like to split sets and super sets depending on my work schedule. My training is all depending on how many weeks until I compete, and the closer I get to competing I always up my cardio ranging from 30-90 minutes a day. I mix up LISS and HIIT cardio on my bike at home, and I like to change it up at the gym with the rower as well as fast sprints. I drink a lot of water and make sure I get a minimum of 8 hours of sleep as my body needs to recover well to go again the next day. I just love training as it always makes me feel great. I use daily exercise, healthy eating and good sleep to overcome depression. There%u2019s so much we can achieve from living a more healthy lifestyle so much! I always say health is the real wealth. FMM: If you weren%u2019t modeling or doing competitions, what would you be doing? LG: I%u2019d be a marine biologist as I%u2019m now an Advanced Scuba Diver and love deep diving and the oceans%u2019 marine life. I really want to swim with whales and sharks and do free diving as a hobby, but I live in London so could only do this on holidays and trips away. It is a great dream to have; I recently went to Africa where I adopted a sea turtle nest and they hatched while I was there. I got to see them released into the big blue sea, and it was such a lovely experience. FMM: You won your latest fitness show and got an invite to IFBB Amateur Olympia-what are your plans?LG: I won my latest fitness competition in the new category UKBFF Fitness model, which is part of UK Bodybuilding and Fitness Federation. After winning 1st place I earned an invite to compete at the IFBB Amateur Olympia >>>