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0:00:11 > 0:00:13- I'm Nia Ceidiog.
0:00:14 > 0:00:16- I am a 63-year-old grandmother.
0:00:16 > 0:00:19- I've been preparing for this - for a year.
0:00:21 > 0:00:26- I'll be competing for the first time - in a bodybuilding championship.
0:00:30 > 0:00:32- It's going to be - a bizarre experience.
0:00:33 > 0:00:36- But I believe that anything - is possible.
0:00:38 > 0:00:42- After all, age is just a number.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56- It's autumn, and I'm in the autumn - of my life.
0:00:56 > 0:00:58- 12 months before the competition.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01- I'm almost 63 years old.
0:01:01 > 0:01:06- There's a good chance that I have - at least thirty years of life left.
0:01:06 > 0:01:12- I feel excited, stupidly excited.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15- I think - this is bonkers.
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- I've never shown this to anyone...
0:01:22 > 0:01:28- ..so showing this to you - and the camera...
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- ..makes me very nervous.
0:01:36 > 0:01:39- It's the start of the journey. - It's a big thing.
0:01:41 > 0:01:42- Although I've been...
0:01:42 > 0:01:43- Although I've been...- - Nia?
0:01:43 > 0:01:45- Shit!
0:01:45 > 0:01:48- Once Nia starts competing...
0:01:49 > 0:01:54- ..her body fat will have to be - about 12 or 14.
0:01:54 > 0:01:58- I don't want to see this at all.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02- According to Anna...
0:02:02 > 0:02:07- ..the system is to lose fat - in order to exhibit big muscles...
0:02:07 > 0:02:09- ..on a competitive stage.
0:02:09 > 0:02:13- Well, at least I have some - performance experience.
0:02:13 > 0:02:15- Bonsoir, hello, hello, hello!
0:02:16 > 0:02:20- Yes, we're here once again to make - sure that the lines are very busy!
0:02:21 > 0:02:25- I used to be a television presenter - until they decided I was too old.
0:02:26 > 0:02:27- I was only 40.
0:02:27 > 0:02:31- I decided to become - a children's TV producer.
0:02:33 > 0:02:34- Hello Nia!
0:02:35 > 0:02:36- Is everybody happy?
0:02:38 > 0:02:43- Sometimes children - and weightlifting...
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- ..just don't weigh up.
0:02:47 > 0:02:51- Don't mind me. I'm just going - to remove your trousers.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56- So, why am I doing this?
0:02:56 > 0:03:02- I thought if I was going to learn - about something...
0:03:02 > 0:03:06- ..I needed to do a certain amount - of it myself.
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- The fact that Anna was back in - Cardiff inspired me to do it.
0:03:13 > 0:03:17- I grew up with her son. - He was like a brother to me.
0:03:18 > 0:03:22- We used to skateboard up and down - the lane outside Kings Road.
0:03:22 > 0:03:24- She looked after us.
0:03:24 > 0:03:29- Now, Dafydd, my eldest son, builds - roads and bridges in Africa.
0:03:30 > 0:03:32- Anna builds bodies in Cardiff.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38- I'm going to transform her - into someone stunning.
0:03:39 > 0:03:42- I did the same thing in May.
0:03:43 > 0:03:47- It's a world I know nothing about.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53- It feels like somewhere - I would never ever go.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58- But I was so proud of Anna's - success...
0:03:58 > 0:04:04- ..and over coffee one day, I said, - "What if I were to compete?"
0:04:04 > 0:04:08- I remember thinking to myself...
0:04:08 > 0:04:13- ..that I must stop being so smiley - with her and be more strict.
0:04:13 > 0:04:15- I'm going to eat healthily.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19- It will be very difficult because - you're obsessed with healthy eating.
0:04:20 > 0:04:23- I don't take dairy - and I don't like eating meat.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- Yes, but one of the recipes for - success is steak, ice cream...
0:04:27 > 0:04:29- ..pizza and chips combined.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- What? Mixed up together in a bowl?
0:04:32 > 0:04:33- Yes.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35- And push...
0:04:36 > 0:04:38- In through the nose...
0:04:38 > 0:04:41- Squeeze and push.
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- I've never trained Nia - for bodybuilding before.
0:04:45 > 0:04:48- I don't know how she will react - to my suggestions.
0:04:48 > 0:04:51- Perhaps what I suggest - won't suit her.
0:04:51 > 0:04:56- We'll have to change the exercise - and diet regime very quickly.
0:04:56 > 0:05:00- There's no way of knowing how she - will respond to our approach.
0:05:00 > 0:05:03- If you work the muscle - in every direction...
0:05:03 > 0:05:05- ..the shape will become fuller.
0:05:06 > 0:05:09- You can't afford not to do exactly - what I tell you.
0:05:09 > 0:05:13- You can't afford not to put - the heaviest weight on the bar.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15- You have no choice.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17- That should make life easier.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21- You have no choice. You are behind. - I'm being honest with you.
0:05:21 > 0:05:24- People who compete at your age - will be seasoned.
0:05:24 > 0:05:27- They already have good muscles.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31- To make life easier for yourself, - get in there, rack it up.
0:05:33 > 0:05:36- We have just under a year.
0:05:36 > 0:05:41- I want to take at least six or seven - months to bulk Nia.
0:05:41 > 0:05:45- Then we can do the cutting, - losing the fat...
0:05:45 > 0:05:47- ..quickly and aggressively - if necessary.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- The most important thing - is that she goes up there...
0:05:51 > 0:05:55- ..looking lean and muscly, like an - anatomy and physiology poster.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02- I'm quite lean and I feel agile - and I'm healthy.
0:06:02 > 0:06:04- My body works.
0:06:06 > 0:06:08- I do yoga every day.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13- I got into fitness and yoga - when I met Catrin.
0:06:13 > 0:06:17- We went to India together - four years ago.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20- What she thinks is important to me.
0:06:21 > 0:06:24- Remember what Rory said - when we were in India.
0:06:24 > 0:06:26- Your body is your laboratory.
0:06:27 > 0:06:28- Oh yes.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30- It's true, isn't it?
0:06:32 > 0:06:34- Nia is so determined.
0:06:34 > 0:06:39- The most difficult thing in life - is finding the balance.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43- I thought that Nia and I - had found the balance...
0:06:43 > 0:06:47- ..and I'm afraid that - she's gone the other way now.
0:06:51 > 0:06:53- She knows a lot - and she's learned a lot...
0:06:54 > 0:06:56- ..so - I'm not worried about her health.
0:06:56 > 0:07:00- I'm more worried about - her state of mind.
0:07:03 > 0:07:08- Where I think Nia - will have difficulties...
0:07:09 > 0:07:11- ..is with the diet.
0:07:11 > 0:07:16- The eating you have to do - at the start is exhausting.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19- You have to eat from morning - 'till night.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23- And because she's a vegan - or whatever...
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- ..it's difficult to get - a lot of calories from lentils.
0:07:28 > 0:07:32- I can't even pronounce - some of the things she eats!
0:07:32 > 0:07:34- Anyway, it's difficult.
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- If she were willing to eat a burger - occasionally or some cheese...
0:07:38 > 0:07:40- ..it would be a lot easier.
0:07:40 > 0:07:42- I want her to put some tub on.
0:07:44 > 0:07:48- 7 months before the competition.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53- Anna has been very firm - right from the start...
0:07:53 > 0:07:55- ..about this protein business.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58- I was prepared to try dairy...
0:07:59 > 0:08:00- I bought this.
0:08:00 > 0:08:02- To be fair, I have tried it.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05- But it makes me ill.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08- It contains milk.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Also, it's so processed...
0:08:11 > 0:08:14- ..because it's not only - a whey protein...
0:08:15 > 0:08:18- ..it's Platinum Hydrowhey.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23- So I'm going for this one.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- My version.
0:08:27 > 0:08:30- This one is made from rice.
0:08:33 > 0:08:37- At the moment, I go to the gym - three times a week.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41- She asks me to do two weights - sessions on my own.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46- And I have to do cardio exercises - as well.
0:08:48 > 0:08:50- I'm missing my yoga. - That's for sure.
0:08:51 > 0:08:53- There just isn't enough time.
0:08:55 > 0:08:57- I'm seeing a change in myself.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00- I'm more impatient than I was.
0:09:01 > 0:09:04- I'm not such a nice person anymore.
0:09:07 > 0:09:10- I don't know if it's related - to the change in my diet.
0:09:11 > 0:09:17- Or if it's something to do with the - drive needed to do what I'm doing.
0:09:18 > 0:09:20- Focus now! I want it more gritty.
0:09:20 > 0:09:24- You need to push through the floor, - push through your core.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- In 3, 2, 1...
0:09:28 > 0:09:30- 3, 2, 1, push, push, push, push, - push!
0:09:32 > 0:09:35- Someone will be saying that to me - in a few months.
0:09:36 > 0:09:40- Yes, we'll see how you deal - with being bossed around!
0:09:40 > 0:09:42- I'll be fed up after an hour.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- I'm expecting a baby. - A strong one, I hope.
0:09:47 > 0:09:48- I'll help you.
0:09:48 > 0:09:52- I don't know whether the fact - that Anna is pregnant...
0:09:52 > 0:09:54- ..will alter the process.
0:09:54 > 0:09:56- I wonder.
0:09:56 > 0:10:01- I'm sure that by July and August, - I won't be able to spot her.
0:10:02 > 0:10:03- It's a matter of safety.
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- The onus will be on her...
0:10:06 > 0:10:10- ..to be strong enough - to lift her own weights.
0:10:12 > 0:10:13- It's Wednesday.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16- I got up early this morning - to go and train.
0:10:17 > 0:10:18- This happens quite often.
0:10:19 > 0:10:20- It's this food business.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27- It's just so difficult.
0:10:30 > 0:10:34- Every now and again, I get flushes.
0:10:38 > 0:10:39- I'm too old for flushes.
0:10:43 > 0:10:44- I've gone past that.
0:10:45 > 0:10:49- I think it must be the meat.
0:10:50 > 0:10:52- Or maybe, I'm eating too much.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- When it happens, - it feels like a panic attack.
0:10:57 > 0:11:01- I'm eating 2,800 calories - at the moment.
0:11:02 > 0:11:03- It's gone up and up and up.
0:11:03 > 0:11:06- It started at 2,300, then 2,500, - then 2,700.
0:11:07 > 0:11:10- Now it's 2,800 calories every day.
0:11:11 > 0:11:15- Omelettes, egg whites, prawns, - protein shake.
0:11:15 > 0:11:17- I have snacks. Sometimes it's tofu.
0:11:18 > 0:11:23- For lunch, it's either turkey - with new potatoes and brown rice.
0:11:23 > 0:11:25- Or chicken breast.
0:11:25 > 0:11:28- In the evening, - turkey again perhaps.
0:11:29 > 0:11:33- For dessert, - oats with added protein.
0:11:33 > 0:11:38- Then, if I still haven't had enough - calories, which is possible...
0:11:38 > 0:11:41- ..at the moment, - I'm trying yoghurt again.
0:11:42 > 0:11:43- This is awful!
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- I haven't had enough calories today.
0:11:47 > 0:11:50- I've had one huge bowl of porridge - containing a protein shake.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53- And now I'm having another in bed.
0:11:53 > 0:11:56- I've added nuts to bulk it out - a bit.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59- Bulking is the name of the game.
0:12:00 > 0:12:04- I have to eat it in bed - because then I can lie down...
0:12:04 > 0:12:06- ..and hopefully go to sleep.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09- So, I've eaten it.
0:12:10 > 0:12:12- There's something horrid - about all this.
0:12:12 > 0:12:15- Vulgar is the English word.
0:12:18 > 0:12:21- The following morning - I feel like a lump of lead.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24- I'm not much better - than I was last night.
0:12:24 > 0:12:28- I thought my stomach might have - emptied a little overnight.
0:12:28 > 0:12:29- But it hasn't.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32- I feel really heavy.
0:12:35 > 0:12:36- I don't feel great.
0:12:41 > 0:12:46- I'm not sure she'll be ready - by the end of the year. We'll see.
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0:13:00 > 0:13:02- Spring has finally arrived.
0:13:03 > 0:13:06- I'm feeling a bit better - about the whole thing.
0:13:06 > 0:13:11- Especially on a morning like this. - It's nice to hear the birds singing.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14- I'm feeling quite strong - although I'm tired.
0:13:16 > 0:13:17- Things are going well.
0:13:21 > 0:13:22- I'm still a bit nervous.
0:13:22 > 0:13:26- But she's doing as much as she can, - so I'm quite happy.
0:13:26 > 0:13:28- We had a bit of a setback.
0:13:28 > 0:13:33- I had to put my foot down - a week or two ago...
0:13:33 > 0:13:35- ..because I found out...
0:13:35 > 0:13:39- ..that she wasn't eating - the prescribed calories...
0:13:39 > 0:13:41- ..that are so important.
0:13:41 > 0:13:44- I could see that her muscles - weren't growing...
0:13:44 > 0:13:47- ..even though she was working - so hard in the gym.
0:13:47 > 0:13:50- I'm good. - I couldn't understand it.
0:13:50 > 0:13:51- Modest!
0:13:51 > 0:13:53- 5 months before the competition.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55- It's so frustrating.
0:13:55 > 0:14:00- When I get a moment like that, - I start thinking about my age.
0:14:00 > 0:14:03- I wonder if it's because - I'm a little older...
0:14:04 > 0:14:06- ..that I don't remember things.
0:14:08 > 0:14:10- When is this baby coming?
0:14:10 > 0:14:12- I think it will be August.
0:14:15 > 0:14:18- On the positive side, - when something works...
0:14:18 > 0:14:21- ..and I know I am succeeding...
0:14:21 > 0:14:23- ..it gives me great satisfaction.
0:14:23 > 0:14:27- I have to remember that feeling - and not get disheartened.
0:14:30 > 0:14:32- But that's easier said than done.
0:14:34 > 0:14:37- She has to work ten times - harder...
0:14:37 > 0:14:40- ..because of her age - and lack of experience.
0:14:40 > 0:14:43- She has started sticking - to the calories...
0:14:43 > 0:14:46- ..and lo and behold...
0:14:46 > 0:14:51- ..she has put on three kilos - in four weeks.
0:14:52 > 0:14:55- It just shows that the system works - if you stick to it.
0:14:57 > 0:14:59- I don't like the idea of overeating.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04- I don't like that fact - that I'm eating meat.
0:15:05 > 0:15:10- I'm starting to question - whether I need to eat all this food.
0:15:10 > 0:15:16- Could the muscles grow - without overeating?
0:15:18 > 0:15:20- It's harder than I expected.
0:15:21 > 0:15:24- I think what I'm doing is crazy.
0:15:27 > 0:15:28- Stupid, even.
0:15:31 > 0:15:32- I can't escape at all.
0:15:33 > 0:15:37- I have to exercise - and I have to eat...
0:15:37 > 0:15:40- ..because I've said that I'm going - to do this thing.
0:15:41 > 0:15:44- Sometimes I regret it.
0:15:45 > 0:15:47- Sometimes I get disheartened.
0:15:47 > 0:15:49- I can't tell anyone...
0:15:49 > 0:15:51- ..because that would be admitting...
0:15:52 > 0:15:54- ..that I'm doing something - I shouldn't.
0:16:04 > 0:16:07- There are dozens of gyms - in the valleys.
0:16:07 > 0:16:12- Many of them are traditional - bodybuilding gyms.
0:16:12 > 0:16:17- There are many reasons, including - social reasons, why they exist.
0:16:20 > 0:16:24- Today, I'm visiting - a very special gym.
0:16:31 > 0:16:34- Until now, I've been training - in a bubble in Cardiff.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- I thought I'd like to make - some new friends.
0:16:37 > 0:16:39- That's why I've come here.
0:16:43 > 0:16:45- Mike and Leica Gelsei run the gym.
0:16:48 > 0:16:50- They are bodybuilding champions.
0:16:50 > 0:16:54- Leica is also an international - adjudicator.
0:16:54 > 0:16:58- They help other champions prepare - for competitions.
0:17:00 > 0:17:04- You need to build your muscles - and learn how to exhibit them.
0:17:04 > 0:17:05- Posing.
0:17:05 > 0:17:08- Leica specializes in that.
0:17:09 > 0:17:12- It's nothing whatsoever to do - with the gym.
0:17:12 > 0:17:15- This is very much about - what we do on the stage.
0:17:16 > 0:17:20- The posing routine is for Jayne - to show off her best parts.
0:17:22 > 0:17:24- Jayne is in her forties.
0:17:25 > 0:17:28- She has only been bodybuilding - for four years.
0:17:28 > 0:17:31- She is already a national winner.
0:17:32 > 0:17:37- They say that once you reach forty, - your muscles begin to shrink.
0:17:37 > 0:17:40- So we're in the same boat - in that respect.
0:17:40 > 0:17:45- But she and Leica are talking - as if age isn't a big problem.
0:17:47 > 0:17:48- Good job! And relax.
0:17:49 > 0:17:54- This is a way of stopping the ageing - process as well.
0:17:54 > 0:17:56- Quarter turn to the right.
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- Do you think you could coach me - to pose?
0:18:03 > 0:18:04- Absolutely!
0:18:04 > 0:18:06- Do you really think so?
0:18:06 > 0:18:07- 100%
0:18:10 > 0:18:11- That would be brilliant.
0:18:12 > 0:18:16- But first, I have to have a body - worth exhibiting.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20- And that's looking impossible - at the moment.
0:18:25 > 0:18:27- I'm in a bit of a quandary, - to be honest.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38- There is fat everywhere...
0:18:38 > 0:18:41- ..where there wasn't before.
0:18:43 > 0:18:46- I look like a belly dancer, - except that I can't do it!
0:18:47 > 0:18:49- I just don't feel right.
0:18:49 > 0:18:53- At night, I get a rash - all over my skin.
0:18:53 > 0:18:57- I have to lift my hair - and my skin is all red.
0:18:58 > 0:19:03- I think it's my liver...
0:19:04 > 0:19:10- ..protesting because I'm eating - too much food.
0:19:11 > 0:19:12- Also...
0:19:13 > 0:19:18- ..I have an infection - in my nails.
0:19:18 > 0:19:24- Something like you get on your feet, - such as athlete's foot.
0:19:24 > 0:19:27- But on my fingers!
0:19:27 > 0:19:28- PHONE RINGS
0:19:32 > 0:19:34- I was expecting this phone call.
0:19:34 > 0:19:37- Who do you turn to - when you're in trouble?
0:19:38 > 0:19:40- To your friend.
0:19:40 > 0:19:41- Yeah!
0:19:42 > 0:19:44- I'm prepared to work really hard.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46- I'm prepared to work really hard.- - I know you are.
0:19:46 > 0:19:50- At the moment, if I'm honest, - I feel like giving up.
0:19:51 > 0:19:53- Don't give up!
0:19:53 > 0:19:56- She puts a lot of pressure - on herself.
0:19:56 > 0:19:58- I feel very protective towards her.
0:20:00 > 0:20:03- I don't want any harm - to come to her.
0:20:04 > 0:20:05- Thank you.
0:20:06 > 0:20:07- You're welcome.
0:20:08 > 0:20:12- I really miss her.
0:20:13 > 0:20:19- So, I thought if I'm going to keep - going, I have to be healthy.
0:20:19 > 0:20:21- Or there's no hope.
0:20:21 > 0:20:25- So, without consulting Anna - because she's away...
0:20:25 > 0:20:29- ..I decided not to overeat - and not to eat any more meat.
0:20:29 > 0:20:31- And definitely, no dairy.
0:20:31 > 0:20:37- Within days, I was a different - person - body and soul.
0:20:40 > 0:20:43- It's the end of May...
0:20:43 > 0:20:47- ..and the Welsh championships - are taking place in Port Talbot.
0:20:47 > 0:20:50- Anna and I go to have a look - to see what's what.
0:20:50 > 0:20:54- It's great to see some familiar - faces like Jayne's backstage.
0:20:55 > 0:20:57- There are incredible bodies - everywhere.
0:20:57 > 0:21:01- If that tan isn't right on stage, - you're taking points off yourself.
0:21:02 > 0:21:06- It goes into every single - nook and cranny.
0:21:06 > 0:21:08- Can I try and pout like you?
0:21:08 > 0:21:10- Yes. Duckface.
0:21:14 > 0:21:16- Show them your abs, butt.
0:21:17 > 0:21:19- Awesome, innit?
0:21:19 > 0:21:22- You have to take your boob - out of the bikini...
0:21:22 > 0:21:26- ..glue the boob, - then shove it back in.
0:21:27 > 0:21:29- Such a glamorous job, isn't it?
0:21:30 > 0:21:35- The smell is quite nice because your - diet's so shit at this point.
0:21:35 > 0:21:39- I wonder if I could eat it! - How many calories in it, Lou?
0:21:39 > 0:21:43- So this is competition level...
0:21:43 > 0:21:45- ..and this is big fat belly!
0:21:48 > 0:21:52- I decided to confess to Anna - that I have changed my diet.
0:21:52 > 0:21:55- I think I'm starting to find - another way.
0:21:55 > 0:21:57- You've found another way?
0:21:57 > 0:22:00- Well, in the sense that...
0:22:00 > 0:22:04- ..I think I've found a way...
0:22:04 > 0:22:08- ..where my energy is good.
0:22:15 > 0:22:18- Of course, having plenty of energy - is a good thing...
0:22:18 > 0:22:21- ..but my energy wasn't good - for ages.
0:22:21 > 0:22:25- I felt exhausted and sluggish.
0:22:25 > 0:22:28- I felt like human foie gras. - I felt disgusting.
0:22:28 > 0:22:32- My energy wasn't in a good place - for a couple of months.
0:22:32 > 0:22:34- It's all part of it.
0:22:34 > 0:22:38- You can't look like these men - and women without suffering.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40- You have to suffer.
0:22:41 > 0:22:45- I was shocked that she had made - such drastic changes.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48- She cut 600 calories or more - from her diet.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52- She looked slimmer. - But I don't want slim.
0:22:52 > 0:22:55- At her age, we have to work on - building the muscles.
0:22:55 > 0:22:58- That was the important thing.
0:22:58 > 0:22:59- But she wasn't happy.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03- She thinks the priority is - to be happier and more balanced.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05- I disagree with that.
0:23:06 > 0:23:08- It's a sort of compromise, - but it's a shaky one.
0:23:09 > 0:23:13- I'm going to continue - my own eating regime.
0:23:13 > 0:23:17- I think there is a way forward - in this way.
0:23:19 > 0:23:21- 3 months before the competition.
0:23:21 > 0:23:24- Today, the real preparation begins.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26- Three months of dieting - and exercise...
0:23:27 > 0:23:28- ..lead to the end of autumn.
0:23:29 > 0:23:33- This is the beginning stage - of the hard work.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36- This is where it starts to work.
0:23:36 > 0:23:39- Unfortunately, - the honeymoon phase is gone.
0:23:39 > 0:23:41- I've been at it since last October.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44- That's still the honeymoon.
0:23:44 > 0:23:48- We take two teaspoons of coconut - oil in our coffee in the morning.
0:23:48 > 0:23:51- That's your starter for the day.
0:23:51 > 0:23:53- Veggie sausages or Quorn sausages...
0:23:54 > 0:23:56- ..with mushrooms will be your - breakfast.
0:23:57 > 0:23:58- That's okay.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00- That's a nice breakfast.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03- And a whole egg as well as egg - whites? That's brilliant.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06- At this moment, - this is where we're going.
0:24:06 > 0:24:08- So, meat I don't have to do?
0:24:08 > 0:24:09- So, meat I don't have to do?- - No.
0:24:10 > 0:24:14- I have many clients who are - vegetarians, vegans...
0:24:14 > 0:24:17- ..people with intolerances etc.
0:24:17 > 0:24:19- We work through that together.
0:24:20 > 0:24:21- Music to my ears!
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- Your last meal will be 150g of - salmon, 150g of green veg...
0:24:26 > 0:24:29- ..steamed - or whatever your choice is.
0:24:29 > 0:24:34- At this stage, we're a little more - relaxed about the greens.
0:24:34 > 0:24:36- Don't force feed.
0:24:36 > 0:24:40- Just because it's on the plan, - don't think you have to eat it.
0:24:40 > 0:24:42- I've been down that road, - it's horrible.
0:24:43 > 0:24:44- No, we don't do that.
0:24:46 > 0:24:47- Come on!
0:24:48 > 0:24:52- Leica is very firm and I feel - stronger and healthy.
0:24:54 > 0:24:55- On I go...
0:24:56 > 0:25:01- ..but I know there will be some - nasty moments along the way.
0:25:06 > 0:25:06- Subtitles
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0:25:10 > 0:25:13- It's the middle of the summer... - but for me it's spring again.
0:25:15 > 0:25:17- My body is waking up and changing.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20- It's responding to the diet - and exercise.
0:25:21 > 0:25:25- I'm still working hard - at my day job.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27- I seem to have enough energy - for both.
0:25:28 > 0:25:30- The children and the bodybuilding.
0:25:32 > 0:25:35- I've put down roots - at the gym in Cilfynydd.
0:25:38 > 0:25:41- You could be very nervous - going into this gym.
0:25:42 > 0:25:47- But they've been so welcoming - and so ready to chat.
0:25:50 > 0:25:56- Nearly everyone feels that meeting - Mike and Leica...
0:25:56 > 0:25:59- ..has been their salvation.
0:25:59 > 0:26:01- I feel privileged...
0:26:01 > 0:26:06- ..to have been able to share - their knowledge and experience.
0:26:06 > 0:26:09- I've made friends too, like Eleri.
0:26:09 > 0:26:12- When we're training, we're training.
0:26:12 > 0:26:16- But even when we're training, - we still have fun.
0:26:16 > 0:26:21- We compete against each other, - but everyone helps one another too.
0:26:21 > 0:26:23- I do like dancing - and having a good time.
0:26:24 > 0:26:25- Active rest between sets.
0:26:35 > 0:26:38- That's it. You go like this.
0:26:39 > 0:26:40- What? Like this?
0:26:41 > 0:26:42- Yes.
0:26:42 > 0:26:45- So you have a bit of a curve there.
0:26:45 > 0:26:46- Then you open out.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47- Yes.
0:26:48 > 0:26:50- Then you can do this.
0:26:50 > 0:26:52- Hey! You know how to do it!
0:26:52 > 0:26:54- Then you go out like this.
0:26:55 > 0:26:57- It also depends...
0:27:04 > 0:27:05- Another morning.
0:27:05 > 0:27:08- It's six o'clock...
0:27:08 > 0:27:12- ..and my regime is starting - to change quite drastically.
0:27:12 > 0:27:14- But it suits me.
0:27:14 > 0:27:17- I'm finding that I have - a lot of energy.
0:27:17 > 0:27:20- Preparing for each day - is a busy time.
0:27:22 > 0:27:26- While I'm preparing an egg white and - mushroom omelette for breakfast...
0:27:27 > 0:27:31- ..I also prepare three more meals to - take with me to the gym and to work.
0:27:31 > 0:27:35- The one thing I don't have to do - is think very much...
0:27:35 > 0:27:37- ..because the regime is so strict.
0:27:38 > 0:27:40- But it does take time.
0:27:41 > 0:27:45- I'm baking white fish, boiling green - vegetables and frying tofu.
0:27:45 > 0:27:49- It's all then packed into plastic - boxes, to my shame.
0:27:54 > 0:27:58- Everyone reacts when I open - my food box.
0:28:01 > 0:28:07- Sometimes I have sprouts with fish, - and you can see people's faces.
0:28:07 > 0:28:13- They must think I've completely lost - the plot.
0:28:15 > 0:28:21- I should have bigger muscles, - but they're not there.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25- Perhaps it's because this is - the first time I've done this.
0:28:25 > 0:28:30- That combined with the fact - that I'm older.
0:28:32 > 0:28:34- They're bigger than they were.
0:28:35 > 0:28:39- When I feel positive, I think, - "Well done, Nia!"
0:28:39 > 0:28:44- When I feel more negative, - and I do sometimes...
0:28:48 > 0:28:50- ..things look very dark.
0:28:50 > 0:28:55- Sometimes I feel like - a complete idiot.
0:28:57 > 0:28:59- I feel like giving up.
0:29:00 > 0:29:05- I look at myself in the mirror - and hate what I see.
0:29:05 > 0:29:10- I don't know what to think.
0:29:11 > 0:29:13- So, this is a very delicate time.
0:29:13 > 0:29:16- Because it's the make or break.
0:29:16 > 0:29:21- If I thrive on hard work - and feel I've done a good job...
0:29:21 > 0:29:23- ..then that's a success.
0:29:23 > 0:29:26- If I drag my arse around - the whole time...
0:29:27 > 0:29:29- ..that is a complete - and utter failure.
0:29:29 > 0:29:32- Keep working! You're not going - to die! You will survive.
0:29:33 > 0:29:35- Get this body working! - Keep that head under control.
0:29:36 > 0:29:37- Look at your time now.
0:29:37 > 0:29:39- What did you do that for?
0:29:39 > 0:29:42- Obviously, I'm not taking it - seriously enough.
0:29:43 > 0:29:44- This!
0:29:44 > 0:29:48- Stop it! You've got to stop it. - It's not efficient.
0:29:49 > 0:29:50- Today I was disappointed.
0:29:51 > 0:29:55- There is so much riding on it - for her, for me, for the gym.
0:29:55 > 0:29:59- At the end of the day, - this is my reputation.
0:29:59 > 0:30:01- Come on, shoulder blades.
0:30:01 > 0:30:04- I do have a great deal of respect - from people.
0:30:04 > 0:30:07- I'm not willing to sacrifice that - for anybody.
0:30:07 > 0:30:09- I love Nia to bits...
0:30:09 > 0:30:12- ..but unless she pulls her thumb out - of her backside...
0:30:13 > 0:30:15- ..things are not going to go - from here.
0:30:16 > 0:30:17- Good!
0:30:18 > 0:30:20- Keep moving!
0:30:20 > 0:30:22- Change your mindset. - "I can do this!"
0:30:22 > 0:30:26- Otherwise, do me and yourself - a favour, call it a day.
0:30:27 > 0:30:28- Her words are like a knife.
0:30:29 > 0:30:31- What you're doing, - to the extremes you're doing...
0:30:32 > 0:30:34- ..is about competitive bodybuilding.
0:30:34 > 0:30:37- Take Dean as an example. - He lives and breathes this.
0:30:38 > 0:30:40- That's what he loves to do.
0:30:40 > 0:30:44- He's not doing it for a programme. - He's not doing it for ratings.
0:30:44 > 0:30:46- He's doing it because - it's what he loves.
0:30:46 > 0:30:50- If these guys never get seen, - it doesn't matter to them...
0:30:50 > 0:30:55- ..because this is what gives them - the drive to get up every morning.
0:30:56 > 0:31:00- As long as I have that mindset with - you, that you're a competitor...
0:31:00 > 0:31:04- ..not a producer and director - or presenter...
0:31:04 > 0:31:06- ..you're a competitor like - everyone else.
0:31:06 > 0:31:10- As long as we have that mindset - and that respect...
0:31:10 > 0:31:12- ..I'm more than happy.
0:31:12 > 0:31:14- She frightened me.
0:31:14 > 0:31:19- Once again, I've learned - that I could try harder.
0:31:20 > 0:31:24- She talked about other women - and how much they wanted it...
0:31:24 > 0:31:26- ..and the things they had to do.
0:31:26 > 0:31:29- They have small children, - they work all day...
0:31:29 > 0:31:32- ..yet they still - get their training done.
0:31:32 > 0:31:36- So, don't complain about your life!
0:31:36 > 0:31:38- Just get on with it, Nia!
0:31:38 > 0:31:42- As Leica said, JFT.
0:31:43 > 0:31:47- "J" is for just - and "t" is for train.
0:31:47 > 0:31:52- You can guess the word - in the middle!
0:31:55 > 0:31:59- The following day I return - for my first posing lesson.
0:31:59 > 0:32:03- To learn how to exhibit the body - on stage.
0:32:04 > 0:32:06- The red lipstick has come out.
0:32:07 > 0:32:09- What I usually do - when I'm nervous...
0:32:09 > 0:32:14- ..is dig out my nicest clothes - and wear those.
0:32:14 > 0:32:20- But, in this case, - it's slightly different.
0:32:20 > 0:32:24- Such things don't count at all.
0:32:26 > 0:32:30- I'll be wearing practically nothing - when I'm on stage.
0:32:35 > 0:32:39- It'll just be this. I'll be wearing - less than I am now.
0:32:41 > 0:32:45- I'm sure this is how Daniel felt - on his way to the lion's den.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48- There's nothing to be scared about.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- Try those and see how we go.
0:32:50 > 0:32:53- I love having new shoes.
0:32:54 > 0:32:55- They make my legs look a bit longer.
0:32:55 > 0:32:57- They make my legs look a bit longer.- - Absolutely right.
0:32:58 > 0:33:00- The first thing I do is rotate.
0:33:00 > 0:33:03- So straightaway my waist - looks smaller.
0:33:05 > 0:33:08- What we're trying to do is to show - the body as an X shape.
0:33:09 > 0:33:10- That's the ideal.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14- Wide shoulders and knees - and a narrow trunk.
0:33:18 > 0:33:19- That's better.
0:33:19 > 0:33:21- I can see that in your vest.
0:33:23 > 0:33:25- It's smoke and mirrors.
0:33:25 > 0:33:29- Manipulate my physique to make it - look the best it can be.
0:33:29 > 0:33:32- Two boobs, two shoulders - to the judges.
0:33:33 > 0:33:36- Go on! There you go. - Can you see the back work?
0:33:36 > 0:33:38- Posing isn't easy.
0:33:38 > 0:33:42- You look at yourself - and just see the flaws.
0:33:45 > 0:33:47- Don't worry, don't worry!
0:33:47 > 0:33:49- You old tart! Come on.
0:33:51 > 0:33:55- You can do this. Absolutely 100%.
0:33:57 > 0:33:59- The red lipstick is back - in the drawer.
0:33:59 > 0:34:01- I've nothing to hide behind now.
0:34:02 > 0:34:03- I just have to work hard.
0:34:04 > 0:34:08- Every day, Leica is pushing me - beyond what I thought was hard work.
0:34:09 > 0:34:13- It just shows how important it is - to push yourself.
0:34:13 > 0:34:17- But you need someone to push you - so that you realize...
0:34:17 > 0:34:21- ..that you haven't been pushing - yourself enough.
0:34:21 > 0:34:22- 23 days to go.
0:34:23 > 0:34:26- I have to put my back into it - and push the boundaries.
0:34:27 > 0:34:31- More weights, and heavier weights.
0:34:31 > 0:34:34- Rowing hard. Rowing fast.
0:34:35 > 0:34:40- It's all about what I put in my body - and what I do with my body.
0:34:41 > 0:34:43- Moving forward.
0:34:47 > 0:34:51- Today blew me away. - Absolutely blew me away.
0:34:51 > 0:34:54- It's such a short time.
0:34:54 > 0:34:59- I've remembered what she came in - like, where she's gone...
0:34:59 > 0:35:02- ..where she is, - but where she's going.
0:35:02 > 0:35:08- Today, the competitive bite...
0:35:08 > 0:35:11- ..has started to itch.
0:35:12 > 0:35:14- I haven't told anyone this.
0:35:17 > 0:35:20- But I'd be delighted - to get anything.
0:35:23 > 0:35:25- To be in the final line-up...
0:35:28 > 0:35:30- ..or to win!
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0:35:44 > 0:35:47- It's autumn once again.
0:35:47 > 0:35:51- It's been a year and a half - of preparation for tomorrow.
0:35:51 > 0:35:54- It's the bodybuilding competition - in Birmingham.
0:36:00 > 0:36:05- Through it all, my family has been a - tower of strength in the background.
0:36:05 > 0:36:08- But tomorrow, - they'll be in the front row.
0:36:09 > 0:36:11- I'll need those. - Put them in that bag.
0:36:12 > 0:36:15- Well, everyone except my elder son, - Dafs...
0:36:15 > 0:36:18- ..who is six thousand miles away - in Africa.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21- But his wife, Leanne has brought - Efan and Trystan...
0:36:22 > 0:36:24- ..and my younger son, Ben, - is also on team Ceidiog!
0:36:25 > 0:36:28- Not forgetting, of course, - my partner, Tony.
0:36:28 > 0:36:30- It's my big day!
0:36:30 > 0:36:34- That goes on the front seat, - and that can go on the back seat.
0:36:37 > 0:36:39- Right, so long!
0:36:41 > 0:36:46- On the way, I'm going to call at the - gym for one last session with Leica.
0:36:46 > 0:36:49- And to see my friends, - Colin and Eleri.
0:36:49 > 0:36:53- I'm putting it on Instagram that - you're both in your sixties...
0:36:53 > 0:36:56- ..and you're competing this weekend.
0:37:06 > 0:37:09- The difference in you is incredible.
0:37:11 > 0:37:13- I never thought I'd have muscles - in my back.
0:37:14 > 0:37:15- Quarter turn to the right.
0:37:22 > 0:37:24- I thought it was mission impossible.
0:37:24 > 0:37:26- Did you?
0:37:26 > 0:37:27- Yes.
0:37:27 > 0:37:31- But you've done brilliantly. - I'm so proud of you. Honestly!
0:37:31 > 0:37:33- Oh my God!
0:37:33 > 0:37:35- Honest to God! Well done!
0:37:36 > 0:37:37- Well, thank you.
0:37:38 > 0:37:39- I've gotta get out!
0:37:42 > 0:37:44- Oh, my God!
0:37:47 > 0:37:53- It came as a huge surprise that - Leica was so pleased with me.
0:37:54 > 0:37:55- A nice surprise.
0:37:55 > 0:37:58- She's made me feel - on top of the world.
0:37:59 > 0:38:02- I feel very confident, actually.
0:38:03 > 0:38:09- It's made me excited, - because anything is possible.
0:38:09 > 0:38:13- But you have to be determined - like you are.
0:38:13 > 0:38:16- I'm so proud of you. - I'm proud to call you my friend.
0:38:16 > 0:38:18- It's going to be amazing.
0:38:18 > 0:38:21- Oh my giddy aunt!
0:38:21 > 0:38:23- Thank you!
0:38:25 > 0:38:27- Help smash it out of the park!
0:38:27 > 0:38:29- Thank you, both of you.
0:38:29 > 0:38:32- The support of Eleri and Karen - is invaluable.
0:38:32 > 0:38:34- But I have to go to Birmingham.
0:38:36 > 0:38:41- The first stop when I get there - will be to get the fake tan.
0:38:41 > 0:38:46- Everyone says that it makes you - look better.
0:38:50 > 0:38:52- It's cold and it's smelly.
0:38:52 > 0:38:55- I'll be smelly in the morning too.
0:38:55 > 0:38:58- Because I'm not allowed to wash - after this.
0:39:02 > 0:39:04- Just one more uncomfortable night.
0:39:13 > 0:39:18- I never thought that I'd be here - at this time in my life.
0:39:20 > 0:39:26- Everyone here has the same colour - tan as me, a little orange.
0:39:27 > 0:39:29- I do feel that I belong here.
0:39:30 > 0:39:33- I'm glad now of the hard work - that has allowed me...
0:39:33 > 0:39:36- ..to present myself - to the competition judges.
0:39:37 > 0:39:38- 223, please.
0:39:39 > 0:39:42- Thank you! - I've dreamt of this moment.
0:39:43 > 0:39:45- Is that it?
0:39:45 > 0:39:46- Yes, you're registered.
0:39:46 > 0:39:48- Yes, you're registered.- - Fantastic. Thank you.
0:39:50 > 0:39:55- I feel very proud to be here - at a meeting of athletes.
0:40:02 > 0:40:08- Good luck in the competition. - I'm sorry I can't be there.
0:40:08 > 0:40:12- I know you'll be amazing.
0:40:12 > 0:40:15- I hope it all goes well.
0:40:15 > 0:40:20- I'm sending you my love all the way - from West Africa.
0:40:20 > 0:40:22- Love you. Bye!
0:40:22 > 0:40:27- I think, out of everyone, - Dafs is the one who understands.
0:40:30 > 0:40:31- He also goes to the gym.
0:40:32 > 0:40:35- My brother has arrived. - I want to go and see him.
0:40:38 > 0:40:40- You look gorgeous!
0:40:43 > 0:40:45- You're looking great.
0:40:45 > 0:40:47- I feel pretty awful at the moment.
0:40:47 > 0:40:49- You'll look better in a bikini.
0:40:49 > 0:40:52- Ohh! Ger!
0:40:54 > 0:40:59- Backstage is rife with tiny bikinis - and huge muscles.
0:41:00 > 0:41:02- There are hundreds going on stage.
0:41:03 > 0:41:06- At four o'clock, - I'll be one of them.
0:41:10 > 0:41:12- If I do this, - you can see the muscles.
0:41:14 > 0:41:19- My body is very brown as if I've - been in the Caribbean for months.
0:41:19 > 0:41:21- I'm happy with that.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- It definitely helps...
0:41:24 > 0:41:28- ..to show the shape of the muscles.
0:41:33 > 0:41:37- At this moment, I don't feel ready - to get up on the stage.
0:41:37 > 0:41:42- But perhaps I'll feel differently...
0:41:42 > 0:41:45- ..after my hair and make-up's - been done.
0:41:45 > 0:41:47- It's a long day.
0:41:48 > 0:41:52- I think I'm the oldest person - who's appearing on stage today.
0:41:53 > 0:41:55- Obviously, I feel a little old.
0:41:56 > 0:42:00- If people think that - this side of it...
0:42:01 > 0:42:06- ..is superficial and narcissistic - and it's just about looking good...
0:42:07 > 0:42:09- ..remember all the hard work...
0:42:10 > 0:42:12- ..that every one of these athletes - has put in.
0:42:13 > 0:42:17- Many of them have done much more - than me and for far longer.
0:42:18 > 0:42:21- As the various categories perform...
0:42:22 > 0:42:27- ..the family wait patiently for - the Bikini Masters in Category E.
0:42:28 > 0:42:32- I'm wondering about everyone - and what they're thinking.
0:42:32 > 0:42:37- I know that Trystan feels - a little uncomfortable about it.
0:42:42 > 0:42:44- Are you okay?
0:42:44 > 0:42:45- Do you want to go and see them?
0:42:45 > 0:42:47- Do you want to go and see them?- - No.
0:42:52 > 0:42:53- It's a big step.
0:42:53 > 0:42:57- Yes, but they're very important.
0:42:59 > 0:43:01- I don't want to...
0:43:02 > 0:43:05- Trystan is embarrassed enough - already.
0:43:16 > 0:43:22- I came out here and saw the women - with their huge earrings.
0:43:24 > 0:43:27- I felt a bit jealous.
0:43:27 > 0:43:32- In real life, this would be - a little over the top.
0:43:33 > 0:43:34- Just a touch.
0:43:34 > 0:43:37- But here...
0:43:39 > 0:43:40- ..I feel underdressed.
0:43:42 > 0:43:43- Whit-whew!
0:43:44 > 0:43:46- I know that voice!
0:43:46 > 0:43:48- It's Catrin!
0:43:49 > 0:43:52- Oh my God! I can feel everything.
0:43:53 > 0:43:55- It's smoke and mirrors, Leica says.
0:43:56 > 0:44:00- If you go like this, - it brings out the delts.
0:44:00 > 0:44:04- They're all tricks that help a lot.
0:44:05 > 0:44:08- All these women - have wonderful bodies.
0:44:09 > 0:44:12- But, Nia, they don't have faces - like yours.
0:44:23 > 0:44:25- Can I take a picture with you?
0:44:25 > 0:44:27- Please do.
0:44:27 > 0:44:28- What's your name?
0:44:28 > 0:44:29- What's your name?- - Sally.
0:44:29 > 0:44:29- You are?
0:44:29 > 0:44:31- You are?- - Nia.
0:44:31 > 0:44:35- Everyone told me that people would - be nice, but I didn't believe it.
0:44:36 > 0:44:38- I thought they'd be horrible.
0:44:38 > 0:44:42- But it's true. People are nice.
0:44:44 > 0:44:47- You don't know what they're really - thinking, of course!
0:44:49 > 0:44:51- I don't mind people - being nice to me!
0:44:51 > 0:44:53- She looks amazing!
0:44:53 > 0:44:58- I have to practise my poses - to get the focus right.
0:45:07 > 0:45:09- I'll be on in about - a quarter of an hour.
0:45:11 > 0:45:15- I've reached the point of no return.
0:45:15 > 0:45:19- From here on, I have to do it.
0:45:25 > 0:45:27- This is the best I can do.
0:45:29 > 0:45:31- This is the best I can do today.
0:45:37 > 0:45:39- 222, Donna!
0:45:41 > 0:45:42- 223!
0:45:47 > 0:45:51- I'm glad I put myself forward - for this.
0:45:51 > 0:45:54- Because it's really helped me...
0:45:54 > 0:45:58- ..to grow physically, mentally - and spiritually...
0:45:59 > 0:46:01- ..whatever happens on stage.
0:46:13 > 0:46:17- When I started on this challenge...
0:46:17 > 0:46:21- ..I thought I was just going - to find out...
0:46:22 > 0:46:25- ..whether I could grow my muscles - at all.
0:46:25 > 0:46:29- But, as I went through - the experience...
0:46:29 > 0:46:35- ..I've seen my body look younger - and younger.
0:46:37 > 0:46:41- Unexpectedly, I'm beginning - to like that a lot.
0:46:41 > 0:46:47- I realized that I even feel younger - than I did before.
0:46:48 > 0:46:50- I move quicker...
0:46:50 > 0:46:55- ..and my brain works quickly too - at times.
0:46:56 > 0:47:00- So I'm aware that a big change - has taken place.
0:47:02 > 0:47:04- That pleased me greatly.
0:47:11 > 0:47:15- This has been very much a life - changing experience for her.
0:47:15 > 0:47:18- I know 100% that this - is just the beginning.
0:47:18 > 0:47:21- She's bought into it completely.
0:47:22 > 0:47:23- Did I think we'd get there?
0:47:23 > 0:47:25- No.
0:47:29 > 0:47:30- You've done it!
0:47:30 > 0:47:32- You did it!
0:47:33 > 0:47:35- I'm proud of you.
0:47:36 > 0:47:37- Well done, Nia!
0:47:40 > 0:47:41- I lost a contact lens!
0:47:43 > 0:47:45- It's alright. We can still see you.
0:47:45 > 0:47:48- Where are my glasses?!
0:47:50 > 0:47:52- Are you okay, Tryst?
0:47:53 > 0:47:57- It was a bigger challenge for you - than for anyone.
0:48:28 > 0:48:30- S4C Subtitles by Testun Cyf.