A matter of physique

FRANKSTON bodybuilder Kim Parrott has been rewarded for her punishing training regime, frugal diet and persistent pursuit of her training goals.

She has just returned from winning the world bodybuilding championships in Canada in November.

In 2015, Parrott became the Female Figure Overall Champion for Australasian Natural Bodybuilding Fitness Mania. This qualified her to compete in the Ultimate Fitness Events World Championships Elite division in Toronto that year.

Unable to go due to prior commitments, she set herself to compete again late last year, win again, and go to Toronto late last year.

“In April I achieved my goal,” she said. “I was going to Canada, my home country, to compete at world level [in November].”

After working with personal trainer Ty Hanley, of Hanley’s Fitness Mornington, Parrott placed first in Elite Masters Physique and qualified to compete in the Professional show – three shows over two days – and placed second in Elite Masters Figure.

She also came second in Open Elite Figure and qualified to compete in the Professional show.

“The added bonus was that all of the other Australians had qualified at a professional level as well. We were showing them how it was done!”

Parrott came fourth in the Professional Figure category and won the Professional Physique contest.

“My name was called, my medal was put around my neck and my tiara was placed on my head. There were no words to say how I was feeling,” she said.

Her training for the championships ramped up after the April win.

“I had one rest day and was straight back into the gym. Ty had a 26-week plan that mapped out everything down to the day. He knew when we were doing strength or hypertrophy training, when I would do high-intensity training and when I would begin my walking regime, including how many kilometres a day and week.

“There were a few weeks at the end where I walked 90km a week. We never had any question of what was needed to be done and the only changes made were around my work.”

The full-time paramedic based at Langwarrin works a four-day-on, four-day-off roster which includes two 10-hour days, 11-hour afternoon and 14 hour night shift.

She also works as a trainer at Hanley’s Fitness a couple of days a week.

First published in the Frankston Times – 16 January 2017