Perhaps one of my most dramatic transformations, meet Dawn – bodybuilding grandma and fearless paramedic.
Dawn has trained for as long as I can remember, and has always been quite hardcore with regards to building muscle.
It’s fair to say she favours a more muscular look than most women would probably want for themselves.
A lot of her training methods before coming to me were quite dated and there were a few areas of her body that dominated others, leaving her with poor symmetry and weaker muscle groups which definitely affected her overall look.
When we decided to shed some body fat and do a photo shoot it was always going to be exciting – because I knew we had done a fantastic job in bringing up Dawn’s weaknesses, we just needed to lower levels of body fat and attain fantastic condition.
We allowed 18 weeks for prep meaning we could methodically ramp up intensity over time – nothing too drastic that would be tough for her to deal with whilst continuing to work full time.
This long push towards the shoot also meant that we didn’t have to be overly aggressive with regards to calorie reduction, resulting in Dawn’s metabolism working for us rather than against us.
Interestingly, the deeper Dawn got into prep, the more she seemed to enjoy it. She showed a real tenacity to get the hard work done and clearly revelled in the results she was seeing.
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going” – definitely epitomises how Dawn attacked this prep. 
Steve