FBBUK: Rebecca Maughan, All Smiles

Normally, I put the clip at the end. But not today.

Watch this...



Now, if that didn't get your female muscle lovin' juices flowin', you should really get yourself some medical attention because, mate, you are dead below the waist.



Rebecca Maughan. Previously on FMS in June. Just a couple of paragraphs. We tell you she's from Hull, she was NABBA Miss Britain (Toned Figure) in 2013. She's "very beautiful", we say. And we predict we'll be seeing her again. We were not wrong.



Admittedly we don't know much more about Rebecca now but we have learned a little. That 2013 NABBA Britain win, for example, came, we now know, in her very first year of competition. 2014 has been her second, then. We've learned she's got a bit of a thing for baseball caps. Not the sort that fit snugly around the top of your head. Rebecca likes a high crown, as I believe they are called. We've found out her supplements are provided by PhD Nutrition, and that her favourite body part to train is her glutes.




So now we can give you Rebecca's entire contest history.

Year 1: 2013
NABBA North-East, Toned Figure, 2nd
NABBA Britain, Toned Figure, 1st
NABBA Universe, Toned Figure, 6th

Year 2: 2014
NABBA Britain, Toned Figure, 2nd
NABBA Worlds, Toned Figure, 4th
NABBA Universe, Toned Figure, no placing
NABBA UK, Athletic Figure, 1st

Notice the last contest. The new category. More muscle than Toned Figure.



2011. Rebecca is preparing to go to Ibiza. I really wanted to get toned to look good for the holiday, she says. 2012. Rebecca continues training. Well and truly bitten by the workout bug. 2013. Competition. Rebecca grows, Rebecca tones. Rebecca goes through contest prep three times. She finds she enjoys competing. She can't stop smiling after she comes off stage. 2014. More muscle. She preps for the NABBA Universe with Sarah Hallett. Results are not so good in terms of placings. Her body has outgrown the category she started in, and she decided to give the new 'Athletic Figure' a try. By the end of the year she's NABBA Miss UK.

And she can't stop smiling...



With her looks, sponsors are queuing up. PhD Nutrition we've mentioned. But she's also got a blog for Monster Supplements as a "Fitness Guru". She also has a blog on Fresh Food Guru. Previously on FMS we reported her dream was to become a professional fitness model. Looks like it's coming true. Another reason why she's smiling, perhaps?




Rebecca says: I've always said if I can inspire 1 person to live a healthier life by exercising & eating healthy to achieve a toned figure then my job's done. I would like to think I have helped some girls lift weights and put an end to endless cardio.

Check her Instagram, check her Facebook. Check the comments. Ignore the ones posted by guys like you and me. Don't you agree that Rebecca has inspired considerably more than 1 person? She probably inspires five a day. Job done.

More smiles.



But most of all, FMS gets the impression that Rebecca is smiling because she's gaining muscle. And she likes it. Loves it. Loves the body she is building, the progress she's making. The muscle that's growing, Check her Instagram again if you must. Check her Facebook. Go back to the beginning and watch her progress chronologically. Is it just me or is the smile getting wider and wider as she grows and grows?



2015. Year 3 in Rebecca Maughan's competitive career. In the first two she's already outgrown one category and moved up to the next - and the move led to an instant success. By the end of next year I wouldn't be surprised if I was talking about Rebecca Maughan, Trained Figure competitor. And her smile (along with her legs, her arms, her shoulders, her back...) will be even wider than now.



Today my journey for 2015 begins.
I will work 100 per cent 365 after yesterday's win.
I will stay hungry!
Rebecca Maughan, after her 2014 NABBA UK win



Normally, I finish up my posts by encouraging you to 'Enjoy!'. Not today.

Today I'm going to tell you how much I enjoy putting these posts together.

Researching these amazing women is a consistently rewarding experience. Finding out about the women, looking beyond their magnificent physiques and into their lives only increases my admiration and respect for them, one and all. But the more remarkable the woman, the more enjoyable it is to compile the post. Some posts are more of a pleasure to put together than others. Today's has been one of them. In fact, I'd say that this one of the three or four most enjoyable experiences of all.

I know you'll remember her body. I know you'll remember her smile.

Well, research her for yourself if you are not convinced, but I'm telling you, this is one very very special young woman. Remember the name. Rebecca Maughan.




[Well, we've only been back for a couple of weeks but it's time for our Christmas break. Don't worry, there will be posts, but instead of daily posts there will be 'Year in Review' type stuff - Winners of 2014; our end-of-year selection of images from 2014, and our fourth annual selection of our six Women of the Year. So stay tuned. Daily posts will return in early January. Have a lovely holiday season. 6ft1Swell]