And the next stop is:

Posted on April 19, 2014 by Tammy

Cairo, Egypt! What a lovely country! The weather is hot – just the way I like it. No more gray depressing mornings, bring on the sunshine!

The traffic here is something else! If you think London was bad, well you don’t want to try it here then! No rules whatsoever, everyone drives as they like, pedestrians all over the place crossing roads, no speed limits (well obviously there is a speed limit but no one enforces it).

I was introduced to Gold’s Gym Academy where I started doing some freelance lecturing on their new project: training the new staff for an opening of a new branch here in Cairo!

People are very friendly and I’m truly having a great time!

Goes without saying I’m training at Gold’s Gym in Maadi. I feel truly blessed!

And when the weather is nice…

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Tammy

…. Everything seems nice! Such a lovely day today, the sun was out, it was about 20C, almost sunbathing time.
And when the sun went down I trained, smashed shoulders, then ate and now I’m just chilling before going to bed. Blessed day

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 1, 2014 by Tammy

2014 is here finally! I wish you guys all the best for 2014. Thank you for following me and supporting me, it means a lot to me!

2013 was full of ups and downs, and more downs than ups. Unfortunately we tend to remember the negatives more than the positives. So let’s just look at the positives now:

I have met some amazing people. Through work, through training and places you wouldn’t even think it could happen. One of my best decisions this year was to switch countries when it comes to competing. I competed in Hungary and represented Hungary at an international competition. I didn’t place, but it’s not the reflection of my success here. My success in this process was to be able to get into that shape and stand on stage and be proud of how I looked because that was one of my best shape and conditions ever. That is success for me because even though it is a competition where you compete against other people but the biggest competition is with yourself to improve how you looked last time. Not only that but it was a great feeling to finally belong to a team, belong to a country. Even though I have lived in London for the past 10 years, I competed in this country and represented the UK at international events in 2012, there was never any signs of team spirit here. Thank you for the Hungarian team and Zoltan Vida to make me feel I belong there. He has also done a wonderful job with getting me stage ready in the last 3 weeks of the prep when no-one could help me anymore and my weight just didn’t want to go down. These were the progress photos:

and how you screw it up after the competition 🙂

Probably one of the biggest sandwiches I’ve ever had

I have had a few photoshoots with different photographers but one really stands out: Jakob Gronkjaer. He is a perfectionist. He would not stop until he gets the photo right and then the photo is not just good, but it’s awesome! I’m hoping to have another shoot with him soon, we have some unfinished business!

I was very lucky to be able to travel a bit in 2013. I visited Hungary twice, spent some time in Turkey and went to Hamburg to compete.

It is definitely not everything but the most important things that happened in 2013. I feel blessed because I have a family that support me, I have true friends and even though not everything works out the way I want it to but I know that everything happens for a reason. You might not know the reason straight away, but don’t lose the faith. Even if something bad happens to you, it is because there’s something a lot better coming your way in the end. And maybe – just maybe – you appreciate the good a lot more if you have to go through a lot of bad before it happens. Can you imagine if everything happens the way you want it, when you want it? Have you ever thought about that if you could have whatever you want, would you even want it? So try and work with what you have. Never give up your dreams, miracles happen every day!

New video from a training session

Posted on December 15, 2013 by Tammy

Went to Monster Gym last week and had a wicked chest session there with my friend, Paul from Realfemalebodybuilding. We also recorded a short video from the training session, check it out:

Exciting plans

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Tammy

Hello all,

Summer is over unfortunately! I love the sunshine, the warm weather, my shorts and skirts 😉
Now the hoodies are coming out of the cupboard again and have to wear layers in the gym, too if I don’t want to be cold!
I wish I could live in a warm country! Sometimes it doesn’t even have to be hot, but by just having the sun out puts you in a better mood. I think this was one of the most enjoyable things in Istanbul during my holiday: the constant sun. But you cannot ignore the fact that the quality of the food is much better over there as well, because they grow most of their vegetables and fruits. When I came back I tried to cook the same way but food just doesn’t taste the same here. I guess I might have to go back again to enjoy again what Istanbul has to offer 🙂

But first things first: today I have a photo and videoshoot with Doc Ajay (Lee Priest’s photographer who Lee brought over from LA during his time in the UK while he was competing at the NABBA Universe and travelling around the UK and Ireland for seminars). I really look forward to this because his work is very remarkable! Not to mention that a lovely guy, very easy going which makes him really smooth to work with him. This is one of the photos he took at the seminar:

Thankfully the weather seems to be nice today, hopefully it will hold it until we finish the outdoor shoot in Windsor. It’s a bit windy, but I don’t mind that as long as the sun is out.

ON the 3rd of November I will be going to the Stars of Tomorrow UKBFF competition in Hayes. One of the girls from my gym, Katie competes for the first time in the physique class and I have been following her journey. I look forward to seeing her on stage and all the other competitors as it is always very motivational! It will be nice to catch up with fellow athletes as well who I haven’t seen or met for ages! This year I haven’t gone to too many competitions, only the local ones I visited.

And on the 8th November I’m going to Hungary again, for a short visit! I look forward to catching up with the athletes there and meeting with friends and fans again! So if you are in Hungary and would like us to meet drop me a line so that we can arrange it!

That’s it for today, I gotta go now as I have a busy day ahead! Enjoy this lovely day, don’t think there’s many left before the rain and cold weather come again!

Second week in Istanbul

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Tammy

Another week is gone in my holiday. Training is going well, loving the sunshine and the warm weather. Eating and training and resting… Best practice. I have been trying to try some local food as well, went for a nice kebab the other day, and Sundays we have a BBQ. Last Sunday we spiced it up with dessert afterwards – baklava ice cream… I can say that this is the new love of my life.

Hopefully within the next few days we will go to the town centre, the main part of Istanbul to check out the tourist attractions, too but until then it’s all about training…

Check back for updates!

First week in Istanbul

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Tammy

Time flies when you’re on holiday! Especially when you’re having a good time!

Morning starts with cardio, then breakfast. Rest after that until the next meal, then we try and have some fun as well in the afternoon. We either go for a walk in the town, go to the shops/market, or go for a bicycle ride around the town.
Here we feed doves. Metin has about 20 of them.

Then another meal before training when things get serious.

The meals/food is different from what I normally have back home, yet it’s still the same: chicken, turkey, beef and fish. I’ve never been a big fish lover but I have to admit the way they grill fish here made me love it! I could have that every day! One night we made BBQ on the terrace with chicken, beef and sausages! Luckily the weather here is still lovely, around 25 C during the day with a lot of sunshine.

That’s all for today, check back for updates later!

Tamara Makar

IFBB Pro Athlete

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