Off Season

Working out at the gym photo by Rachel @saroscreative

Life Happens While Bodybuilding

Originally, I had this whole reflective post planned; something about how life happens while bodybuilding, how discipline carries you through chaos, how growth isn’t linear, and how we’re all supposed to find meaning in the mess. Something poetic and aesthetic. But here we are instead. Life didn’t wait for my outline. And instead of sitting here feeling stuck in limbo (which, let’s be honest, has been the vibe for weeks) , I decided to write about this ; the real-time in-betw

Health

Abby McCuaig

Dec 6, 20253 min read

Learning to Stand Taller: Lessons from the Posing Floor

It’s 8:00 a.m. on Sunday, and I’m driving down the highway toward Toronto with that soft, pre-show buzz of anticipation. I’ve got my coffee balanced in the cup holder, heels tucked beside my gym bag, and a playlist that’s half empowerment anthems, half chill focus tracks. I'm on my way to a posing seminar hosted by Natacia Marie Tullo of Nat Marie Posing. I recently started following Nat online on instagram because she is someone not too far from my area that offers posing co

Bodybuilding

Abby McCuaig

Nov 5, 20254 min read

A Little Increase in Pressure

We’ve spent the past few months focused on growth - eating more, lifting heavy, and letting my body fill out. Now begins the next process: slowly pulling back on food, increasing cardio, and watching the shape underneath start to come through. Hopefully, we start to see some of that summer growth pop through the surface.

Bodybuilding

Abby McCuaig

Oct 29, 20254 min read

Growth Season Thoughts

This is essentially the first real 'growth season' I've had. And I say that not because I'm not proud of how far I've come in the past, but this is my first real period where my focus has been solely on growing instead of last time where I chose a show with a date and decided to do that show as a goal regardless as a starting point or the amount of recomposition required. Looking back there were many mistakes I made last year that I have already corrected in my growth and in

Reflection

Abby McCuaig

Oct 10, 20252 min read

NAVIGATION

ABOUT

My name is Abby - vegan athlete, animal advocate, and amateur bikini competitor with the Canadian Physique Alliance.

What began as a journey to build strength has become a practice in awareness, resilience, and self-expression. Fitness, for me, is both structure and art - a way to explore what the body and mind can create together.

Here, I share reflections from training and competition, lessons in plant-based living, and the ongoing pursuit of growth - with purpose, curiosity, and compassion.