\n Ben Lloyd, 38, won the title of European Professional Natural Bodybuilding Association (PNBA) pro champion on October 29, by following a strict routine and diet to achieve the demanding criteria.\n<\/p>\n
\n The personal trainer shared how he keeps himself motivated and ready to compete in the cut-throat sport.\n<\/p>\n
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\n He said: \u201cIt is very strict. For drug free bodybuilding, the diets tend to be a lot harder.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I\u2019ve been dieting for about 35 weeks and train about four times a week.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cIt has been a tough time but doing PT sessions helps me stay on track and keeps me distracted.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI\u2019ve managed to juggle this with my family and work which is hard because you\u2019ve got to commit a lot to it, but my partner has helped me a lot.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cBodybuilding can be quite a selfish pursuit, but it\u2019s also helped me become a better PT and helps my clients a lot more because I\u2019m more knowledgeable.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n Ben has been a personal trainer for 10 years and during the first three he struggled to help people properly because he \u201cdidn\u2019t have much knowledge about dieting and fitness.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: \u201cOne of the reasons I started competing was to learn more about diets and how to do one and to better myself.\n<\/p>\n
\n “My main incentive was to obviously help others, but I had to know how to improve myself first before supporting others.\n<\/p>\n
\n \u201cI really do value helping others who want to lose fat or start getting into fitness because when you help someone get a result, they\u2019re happy\u00a0and proud of it.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It\u2019s a really rewarding feeling, so doing this sport has helped me with that.\u201d\n<\/p>\n
\n In 2016, the-dad-of-two\u00a0started competing in the British Natural Bodybuilding Federation and became a professional.\n<\/p>\n
\n He then became British champion in the UK Drug Free Bodybuilding Association (UKDFBA) in 2019, before competing as a professional in this year\u2019s PNBA European finals in Hungary.\n<\/p>\n
\n Ben is heading to America next week to compete in two world finals \u2013 the Natural Olympia final in Las Vegas from November 10-13 and the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation\u2019s final in Los Angeles from November 19-20.\n<\/p>\n
\n Natural bodybuilding means that athletes do not use any performance enhancing drugs or steroids, which aid in the muscle building and fat loss process but also have a number of hazardous side effects.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n