If you seriously want to avoid making the mistakes that we’ve done that stopped us from getting closer to our goals quicker, then read on as some of us open up about the mistakes and oversights we’ve made over the years when it comes to our bodybuilding preps. Which can hopefully help you all not make the same mistakes we did on our journeys to the stage.

Whether you’re prepping, in off-season or in the midst of some post-show blues, a photoshoot can be a really rewarding experience. As competitors, we drill the same quarter-turns into our heads for our shows time and time again, experimenting with different posing for a shoot is a fun way to step outside of your comfort zone!

From no platform, small, arched to chunkier platforms; here is all you need to know about them including our best advice according to the size of the platform, federation advice and our own experience wearing these heels and the affect it has on posing.

At KOMPAK we offer The Marketplace, where girls can list their second-hand items at a heavily discounted price and support each other in the industry! As much as we are proud of all of the amazing benefits, like anything it comes with its cons! So we want to offer our honest advice about using it to help you know whether buying second-hand it’s right for you!

You don’t have to spend hundreds and hundreds of pounds to step on stage and look good! If you’re looking for some smart tips on how to compete on a budget, you’re in the right place!

We often get asked if there are posing shoes which are more suited for those competitors with narrow or wide feet. The short answer is yes. But in this blog, we explain and show you the slight differences and what to be mindful of when choosing the best shoe for your feet.

An insight into the brains behind the brand. An award-winning female entrepreneur from Northampton. Find out how Jasmin started the business, her background, what it's like running a business and the struggles she's had both as a competitor and business owner.

After the final show of your competing season is done and you’ve stepped off stage, adjusting to the next period can often be the hardest part of the process for any competitor to go through. Here are some of our top tips to help you start making moves towards a more successful transition relating to food/training/and mindset.

Abbey Willis, GBO and NFMUK Bikini Pro talks about how she keeps her cravings under control and transitions into prep, what you can typically expect to feel and why the body and mind reacts the way it does.

Feeling disheartened when you’re pursuing a career outside of the fitness industry? If you’re struggling to juggle a demanding life and career, then read this blog from Holly Davage as she talks about how she manages competing while being a full-time clinical research scientist where she is responsible for coordinating clinical trials for children with Cystic Fibrosis.

Not sure how to style your suit, jewellery, hair, make-up and shoes? Katie Da Silva gives her top tips for any competitor looking to styling their best look yet to the stage.

Posing shoes matter A LOT to us bodybuilding and fitness competitors. So we want to make sure you know EVERYTHING you can when it comes to your posing shoes. Here at KOMPAK HQ, we stock the PLEASER and Fabulicious brand of competition posing shoes to ensure you only get the best.

IFBB Bikini Athlete, Posing Coach and Personal Trainer Charly gives some words of advice which have helped her succeed so far with posing, placings and confidence on stage.

Bikini competitor and online coach Danni Bosworth explains what every bodybuilding/fitness competitor should make sure they have nailed before they pick a show date and embark upon the fat loss phase of contest prep.