KASSIE ENRIQUEZ- Fit Model Pro

I think, so this was something that kind of I was thinking about after the fact of turning pro last year and how I kind of wanted to approach an improvement season.

I didn't have a very long one last year, but just even comparing the two mindsets from training for bikini versus training for fit model, I think one of the biggest things I mean, as we all know, I mean, I'm someone who definitely cannot say stage lean.

I know some people, especially in the fit model division, are able to attain that a little bit more, you know, close to that stage lean physique.

I'm personally not someone who can be stage lean, but one of the biggest differences that I've kind of taken and rolled with as far as switching divisions is, like, that kind of improvement season outlook so not pushing for a huge amount of like weight gain, for example, like, I think for bikini, I would definitely have to sit probably very, like, comfortably above where I would want to be sitting in a improvement season.

Whereas for fit model, there's definitely still growth and avenues that I can continue to improve on based off feedback, etc.

But I don't necessarily think I need to push to that level of discomfort that I would for bikini.

So in my eyes, it gives a little bit more of that attainable outlook because, okay, although you can't make progress always being comfortable, there is a balance between putting on a good amount of muscle versus the most amount of muscle.

So I think that was very...

Helpful to kind of make that decision in switching divisions and then also I don't know that I would have been able to compete in as many shows if I did have to attain a bikini versus fit model look so that that's those are two of the main factors that I kind of took from both divisions, especially but.

Otherwise you know it is still work.

It's still.

you know, you do have to push your body to limits if you're someone who doesn't sit naturally on the leaner side for this division.

And then obviously, you do need to put in the work to have that level of muscularity that they want.

But definitely, I think, just more achievable with time and patience at that.

Absolutely.

You know, I'm glad that you said that because I think we have to acknowledge that fit model is still going to require a lot of work.

And I think it's easy for people to say, oh, like that's the lesser division or it doesn't require much.

But I mean, if you compare like Courtney King in 2016, I'm surprised she wasn't used as the fit model standard sometimes, like, or even as an example.

Yeah.

She and Shay, who just won the Olympia, like so comparable in when it comes to the physique itself and the look that, and it's so amazing to me because that journey in 2015, 2016 bikini, it was so highlighted, so celebrated.

Like these women are working hard.

Like bikini has grown so much, but then fit model comes along and they're like, this is a small

division.

This isn't bodybuilding.

I'm like, this is like, this is what we were celebrating 10 years ago.

I think, so this was something that kind of I was thinking about after the fact of turning pro last year and how I kind of wanted to approach an improvement season.

I didn't have a very long one last year, but just even comparing the two mindsets from training for bikini versus training for fit model, I think one of the biggest things I mean, as we all know, I mean, I'm someone who definitely cannot say stage lean.

I know some people, especially in the fit model division, are able to attain that a little bit more, you know, close to that stage lean physique.

I'm personally not someone who can be stage lean, but one of the biggest differences that I've kind of taken and rolled with as far as switching divisions is, like, that kind of improvement season outlook so not pushing for a huge amount of like weight gain, for example, like, I think for bikini, I would definitely have to sit probably very, like, comfortably above where I would want to be sitting in a improvement season.

Whereas for fit model, there's definitely still growth and avenues that I can continue to improve on based off feedback, etc.

But I don't necessarily think I need to push to that level of discomfort that I would for bikini.

So in my eyes, it gives a little bit more of that attainable outlook because, okay, although you can't make progress always being comfortable, there is a balance between putting on a good amount of muscle versus the most amount of muscle.

So I think that was very...

Helpful to kind of make that decision in switching divisions and then also I don't know that I would have been able to compete in as many shows if I did have to attain a bikini versus fit model look so that that's those are two of the main factors that I kind of took from both divisions, especially but.

Otherwise you know it is still work.

It's still.

you know, you do have to push your body to limits if you're someone who doesn't sit naturally on the leaner side for this division.

And then obviously, you do need to put in the work to have that level of muscularity that they want.

But definitely, I think, just more achievable with time and patience at that.

Absolutely.

You know, I'm glad that you said that because I think we have to acknowledge that fit model is still going to require a lot of work.

And I think it's easy for people to say, oh, like that's the lesser division or it doesn't require much.

But I mean, if you compare like Courtney King in 2016, I'm surprised she wasn't used as the fit model standard sometimes, like, or even as an example.

Yeah.

She and Shay, who just won the Olympia, like so comparable in when it comes to the physique itself and the look that, and it's so amazing to me because that journey in 2015, 2016 bikini, it was so highlighted, so celebrated.

Like these women are working hard.

Like bikini has grown so much, but then fit model comes along and they're like, this is a small

division.

This isn't bodybuilding.

I'm like, this is like, this is what we were celebrating 10 years ago.