Mense het dikwels \u2019n wanpersepsie oor liggaamsbouers \u2013 \u2019n stigma wat Natus du Preez graag sal wil regstel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2019n Groot stap in die regte rigting was sy onlangse deelname aan die Mnr. en Mev. Heelal-liggaamsbou-kompetisie in Itali\u00eb, wat hy as \u2019n persoonlike prestasie beskou. Du Preez het by di\u00e9 geleentheid die derde plek behaal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Om vir di\u00e9 kompetisie te kwalifiseer, het die St. Helenabaaise liggaamsbouer in November 2023 aan die United Intercontinental Bodybuilding Fitness Federation se w\u00eareldkampioenskap deelgeneem en in sy afdeling gewen. Daarmee het hy sy professionele kaart ontvang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Du Preez verduidelik wanneer \u2019n liggaamsbouer \u2019n professionele kaart ontvang, mag hy of sy net aan professionele kampioenskappe deelneem, en net \u2019n beperkte aantal is elke jaar beskikbaar. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMet die gedagte in my agterkop dat ek met liggaamsbouery begin het om aan mense \u2019n punt te probeer bewys \u2013dat ek soos Arnold Schwarzenegger sal lyk \u2013 was die idee om my w\u00eareldkampioen\u00ad\u00adskapstitel op te volg met Mr Universe, die titel waarvoor Arnold die bekendste is,\u201d vertel Du Preez.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sy liefde vir liggaamsbou het eintlik per toeval begin. Du Preez was sy lewe lank baie sportief en daagliks in die gimnasium, maar n\u00e1 die geboorte van sy tweede kind het hy in \u2019n gemaklike en lui lewenstyl verval waar gesond eet en oefen nie \u2019n prioriteit was nie. \u201cOns het toe een aand saam met vriende gesit en ek het \u2019n bier op my boepens gebalanseer. Almal het gelag en ges\u00ea ek het \u2019n skilpad. My antwoord vir almal was \u2018lag maar; julle sal sien oor ses maande is ek Arnold Schwarzenegger\u2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEk is \u2019n hardkoppige mens wat nie graag verkeerd bewys wil word nie, dus het ek skouer aan die wiel gesit om \u2019n punt te bewys, maar baie vinnig het die liefde en passie vir die lewenstyl beheer geneem en my in die rigting van mededingende liggaamsbou gestuur.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Party mense het \u2019n negatiewe beskouing van liggaamsbou, maar Du Preez voel anders. \u201cBaie mense glo liggaamsbouery bestaan net daaruit om verbode middels in jou are te spuit, met \u2019n groot ego rond te loop en nare kreature te wees. Die werklikheid is dat liggaamsbouers die hulpvaardigste mense is. As al die ander mense koeksisters en hamburgers eet, moet jy met jou bordjie rys sit, want as jy dit nie doen nie, gaan jou lyf nie saamwerk nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOns weet dat as jy \u2019n oefening op die verkeerde manier doen, dit teen jou guns sal tel. As gevolg van die harde klippe wat ons moet kou, en lesse wat ons dikwels op die harde manier moes leer, is ons altyd bereid om ander te help sodat hulle nie hoef te sukkel nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Met sy professionele kaart, twee w\u00eareldkampioenskappe en \u2019n derde plek by Mnr. Heelal, glo Du Preez hy het baie meer in die sport bereik as wat hy ooit sou kon dink. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vir nou wil hy net fokus om die beste weergawe van homself te skep en aan die liggaamsdele wat hy wil bevorder, te werk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cSodoende kan ek wys waar ek begin het en hoe ver ek gekom het vir myself, my kinders, elke lid van PalmActive Gim en enigeen wat met my in aanra\u00adking kom. Jy kan alles bereik as jy in jouself glo, aanhou en nie opgee nie.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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