This week we celebrate the one and only Viki Trampevski. Viki is a well-known member of TF who has been training with TF for over 7 years, who has travelled from Plenty Parklands hall days all the way to our current studio in South Morang. Viki has overcome and achieved so much since starting her journey with TF. Viki’s journey over the last 7 years has been beyond memorable and today we celebrate her recent achievements. In early January 2022 Viki started back up with Personal Training. Over these last 11 months she unlocked new and unforeseen chapters as well as most importantly she found her ‘sexy back’ (her words not mine).

Without the statistical breakdown of Viki’s physical changes, you can see in her progress photos Viki’s hard work, confidence, beauty, and dedication but the journey Viki encompassed and battled through to get where she is today couldn’t of been achieved until her mindset shifted and this is one of the true standout of her transformation. Viki said to me, “Numbers on the scales shouldn’t matter and until I let that go and realise that it was mentally affecting my physical change, I was not going to achieve anything.” Viki’s shift in mindset unlocked a better version of herself and the mental strength this young lady has now built, has helped her both on and off the gym floor.

From the moment Viki stepped back into the Personal Training her drive, and goals upon goals she wanted to achieve. Viki’s was doing everything right; she was eating clean, training like a machine but her results were at a stump. From Christmas 2021 all the way February 2022 Viki was following a self- driven strict meal plan however the roadblocks she faced stopped Viki’s progress. The ongoing focus on getting her weight down and measurements down resulted in a plateau in her results which initially really struck Viki, but little did she know that this was the turning point she needed to truly make change. Viki’s mindset shifted and her realisation on what she truly wanted came to the surface. Viki’s physical transformation fell into place the moment she began to build her mindset. It was a journey full of tears and heartache but these moments reshaped Viki’s journey and then the row of achievements lined up.

Viki I would like to congratulate you on all your results that you have recently achieved, it has been a bumpy ride, but I would do it over and over again to watch you grow and become the amazing woman you are today. I am so proud of you, and I cannot express to you how honoured I am to have been part of your story. Thank you! Viki, you have grown as person and made me a better coach, once again I say thank you! Bloody sensational work Vix!!

• Coach Emilia

Here is Viki’s story in her own words:

“Here is my journey thus far, for those who don’t know my story to date. I joined Terrific Fitness March 2015 to better my life and get my sexy back. Working with Terri at first and doing Personal Training got me on the track to achieving these goals. I eventually joined group fitness also and was smashing 2 PT sessions and 4 classes a week and reaching goals I had set for myself, and boy did my sexy come back!! 2017 I was in the best shape of my life both physically and mentally.

May 2017, I suffered a mild stroke. I was fortunate to not have any permanent damage but mentally I was scared. It took a year for me to be able to come back to training at Terrific Fitness where I literally had to start from scratch. It was very frustrating that I couldn’t even do a push up or hold a plank for 30sec, where previously these were an everyday exercise that I could complete with ease. I put short term goals in place to be able to start achieving these little goals so mentally and physically I was getting back to me again. After training for 3 years post stroke, we went into lock down and I was told I had a brain tumour, which again set me back mentally.

Was I ever going to catch a break?

Also living with a back condition called spondylolisthesis which restricts what sort of training I can do but lucky I have the best team of coaches to take care of all that and teach me to train safely.

So, January 2022 l resumed back into Personal Training after 5 years. It was time to get back to my goals. Coach Emilia was in charge of this, and boy was she in for a ride lol. We set the goals and off we went with more spanners thrown our way. This was not going to come easy with months of allergic reactions and eating as clean as l could, we just could figure out what was going on with my body.

Throwing pre menopause into the mix was a bonus.

I felt defeated and my mental state was at its lowest. Emilia poked and poked until she started breaking the walls down and my train of thought shifted. Numbers on the scales shouldn’t matter and until I let that go and realise that it was mentally affecting my physical change, I was not going to achieve anything.

Letting go of things from the past and looking forward at what we could control now, I slowly started to shift my train of thought and that’s when all the magic started to happen. Emilia had ignited the fire in me that blew out 5yrs ago. Life will never be perfect and for me now, I’ve been taught the tools to navigate through the good and bad and control what l can and still continue to strive and achieve my goals.

Emilia, I want to thank you for sticking with me these last 11 months and pushing me when l didn’t believe in myself. You have given me the best gift of self-love again and will forever be grateful. You gave me strength to come every week and train good or bad and we navigated through it together.

Also, a big shout out to all coaches and staff who have sat in on my emotional breakdowns and given me the support I needed to get me to where I am today. I love you all dearly. Today I celebrate not a number on the scales. Today I celebrate me!! I celebrate that I am strong and love me again the way I did 5 years ago and that’s what matters most!!” – Viki Trampevski