My life as a female bodybuilder: it’s my body armour | Guardian Docs

Pro-bodybuilder Rene Campbell, 38, is ‘bigorexic’ – devoted to making herself as large as possible by cooking the right kind of food and training as much as she can. Subscribe to The Guardian on YouTube ► Her relentless pursuit of an ever-bigger body gives her self-esteem. But as she prepares for a competition in the United States, her body starts to show signs of major strain. Support the Guardian ► Today in Focus podcast ► Sign up for the Guardian documentaries newsletter ► The Guardian ► The Guardian YouTube network: Guardian News ► Guardian Football ► Guardian Sport ► Guardian C