I also think you have less separation if you are fuller. If you go to the gym and pump your arms up they are bigger because of the blood volume, the fullness. But the separation is not so defined.

For me winning isn`t surprising at all

I started training bodybuilding in 1983.

That's a good weight...for a small woman

The path to added muscle is consuming more calories than the amount needed to keep your current bodyweight unchanged.

During weight cutting your mind plays tricks on you.

Each workout is like a brick in a building, and every time you go in there and do a half-ass workout, you're not laying a brick down. Somebody else is.