The Vocal Code Unlocked Season 2 Salena Mastroianni
Salena is a Singer, Songwriter & Artist who after graduating from ICMP in London entered the music industry working in corporate events and providing backing vocals for artists such as Rita Ora & Robbie Williams.
In this episode Salena along with her infectious, funny and beautifully honest personality shares with us her parallels of her journey in music and fitness.
Despite Covid19, 2020 hasn’t been all that bad in Salena’s world. She signed a publishing deal during lockdown, built a home studio and has a beautiful log cabin which houses her gym making everything very accessible and as a result has been able to create at a much faster pace.
Fresh from getting married, Salena looked at finding a focus away from music that maybe more specific than just going to a gym. So with her performing experience and being a huge lover of fitness, in 2018 she decided to take part in her first body building competition.
She say’s “Initially the gain was purely for aesthetic benefits. I was chasing this goal to look amazing for my work on stage because I was always on show. Post competition and after only a few days, I saw my body undo that gruelling 20 week preparation because I hadn't prepared myself properly for what was to come next. I went in blind and the lack of research with the after effects of such training meant I put my body through a lot of distress”
Currently promoting her own music, Salena is also studying to become a PT. She advises anyone to do their research and remember fitness is not a plan, it’s a lifelong journey.
“You need to know what your goal is, do what you enjoy and understand what is achievable within that compromise in order to be happy with your body and the results. For me dieting is temporary, It’s for short term goal setting because life goes fast and life can be taken at anytime so we have to enjoy it"
