Michelle Bridges throws back to her bodybuilding days

WE’VE all seen Michelle Bridges’ famous guns before. But not quite like this. The Biggest Loser trainer posted a photo to Instagram yesterday, throwing back to her days as a body builder.

WE’VE all seen Michelle Bridges’ famous guns before. But not quite like this.

The Biggest Loser trainer posted a photo to Instagram on Tuesday, throwing back to her days as a body builder.

“Throw Back Tuesday! Ha!,” the 44-year-old wrote. “I’ve had a lot of people lately ask me about when I competed in Miss Figure, Miss Australia Fitness and Miss World Fitness in USA.

“Here’s a couple of snaps from back in the day ... gawd that bikini was a bit small?!? I’m cringing but also quite chuffed.”

Bridges in her bodybuilding days.

While she’s still got one of the buffest bodies around, Bridges seems to have a more relaxed attitude towards exercise these days.

Last week, Bridges told news.com.au that while she’s a “big advocate for being active, that doesn’t necessarily invovled walking into a gym.”

“For some reason, the idea of going into a gym makes [people] feel nauseous or it bores them to tears. So it might be going surfing or going to a trapeze class or doing pole dancing, handstand classes, whatever!

Michelle Bridges’ exercise mantra.

“Exercise isn’t just about looking good in a pair of jeans or looking good in a dress for a wedding, it’s what it does for your head,” she said.

“It does such good things for the way in which you think. There’s so much research out there on depression and anxiety and exercise, its completely linked. And then of course what it does for you physiologically in terms of looking after your bone density and strengthening your ligaments and giving you a body that’s agile and energised. You’d be crazy not to do it!”

Michelle Bridges at the Men's Style 10th Birthday Party in September 2013. Photo: Don Arnold/WireImage.