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FitTip: Most Recommended Supplement #WWKHD

Most Recommended Supplement

I am often asked for recommendations on suppliments. My number 1 recommendation for FitLifers is BCAA's (branched-chain amino acid). These babies boost immune function, improve protein utilization, decrease recovery time, and have anti-catabolic effects. I take then first thing in the morning, pre & post workout, and before I got to bed.

RSP Nutrition- Fast Fuel #WWKHD

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Super excited about partnering with RSP Nutrition!!

As a Figure Athlete I am focused on aesthetics and bringing the best package to to the stage but as an athlete I am focused on training hard and pushing past my self imposed limits! I put my heart into every training session... I luv to DO WORK! 

My training is intense! I focus on speed, agility, strength and conditioning. Most of the time I train 2 a days!

Fast Fuel is a fundamental component in my supplementation plan. It contains all of the foundational sports performance supplements as athlete needs in one product! Whey Isolate, creative, amino's, glutamine!! Fast Fuel maximizes my training intensity, increases my endurance, helps me build and preserve lean muscle mass. 

The science behind Fast Fuel---

Energy and Intensity Matrix- Activates your body’s central nervous system, increasing your energy levels, mental awareness and focus. It then mobilizes your fat body stores to be used for energy BEFORE depleting your muscle’s glycogen levels. This process burns unwanted fat and greatly increases your training endurance.

Explosive Power Matrix - Fuels your muscle fibers with 14,000 mgs of pure, pharmaceutical grade whey protein isolate.Creatine monohydrate and branch chain amino acids that maximize lean muscle growth.

Max Velocity Optimizer- Continues to feed and repair broken down muscle tissue with beta alanine and glutamine, allowing you to train harder for longer. In addition, Fast Fuel’s sodium buffer solution minimizes the release of lactic acid into your muscles, reducing muscle fatigue and soreness and supporting the recovery process.

For more info visit- http://www.rspnutrition.com/

Special discount for the #WWKHD crew

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Recover, Refuel, Restore…..#WWKHD

Build me up, break me down, build me up again!!

Precontest means eating meticulously clean and killin it in the gym!! Two-a-days for me!! This means my body is doing work every 10-12 hours.

Recovery is critical to my success each day in the gym and ultimately on stage show day!

Here are my tips to help you recover faster so you can keep training HARD!!

Pre and post workout fueling- pre and post workout meal timing can dramatically improve your training and recovery. I time my preworkout meal 30min before training and my post immediately after (on hand at the gym).

Drink up- water, water, and more water!! Water supports EVERY metabolic function in the body and it enables nutrient transfer. Drink it!

Active recovery and cool down- post workout moderate cardio will help remove lactic acid and reduce muscle soreness.

Stretch/foam roll- a full body light stretch at the end of your workout can do wonders. If you have any problem areas or extra sore spots this is also a good time to roll them out! I am also dedicating one hour at the end of each week to a stretching and foam rolling session.

Sleep- amazing things happen while you are snoozing! The more you sleep the more you grow and repair!

Listen to your body- you know how hard you can push yourself each day, learn to listen to you bodies warning signs. If you are feeling something beyond typical soreness… there is probably a reason. You may need a longer warm up that day, more stretching, foam rolling, or rest. I give myself a flex day (cardio day) every week. I plan this day to fall on a Sunday but if I am feeling like I need a lil more recovery during the week, I will use this day and make up my planned workout on Sunday.

Supplements:

  • Multi vitamin – overall health and immunity
  • Whey- enhances muscle building capacity, muscular endurance, and i the fat oxidation process
  • EFAs- good fats enhance athletic performance, decrease recovery time, improve protein and amino acid utilization, increase metabolic rate, etc
  • Glutamine- the athletes amino acid… fuels your workouts, helps you recover, improves protein utilization
  • BCAA- boost immune function, improves protein utilization, decrease recovery time, and has anti-catabolic effects
  • L-Arginine- aids muscle growth, decrease recovery time
  • Creatine- increase workout performance and strength, increase muscle hydration, decrease recovery time