Hi everyone, I like to thank Freddie’s Nutrition in giving me the opportunity to be part of his commercial advertising and behalf of the Las Vegas Figure & Bikini Team. Thank you again Freddie!!!!! Love the commercial!!!!!
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Client – Olivia
Starting weight: 164
Starting Body Fat%: 34%
Before & After Body Composition
Before I decided to join Angela and Claudia’s Group Figure and Bikini Training, I attempted SEVERAL diets. Pretty much every crash diet imaginable. It even became sort of a joke among friends to say, “What diet is Olivia doing now?!” I even tried good ol’ working out and (what I thought was) healthy eating. However, I would work my butt off with no change…I even watched my weight climb back up!
So, here I was 26 lbs. heavier after dropping 40 lbs. on HCG. Fatter than ever…no hope…almost accepting that this was how I was going to live the rest of my life….blood pressure meds, too tired to play with my 2 young daughters…not exactly the role model I was expecting. At my lowest weight (post kids), I was still embarrassed to wear tight clothing. I was skinny fat. Muffin top. Jelly belly…you name it! On top of all of this, I knew that I had a very unhealthy relationship with food.
Then, I stumbled upon a picture….I never knew how much that picture would impact my life. What picture you ask???? It was the advertisement for Angela and Claudia’s 12 week transformation. I carried the LVAC magazine (which still sits on my nightstand for motivation) with me for about a week before calling. I spoke to Angela to get the details and knew right away that I had to find any way possible to get in that gym and get with these girls….I just knew there was something amazing there!!!
This whole journey has completely flipped my life around. I’ve learned how to eat properly and enjoy….YES, enjoy it! I’ve learned how to work-out (and not feel intimidated by fit people in the gym). I’ve learned to watch my body shrink instead of getting hung up on the numbers on the scale. Most importantly, I was becoming the role model that I wanted to be for my girls.
Not only did I find a community that accepts me, encourages me, and challenges me, but I found new goals….better goals. Although I know that I have so much more that I want to achieve, I am going to also take the time to enjoy all the steps this far. I look forward to…and completely trust my trainers…and my new extended family to help me become my best!!! It’s wonderful to know that I have all this….from my 12 week transformation!!! Angela and Claudia ROCK!!
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As I am sitting here waiting to wake up I am remembering my very first Competition in 1998!
It was the Vegas Classic .
My trainers name was Bebe, a French girl that had been competing for many years.
At that time I was a workoutaholic!
To my suprise I was cut down on cardio (from 60 min a day to 30), and to only 4 days of weight training instead of 5 or 6….
I wasn’t allowed to do anything in addition physically .
My diet was super clean, and my supplements in moderation!
I wasn’t allowed fat burners until 6 weeks out….
How was I suppose to lose weight ( my addicted brain asked)?
Well, I did!
My friends and colleges could see significant changes after only one week!
I was 100% on my diet and prescribed cardio!
I didn’t overtrain anymore, and my body finally had the chance to change!
Also my training heartrate was no more than 65% and made me lose mostly body fat and not muscle!
I remember I asked Bebe what heart rate she wanted me to be, she looked at me and said” you sit on the bike and go…”
Okay!
But we did cardio together she was never in high levels!
Yet she was always extremely lean!
I competed in Bodybuilding since there was no Figure, or Bikini division in 1998!
I placed 5th place and was happy 🙂
This is what it taught me:
More is not always better!
If you are 100% on your diet your body will do what it is suppose to do!
High heart rates do not burn more fat, they just burn more calories!
( calories that come from carbohydrates that you don’t eat = metabolizing your muscle to make glycogen and burn it = muscle loss)
You don’t have to over supplement yourself with everything that is on the market, but you have to take the right supplements!
One thing I love about Freddie from Freddie’s Nutrition is that he guides you to high quality supplements without the high price tag!
That’s just the person he is!
Don’t forget to stop by Freddie’s Nutrition in Vegas for your supplemental needs, or simply click on the link on this page!
Thanks 🙂
