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 🙂