Contest Prepping with IFBB Pro Sandi Stuart - 10 Weeks Out

Here is another guest update from IFBB Fitness Pro Sandi Stuart as she continues to prepare for the 2010 pro season ...

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This weekend marks 10 weeks until the New York Pro Fitness.  Things seem to be progressing nicely, and it’s hard to believe I’ll soon be in the single digits of prep weeks! Time flies when you’re having fun, eh?
 
I got my new routine mix last week, and with the help of my gymnastics coach, I’ve almost finished the choreography. Hopefully, on Monday, I’ll be meeting with Maria Bellando to get a ‘second opinion’. For those of you who don’t know her, Maria is an IFBB Fitness pro who lives in Miami, and she... read more 8 comments

So You Want To Compete in Fitness? Where to Start ...

New article on the main site written by IFBB Fitness Pro Sandi Stuart.

So You Want to Compete in Fitness? Where to Start ...

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Contest Prepping with IFBB Pro Sandi Stuart

So the 2010 IFBB Pro contest season is about to get started and I thought it'd be a nice addition to the blog to have IFBB Fitness Pro Sandi Stuart do a weekly guest blog as she diets down for the 2010 New York and Orlando Pro Fitness. Sandi has just come off a much needed off season and is digging into prep mode.

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Well  folks, here it is:  the beginning of the competition season. It’s nerve-wracking and exciting all at once to begin this prep. No matter how many shows I do, or how many times I diet, I always get that sense of nervous anticipation at the outset.  I started my diet last weekend... read more 12 comments

A Pro's Perspective: IFBB Pro Melody Clere Talks Offseason Training!

The following is a guest entry from IFBB Figure Pro Melody Clere on the need for competitors to have an offseason. Melody herself has just recently come off a great offseason dedicated towards putting on a little more muscle in some key areas.

I'm in complete agreement with her position here obviously as I think one of the biggest problems with those trying to develop 'The Physque', is that they're always focused on fat loss, fat loss, fat loss. The need to stay lean year round, always competing, doing numerous shows per year. When do you make any gains? Oh wait, you don't. That's why you never look much different. Competing successfully is not just a fat-loss contest.
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