Competitor Testimonial From A Mom Of 2 And A 2-Year Breast Cancer Survivor

I am a 42 year old, divorced mother of two, and a 2 year breast cancer survivor.  I’ve been working out since my college days and have competed in both bodybuilding (1999, 2000) and figure (2007, 2010, 2011).  In the past, I’ve followed the restricted diets, suffered through many no carb days, completed double cardio sessions, and simply overtrained during my contest preps.  I began following posts about Erik and I was immediately intrigued.  He had me at “little to no cardio!!” :)

I signed up with Erik in April and worked with him to get ready for a figure competition in July.  I have to say, this was the easiest, most sane prep EVER!   I trained 4 days a week and these were scheduled around my kids’ activities.  How nice it was to go to my son’s soccer games and not have to stress about doing cardio or getting my workouts in!!  My diet not only included foods I loved to eat but it also included fruit, more carbs, and the famous PWO meals.  Who knew eating Skinny Cow ice cream sandwiches would help me get lean???  With Erik, cardio is not a major factor in dropping bodyfat and inches, and this was just unreal for me…  After dealing with health issues, I did not want to kill myself and literally break my body down any more than it already had been.  What I also loved about his program is that I kept a lot of muscle during this process, losing a total of 11 lbs.   I did, however, lose inches with every biweekly I submitted.  I looked lean and healthy!!

I am so grateful for having this opportunity to work with Erik, as he has given me the tools to continue on with my training and diet…the RIGHT WAY!

– Cindy Davies, Palm Beach Gardens, FL