Category: bikini competitors
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July 30, 2018
Ideal Stage Weight for Bikini Competitors
This is a revision of one of my more popular articles. It seems the judges have been looking for bikini girls to be leaner and dryer than they were a few years back when I wrote the original article on Ideal Stage Weight for Bikini Competitors. So I've taken a close look at where my…
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August 15, 2015
Should Bikini Competitors do a Cyclical Ketogenic Diet?
July 2016 Update: I've received a number of emails/inquiries from people who assumed that because I wrote this article about CKD dieting that it is the approach we take for our clients. Just want to point out that we DO NOT do CKD or Ketogenic dieting, as you will find if you can suffer through…
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July 21, 2013
Are you ready for a REAL online bikini contest prep coach?
UPDATE: We have made some structural adjustments/improvements and are now able to take on non-competitors and those a bit further away from being stage-ready! Just fill out the application at the end of this post if interested. As many of you probably know, several months ago I made the move to strictly working as a local…
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April 26, 2012
Bikini Competition Diet: Refeeds for Figure and Bikini Prep?
Do you need a bikini competition refeed? See if this scenario sounds familiar: Your bikini coach has had you on a super low calorie/carb bikini competition diet nonstop for weeks with NO bikini competition refeed. You made some good progress at first, strength/performance in the gym was okay for a while, energy throughout the day wasn’t…
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April 11, 2012
5 Keys to Bikini Competition Glutes
When I say bikini competition glutes, I mean the kind that deserve to win, not the loose, jiggly ones I see scoring trophies at amateur level competitions these days. Do you want glutes that look tight while you’re walking onstage or do you want to jiggle around up there until you’re fully flexed? Because I’m…
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November 7, 2011
Bikini Competition Diet: Carb Cycling for Bikini Competitors Part 2
Okay I think I'm probably about 2-3 weeks late writing part 2 of Bikini Competition Diet: Carb Cycling for Bikini Competitors, but I re-checked and google still has little to offer on the subject. Not that its google's fault. I love google. So I realized after re-reading part 1 that I never really bothered to…
Read moreDecember 11, 2010
Figure and Bikini Competitor Q&A: Initial Weight Gain With Strength Training
Q: I just switched to lifting heavier weights a few days ago. Why am I a pound heavier? Is it normal to have some initial weight gain with strength training? A:This is a question many figure and bikini competitors have asked after beginning a traditional strength training (i.e. lift a relatively heavy weight for several…
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August 29, 2010
3 ways to make your figure and bikini prep better (and easier)
As a Personal Trainer to figure and bikini competitors, models, athletes and women wanting to get into peak shape, I'm constantly asked variations of one specific question: What are the secrets to bikini and figure competition prep? Given the understanding we currently have of how the body responds to diet and exercise, combined with the…
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August 6, 2010
Bikini Competition Supplements: This, Not That
As much as I hate some of the recommendations the “eat this, not that” books make, the concept itself is great. And I think we could use a version for bikini competition supplements. The average person with average fitness goals could probably make some measurable improvements in their overall health and appearance by simply referring…
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May 17, 2010
Bikini Competition Diet: Do You Really Need to Count Calories?
Take it from a seasoned Personal Trainer: Nothing scares clients away faster than telling them they have to count calories on a bikini competition diet. Many fitness professionals have gotten so used to rejection when proposing this idea that they don't even bother anymore. It's definitely not something I would just throw out there to the…
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