Category: caloric deficit
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August 7, 2018
How we handle bikini competition diet and training for different body types and starting points
Just a quick post about how we handle bikini competition diet and training for various body types and starting points. We accept clients of all shapes and sizes, and always make it a point to let each applicant know prior to enrollment what our approach will look like for them. Scenario 1: Initial Cut followed…
Read moreAugust 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…
Read moreOctober 8, 2011
Bikini Competition Diet: Carb Cycling For Bikini Competitors
Okay, looks like I’m finally fired up enough about something that I may have to write my first blog post in 5 months. Every once in a while I like to pretend I’m a bikini competitor (this isn’t going where you think it is…get your head out of the gutter) looking for relevant contest prep…
Read moreAugust 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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