Here’s one BIG tip for metabolic health. YOU CAN’T ALWAYS BE DIETING! You NEED to have extended periods of time, and I mean extended, throughout the year where you’re NOT dieting, NOT eating in a big caloric deficit; phases where you relax, eat more, eat well yes, but more. Phases where yes, you accept that.. Read more →
I am amazed at the obsession that some competitors or wannabe future competitors have. A body that is all but screaming at you for help and to stop the assault you’re subjecting it to and all they can think about is, “But my dream is to compete, I must become a pro. I just must!.. Read more →
FLASHBACK to comp prep in the year 2010 (Before Erik): Sobbing in my car, parked outside the gym for the third time that day, desperately trying to summon the energy to walk from my car to the gym door, knowing that if I could just get inside I could probably then force myself to at.. Read more →
I think most people would agree that “betrayal” is one of the most awful feelings in the world. Well what about when your own body is the very thing betraying you? THAT HURTS. You diet like everyone tells you to, you train until you feel like you’re going to break, and your body does NOTHING. .. Read more →
I do not know where to start; there is so much to include. So first let me say that there is not a single second that I do not thank my lucky stars, and my husband, that I contacted Erik Ledin two years ago (not because Erik lacks any quality whatsoever, but because I had,.. Read more →
I’m going to start from the beginning back in 2008. I was currently training for my second figure competition, 12-15 weeks out, and was miserable. I was doing 5-7 hours of cardio a week and I was eating all my calories from protein and greens … besides 40g of oats in the AM. There was.. Read more →