..::.Nicole Weeks - Fitness Newsletter.::..
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T-Wild Fitness opening soon! Our new gym, "T-Wild Fitness" will finally be opening within the next few weeks. Originally we chose this store front because it would be ready back in April. Then construction delays, and more delays, and more delays...but here we are, and now the building is starting to look like something! It's all very exciting and nerve wracking. The gym will feature Life Fitness and Hammer Strength equipment, Marpo Kinetics endless rope machine, TruForm IsoBar barbells, free weights, ab and medicine balls, and ofcourse a dedicated hardwood floor and stage lighting for figure coaching and bodybuildng posing practice! And as our response to crappy gym music, only XM radio and an iPod docking station with a kick-ass Klipsch sound system will do! Tech, Dance, and Hard Rock only. From Gym Delays to Competition Delays The gym isn't the only thing delayed. My competition schedule has been pushed to next year due to illness. Take this as a warning when ever you get major surgery that once you change one thing in the body other organ systems are affected too. It all started with surgery to remove some cervical pre-cancer as you might remember. Everything was fine, but scarring caused endometriosis to set in. The pain was horrible and I was laid up on the couch, popping 10-12 Advil a day. Way too many! My doctor gave me medication and I felt much better but by then my toxic liver had enough. I had jaundice really bad, my liver enzymes (AST, ALT) shot up to dangerous levels, my energy tanked, and there was no way I could work out. I stopped all medication and supplements, currently doing a liver cleanse. I get my liver enzymes tested every couple weeks and they are going down. I just got a liver biopsy done a couple weeks ago. No cancer, but there is scarring and inflammation. I'm on the mend but it will take a few more months to get back to where I was. So it is best that I take the rest of the year off and not compete in 2008. The medical bills are mounting and I would like to ask for your help. When you click on one of my affiliate links to purchase supplements, training equipment, books from Amazon or Hay House, or when you buy one of my training or nutrition programs, or an autographed 8x10 photo, you are helping me overcome this obstacle. And I thank you in advance. Dietetics and Nutrition While I've been laid up on the couch, I came up with the brilliant idea to go back to school to get my degree in Dietetics so I can become a registered dietician. I already write nutrition programs so it's only natural to take it to the next level. I already have a bachelor's degree in Psych (B.A.) which will satisfy most of my core requirements. I should be able to complete the program in about two years, and earn a second bachelor's degree (B.S.). After the degree, there's an internship and a national exam before licensure. Looking farther into the future I'd like to get a masters degree with a concentration in sports nutrition. I would love to do research on either amino acids and athletic performance, or on new disease preventing phytonutrients along the lines of reservatol (red wine), green tea, and pomegranites. xoxo, Nicole Weeks |
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Real Nutrition Recipe books featuring trendy couture dishes with exotic ingredients is great, but is it realistic that you will eat like that at every meal? Who has time or the energy at 6am to prepare an egg white and low-fat cheese quiche with diced peppers, mushrooms, and spinach? I barely have enough time to stick two Morning Star Farms sausage patties in the microwave! (And I don't even have kids) So I want to focus on realistic nutrition. Thinking simply you have to come up with a menu plan of foods that you can either prepare the night before, or throw together into tupperware in the morning. Planning ahead of time is key. The night before you should look at your nutrition program or write out your menu on paper. Write the TIME you are going to eat taking into account what you are doing at that time: taking kids to school, working out, business meeting, driving to the next client, picking kids up from school, making dinner for the whole family, etc. Write out WHAT you are going to eat and HOW MUCH. Then set up your food scale with the tupperware on the scale (tare, or zero out) and fill them up! Consider including things that are prepackaged like yogurt, cottage cheese, boiled eggs, and items that won't spoil easy like tuna packs, protein bars, fruit bars (Larabars). One idea: portion out frozen shelled soybeans to keep other items cool for a couple hours and by the time they are thawed they are ready to eat. There is no excuse for not eating on plan. If you plan ahead you'll never be faced with a decision between the 7-11 on the corner or the snack machine. It's also smart to always pack one extra meal, or to have an emergency meal of nonperishable food stored away at work. When travelling search ahead of time where the nearest grocery store or Super Walmart or Super Target is. Worst case scenario you can always get a pack of deli turkey or cottage cheese and a pack of Mission Carb Balance tortillas, yogurt, or rice cakes. For more information on how you can get a cutom made nutrition program please visit my Training Section. |
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New Sponsorship!: BiPro Whey Seasonal Supplement Program This is the time of year when we transition between the spring and fall competition seasons. For those who do not compete these are the last few weeks of dieting before bikini season is over. Whether you are dieting or detoxing and resting, here are some supplement recommendations to help you along the way:
And check out other products by Nature's Secret including fiber, digestive enzymes, probiotics, and multi-vitamins.
And check out other products by Myogenix including protein, glutamine, joint supplements, and after workout recovery. You'll find everything at A1 Supplements and at almost half the cost of retail like GNC! As an affiliate of A1 Supplements, your purchase helps support me as a competitive athlete. Boost Fat Burning Without Caffeine
Click the pic on the left for more info on Thyroid Energy by NOW Nutrition New Affiliate: Oxygen Fit Store New Affiliate! |
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Photography & Competition Prep
Figure Coaching & Competition Prep by Nicole Weeks
Photography by Tony Wilder of Cpl Photography
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Change up your workout!
Training by Nicole Weeks & Tony Wilder of T-Wild Fitness
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Bike Abs This exercise works the abs from top to bottom! For more info on training programs, visit my Training Section |