Road to the 2011 Figure Olympia: Diary of A Pro Figure Competitor
Ok so I am stepping on stage in 24 days and am a little scared!!!! This
summer has been so up and down with travel, work, and balancing
everything else at home, that it is just now setting in -- I am an
Olympian! And I am so excited :-)
As I wrote last week, I am doing the Tournament of Champions on
September 10th as an Olympia precursor, and will then literally fly home
for 3 days and then off to Vegas--sheesh! During the Olympia I will also
be working at the Nutrabolics' booth, which will also feature UFC star
Frank Mir, and have a shoot lined up with the fabulous Natalie Minh.
Cannot wait for the 'Big Dance'!!
So this week is a short one as I was out of town over the weekend, but I
stocked up my grocery cart today and am ready for the last 3 weeks of
prep. Staples include chicken, turkey, salmon, green beans, asparagus,
broccoli, lettuce, peppers, black beans, egg whites and
walnuts....mmmmmmm! I am also slowly fazing out my supplements (as
powders cause water retention), which makes it tough to hammer down
chicken after a workout but it is a necessary evil. I do have the new
Nutrabolics L-Carnitine in my arsenal now and it is amazing! I am a
lean, mean Nutra machine ;-)
As far as training goes, I am on twice a day cardios, numerous weight
workouts, and of course lots of posing practice lie ahead of me.
Unfortunately the gym in my building is closed for the next 10 days so I
have to change up my routine in order to get my cardio in --what a pain!
Oh well, variety is the spice of life ;-) I ventured over to the Steve
Nash gym this morning and had a great sweat session, however I forgot my
hair brush and now a day long 'gym hair' look...darn it! Good thing
updos are in!
Up and coming I have a shoot lined up with Tommy Europe (host of the
Slice network's 'Last 10 Lbs Bootcamp' and 'Bulging Brides') on Labour
Day weekend, which should be a tonne of fun. This time we are shooting
outdoors in order to showcase some great 'do anywhere' moves. Tommy is a
wonderful person to work with and obviously an insane athlete, so it
should be fun. I am still trying to figure out how I am going to water
load, while shooting in an outdoor area (I hope there is a nearby
porta-potty!).... YIKES!
Have a great week everyone! Enjoy the last two weeks of August and take
advantage of the weather while it lasts :-) EAT-SLEEP-TRAIN-REPEAT!!!!
Natalie
Natalie Waples
IFBB Figure Pro
www.nataliewaplesfitness.com
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