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Spotlight On: Lindsey Nicole
Category you compete in: Bikini NPC
Date of birth: 4-3-85
Hometown: Denver, CO
Career: Team Muscle Pharm Athlete, Bartender, Model, Actress
Competition history: 2011 Arnold AM D Class Champ and runner up for overall Top Ten Team Universe, USA’s
Next competition: NPC Eastern USA’s and Nationals!
What do you feel is the WORST part of contest prep? Trying to budget my time and not burn the candle at both ends.
Would you please tell us a little about your workout schedule? I am a proud member of Team Bombshell for over a year now and a Team Muscle Pharm Athlete. My coaches Shannon and Rob have found that my body responds best to a heavier lifting schedule and “muscle sha[ing” cardio (no running for me!). I have a tendency to get too skinny and stingy if I go crazy on cardio. I do cardio 6 days a week for up to and 1 ½ leading up to a show and I lift 5 days a week. I also am lucky enough to be able to utilize the Muscle Pharm facility here in Denver where I go in for weekly testing on various machines like the Omega Wave to test how my body is recovering how to optimize my workouts. I also use the DXA Bone Density scanner to check body compositions, the HydroWorx® pool with an underwater treadmill and the GaneReady® hot and cold tubs to further maximize my recovery.
If you had to lose one of your 5 senses, which one would you prefer to lose and why? Hmmm…. Probably taste. It would make dieting a lot easier!
If you could change one things about this sport what would it be? I wish they gave out pro cards to the top two at National shows
If you had a time capsule what would you put inside it and why? I am a picture fiend so you can guarantee it would be stuffed with photos! I would also have to add one of my favorite books, “Let’s Manifest Miracles.” I truly believe in the power of the mind and visualization and I want to share this with the world!
What is your favorite vacation spot? Anywhere with a gorgeous beach! I also love cities like NYC, Chicago and Boston during the Holidays….there is nothing like it and I’m a huge sucker for anything Christmas :)
What advice do you have for women who would like to get involved in and compete in the sport of bodybuilding? Embrace it and enjoy it but don’t let it comsume you. The key to everything in life is balance!
What is a day-in-the-life of LINDSEY NICOLE like (one week out from show)? 6 am Wake up and have my coffee, answer emails/messages and write in my journal 730 Cardio 1
I follow this with Meal 1 at the gym and then hit the weights. I feel best when I get my workouts in first thing.
I use the rest of my morning to run errands, clean and play with my pups (and maybe a nap or Epsom salt bath!)
2pm Posing practice and cardio 2
4:30 pm Head to work and sling some drinks!
Read my book and bed between 11:30 and 12:30 pm
Favorite Motivational Quote:
"All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds, wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act on their dreams with open eyes, to make them possible. -T. E. Lawrence
“When you walk up to opportunities door, don’t just knock on it. Kick that b**** in, smile and introduce yourself!” –The Rock
In closing, Who would you like to give a shout out to? THANK YOU to Shannon and Rob at Team Bombshell! I could not do any of this without you and your support and love on and off stage. It’s been one helluva journey and we are just getting started!
Also, thank you to Muscle Pharm for your continued support and for continuing to be “The Athlete’s Company.” Without a great supplementation program you will fail to maximize your hard work. Thank you for helping me be my best!
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