Contest Prep for Fitness America Weekend -by Nick Bolton

It’s about 3 weeks away from the Fitness America Championships in Las Vegas.  I’m registered, hotel and flights have been booked so now I’ve been focused and training hard in order to make the changes I need for the stage.  A few challenges that I’ve been fighting though have made this contest prep rough:

• I’ve had to fight through some sickness a few weeks ago.  Balancing needed rest with the fire dept and gym time is not easy at this point in the contest prep.
• It’s been hard making time to eat on schedule at the station.  I keep my meals in a cooler and a few key supplements (MRI ProNOS, RED Shred, and BCAA’s) on the fire truck at all times.

I finally feel close to 100% and I like where my conditioning is at this point.  My diet is very clean and I’m keeping my water intake high.

In order to continue to lean out, I’ve made the switch to MRI’s Ripcuts on my cardio workouts, MRI’s CE2 Hi DEF for my weight training, and even some MRI RED Shred.  With my diet, training, and supplementation dialed in, I feel confident that I’ll look my best.  The lineup is looking stacked with some amazing competitors from around the world so I need to stay on track.  I’ll keep you all posted!

Maribel Burgos aka the “Puerto Rican Nightmare” Discusses Her 1st Bikini Contest

Hello Everyone!

First I would like to introduce myself. My name is Maribel Burgos, originally from Puerto Rico, an accountant and new to the competition world. After graduating with my Masters in Accounting in 2010 I decided to focus 100% on my training. I knew that within the next year or two I was going to step on stage. Finally, this past April that is exactly what I did!

I had initially planned on competing in a July show. However, after a lengthy conversation with my trainer it was decided that I needed to step on stage a bit sooner. The 2012 NPC Texas Shredder Classic was two weeks away and my trainer was 100% certain that I was ready. Me? Not so much!

SO, I stepped up my cardio game and with the help of MRI’s RipCuts I leaned out just in time for the show. RipCuts is a must have!  It helps your body use fat as fuel giving you the energy needed to get through the workout and leaning you out at the same time! WIN! WIN!

What was the end result? Well, as my trainer and coach said, “I cleaned house” I won 1^st place in Bikini Open, 1^st place in Bikini Masters AND I also won Overall Bikini Champion of the show!!!! Just one of the many reasons why my trainer gave me the nickname of “PRN” (Puerto Rican Nightmare) 🙂

With MRI on my side I plan on being my best at my first National show in July.  The NPC Team Universe!  Follow me during the next couple of months as I continue to live my dream and share my knowledge and training tips to other aspiring bikini competitors.