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By Corry Matthews, MMSN FranchiseeNUTRITIONFOCUS
Every week I have someone walk
into the store and say, “I want to look
like a competitor but don’t actually want
to compete!” That is so much harder to
truly do than most individuals realize.
When people make the choice to
compete, there is an end goal in site
and they can make the necessary
sacrifces: missing social engagements,
training several times per day, carrying
a cooler and gallon of water everywhere
they go. They get up an extra hour
early, add several countless hours of
cardio, additional and more intense
weight workouts and inevitably spend
less time with their friends and family.
This is tolerable for 12 to 16 weeks,
even an entire season, but making it a
lifestyle change and maintaining it year
round without a big goal in mind – that
takes pure dedication and commitment,
and most give up. However, there are
the few that do it, and do it well. This
article is dedicated to those individuals.
The best and most successful
competitors truly don’t have an “on”
and “off” season – they adhere closely
to their training and nutritional
regiment throughout the year, and
when their particular competition is 12
weeks out, they work on “peaking” or
looking their absolute best for that one
particular event. For these individuals,
that means choosing different
carbohydrates, adding a few more
training sessions or eliminating a cheat
meal – they are the individuals we all
see and want to emulate.
This three-part series is going to take
an honest look at what it truly means
to “look” like a competitor while not
actually competing. However, this is
my warning, if you are going to put all
the work in to train and eat right, the
competition bug just might catch up
to you and you will see yourself up on
stage next to the competitors you have
admired from the sidelines.
Why NutritioN comes first?Nutrition really is the “key” when it
comes to maintaining a lean physique
year round. Let’s pick apart two
hoW to Look Like a competitor
Part 1
MMSN Franchisee, retired IFBB Pro and NPC show promoter shares inside secrets to achieving the sleek, chiseled look of a competitor without being one! This will be a three-part series, so be sure to get the next two issue of MS&F if you want to look like a competitor!
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Fasted cardio – 30 minutes
Meal 1½ cup oatmeal
4 egg whites
Meal 23-4 oz protein (chicken, turkey, fsh)
1 cup peppers
Meal 3
5-6 oz protein
2 cups spinach with
1 Tbs Balsamic Vinegar
Meal 4½ grapefruit
2 scoops Max Isolate
Meal 5 (post training weights and
additional 30 minutes of cardio)
5-6 oz fsh
3-4 oz sweet potato
1 cup asparagus
Meal 61 scoop MaxPro
traditional “competitors” diets while in
season. The bodybuilding nutritional
plan is provided by Eric Buthane, NPC
Judge, Nationally Qualifed Bodybuilder
and owner of “No Cardio Crew” in
Manassas, Virginia and the fgure
competitors diet is provided by me
– a former IFBB fgure pro who now
promotes two of her own shows in
Northern Virginia and owns two Max
Muscle stores. (See side bars.)
These diets are copied directly from
our clients' plans. The proteins are
specifc, as are the vegetables and
carbohydrates. There are no swaps
allowed, no cheat meals and no off days
for our competitors. They eat similar
Meal 11 scoop MaxPro
3 egg whites
1 cup steamed rice
Meal 26 oz chicken breast
6 oz yam
1 cup veggies
Meal 36 oz chicken breast
6 oz yam
Meal 46 oz chicken breast
6 oz yam
(Weight Training)
Meal 51½ scoop MaxPro
1 cup steamed rice
Meal 610 egg whites
1 cup veggies
BodyBuilder
FiGure
30 gprotein per
scoop!