My Personal Experience
As a Personal Trainer and Competition Prep Coach, I have had the privilege to work with many women of all walks of life and ages. The main concern for most of us is definitely fat loss. However, I have also come across many females who have a hard time putting on muscle. Women are afraid to pick up heavier weights because they think that they will start looking manly. You will be very happy to learn, my dear friends, that this is the biggest misconception of all!
If you are a female and want to tone up, lose fat and build a luscious firm booty, beautiful shoulders and a pair of tight legs, you should pay close attention to the article below. Featuring a leading sports supplement company from the United States that has recently been become available on the Canadian market, I will take you step-by-step and explain exactly why you should seriously consider starting to supplement with a real "big-girl" stack.
What If I'm NOT Competing or an Athlete?
I would like to add that this is for ALL WOMEN, not just for athletes who are training for a competition. This is for all of you girls who are working real-people jobs, have a busy schedule and have a burning desire to look fit & sexy when you go away this winter!
DOMINION & AMINOAMMO
The Dominion is a pre-workout product that is amazing for building lean muscle and the AminoAmmo is by far one of my FAVOURITE BCAA intra-workout products. They have been scientifically created by a leading sports supplement company from the United States: Better Body Sports.
Increased Recovery: Perhaps the
greatest benefit to hard training athletes is the increase in metabolic
recovery that follows supplementation. Most athletes feel quite a big decrease in the amount of post exercise muscle soreness soon after starting to take BCAAs. This means faster recovery from exercise induced protein damage (remember your
muscles grow when you damage them), which in turn means faster size and
strength gains. With increased recovery the harder and more frequently you can
hit the iron and thus the sooner you can meet your goals. No brainer!!!
Endurance: This means that they may enable you
to train at higher intensities for longer periods of time. Supplementing with
BCAAs may enable you to maintain your training intensity and endurance as
energy normally provided by your diet decreases. Anyone who has ever been on a
very low-carb or low-calorie diet for extended periods can definitely
appreciate this! This will SAVE you as the weeks go by, and your diet and
training changes…intensity increases, and your body starts sculpting
beautifully.
Protein Synthesis: BCAAs by
themselves have been shown to independently stimulate muscle protein synthesis.
In other words, they have shown the ability to induce muscle gains, even in the
absence of weight training! Studies have shown that BCAA supplementation
increases the hormones: testosterone, growth hormone, and
insulin.
Stimulation of Fat Loss: Supplementation
of BCAAs has been shown to trigger significant and preferential losses of visceral
body fat. Located in the deeper layers of the body under the subcutaneous fat,
this visceral fat tends to be resistant to dieting and is hard to lose. So the
body stops muscle breakdown and uses more fat for fuel. At the same time the
extra BCAAs in the blood stimulate insulin so the BCAAs are driven directly to
the muscle. So the result is people lose body fat and gain muscle at the same
time. A BIG “WHOOP WHOOP” for that one!!
Boosting Immune Function: When you train
at high intensity or high volume you risk immune suppression and infections. By
supplementing with BCAAs you'll help reverse glutamine
loss, which is essential for immune function. In addition to this, the BCAAs
help prevent a catabolic state in the body, which in turn can help improve
recovery and lessen the damaging effects your exercise sessions may have on the
body.
Anti-Catabolic Effects: BCAAs probably
exert most of their anabolic effects through anti-catabolic activity. In short,
they suppress the use of muscle proteins for fuel, thereby sparing the
breakdown of muscular protein.
HOW DO I TAKE ALL THIS STUFF?
Dominion
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1 scoop x 1 daily
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while you're getting ready for gym
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Pre-Workout Cocktail: 1 scoop Dominion + water (15 mins pre-workout)
AminoAmmo
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1 scoop x 1 daily
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during your workout
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Intra-Workout: 1 scoop of AminoAmmo in your 1L of water, sip on this during your workout
Recovery
Glutamine
plays key roles in protein metabolism, cell volumizing, and anti-catabolism.
Glutamine also increases your ability to secrete Human Growth Hormone, which
helps metabolize body fat and support new muscle growth. Glutamine's anti-catabolism
ability prevents the breakdown of your muscles.
Glutamine
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5g x 2 daily
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Post-workout and bedtime
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ADD to: your post-workout
protein shake with water + piece of fruit
BEDTIME: one serving
with water before sleepy time
Hydration Water plays a
vital role in all bodily processes by providing a universal medium for chemical
reactions, lubrication, nutrient delivery, waste disposal, heat dispersion and
temperature regulation. To keep your body alkaline and to help you get all that
water down, you will be squeezing 1 whole lemon into your water. Flavouring
with oranges, lemons, limes is always a great way to make things more
enjoyable and to alkalize your body!
Filtered
Water
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3-4L daily
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1 whole lemon squeeze in water
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In conclusion, I would like to add that I have used these products in all 3 of my competition preps! Paired with the appropriate training and diet, these products create results that are FAR from manly, in my humble opinion. Thank you BBS for creating leading-edge products for us females to use!
Coming Soon: Stay tuned for my review on BODY FORM!