Mindi Boysen
Bodybuilding World
No Nonsense Newsletter
Fall 1997
I have had the goal of competing somehow in the fitness field before I turn 30 years old. I attended the Northern Kentucky Body Bodybuilding Championships at Peel's Palace in March of '96 and got my first itch to try that, but with my long hours in management, inability to readily have appropriate food on hand, and constant subbing of aerobic classes, I quit after a month of training, thinking I could never give my body the overload and recovery it would need to get big enough.
With a background in elementary gymnastics, high school cheerleading, and college dance company, I elected to pursue the fitness competition starting in February of this year.
| March 97 14.4% BF 115 lbs. |
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June 97- 9.5% BF 110 lbs. |
I hopped on and off the wagon when it came to both weight training and diet consistency for the first few months. My husband, Kenny, and I started arriving at the gym at 5:00 a.m. for a few weeks and starting feeling and seeing results. But, getting home from work at 10:00 p.m. each night quickly ended that.
In April I was busy coordinating a new schedule at my gym in Indianapolis (LivRite Fitness Center). This distracted my own workouts. I also started preparing to present workshops for ACE and AFAA locally which also took a lot of my personal workout time. It was actually a blessing in disguise. All the variety actually made me stronger and more diverse. One day was boxing, the next was Plyometric step, then Funk, and Body Sculpting. I even began teaching yoga which helped in my own flexibility.
When I did get in the weight room, I would work a body part only once a week, but I pushed it to exhaustion with 4-6 sets of 3-4 different exercises. It took almost a week just to recover!
Supplementation really helped. I started using Beverly International a little over a year ago and started ordering it for my clients in the gym. I have never used any other brand due to lack of trust of what is in the product I am buying. I know Beverly International has the quality I need for a fair price. While ordering stock for our gym from Sandy over the phone once a month, I would keep asking advice on what else I should be trying and what it would do for me. I am certified by ACE as a Lifestyle/Weight Management Consultant, but sports nutrition can be a bit confusing to me. So many theories! Doing so many aerobics, and for fear I might burn muscle, Sandy recommended Muscularity and Lean Out together to maximize my fat loss and muscle gain potential. I mixed 1 scoop of Muscle Provider with 16 ounces of water twice a day for protein insurance.
Exactly four weeks out of competition, and getting nervous, I called Sandy again for refills. She was shocked I still hadn't cut out my starchy carbs and dairy products. Immediately after talking to her I cut out all pasta, cereal (oatmeal), and bread (I loved my bagels). That helped so much. I didn't realize how many calories carbs make up in a day. I still had my calorie count as high as 1800. My snacks consisted of peanut butter or oatmeal raisin PowerBites from Power Bar. It was the quickest snack with the best ratio of nutrients at the time.
Two weeks out, I started carb depleting to less than 60 grains per day. My only carbs were from yogurt in the morning and maybe a pear or watermelon with only low glycemic veggies (broccoli and cauliflower). I carb loaded every three days for an energy boost and to test what would work for competition day.
It worked! On Saturday, June 7 (competition day), I woke up feeling very dehydrated and skinny. I headed to the gym 4 hours before the Pre-judging for a quick set on each machine in our gym just to get my muscles pumping. I ate a banana for potassium, a little watermelon to help quench my thirst without getting bloated, and a Taco Bell bean burrito (fat for fullness). I weighed in 2 hours later at 105 lbs.
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Mindi sporting her favorite supplement Muscle Provider |
Boysenbodies Fitness
Professional Personal Fitness Training
Mindi's choice of supplements:
>> Muscularity
>> Lean Out
>> Ultra 4
>> EPO
| My diet 1 week before competition Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday Carb depletion days (1000-1300 cal) |
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| Meal 1 |
Yogurt 2 eggs 4 Muscularity 4 Lean Out 1 EPH 1 Ultra 4 1 EPO |
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Meal 2 |
Muscle Provider watermelon (chicken or tuna) |
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Meal 3 |
lettuce 1 can tuna 1 egg FF Italian (repeat same supplements as Meal 1 except for EPH) |
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Meal 4 |
Muscle Provider (chicken or tuna) |
| Meal 5 |
2 chicken breasts broccoli cauliflower (repeat same supplements as Meal 1&2 except EPH) |
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My diet 1 week before competition Tuesday and Friday Carb Loading days 1200-1500 calories |
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Meal 1 |
oatmeal Muscle Provider yogurt |
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Meal 2 |
Muscle Provider Power Bar |
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Meal 3 |
white rice 1 can tuna veggies |
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Meal 4 |
white rice (tuna or chicken) Power Bar |
| Meal 5 |
White rice 1 egg green beans |
Fall 1997 Articles:
Bodybuilding World Main Page || Beverly International Net
