Name: Brooke Nicole
Height/Weight: 5’2″
Q. How long have you been training?
A. Have been involved in sports all my life but have trained for over 2 years
Q. What was your body like before you started training?
A. Started out toned but since training have developed more muscle definition and seperation
Q. How do you keep yourself motivated and on-track through the grueling dieting in the last few weeks?
A. Set myself little goals every week to have the sense of accomplshment and then proceed to the ultimate goal
Q. Do you get more attention from the people now that you are in such good shape?
A. I do but I feel like its because I am able to teach people what I’ve learned through the process of training and that gives them a sense of motivation to thrive toward their own personal goals
Q. What is the one key piece of advice you could pass on to our readers?
A. Never let anyone tell you that you cannot do something. There is a large percentage that doesn’t want to see someone succeed and to know that you can excel with something in life that people will doubt you over is the best achievement
Q. What is your favorite energy/pre-workout supplement? Protein supplement?
A. I love eating my Oh-Yeah protein snack bar about 30 minutes prior to my workout.
Q. How many days a week do you work out?
A. 5-6 days
Q: How many exercises per body part do you typically do in a workout?
A: I do three days a week of full body weight training with two days in between of cardio and yoga
Q: How much weight will you normally gain during the off-season?
A: no more than 5 lbs
Q. Do you believe in workout programs like Insanity or P90X?
A. I do only if you can stick with it. I love diversity in my workout which means I never like to do the same routine all the time
Q. What competitions have you participated in and what were the results?
A. 2009 I did three NPC Figure Competitions with 1st place short division and 2 overall 2010 NPC Bikini Competitions 1st place/overall and placed second and third in the following competitions
Q. What do you wish you had known before you started doing shows?
A. To listen to your own body sometimes even if everyone tells you different
Q. Looking back on what you have accomplished so far, what is one thing you would change if you could, knowing what you do now?
A. To not have weak moments when you let someone convince you to do something that you don’t feel like is necessary. Be your own person
Q. What is one of the biggest sacrifices you’ve made, and was it worth it?
A. To put any social life on hold to pursue a dream and everything I have accomplished has been well worth it
Q. What do you feel is the most important thing a bodybuilder/fitness/figure/bikini can have in order to be successful in this sport?
A. To have the determination of what it takes to step up on stage and represent the hard work that goes into training for a show
Q. As a new bodybuilder/fitness/figure/bikini competitor, how should one select which organization or event to compete in? And what are the major differences between the numerous organizations out there?
A. Start out small to get your feet wet. Every show will have different opinions on what look they want so just take it all in and grow with knowledge of what you can apply to your training for the next show
Q. Is it not very hard to exercise and lift on such a low calorie diet? I am talking about the pre-contest diet. I know you follow a very low calorie pre-contest diet. Don’t you get hungry?
A. I firmly believe that dieting is the biggest percentage of results which means you don’t have to kill yourself in the gym. Morning exercises is where I had the most energy for pre-contest
Q. For someone who is currently a non-competitor, but wants to be as healthy and fit as possible, what would you recommend as far as diet ratios and workout plan (i.e. combination of weights and cardio, how many days, etc.)?
A. Clean diet with at least 2-3 days of weight training and incorporate cardio on other days
Q. Does your social life include others that are not into fitness or competition?
A. Majority is attached to fitness but other times its good to get away from everyday routines and be around different surroundings
Q. Who is your favorite bodybuilder, fitness model, and/or athlete?
A. Jamie Eason is by far my biggest motivator of fitness. She represents a great image of what a healthy lifestyle should be.
Q. What is your favorite healthy meal?
A. Grilled chicken and steamed broccoli
Q. What is your favorite cheat meal?
A. Pasta
Q. What is your favorite exercise?
A. Lunges
Q. What is that one body part that you just can’t seem to bring up or make it look like you want?
A. Legs
Q. What made you get into Fitness and Competition?
A. Started off by wanting to challenge myself and then it turned into helping others achieve their dreams to be physically fit
Q. What is the best asset of your physique/body?
A. Arms
Q. What are your methods for breaking through a plateau?
A. Be patient and take one day at a time. Results don’t happen over night
Q. Do you like the whole competition process? And how does it feel to be on the stage in the front of the hundreds and thousand people?
A. The process makes you gain an appreciation for healthy food as well as the hard work it takes to transform your body. Being on stage gives me the biggest rush and somewhat overcoming any fear I may have
Q. What are your future plans?
A. To continue challenging myself as well as others and try new things to overcome my own personal weaknesses.
Please visit Brooke’s website:
And Brooke’s facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brooke-Nicole-Fitness/127061837338255?ref=ts!
