CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE October Magazine | Page 37

SET THE PUMPKINS ASIDE
AND BEGIN C ARVING OUT
THE PLANS FOR YOUR
NEXT C OMPETITION!
By Natasha Davis
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As the year winds down, many competitors are If you don’t take a sufficient amount of
finding themselves done with the 2018 season downtime post-show, you may experience
and looking ahead into the New Year to bring a mental and physical exhaustion. I don’t ever
new physique to the stage. One of the greatest want myself or YOU to lose that original fire
tips I can give is to allow yourself a break for a that kept you going in the gym long before
few weeks to a month after your last there was a stage to step on.
competition to recover physically and mentally. When I feel sufficiently rested, I love to switch
During this downtime, I think it’s important to things up and keep my passion high heading
fuel our bodies with very nourishing foods and into the off-season by considering a change
drinks (I personally love cold-pressed juices that of scenery by switching gyms, changing up
are packed with vitamins and nutrients) and training styles and routines, spend a few days
scheduling a check-up with our health care a week with a training partner for the extra
professionals to ensure our bodies are push and tuning in to music and motivational
performing optimally heading into the off- speakers that keep me focused (especially
season/improvement season. during those cardio sessions!).