Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Elaborate about your concept of “training not for performance but for changing the look of your body.”?
Ms. Alina Andrews:
Despite what others may say, I believe that training is training, whether for a bodybuilding show of for a gymnastics meet. Ultimately you are trying to push your body beyond what it’s capable of so it learns to adapt and grow. Now for those of you who don’t believe me I urge you to attend a local acrobatics competition and see how good all those athletes look.
Then after you’ve also seen what they can do, come and tell me if you still think training for looks and performance are different. So for me with my acrobatics background, I continue to train just as hard as I always did and still in pretty much the same way with a lot of body weight exercises. There are however 2 important concepts or differences that anyone moving from a performance based sport to an appearance based one should consider:
*Test, evaluate and readjust your training based on what you see in the mirror, not on what is weakest. What this means that even though you might think your bicep curls are a little weak, if in the mirror it’s your triceps that are a looking small and out of balance then you must focus on these and not your biceps.
* Learn more about nutrition and food than you ever thought possible! Whilst nutrition is important when training for performance, when you’re training for appearance it becomes the number one most important part of your life. Now the best advice I can give here is to simply learn as much as possible from as many people because without this you will never be able to keep on your path to success.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Share your exercise routine that you do to maintain such a bikini perfect physique?
Ms. Alina Andrews:
My secret to keeping in great shape is to truly embrace this way of life and make sure that I enjoy it! You will notice a lot of people lose their condition after a show and whilst that’s fine it tells me that they are doing something they do not want to do and so when enough is enough they rebound back. For me I try to find a balance of exercise and eating that I can sustain all year, every year.
Then once I have this, I will tweak it small amounts here and there to ensure I get the results I want. The most important thing however is to make sure you enjoy it every single day! Sure it’s hard work, sure sometimes you are tired, but that’s just life. However if those feelings come in too often then you know the balance isn’t quite right so something needs changing.
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Ms. Namita Nayyar:
What is your diet? Do you take a particular fixed regulated diet comprising of nutrients and vitamins to keep you in perfect health
Ms. Alina Andrews:
For me, my diet is not a diet, it’s just my lifestyle . On or off season, it’s fairly constant. I have an extremely varied selection of food which I think is of up most importance if you’re going to keep this up for a long time. When I started I was more strict and would measure each meal to fit in with my planned intake however as the years have passed I’ve learnt to listen to my body and now I can be a little more relaxed and “feel” what is right to eat and when to eat it. This is extremely important as it helps me to enjoy what I do and keep happy, which ultimately is the point of living!
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