Here we go…

Hey Everyone-

I receive so many emails, and now is a great time to share insight into what training and nutrition look like for contest prep.

Feel free to keep sending messages to my email at contactallison@yahoo.ca. I love reading your stories, and questions. 

Here are a few shots of myself, getting back into shape post-pregnancy.

I lost a lot of muscle during my pregnancy 4 months into the pregnancy, I had pain while working out and was so tired all the time that I stopped going to the gym. I did continued to walk, but was so out of breath, that it was not consistent.

I was just coming off a show in the summer of 2006, when I got pregnant. I started around 120lbs, and by the end of it, I was 170lbs. That is right…50lbs I had gained. Ice cream is suitable non-medical temporary for heartburn.

I am training for the upcoming Fitness America (FAP) Nationals in Hollywood from November 17th to the 20th. I am really excited to be back in the swing of training and dieting. I have missed it.

13 weeks post partum – August 8, 2006

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September 14, 2006

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September 25, 2006

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October 9, 2006

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Written by Allison Ethier
Allison Ethier, is a wellness lifestyle & body coach, IFBB Fitness Pro, and mom & coffee lover. She provides structured training, and flexible nutrition, to guide everyday athletes, to move better, build strength, and feel good in their own skin. B.Sc, B. Edu, NSCA-CPT, ISSN, PN1 info@allisonethier.com
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  1. Hay Allison :-).

    I know you’re going to be awesome in your contest, you always do display the heart and the courage of a true champion, which is why you are one.

    Only you can truly know what you are feeling right now, with prep, and with looking after the young’n, but I know you’ll be doing a fantastic job of both, and you will get back to where you want to be soon, I have no doubts about that.

    Then again, I’ve never doubted you for a single moment, such are your outstanding athletic abilities.

    It’s a shame the board has gone, but change happens in this world, pretty much all the time, and so we embrace this new chapter in your life, and I want to be one of the first, in wishing you well with your new documnenting of your progress, and life.

    You’ve always been a great inspiration, and that will never change.

    GOOD LUCK, and may yours and your families tommorrows, be wonderful.

    I will always be proud to support you, like I’ve done for about the past 4 years.

    Best wishes Allison.

    Matt

  2. HI ALLISON
    LOVE TO SEE THE PICTURES .I FOLLOWED YOUR PREGNANCY AND WAS DUE 8 WEEKS AFTER YOU. I HAD A BOY MY 3RD BABY HE WAS 8LBS 9 0Z 20 INCHES C SECTION MY GIRLS ARE 4 AND ALMOST 3 . I AM A TRAINER IN PLYMOUTH MA.
    I MAY DO A SHOW SOMEDAY. I WOULD LOVE TO DO AT LEAST ONE AND BE ON THE COVER OF OXYGEN THATS MY GOAL . I AM 115 LBS 14% BODY FAT AS OF 3 WEEKS AGO TRYING TO GET BACK TO 110 AND 10% . EVERY SECOND OF MY DAY COUNTS WISH I HAD 48 HR DAYS .WOULD LOVE TO SOMEDAY MEET YOU IN PERSON.
    GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR SHOW YOU’LL DO GREAT!!
    TRACY MAC

  3. I absolutely admire you for all your hard work and dedication to staying fit and being healthy. You are truly an inspiration.

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