Many people avoid healthy lifestyle changes because they have a fear of failure. They hold a deep-seated belief that they will ultimately fail, so, as a result, don’t even try to start healthy changes. Or if they have a hard day, they give up easy because it’s easier to give up then to fail.

Hello Formutech peeps! November is Military Families Appreciation Month. These families sacrifice so much for the freedoms we enjoy daily. Yes, they chose this life, which makes them all the more heroes in my opinion.

Part of my post competition regimen is to re-establish flexibility, lengthening, and cleansing of the body. I incorporate Bikram yoga into my recovery plan as it has many benefits to both mind and body.

Hi Formutech peeps! I am proud to say that I took 1^st place at the 2012 IFBB Dallas Europa Supershow last month. This was my first pro win ever and it qualified me to compete in the Ms. Figure Olympia in Las Vegas for the second time. I can’t tell you what a great feeling it is to be going in with a win for the first time ever.

Get Tricked Into Eating healthy with Alea’s Turkey Meatloaf Muffins:

People are always telling me that the hardest part of keeping trim & prepping for competition is the diet. And I totally agree! BUT I always tell them, you can make healthy food taste good without adding a lot of calorie-rich sauces.

Everyone knows that a healthy clean diet requires plenty of fruits & veggies. But what does it mean for produce to be organic?

I love doing traditional workouts and pushing heavy weights (proud member of the 600lb. leg press club), but to switch it up from time to time I incorporate circuit training. When I am a few weeks out from a contest I modify my workouts to circuit style training.

Getting lean, toned, and healthy doesn’t have to be a sentence to monotony & boredom. Get fit with your kids or be a kid again with these “playful” options & trick yourself into exercise. Losing unwanted pounds & bonding time has never been easier or more fun.

Executives believe new formula takes nitric oxide / vasodilation to next level, without the use of DMAA.

Formutech Nutrition announced on Friday the release of VOLATILE – a scientifically proven pre-workout catalyst that is guaranteed – by Formutech Nutrition team executives – to be “the most explosive mass-building, pre-workout pump formula available anywhere in the U.S.”

Weight training not only makes women stronger, it can contribute to an overall improved quality of life. Women who don’t train with weights because they “don’t want to get bulky” should reconsider.