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 03 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!).