MC: As competitors, what are your
favorite Gains in Bulk products?
Hanna: Crea-Nitric is my favorite prod-
uct from Gains in Bulk. It’s a non-stim-
ulant product, but it gives you crazy
vascularity and energy in the gym. Cre-
atine nitrate is the only ingredient in the
product.
Hilary: My favorite product is our
Athlete Digestive Formula. I don’t know
if it’s my age, but I do retain water a bit
more and I bloat easily. I basically live
off that product. The plant enzymes are
phenomenal and help break down the
food you consume.
MC: Tell me about the costume
theme for the photo shoot?
Hilary: The idea came from robbing
back a piece of yourself. All day long you
are a mom or in the workforce, and you
are doing your best to help everyone else
and serve other people, but in the weight
room you have to become someone
different. If you allow yourself that little
bit of alter ego, it lets you push past a
point you didn’t think you could get past.
Hanna: All day long I’m known as
“Mommy.” In the gym, I don’t have to
be Mom; I can be whoever I want to be.
I had my fourth kid when I was 23. My
younger years were dedicated to being
a stay-at-home mom. I had been an
athlete playing college volleyball. When
I started having kids, I lost that other
identity. I’m still a mom and a wife, but
now I’m a pro bikini competitor and
I’m Poison Ivy in the gym. I’m not just a
mom.
ironmanmagazine.com | JUNE 2017 67