As some of you may
know I am now a part of TEAM PEACH where Summer Bernard IFBB PRO has taken me under her wing and
is coaching me on training and nutrition.
There is so many different ways to eat and train out there that I felt I wanted to explore more about different training techniques and eating approaches.
I loved my previous nutritionist Sinead and trainer Seaneen so much and would still recommend them to this day. So this transition was more about me growing and learning new things. Like I said there’s so many varieties for eating and training and I feel its important to me to see what else is out there and keep an open mind. I love trying and learning new things and I felt it was time to be a part of something new and see what else works well for me.
I decided to contact Summer as I watched many of her video blogs and one stuck with me after I watched it that made me really feel like I knew I would be in the best hands .. (Video attached below) You need to be able to really understand the background of your coach to make sure it’s what’s suited to you and when I watched her video it struck a chord with me so I decided to research more about Summer's training and nutrition approach.
There is so many different ways to eat and train out there that I felt I wanted to explore more about different training techniques and eating approaches.
I loved my previous nutritionist Sinead and trainer Seaneen so much and would still recommend them to this day. So this transition was more about me growing and learning new things. Like I said there’s so many varieties for eating and training and I feel its important to me to see what else is out there and keep an open mind. I love trying and learning new things and I felt it was time to be a part of something new and see what else works well for me.
I decided to contact Summer as I watched many of her video blogs and one stuck with me after I watched it that made me really feel like I knew I would be in the best hands .. (Video attached below) You need to be able to really understand the background of your coach to make sure it’s what’s suited to you and when I watched her video it struck a chord with me so I decided to research more about Summer's training and nutrition approach.
After
learning all about summer and meeting with her to discuss my needs and wants
out of training & nutrition I decided straight away that I wanted to be a
part of Team Peach. Everything she was about was exactly what wanted in a coach.
I’ve now been with Summer for a couple of months and so far I’m really loving the plan she has given me and it has proven to work well with my body. I do believe in trying different things to see what works for you.. I would never criticize or question anyone’s training or nutrition as what works for me may not work for others but it’s all about trial and error and a learning experience. I’ve again gained more knowledge with Summer’s plan and I’m finding this is really working for me. I enjoy training and I have noticed great change within the short time I’ve been with her.
Nutrition is also very different. Summers approach is flexible dieting,. Which is counting your Macros (IIFYM.) A lot of you know from previous blog posts that I was a terrible binge eater. So I would eat clean all week and then one night I would go very over the top and eat everything in sight.
With Summer's plan I eat according to my macros. I am given a target of how much fat carbs and protein to eat for the day and I must hit that exactly. So it’s a lot of planning and weighing things out – pretty much to the gram but this means I can be flexible with the type of food I eat. I know this not may suit everyone but it works for me and I’m happy to do it. I do recommended this for comp prep I must say.. Maybe not every day people but still it just shows you can eat what you want in moderation. Sometimes I even guestimate so if I knew I was going out for dinner that night I would keep my meals quite low in calories and save some extra for dinner. So I feel this for me is still being flexible and not over indulging at dinner. Some of you may ask why do I do that and are thinking why don’t I just relax and eat whatever - but for me I like to know that I can have this food without feeling so guilty. it’s always a mind game with me as if I do eat bad I end up feeling really guilty about it, and sometimes If I don’t track how I’m going I just throw it all out the window and eat whatever – which still happens now but I’m trying hard to reduce how often because when I do that I end up feeling sick for days and extremely bloated. Even those moment when people offer me to have some chocolate or lollies or something and I constantly say no but what they don’t know is that I’m not saying no because ‘I’m on a diet’ I say no because I know me and I know if I have one I’ll eat the whole freekin packet so for me it’s best to say no thank you and avoid that situation of eating it all.
I am fairly new to macros so I don’t know everything and won’t be able to answer all the questions as I’m still learning myself but for me macros has let me enjoy the foods I am craving and I get a lot of variety which i love. I don’t find I am binge eating like I use too.. This would be because I have a great balance with my food now.. I definitely eat healthy but some days I really crave that ice-cream so I would make sure I leave room in my macros to allow me some for that day. My meals are different every day and I can enjoy some delicious meals every single day. I always make sure I have meals that I look forward to eating. So this way I don’t feel deprived of anything, therefore it doesn’t create that need for me to binge.
I’ve now been with Summer for a couple of months and so far I’m really loving the plan she has given me and it has proven to work well with my body. I do believe in trying different things to see what works for you.. I would never criticize or question anyone’s training or nutrition as what works for me may not work for others but it’s all about trial and error and a learning experience. I’ve again gained more knowledge with Summer’s plan and I’m finding this is really working for me. I enjoy training and I have noticed great change within the short time I’ve been with her.
Nutrition is also very different. Summers approach is flexible dieting,. Which is counting your Macros (IIFYM.) A lot of you know from previous blog posts that I was a terrible binge eater. So I would eat clean all week and then one night I would go very over the top and eat everything in sight.
With Summer's plan I eat according to my macros. I am given a target of how much fat carbs and protein to eat for the day and I must hit that exactly. So it’s a lot of planning and weighing things out – pretty much to the gram but this means I can be flexible with the type of food I eat. I know this not may suit everyone but it works for me and I’m happy to do it. I do recommended this for comp prep I must say.. Maybe not every day people but still it just shows you can eat what you want in moderation. Sometimes I even guestimate so if I knew I was going out for dinner that night I would keep my meals quite low in calories and save some extra for dinner. So I feel this for me is still being flexible and not over indulging at dinner. Some of you may ask why do I do that and are thinking why don’t I just relax and eat whatever - but for me I like to know that I can have this food without feeling so guilty. it’s always a mind game with me as if I do eat bad I end up feeling really guilty about it, and sometimes If I don’t track how I’m going I just throw it all out the window and eat whatever – which still happens now but I’m trying hard to reduce how often because when I do that I end up feeling sick for days and extremely bloated. Even those moment when people offer me to have some chocolate or lollies or something and I constantly say no but what they don’t know is that I’m not saying no because ‘I’m on a diet’ I say no because I know me and I know if I have one I’ll eat the whole freekin packet so for me it’s best to say no thank you and avoid that situation of eating it all.
I am fairly new to macros so I don’t know everything and won’t be able to answer all the questions as I’m still learning myself but for me macros has let me enjoy the foods I am craving and I get a lot of variety which i love. I don’t find I am binge eating like I use too.. This would be because I have a great balance with my food now.. I definitely eat healthy but some days I really crave that ice-cream so I would make sure I leave room in my macros to allow me some for that day. My meals are different every day and I can enjoy some delicious meals every single day. I always make sure I have meals that I look forward to eating. So this way I don’t feel deprived of anything, therefore it doesn’t create that need for me to binge.
I’m sure most people would be surprised with the amount of
food I eat if I were to show or tell you, and this is from building up my metabolism so that I can maintain a
healthy body year round with a great amount of calories so I’m never going
under the required daily intake. Summer really looks after us as she’s been
through a tough time herself when she first started competing with being on low
calorie diets with hours of cardio so with Summer's bad experience she has
turned it into a positive and learnt from her experience and is now making sure
it doesn’t happen to us girls..
For those considering competing or those who have competed
and want to try a different approach if you really struggled with your last one
I highly recommend Summer's approach for it.. One thing I love about competing
is also the support network. My last prep I had a great relationship with my
trainer and nutritionist – that’s what you want a good support network. I was
thrilled to know that this also is the same with Summer.. I love the group of
girls Summer has on board with Team Peach I can’t even explain how supportive
and insightful they all are. We help each other along so well. This makes
competing so worth it – the people you meet along the way.
If there is anyone considering a new trainer or nutritionist I would be happy to chat to you more in depth about it and that way we can see if it’ll work for you. Or you can contact summer directly to get a proper over view on what she’s all about. Don’t ever hesitate if you’re considering a change make it happen.
So after saying all this I’m very excited to announce I will be working towards competing in October along with Team Peach coach Summer Bernard. After watching the Arnolds I feel have a long way to go as those girls are outstanding but I trust in myself and my coach to get me to the high standard that both I want and IFBB federation want. I have so much determination that I know October comp I’m going to come at it fighting! I know I’m going to be a fierce competitor and I’m excited for a new journey to the stage.
Would love everyone’s support along the way and of course to those girls wanting to compete in October too ill be there for you and supporting you right back. I will forever encourage and help anyone out that needs support along the way.
And for any of you who do IIFYM then you can follow me on the app 'My Fitness Pal' and check out the meals I'm eating daily that way we can get different meal ideas :) Courtney_piercy
FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com/CourtneyPiercyModel
INSTAGRAM - @courtney_piercy
FACEBOOK – www.facebook.com/summer.bernard
INSTAGRAM -@summerbernard
If there is anyone considering a new trainer or nutritionist I would be happy to chat to you more in depth about it and that way we can see if it’ll work for you. Or you can contact summer directly to get a proper over view on what she’s all about. Don’t ever hesitate if you’re considering a change make it happen.
So after saying all this I’m very excited to announce I will be working towards competing in October along with Team Peach coach Summer Bernard. After watching the Arnolds I feel have a long way to go as those girls are outstanding but I trust in myself and my coach to get me to the high standard that both I want and IFBB federation want. I have so much determination that I know October comp I’m going to come at it fighting! I know I’m going to be a fierce competitor and I’m excited for a new journey to the stage.
Would love everyone’s support along the way and of course to those girls wanting to compete in October too ill be there for you and supporting you right back. I will forever encourage and help anyone out that needs support along the way.
And for any of you who do IIFYM then you can follow me on the app 'My Fitness Pal' and check out the meals I'm eating daily that way we can get different meal ideas :) Courtney_piercy
FACEBOOK - www.facebook.com/CourtneyPiercyModel
INSTAGRAM - @courtney_piercy
FACEBOOK – www.facebook.com/summer.bernard
INSTAGRAM -@summerbernard
Search for Summer Bernard IFBB pro for all her video blogs
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