Learn to Love Mornings with RIVALUS
It is always hard to get up in the morning, especially if you have a nice warm bed with puppies who love to cuddle! I have grown to have a love-hate relationship with mornings. Waking up in the morning...
View ArticleUgly Duckling versus Swan
It’s springtime Rivalus Fans!!! We all know what that means….summer is soon approaching. Time to squeeze into those short shorts, bikinis, crop tops, tank tops, speedos or whatever you may choose to...
View ArticleClassic Berry Protein Smoothie
Classic Berry Protein Smoothie Total Time: 5min Level: Easy 2 servings Ingredients: 1 scoop of Rivalus Native 100 Mixed Berry Protein 1 Banana 2 cups of PC 4 Berry Blend frozen fruit 1 cup of milk 1/2...
View ArticleMy Training Split
As I’m typing this I am currently just under 4 weeks out from CBBF Natural Nationals. This will be my biggest and likely most challenging competition to date, with athletes from all across Canada...
View ArticleBreakfast with RIVALUS
Breakfast, in my opinion, is the most delicious meal of the day! All of my favorite foods are breakfast foods from bacon, eggs, toast, to oatmeal, waffles, pancakes, and fruit. There are so many ways...
View ArticleMeet the Athlete: Crystal Gray
Hello, TeamRIVALUS world! I wanted my first blog post to be an introduction to all of you as I begin a new journey in my fitness world having the honor to represent this amazing company as a new...
View ArticleCompeting: You Against You in the Age of Social Media
It’s everywhere. Facebook. Twitter and the biggest platform of all is, of course, Instagram. You can’t look at your phone without seeing some kind of fitness, or training post. For most of us in the...
View ArticleFrom Bodybuilder to Tough Mudder
I’m an athlete first and foremost. The sport that has pulled me in most recently is bodybuilding. Over the past 3 years I have dedicated myself to that sport. My lifestyle has revolved around that...
View ArticleThree HUGE Fat-loss Myths
“YOU SHOULD ALWAYS BE DOING LOTS OF LONG CARDIO SESSIONS” Question: If in the first 6 minutes of exercise we burn primarily ATP and glucose for energy, and by the 40 minute mark we are burning 40% fat...
View ArticleGoal Setting: Long and Short Term
Using long term vision and short term motivation are effective ways to reach your goals. As my competition date is coming up I will soon be done competing for the summer! This is exciting for me...
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