Create the Dream Team If there's one mistake competitors make, it's putting their trust in a coach who promises show-day results at any cost. An overzealous training plan can wear down a person's metabolism and lead to a metabolic disorder. I was not about to let that happen. After inquiring about competition coaches at my own gym, I was connected with 5% Nutrition sponsored athlete Noelle Rockwell.
As a woman who has faced just about every health issue out there -- metabolic damage, pituitary failure, hypothyroidism, cervical cancer, going through menopause three times by the age of 30 and hormone replacement therapy -- she knows a thing or two about taking care of one's self in extreme circumstances.
"I get so many abused clients damaged from this sport," Rockwell says. "I've been there myself, and I know the feelings of self-hatred, embarrassment, humiliation and fear of failure when you've exhausted all means of dieting and exercise. I've lived that, and it's personal for me. That's why I do this."
Given my unstable past, it was important that I worked with someone who doesn't screw around when it comes to the health of her athletes, and her openness about her personal fitness journey allowed me to put my trust in her. "I'm fairly blunt and I don't sugarcoat things," she warned from the beginning. She wasn't kidding.
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