People would often come up to me to tell me that I “looked strong” and that I “must lift a lot of weights” or to ask me if I was a bodybuilder, and I would tell them, “Thank you, but I actually don’t lift weights at all.” My physique and strength had developed from the different sports I was involved in, like gymnastics and track and field. It did make me wonder if maybe I should consider doing a strength sport, and so I walked into a weightlifting gym one day. I loved it, and I started competing just a few months later. I’ve won multiple provincial and national championships since then, and I’ve been selected to be on Team Canada for multiple international competitions.
I think that to compete with the very best, you have to take every aspect of your sport seriously – not just hard training in the gym, but things like getting enough sleep, and proper diet and supplementation. Before getting into weightlifting, I had never taken any type of supplement, not even basic stuff like Vitamin C! When I decided to get more serious about my recovery it took my results to completely different level. CanPrev definitely helped make that happen! It can be challenging to train day after day, lifting heavy weights, trying to improve my performance by a single kilogram. Knowing that I have access to some of the best recovery products on the market, and the support of the great team at CanPrev, I feel I can attack any training session with confidence!