Nutrition Program Pays Off in Muscle Gains!

Coach Laura Cannon wanted to gain muscle mass so she signed up for the nutrition program working with Coach Andrew Martin. Here’s her story.

I had two goals going into the Nutrition program with Andrew.  I wanted to find a solid and consistent macro count that worked for me so that I could perform better in the gym as well as help with my recovery from hard workouts.  The other was the accountability I knew Andrew would provide.  I had gotten off track during the winter and really needed accountability to get me where I wanted to be.  Andrew’s goal for me based on my size and age was to gain muscle mass.  I didn’t need to lose weight, but make sure I was taking in the right amount of daily proteins, fats and carbs that would help me gain as much muscle mass as I could.  According to Andrew (LOL), based on my start weight and finish weight, he said I gained approximately 2.5 lbs of muscle mass.  

Over the course of the 12 week program, Andrew helped me fine tune my macro count. I have a fast metabolism, making it a little harder for me to keep the weight on, so we ended up increasing my fat and carb macros.  It took a few weeks, but we found the sweet spot on my daily macro count that helped me to maintain a weight that worked for me and improve my performance in the gym.  He added a protein shake with creatine and post workout carbs (which I have never tried before) that really helped with how I recovered.  

During the Open this year, I told Andrew that it was the best I had felt during an Open season.  I felt like I was able to do the difficult workouts and recover enough to tackle the next one.  I think one of the things I’m most proud of is getting a 1:43 PR on my Fran time.  I typically have an average Fran time of 7:35 ish.  When we recently retested Fran, I got a sub 6 minute time of 5:51. I was thrilled to say the least! 

Working with Andrew helped me gain the knowledge I needed to know what works for me, what doesn’t work well, and where I need to be to perform my best, day in and day out, in the gym.