Welcome to my newest blog, AlcineXtreme's Fit Tips ! I would first like to introduce myself, my name is Alcine and I am a Certified Fitness Trainer, Group Exercise Instructor and Team Beachbody Coach. I have been in the fitness industry for almost two years now but have started my own journey to getting my dream body since 2009. I reached my highest weight then, a little over 300lbs. I can happily say I'm little more than 100lbs less but with about 15 more pounds to go. In addition to teaching over 10 classes a week, I am currently training for my very first Women's Natural Bodybuilding Competition in August 2014. I'm very excited and nervous for this. If I win overall, I can obtain a pro card! (The goal) I train 4x a week with a veteran champion bodybuilder who really knows how to make me push my limits. I will tell you now, training for a competition such as this one and just normal day to day working are totally different. It's more strategic because you are tr...