In this episode, we are learning SO MANY tips about health and nutrition while we talk with Ruth Montes. She's a life-long athlete and a primary care physician. She both practices and promotes wellness with and to her patients as recommended by global mandates. As a former and current avid athlete, now an IFBB Pro, she is passionate when it comes to fostering wellness via Integrative Medicine practices and in her long lived career in fitness. This lifestyle has compelled her to continue to promote wellness by living through it and in her daily career as a doctor. What should we eat on prep? What foods should we think about leaving out? Ruth is here to share her personal story of her experiences in the sport, all the while balancing caring for her ailing mother, navigating Covid, and earning her pro card.

 

Here's what you'll hear:

[5:00] - Bikini Hack

[13:40] - Being a life-long athlete and finding the sport

[17:00] - What attracted Ruth to the sport

[21:30] - Training often with your coach

[23:20] - What Ruth's coach has taught her

[30:29] - Balancing being a physician during a pandemic and keeping up with workouts

[32:00] - North Americans

[34:00] - Making the decision to go to clinicals

[35:30] - Getting in recovery time

[40:30] - How being a doctor has helped find success in the sport

[45:30] - Foods to avoid

[47:00] - Food plan in season

[56:30] - Dealing with conflict and judgment

[1:00:00] - Is bodybuilding unhealthy?

[1:05:00] - A range of leanness

[1:08:00] - Losing your menstrual cycle

[1:10:00] - What's different since Ruth won her pro card

[1:13:00] - Ruth's engagement story

[1:16:00] - Goals moving forward

[1:17:30] - Dear Diary

 

Follow Ruth on IG @ifbb_pro_drruth

 

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