Bodybuilding.com - Kristin Martino - Female Transformation Of The Week

Kristin gained weight after she had a relationship end and did not want to be thirty-something, fat, and in poor health. Determine what she has done over the last year to lose 35 lbs in this enduring transformation!

Female Transformation Of The Week - Kristin Martino.

By: Kristin Martino

Before:
170 lbs

After:
135 lbs

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Vital Stats
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Name: Kristin Martino
Email: casaloma10@aol.com
BodySpace: Casagal

Before:
Weight: 170 lbs.
Body Fat: Unknown
Dress Size: 14

After:
Weight: 135 lbs.
Body Fat: 20% (approx.)
Dress Size: 4-6

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Why I Got Started
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After a break-up (September 2006), I realized that I had gained an enormous amount of weight and I didn't want to be thirty-something and be fat and in poor health. There were two roads I could have traveled down, to either continue down the path I was on to further gain weight or I could take control of my diet and begin to exercise again. I knew that I had the potential to look absolutely fabulous. I just needed to set my plan into action and just do it!

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Kristin's Overhead Press.

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How I Did It
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I started off slowly by jogging two miles a day. Eventually the two miles progressed to three and then four. Two months into my exercise program I went back to the gym and began to weight train and use the cardio equipment there.

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I Started Off Slowly.

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Supplements
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Sample Week Of My Diet
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My diet is very consistent. I aim to get my nutrition and protein from whole food sources and avoid processed foods. I stick to a daily diet of approx. 1500-1700 calories a day, 4-5 meals daily:

Meal 1

(post-workout 7:30 am)

eggs

whole

cheese

Meal 2 (10:30 am)

2% cottage cheese

Meal 3 (1:30pm)

chicken breast

vegetables

Meal 4 (4:30pm)

almonds

peanut butter

wheat bread

Meal 5 (7:30pm)

tuna

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My Diet Is Very Constant.

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Sample Week Of My Training
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I do 3-4 sets for each exercise doing reps of 15-12-10. I start off each workout with a compound exercise and finish with isolation exercises.

Chest

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Biceps

Barbell Curls

Incline Curls

Cable Curls

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Triceps

Overhead Dumbbell Press

Cable Press Downs

Bench Dips

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Shoulders

Smith Military Press

Upright Rows

Cable

Dumbbell Front Raises

Dumbbell Lateral Raises

Rear Delt Flyes

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Back

Lower Back Extensions

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Legs

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Suggestions For Others
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My suggestion for others is to find the drive and motivation that's inside you and feed off it. The drive that I have comes from a time that I wasn't feeling too good about myself and my appearance. Not only do I now have a feeling of empowerment and accomplishment, but I know I can never go back to what I had looked like a year ago. I've set a long term goal of eventually competing and I can't let myself down!