Nicole Wilkins

This Month: The healthiest late-night snack foods, training and posing advice for showcasing your X-frame physique, how to get your abs to pop, training tips for someone struggling to gain muscle, how to get back on track after a layoff and more! I will the questions for next month’s Q&A video on the forums, so … SEE MORE

I get a ton of questions regarding some of the exercises I do in my training videos that start with the phrase “What if my gym doesn’t have …” – or something along those lines. As you probably know, there is almost always another way to do a certain exercise, even if your gym doesn’t … SEE MORE

Most of you have probably heard me talk about how much I love my crockpot, and you’re about to see why! If you have trouble cooking in bulk or don’t feel like standing at the grill or stove for hours, this is a great way to do it. It’s easy and simple, there is almost … SEE MORE

It’s that time again! Updating you all on what’s been going on for the last month, including my post-Thanksgiving photo update 🙂 These progress pictures were taken yesterday morning (Nov. 30), about 2 1/2 months after the Olympia. I have been comfortably maintaining around 138-139 pounds (give or take), which is roughly seven pounds over … SEE MORE

  If you guys are like me then you have all struggled – and continue to struggle – with losing body fat and getting as … SEE MORE

Here’s a 30-minute (less actually!) total-body workout for whenever you are pressed for time. This is an awesome way to combine weight training with your … SEE MORE

The holidays are officially here this week! Thanksgiving is one of my absolute favorite holidays, and I’m sure it is for a lot of you, … SEE MORE

This was one of my favorite shoulder workouts in a while – I really wanted to push myself and make this a challenging one. I did that by including some exercises I haven’t done in a while – some I haven’t ever shown on this site in the past two years! – and by adding … SEE MORE

Posing can make or break how you do in your next contest. As I have mentioned many times before, I feel it is one of the most neglected aspects of a competition prep. I have been competing and practicing my posing for years, and every year I still find something to tweak that helps me … SEE MORE

You probably have heard me talk about it before, but I don’t always go to the gym with an exact “plan”. A lot of times, my workouts go by how I feel – what a lot of people call “instinctive training” – meaning I listen to my body and react accordingly. This was my second … SEE MORE