IFBB Competitor Janet Layug in Two-Piece Workout Gear Says "Easy On. Easy Off."

Janet Layug stands out in the fitness world as a celebrated figure, having earned the coveted Miss Olympia title through her relentless dedication and hard work. Her achievements are matched only by her ability to inspire thousands of followers with her fitness journey and lifestyle tips. Recently, Layug shared a captivating video on Instagram, modeling a chic pink workout set paired with a cozy white sweatshirt. Her caption playfully reflects her reality: "GRWM 💞😍 Because gym clothes are what I wear 95% of the week 😜 The features of this #Tempo Set 👌🏼 Loving the new front clasp 🙌🏼 a must highlight! Super CUTE and No more fighting the bra top 😆 Easy on. Easy off." This glimpse into her daily life highlights her passion for fitness fashion and her commitment to staying comfortable and stylish while training.

Layug’s influence goes beyond her impeccable style—she’s a strong advocate for healthy living and shares valuable tips with her audience. From skincare to fitness routines, Layug’s posts are a treasure trove of insights for those looking to improve their wellness journey. Whether she’s demonstrating the perfect squat or sharing her go-to breakfast for sustained energy, Layug embodies the balance of discipline and confidence that has made her a champion on and off the stage. Here's a closer look at how Janet Layug maintains her top-tier physique and unshakable confidence through her lifestyle habits.

1. She Protects Her Skin From The Sun

Layug makes sure to take care of her skin. One of her biggest secrets is by protecting it from the sun. She shared her tips in the caption of this Instagram post. “Yes I am guilty of once being the sun goddess without care of damages to my skin that occur over time exposure to high uv rays. As we age it’s even more imperative we prevent as it’s harder to correct damages. Key 🔑 is all in the preventative regime 🙌🏼.☀️ Protecting your skin like a pro! 🌞These are the biggest SPF skincare mistakes to avoid: 👉🏼not applying enough sunscreen. 👉🏼skipping reapplication. 👉🏼neglecting cloudy days. 👉🏼missing key areas. 👉🏼using expired products. 👉🏼relying solely on SPF. 👉🏼not opting for water-resistant formulas when needed. 🚫🌡️”

2. She Does Plyometrics

Layug shares a lot of her favorite workouts on Instagram. In this post, she revealed her favorite plyometric exercises. Layug captioned the post, “I aim for 3-4 sets/rounds of each. You can either do 45-1 min intervals or set a rep number 15-20. When performing High intensity, Plyometrics and circuit training breathing is very important to focus and control and creating tempo.”

3. She Does Squats

A workout that Layug does often is squats. She shared this video on Instagram of herself doing them. Layug captioned the post, “Diving in DEEP for the growth gains 🔥Deep ROM Benefits- By going deeper in the squat, you engage more muscle fibers, leading to greater muscle activation and growth in the glutes. This movement also helps improve hip flexibility and mobility, enhancing your squat form and reducing the risk of injury. Additionally, deep squats target the quadriceps, hamstrings, and core, contributing to balanced lower body development and improved functional strength 💪🏼”

4. She Eats A Healthy Breakfast

Layug makes sure to eat healthy. She shared one of her favorite breakfast meals in this Instagram post. Layug captioned the post, “What I eat for meal 1…Fueling my day with a power-packed breakfast 🍳🥑A perfect balance of carbs, fats, and protein to keep you on track with your fitness goals! 💪🏼Easy and delicious 300 cal breakfast: English muffin 140 cal 27g carb 5g Protein. 2 egg whites + 1 whole egg. 120 cal 6g fat 0 carb 18g protein. 1/4 avocado 80 cal 7g fat veggies 10 cal + fiber.”

5. She’s Confident

When Layug is in competitions, she makes sure to be confident. She talked about this in the caption of this Instagram post. “The MOST important part of a posing routine is NOT your pose! We spend so much time on the posing positions, foot work, body angles and YES while that is highly important to position yourself in the best light to the judges, every one at the Olympia level is extremely well conditioned, well shaped and poses to the T. What will set you apart from the rest is not what we work on often as much as we do our training and nutrition daily. It is your CONFIDENCE that will captivate every single person in the room 🔥”

Maureen Blanquisco is modeling workout clothes. In a new social media post the IFBB contestant shows off her incredible body in a blue exercise set, driving her followers wild. “To all my baddies out there! This color makes your tan complexion POP,” she captioned the series of Instagram snaps. “So gorgeous 🩷🥰” commented one. “OKKKAAAY SLAAY SLAAY,” added another. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Swimming

When Maureen was younger she was a swimmer. “I always loved competing and performing. I usually call it “performing” instead of competing. Swimming was an individual sport. If I wanted to win, it all depended on me. I never liked depending on a team. If we lost because of them, I would get very frustrated,” she told Muscular Development.

2. Gymnastics and Cheerleading

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She then moved on to gymnastics and cheerleading. “Cheerleading was fine until one time we fell during a stunt, and it wasn’t my fault. I said, I think I work better alone,” this is when she discovered weights. “I started lifting weights at age 18. That’s around the time you want to look and feel good, putting on makeup. I was doing fitness training anyway, so I started to look for something I could do competitively that fit that. I had always wanted to compete in beauty pageants, but at 5 feet tall I was too short. Then I saw the Bikini Olympia on YouTube, and the woman who stuck out to me the most was India Paulino. She was my first idol! I thought it looked so cool. The women looked amazing, and this was the closest thing to a beauty pageant I could do. I thought I could just go compete in the Olympia. I had no idea you have to turn pro first, then qualify, the whole long process. But in my head, I only had one goal, to go to the Olympia.”

3. Here Is How She Preps for Shows

“I started prepping for the Olympia right after the Boston Pro in March, so that was seven months. It was a very chill prep because I was eating clean, but I was eating more than ever in a prep. I was still dieting, but it was more calories, and I did have one cheat meal a week. Now I see this is the best approach for me: a longer prep but with more food,” Maureen said.

4. Her “Breaks” Involve Cardio

When she does go on vacation, she still exercises. “I did go on vacation to Hawaii with my partner the week after the Olympia. That was on my bucket list. I did cardio every day, but I took five days off from weights. I had a couple of treats, but nothing crazy,” she says.

5. She Doesn’t “Gain Too Much” During the Offseason

Marueen avoids overindulging in the off season. “I have a very clear mindset that if I gain too much, it will be a lot harder for me,” she told Muscle & Fitness. “In Bikini, it’s all about condition, and while you could be ‘too’ hard, you certainly can’t be soft, either.”

Elisa Pecini is pontificating about the importance of nutrition in her workout gear. In a new social media post the IFBB champ exercises and discusses why it’s crucial to fuel your body with healthy food. “In the intense routine of workouts, cardio, work, keeping up with nutrition is essential. Having healthy, practical options makes it a lot easier to focus on what really matters. This is why having ready, balanced meals always on hand makes all the difference to my performance,” she writes in the Instagram video. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Her Go-To Glute Workout

Pecini shared her favorite glute workout with Muscle & Fitness:

• Machine Hip Abduction: 5 x 15 — Pecini adds a loop band just above her knees.
• Smith Machine Reverse Lunge: 3 x 15 — Pecini performs these with her front foot elevated.
• Landmine Sumo Deadlift: 4 x 12
• Machine Weighted Glute Bridge: 4 x 12
• Straight-leg Cable Glute Kickback: 4 x 12

2. Here Is Everything You Need to Know About Her Diet

“My diet changes several times during preparation but these are minor adjustments. It is composed of carbohydrates: rice, oats. Proteins: chicken, fish, egg white, whey protein and sometimes red meat. And lipids like avocado, nuts, peanut butter, olive oil,” Elisa told Mo Marketplace, “What changes in my off-season and pre-contest diet are the quantities as the foods are basically the same. In the off-season, I have 1 free meal a week, and most of the time it's a hamburger, but my favorite dish is to go to a good restaurant and eat grilled salmon with black rice and vegetables without having to weigh the food. I use supplements in my diets like whey protein, bcaa, glutamine, l carnitine, caffeine, pre-workout and all I use are from NewMillen because it’s the brand I know and trust, I don’t like to risk what I don’t know. In pre-contest 1200 to 1500 and off-season 2300kcal per day.”

3. Her Go-To Should Workout

Here is Elisa’s go-to shoulder workout, she revealed to Muscle & Fitness.

• Standing Shoulder Abduction: Sets: 7, Reps: 12
• Seated Unilateral Shoulder Abduction: Sets: 3, Reps: 12
• Arnold Press: Sets: 3, Reps: 12
• Dumbbell Front Raise: Sets: 3, Reps: 12
• Upright Row: Sets: 3, Reps: 12
• Dumbbell Crucifix Hold: Sets: 3, Reps: To failure

4. Only One Rest Day Per Week

“I train 6 days a week. My rest day is on the seventh day which is usually on Sundays. My training routine for the week varies a lot according to the competition phase, at the moment it looks like this: shoulder, buttocks, back, shoulder, buttock, and chest,” she told Mo Marketplace. “I always vary my workouts and never repeat the same workout, I always like the various stimuli, do slow, focused exercises, sometimes use a drop set, sometimes use more load but always maintaining the quality of movement and amplitude, for me variations in a workout are very important.”

5. Cardio

Elisa finishes off her workout by walking. “My cardio is always after the 30-minute workout I like to do with the treadmill at a moderate speed(a brisk walk),” she said. Going for a daily walk can be a game changer in terms of exercise, especially at a brisk speed. One study published in JAMA Internal Medicine found that walking at a brisk pace for about 30 minutes a day led to a reduced risk of heart disease, cancer, dementia and death, compared with walking a similar number of steps but at a slower pace.

Brittany Perille is motivating her followers – in her two-piece workout gear. In a new social media post the fitness expert and influencer flaunts her amazing figure while trying to inspire people to get fit. “Don’t worry about where you’re starting from, just start!” she captioned the Instagram video of herself exercising. How does she approach diet, fitness, and self-care? Here is everything you need to know about her lifestyle habits.

1. Two-a-Days, Six Days a Week

Brittany is serious about exercise. “I stick to this twice-a-day gym schedule six days a week, but work different muscle groups every day. Sometimes I go to the gym on Sundays too, but just to stretch. After eight weeks on this routine, which takes a major toll on the body and mind, I take a week off from heavy lifting to let my body recharge,” she told Cosmopolitan.

2. Glute Work

If you want a backside like Brittany, you are going to have to sweat for it. “I train my glutes up to three times a week for up to an hour and fifteen minutes with about 10 different glutes exercises that isolate the muscles by working them from various angles,” she says. “My favorite butt exercise is most definitely the most effective one: the barbell hip thrust.” Her weight is pretty impressive. “I've gotten up to thrusting 315 pounds.”

3. Deadlifts

“I also do deadlifts, keeping the weight relatively low because I don't want to build bulky muscle in my midsection, and stiff-legged deadlifts, which deliver amazing results to the hamstrings without requiring heavy loads,” says Brittany.

4. Cardio, Stretching, Yoga, and Foam Rolling

Her second workout of the day is more low-impact. “After lifting in the morning, I go back to the gym in the afternoon or evening to do 30 to 45 minutes of cardio, plus stretching, yoga, and foam rolling because it alleviates soreness and aids in muscle recovery,” she says.

5. Eating Small Meals, Every 2 to 3 Hours

“Because I lift such heavy weights, my body is constantly burning calories and I need to eat every two to three hours,” Brittany reveals. “I eat a Quest bar and take a multivitamin before I go to the gym in the morning. After my morning workout, I drink a Legion whey protein shake with a banana. For lunch, I eat chicken with brown rice and bok choy. Before I go back to the gym, I'll have some rice cakes with a little bit of peanut butter. After cardio, I drink a shake made with amino acids. For dinner, I'll have more chicken, with sweet potatos and bok choy. Then I'll eat another protein bar or drink a Legion whey protein shake. I also eat a slow-digesting protein — usually Greek yogurt — right before bed (and sometimes in bed) to stop my body from going into starvation mode while I sleep so my body doesn't start breaking down my muscles to fuel basic functions.” Overall her diet is “very repetitive,” she admits. “I follow a Legion Athletics meal plan that's customized to make sure I eat the right amount of fat, protein, carbs for my body type.”