The Confessions of a Bikini Pro Podcast was established in May of 2018 as the first and only place where IFBB Bikini Pros share their struggles, strategies, stories, insights, and advice in a real, raw, and vulnerable setting. Host, Celeste Rains-Turk, dives into the parts of these professionals' lives that aren't always openly discussed in the public eye or on social media (You know, the stuff we tend to wonder about the most).
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AIMEE JACOBS; Finding Confidence after Childhood Trauma, New Zealand vs American Competing & Fitness Industry, Growing Friendships
Custom HTML/CSS/JAVASCRIPTToday I speak with IFBB Pro Aimee Jacobs from Wellington, New Zealand, who has been competing since July 2018. She competed in her first IFBB show in March 2019, taking first place in both Open and novice. She competed in Nationals that year with a new coach Kurt Dell, and took first place in her classes but missed out on the overall win. She earned her Pro Card at Nationals 2020 with an overall win. She mad her Pro debut in December 2021, placing 4th. Aimee works in IT and is working toward earning her personal training certificate.
Aimee is so open with her story. She shares about her experience being sexually abused as a child and how she is overcoming the long-term trauma that caused.
TOPICS COVERED
-trauma from being sexually abused as a child
-disordered eating
-bringing real confidence
-competing in New Zealand
-changing jobs and job loss
-breast augmentations
-bodybuilding friendships
-falling in love with bodybuilding
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TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
3:45 building true confidence
8:15 coping with lack of support
12:00 relationship with her mom
16:50 improvement season experiences
20:01 choosing where to compete
25:55 fitness industry in New Zealand
31:13 fitness for everyone
35:17 time off after surgery and job loss
46:40 moving forward after life changes
49:26 deciding to get a breast augmentation
59:10 watching people at the gym
61:04 Pro debut
66:25 honesty with friends
70:10 working in IT
75:44 her relationship with her partner and finding bodybuilding
80:04 falling in love with bodybuilding
83:55 current focuses
86:55 advice for competitors
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