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).
The goal of this podcast is to educate, inspire, and remind other competitors, athletes, or the average gym goer that even the most elite professionals face hardships, health problems, mental obstacles, and other adversities.
There are a wide range of topics discussed including, but DEFINITELY NOT limited to; post-show rebound, health complications, eating disorders, mental illnesses, winning mindset, dealing with losses, judges feedback, approaches to the stage, life outside of competing, money, relationships, philosophy, pursuing passions, and SO MUCH MORE!
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KENDALL CALL; Hedonic Eating, Normal vs Optimal Hormones, Leaving Nursing for Functional Coaching
Today I speak with IFBB Pro Kendall Call, born and raised in Oregon but currently living in Tampa. She was involved in sports at a very young age and began training with a coach when she was 15. She became a personal trainer while in undergrad and went on to get her Master's in Nursing from Johns Hopkins while also starting to online coach as a side hobby. She had planned on competing in June of 2020 in her first show but it got canceled due to COVID. A year later, she did an 8 week prep while coaching herself. She won the overall at her first two shows, and decided to do Universe three weeks later and earned hoer Pro card!
In June of 2023, she quit her full-time nursing job to pursue her online coaching business after realizing that coaching was her passion. Kendall wants to bridge the gap between western medicine, fitness, and functional health.
TOPICS COVERED
-struggles with confidence and depression
-disordered eating patterns
-fast road to Pro
-unconventional prep
-taking a long off season
-struggles with reverse diets
-habits for success in every season
-being aware of thoughts
-prioritizing health & hormones
-understanding lab work
-transitioning from nurse to coach
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TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
6:35 prepping with a support system
12:04 applying the knowledge she gained
14:55 improving posing and working with a coach
16:40 intentions with starting to compete
19:43 approach while working with a coach
24:10 Pro debut and a long off season
28:19 physiological changed in reverse
35:55 establishing non-negotiable habits
38:30 struggles with disordered eating
44:47 focuses in improvement season
48:20 normal versus optimal function
52:25 leaving nursing for functional medicine
56:40 going off birth control
61:39 deciding on focus on coaching
66:50 goals as a Pro
68:35 advice for competitors
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