Confessions of a Bikini Pro Podcast

The Confessions of a Bikini Pro Podcast is the only place where IFBB bikini pros share their struggles, strategies, stories, insights, and advice in a real, raw, and vulnerable setting.

The goal of this podcast is to educate, inspire, and remind other competitors, athletes, or the every day gym goer that even the most elite professionals face hardships, health problems, mental obstacles, and other adversities.

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MARISA WOO; Look Up From Your Phone, Who Am I Without Prep?, Finding Your People, Food Relationship, Testing Different Looks on Stage, Too Lean for Too Long, & Getting out of Your Head

6/28/2019

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk, chats with Marisa Woo, a full time student at SDSU studying Kinesiology with an emphasis in fitness specialist! She is currently a bikini posing coach and an online coach for lifestyle clients and competitors.

Tune in to hear about how Marisa has come out of prepping for so long to get her procard to now finding the lifestyle that works for her. She talks to us about how some of her priorities like family were neglected in prep and what she is doing now to make the most of it. She shares why she decided to wait until 2020 to compete, what she is doing to create more symmetry in her physique, and how time and consistency has helped with her mindset.

Marisa opens up about how she has become more present in life by looking up from social media, what it was like to be isolated by people in her life when she got into bodybuilding, and how she has been able to successful find and know who she is without a show date in mind.

We get into the wellness division and how it is a great opportunity for women who are in the inbetween shape or don't want to kill themselves over morphing their physique into something it isn't. Getting into topics like how bringing different physiques to the stage has impacted her as a competitor, hiding flaws on stage, and how comparing yourself to your old packages isn't always the best idea.

She even talks about how staying lean for so long impacted her hormones and health and why she believes there is a lifestyle that can be sustained and loved that fits your own unique desires.

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JIMI MARLEY; 'Watch Me' Mentality, Pulling Out of Shows, Mindshift for a New Lifestyle, Conscious Self-Awareness, Life After the Deathbed, Owning a Business, Wellness Division, and Enjoying Freedoms of Life for your Best Ideas

6/21/2019

In this episode, host, Celeste Rains-Turk sits down with 22 year old business owner of Pro Body Sports Therapy in Denver who started her journey at 170 pounds and 37% body fat, decided to make some changes and did her first competition in 2017 and turned pro one year later. She is also a wife, puppy mom, online coach and fitness model, Jimi Marley.

Tune in to hear about how Jimi went from a binge and purge lifestyle for weightloss to heavy lifting, food loving, IFBB pro. After being bullied in high school her motivation to lose weight was extrinsic but in this interview we hear what she does daily to center her mindset into more intrinsic motivations.

Jimi opens up about how she had to pull out of a show she was committed to doing and why it was more important for her to do that than push through the physical and mental challenge that was presented.

Jimi also talks about how shifting her perspective on food has helped her to overcome the binging post show. As she enters into a long off season for the first time Jimi reflects on what helped her to grow and succeed so much as an amateur all the way through to the pro stage. We even dabble with the thought of her competing in the upcoming wellness division.

We talk about what it is like to own a business at a young age and how she got where she is now. Jimi and I discuss why taking time away from work is the best way to generate new ideas and how she has been able to find her own balance.

Jimi tells us her story of fighting for her life at only 10 years old and what she went through being told she was going to die, having to tell her parents goodbye, and fighting more battles than she ever thought she was in for.

She tells us the importance of self-belief, not selling ourselves short, and the importance of continuously showing up regardless of the outcomes.

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COACH'S WEEK WITH INGRID ROMERO & JOE DISCUILLO; PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, CONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA, BODY IMAGE, EATING CLEAN, PRESSURE OF COMPETING, COACHES ARE PEOPLE TOO

6/15/2019

In the final exclusive episode of coach's week we sit down with Ingrid Romero and Joe Disciullo, the couple behind one of the largest teams in the world, Team Edge, they are the cohosts of the Chit Chat podcast and Edge Supps as well as the proud parents to their miracle babies who were born prematurely in 2011, twin boys Nicco and Gianni.

Ingrid became an IFBB bikini pro when she won the Overall at the Arnold sports festival in 2010, she is a highly sought after and published international model, influencer and trainer who has graced over 20 magazines including oxygen, muscle and fitness hers, iron man magazine, fitness rx and more. She founded Ingrid Romero bikinis in 2010 which is now one of the most successful and popular bikini lines in the fitness industry that I personally love wearing on stage. Ingrid is known as one of the best posing and fitness coaches all over the world training thousands of bikini competitors to win overall titles and helping hundreds of them to earn their IFBB pro cards.

Joe has over 20 years of experience in the industry coaching thousands of bikini and figure competitors to win overall titles and the prestigious status of IFBB pro along with helping lifestyle clients and athletes worldwide to improve their quality of life and achieve the body of their dreams. He has been Internationally recognized as one of the industry’s top training and nutrition coaches, with a background in Nutrition and Kinesiology along with several certifications, including NASM, ACE, and AFPA.

Tune in to hear about some of the reasons why social media can be so harmful to a competitor's overall image, life, and perceptions of bodybuilding. Joe shares why he doesn't believe IIFYM is always the best route but how he works with his clients to make it the best plan for them. Ingrid talks to us about body image, how she has been through her own ups and downs, and what she thinks about promoting positivity on social media above all else.

Joe opens up about why he doesn't actively use social media, what he recommends to athletes who compares themselves online and how Ingrid helps women shift their perspective, and Ingrid shares how social media can mislead people to hire the wrong coaches.

Together we discuss the importance on focusing on the inside, why focusing on nutrition is so important to health, and how surprised some women are to see how much they need to be eating.

Joe and Ingrid talk about what makes a true champion, how much of an influence genetics has in making an athlete successful, and truly living like an athlete. They share how important it is to trust your coach and be logical in your execution, looking within when there is a problem, sharing responsibility for wins and losses, and the pressure that comes as a coach and an athlete when preparing for a show.

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COACH'S WEEK WITH RYAN HINTON; 'Execution is Worshiped', Comradery Among Coaches, Self-Awareness, Simplifying Life, Biggest Mistake when Hiring a Coach, Meal Plans Before Macros

6/14/2019

In this exclusive feature for coach's week, host Celeste Rains-Turk has a deep discussion with Ryan Hinton, founder and head coach of Team Legacy who began coaching in 2015, and has made over 37 competitors in bikini, men's physique, figure and women’s physique IFBB Pros since then. He has a 5 year old son, was a collegiate track athlete and earned his pro card in Men’s Physique in 2014 when he won the overall at USAs and has stepped on the Olympia Stage two times.

Tune in to hear Ryan get serious about the coaching world and the comradery with other coaches. We talk about the bash vs uplift mentality in the industry and where it comes from. Opening up the door for discussion on self-awareness, personal responsibility, and developing happiness within first.

He shares how he has simplified his life and believes champions will do the same. He opens up about what it is like to work with athletes for an extended time period and the process he goes through before working with them to make sure everything is perfect. He even tells us the questions people ask him that reveal to him if they will be a great fit or not as a client.

Ryan also tells us about why he chooses to give the majority of his client meal plans instead of macros, how he views this sport as not worth losing your life over, and why he takes a fresh approach to every athlete with no 'right' or 'wrong' way.

During this episode we get into lots of personal development insights, personal respect and responsibility, business, and of course all the coach's week questions

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanhinton/?hl=en
Website: https://www.teamlegacypro.com/

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COACH'S WEEK WITH PAUL REVELIA; Evolving as a Coach, When is it the Right Time to Prep?, Having a Competitive Advantage, Giving up HIIT Cardio, Understanding Client Needs, and Creating a Deficit

6/13/2019

In this exclusive feature episode of Coach's Week, we are hearing from Paul Revelia, BA, MBA, is a lifelong competitive athlete, having played basketball, volleyball, and baseball, finishing a successful NCAA pitching career at Valdosta State University.

Athletics kept him anchored in training even while his career moved into IT and software development. He eventually became inspired to push himself to achieve his best physique and ended up on a bodybuilding stage.

It only took two years of competition for Paul to win an NGA pro card, and eight years later he achieved the runner-up position in men’s physique at the Yorton Cup. Revelia is the founder of Pro Physique, LLC, a leading full-service contest prep company. He spends his time developing his Pro Physique coaching staff, publishing industry-leading content, speaking at fitness and science conferences, and maintains an active coaching schedule with clients of all levels.

Tune in to hear all about Paul's take on getting to know client's on a personal level, doing what it takes to be successful even when it meant changing his ways, and what he has done to continuously improving as a coach.

Paul opens up about what he has had to learn over time to develop and improve his philosophy and work he does, why he sends video messages to his clients, how he personalizes each plan, and the way he sets his client's up to have goals post show.

He goes into why he no longer implements a ton of HIIT cardio and how it has relieved many of the 'prep feels' and how Ronnie Coleman influenced this decision. Paul talks about the caloric thresholds he won't cross when it comes to grams of carbs and fats. Paul also shares his perspective on good coach v bad coach, why he can't ignore that politics do exist, and how genetics will determine the phenomenal from average.

Paul addresses his views on approaching a client if they have rebounded and how he handles the situation along with what he does to make sure that the relationship he has with his client's is meaningful and can generate results.

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TEAM IG: https://www.instagram.com/teamprophysique/?hl=en
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COACH'S WEEK WITH JAMI DEBERNARD: Marrying Science With Compassion, Developing Coaches, Thriving In Life, and Inspiring Compliance With Knowledge

6/12/2019

For this exclusive episode of coach’s week, Celeste Rains-Turk has an extensive conversation with founder and head coach of Fit Body Fusion who turned pro at the 2011 USAs and competed at the Olympia in 2011 and 2012 at over 40 years old. She has been coaching for nearly 10 years with an MBA, as well as a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology and a PhD in holistic nutrition, Jami Debernard.

Tune in to hear Jami's past experience as a competitor that drove her to develop her ART of living methodology, the impact of genetics in an athlete's success, and the struggles she faced with her health that led her to pursue an education to support her clients' health.

Jami shares why she has a team of coach's and the extensive process they are put through to be a part of the team and qualified to work with her girls. She shares how important emotional intelligence is to being a good coach, what she does to develop team spirit among all of her clients,how she uses knowledge to motivate her clients. and why having a conversation is one of the most important things girls can do before deciding to hire a coach.

Jami also opens up about the variables she considers when deciding if fasted cardio, minor water cutting, or more time is necessary to make sure a client is ready. She also talks about how she focuses on getting her girls to a point of cruising into a show instead of taking them to extremes to meet a certain date.

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Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/jamidebernard/?hl=en
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Website: https://www.fitbodyfusion.com/
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COACH'S WEEK WITH DYLAN BAIR; 'No Bullshit, Just Science', Being Nationally Qualified, Healthy yet Extreme, Registered Dietitian's Approach, Coming Back After a Rebound, Girlfriend as Client, Communication

6/11/2019

In this episode of the exclusive coach's week, host Celeste Rains-Turk has an in depth conversation with founder of Bair Aesthetics, Registered Dietitian, a 2016 Graduate from The Ohio State University who received his Master's of Science degree in Medical Dietetics and who has had his ACSM personal trainer certification for over 8 years, Dylan Bair.

Dylan talks about his philosophy behind 'No BS, just Science', how his background as a Registered Dietitian influences his coaching approach, the truth behind going to extremes, and why he believes in flexible dieting.

Celeste and Dylan talk about why it is important to be prepared post-show, what happens when we eat the same things every day, and how having longer preps can prove more beneficial for overall health, shape, and aesthetics.

Dylan also shares how he has cultivated a team spirit, what he does to maintain it, and how he addresses the various hypothetical situations presented to him. He shares his opinions on why he doesn't believe in watercutting, waist trainers, or HIIT close to a show. He even opens up about what it is like for him to coach his girlfriend.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dylanbair_rd/?hl=en
Email: BairAesthetics@gmail.com
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COACH'S WEEK WITH ADAM BONILLA; The Contest Prep Scientist, Effort Creates Results, Make Competing Sustainable, Stop Reverse Dieting, Psychology, No More Extremes, A Coach's Job, Always Learning

6/10/2019

In this first episode of the exclusive coach's week, host Celeste Rains-Turk has a very informative, deep, and wide range discussion PACKED with value from Adam Bonilla, the creator of Team Elite Physique who has been working in the fitness industry for 21 years and as a trainer for 19 of those years he has honed his skills to the level of Master Trainer and specializes in the area of the field in which he loves, competition prep.

Adam opens up about his journey to his success and opening up the Contest Prep Center and the hardships many people don't see that coach's face. He talks about why he doesn't believe in fasted cardio, doing more than (or anywhere near) 45 min cardio in a day, what his philosophy is and how he wants to see the industry change, along with his feelings about insta coaches.

Adam announces that Celeste is his 'go-to' coach when it comes to the Psychology involved in competing, especially post-show and how he uses various experts in different fields to serve his client's at the highest level and so he can focus on being the best at his job as a physique coach.

He shares the science behind why reverse dieting is not the best way to go and breaks down his own approach with his athletes, factors that play a role in metabolism, what kind of testing he does at his Contest Prep Center to make sure all of his athletes or people who come in are functioning or have a plan to improve their function, and why he made his own waist trainers.

Adam also discusses why he believes in HIIT cardio over SS, Clean Eating over IIFYM,
He gets into the heart of the industry discussing the problem many bikini competitors face when it comes to being put to extremes to achieve a result and shares some key insights into what he believes sets apart a 'good athlete' from a true champion.

He also tells us what he thinks it takes to be a good coach, why thinking politics plays a role is a bunch of disrespectful BS, and why he doesn't train every elite athlete all year round.

And of course, Tune in to hear Adam answer all the Coach's Week Questions (Laid out in this blog post).

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/teamelitephysique/?hl=en
Email: adam@teamelitephysique.com

Make sure to let us know some of your main takeaways! Tag Adam and me in your posts, stories, or DM us and let us know what you thought of the first ever coach's week episode! :)

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Adam's Certifications and Recognition:
Certified Fitness Nutrition Specialist
BS Wellness and Fitness/ Sports Management
NASM Certified Personal Trainer since 2001
NASM Perfomance Enhnancement Speicalist
ISSA Certified Personal Trainer since 2000
NCSF Certified Personal Trainer since 2002
Apex Certified Personal Trainer
Master Trainer Qualified
2012 NPC Natural Colorado Class Champion
2015 Colorado State Muscle Model Overall Champion
2015 Muscle Mania Mr. Colorado
Trainer with most Team Championships in NPC Colorado in 2012,2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2018
Trainer with most Team Championships in Muscle Mania Colorado in 2015
Team Champion Trainer in 5 States

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Coach's Week: What to Expect and all the Questions Each Coach has been Asked

6/9/2019

I want to preface this week by saying every coach I am bringing on is a professional with their own achievements, education, and experience. Many of them you will recognize as well-known names.

If I could fit every amazing coach in the bikini competition world on the show, we would have a whole other podcast, but I am so excited about the coach’s I will be conducting these interviews with.

None of the coaches have paid to come on and there will be as limited bias as possible.

Every episode will contain the same set of questions for the coach’s until the end or little moments throughout the episode where we might expand on 1-3 extra topics I have prepared just for the specific coach. this is all about getting some serious understanding about who these coaches are, what their philosophy is and even asking them questions others might be afraid to ask them.

The intention is for you all to learn not just about them and their style but also learn from them and their expertise.

This is not a popularity contest, a who is better than who, or a which is the right way fight, this is about truly highlighting the individual strengths and systems each of these coaches have to offer competitors in their own passionate way because we all know everyone is different and so are these coaches.

Coach's Week Questions:

What is your coaching philosophy?
What kind of mental physical and even emotional toll does coaching take on you? How do you handle these types of demands?
What do you think makes a coach a ‘good’ coach?
What do you think is the difference between a good athlete and a phenomenal, winning champion athlete
What do you have to say to the people who say politics with teams plays a role in their client’s placing? Or that all of this is political?
How do you make your client’s health a priority?
What are some common misconceptions that people have when they come to you?

Hypothetical Round:

If I am 1 years into competing with a few overall wins under my belt and my goal is to get my pro card and I have never stepped on the national stage and have been working with the same coach for 1 years but was looking for a new approach why would I hire you?
If I am 4 weeks out from a show and keep saying I don’t feel ready, but you believe I am, what is your response?
Lets say someone comes to you wanting to compete or considering it, what is something you want them to know before they compete?
Your client comes to you and says they have rebounded after their show and just wants to reverse it and get back to normal, what do you do?

Rapid fire answer with 1 sentence or less then you can pick some to expand on

Waist trainers
IIfym or clean eating
Fasted cardio?
Water Cut
Steady state or HIIT for fatloss without sacrificing fullness especially in glutes?

Anything I didn’t ask you that you think I should have?

Then 1-3 topics chosen for each individual coach will be covered too throughout the episode!

Hope You Enjoy! :)

KERRIN PHILLIPS; Why am I Still Doing This?, Sustainability, the Scale, Mental & Physical Recovery After a Show, & Making Every Show Special

6/7/2019

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with Kerrin Phillips, who earned her Pro card at USA Nationals in 2018. She started her online fitness and nutrition coaching business, and previously worked full-time as an Engineer in the corporate world. She now coaches full-time and enjoying a long off-season including traveling, running her business, and spending lots of time with her husband and fur babies.

Kerrin opens up about how life has been since stepping away from the stage for a long off-season after non-stop prep for her pro card. She shares what it was like to place top 5 at 6 national shows before finally earning her pro card. Kerrin tells us about what it was like to be on prep and how her life is different off of prep with her schedule, traveling, food, health, and focus.

Kerrin talks about what it was like to not see any weight changes for 12 weeks, what it was like to leave her career to pursue fitness coaching, how she has learned from having so many different coaches of her own, what she has learned from competing, and how it was to prep with her now husband and how they make the most of every show.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kerrinmichele/?hl=en
All LINKS: https://linktr.ee/kerrinmichele

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