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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.
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​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.

All show notes, time stamps, links, and information can be found on this page, just search the athlete you want to listen to in the alphabetized categories section or keep scrolling. 

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ERIN DENNIS; Peak Week Feels, Learn to Love it All, Accepting Weight Gain, Mechanical Engineering

6/24/2022

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Today I speak with IFBB Pro Erin Dennis, who was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio and went to Ohio State for Mechanical Engineering. She then moved to North Carolina to work for Goodyear, where she design tires. She started competing in 2018 and turned Pro at the 2019 National Championships. She has since competed in 7 IFBB Pro shows. Erin openly talks about her experiences changes coaches and how she approaches growth between shows. She believes that anybody can pursue fitness regardless of circumstance. She has worked a full time, demanding job ever since she got into body building and some days wakes up at 3am to get to the gym before work for cardio. 

Erin wants everyone to know that anything is possible if it’s a priority for you. You don not want to miss the interview!

Topics covered include:
-confidence on stage
-having a passion for progress
-taking time off to grow
-investigating mindset around food emotions
-listening to judges’ feedback
-having family support
-managing sponsorships
-working as an engineer


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TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
3:50 peak week experiences
7:00 passion for bodybuilding and deciding to switch coaches
13:30 judges’ feedback and making improvements 
15:29 positive mental approach to taking time off
20:30 having a good improvement season to set up a good prep
26:28 approach to building muscle
32:20 goals for competing and family support
37:45 getting sponsorships
42:45 stage looks and experiences competing
49:50 working as an engineer and managing co-worker questions
60:50 advice for competitors



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ASHLEY DUNCAN; Figure to Bikini, Perfecting Weak Points, Daily Musts

6/17/2022

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Today I speak with IFBB Pro Ashley Duncan. She is a nurse, adjunct college nursing instructor, online competition/lifestyle coach, in-person personal trainer. She has worked with high school athletics and had 5 daughters between her and her husband. She is currently an athlete under Team Atlas. She talks about having daughters and maintaining their self-image while competing while showing them structure/ balance. Ashley talks about her passion for coaching athletes. She has been lifting weights religiously since 1999 (8th grade) even through pregnancies. Ashley talks about how motivating it is for her to have something to work towards and how competing keeps her grounded.


We talk extensively about Ashley’s background with nursing and coaching. You do not want to miss this interview!


Topics covered include:
-training and nutrition
-struggles in stage presentation and posing
-difficulties competing when from a very small town
-struggles balancing home life/kids' activities, and working random jobs
-Eminem obsession
-switching from figure to bikini
-the Why behind competing
-working as a nurse


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TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
2:57 switching from figure to bikini
8:40 trying to master bikini posing and presentation
17:30 struggles turning pro and learning between shows
21:23 stepping on the stage early
24:43 things that helped make improvements
27:46 prep versus improvement season
30:14 motivation to keep going
34:15 competing and raising daughters
45:50 competing goals
47:18 time management
51:40 working as a nurse
58:10 Eminem obsession
60:33 advice for competitors



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JANEAN PRIEST; Long-Distance Running to Bodybuilding, Assumptions about Masters Competitors, Hard Gainer

6/10/2022

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Today I speak with IFBB Pro Janean Priest, a 60 years old who was introduced to bodybuilding 3 1/2 years ago! She is a RN, BSN and had 3 beautiful and amazing children, 2 of them are twins. She has been married for 35 years. Before she found bodybuilding, she was a long distance runner and never stepped foot into a gym. She met her coach’s wife and owner of the gym she trains at a health fair who persuaded her to come check out the gym. There are only seven 60 year old IFBB pros in the US, which makes Jenean want to be an inspiration to those who feel being healthy is not obtainable. She fell into an eating disorder her senior year of high school that was accelerated when her mother had terminal cancer.


Jenean is open about her journey and has so much insight to share. You don’t want to miss this interview!
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Topics covered include:
-competing as a Masters Pro
-working as a nurse
-transitioning from distance running to bodybuilding
-caring for sick parents
-struggling with an eating disorder
-time management tips
-staying positive through hard times
-myths about masters competitors
-using trial and error


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TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
4:39 camaraderie in the masters division
7:17 it’a never to late to bodybuild
10:00 transitioning from distance running to bodybuilding
15:01 caring for sick parents and an eating disorder
22:15 being a hard gainer
23:30 deciding to become a nurse
27:40 time management as a mom and nurse
30:00 staying positive 
35:20 the gym as a happy place
36:48 myths about masters competitors
45:00 upcoming plans
46:20 journey to pro
50:45 macros and bloating
54:37 advice for competitors


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ALECIA VERRONE; Embrace Food, Comradery, Confidence without Comparison

6/3/2022

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Today I speak with IFBB Pro Alecia Verrone, who started competing in 2018 and turned Pro in 2020 while being a single mom and working a hectic job in the cardiac Cath lab. She ran track and played basketball in high school but was always intimidated by lifting weights at the gym because she felt like she didn’t know what she was doing. When she started to put on muscle and get leaner, she eventually found her way to competing after leaving a bad relationship. She talks about how bodybuilding has helped her be a better mom and an example for her son.

Alecia tells us why she started competing and how it has changed her life. Her story is so relatable. You don’t want to miss this interview!

Topics covered include:
-why she stared competing
-how it’s changed her life
-setting a good example for her son
-balancing time
-shifting priorities
-competing as a mom
-struggles with binge eating
-improving her posing and confidence on stage
-finding food that works for you

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TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
6:20 being a single mom
8:55 juggling work, bodybuilding, and being a single mom
10:55 having the right mentality
12:36 how things changed after having her son
14:09 advice to other moms who want to compete
19:05 working to stay healthy
22:33 using different approaches
30:00 working on posing and the comparison game
36:00 giong to extremes
44:10 working in a Cath lab and future plans
53:54 advice for competitors


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    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. 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!

    All show notes, links, and information can be found on www.celestial.fit/podcast

    Make sure to SUBSCRIBE, RATE, AND REVIEW THIS PODCAST if you LOVE it as much as we do so we can continue spreading the message to people worldwide!

    And be sure to follow @celestial_fit on Instagram too so you never miss an episode!

    Most athlete photos are sent in by the athlete from NPCNewsOnline.Com or from the photographer they hired and paid for their stage shots.


    Listen to the playlist made by the IFBB Pros with their fav workout and posing songs:​https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7HDrOCkmuDgd9J1fOQugqe?si=0dffdac6b68f4103

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