Today I speak with IFBB Pro Ally Vattauer from Tucson, Arizona. She started competing in 2018, competing in both regional and national shows. She took 2020 and 2021 off for an improvement season and returned to the stage in 2022 when she won her first regional Overall. She earned her Pro card at Jr. Nationals in 2023 with the Overall win!

Ally went to school for and worked as a Registered Veterinary Technician but moved to Maryland to work at the National Institutes of Health in the Tuberculosis Research Section. She is now an online coaching for lifestyle clients and competitors, and also offers posing lessons. 


TOPICS COVERED
-off season & weight gain in females
-lifestyle balance 
-handling a full time job while competing
-joy through posing
-finding a sense of belonging in bodybuilding
-enjoying every season
-training to failure
-goals for coaching


CONNECT WITH CELESTE:
Website: http://www.celestial.fit
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/
All Links: http://www.celestial.fit/links.html
CONNECT WITH ALLY:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/allyvatthauer/
LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/allyvatthauer

TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
3:55 creating confidence on stage
8:15 advice for first time posers
10:41 having a supportive husband
17:15 changes to marriage with competing
21:20 traveling as a competitor
28:35 planning her Pro debut
32:30 living like a pro
37:00 favorite parts of each season
40:41 changes in a Pro prep
46:15 fears of gaining weight
52:25 success in the improvement season
58:55 getting into coaching
63:55 working full-time 
68:30 questions from listeners
74:10 doing her own glam
79:50 advice for competitors