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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REBECCA FLACHNER; ADHD, Inner Child's Influence, Expect Suffering, Bye Birth Control, Follow Through
Custom HTML/CSS/JAVASCRIPTToday I speak with IFBB Pro Becca Flachner. She started competing at the end of 2019 and prepped all the way until March 2020 when Covid hit and cancelled shows. As soon as gyms reopened she jumped into her first season, competing in three amateur seasons where she never placed below second place. She earned her Pro card in 2022 at Junior Nationals. Becca tells us about working towards judges’ feedback and how she made improvements to win her Pro card while progressing between shows. She also runs her own cookie business called Baked by Becs!
She talks about her experience as a lifestyle coach and being a “stage mom” to help other competitors and how that has enriched her own journey in bodybuilding. Becca shares her go-to mindset tools to keep her mind in the game during prep so she can show up her best self on stage.
Becca and I go deep in our conversation. You don’t want to miss it!
Topics covered include:
-morning routines
-progressing between shows
-having a close community with her team
-being a lifestyle coach
-follow through and consistency
-mentally preparing early in prep
-what is “too much” in prep
-hormones and birth control
-respecting boundaries & thresholds
-dealing with ADHD
-waist training
-running a cookie business
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TIME STAMPS
1:00 introduction
5:05 feedback going into national shows
11:00 being engaged in community
17:30 limiting beliefs and consistency
24:11 mental tools to support her efforts
30:55 what is normal and what’s “too much”
46:50 feeling the need to prove yourself & healing childhood trauma
57:17 the impacts of ADHD
70:35 challenges during prep
79:45 coming off of birth control
92:00 waist training
97:30 focus for the future and her cookie business
109:13 advice for competitors
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