Confessions of a Bikini Pro

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AMY LANDRY Jul 19, 2019

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In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk dives deep with Amy Landry, 30 year old athlete who earned her procard in 2017 at Junior Nationals and works as a full-time pharmacist. Tune in to hear all about how Amy feels about working in a field outside of the fitness industry, how she became a pharmacist, what she does to manage her time day to day, and how she has taken on the 'whatever it takes mentality'.

Amy opens up about many of the health challenges she has been facing including; Hypothyroidism, PCOS, Hiatial Hernia, and GERD and how those things have impacted her life on and off prep. Amy tells us how she is doing this prep differently, how not focusing on an end date has relieved some pressure for her, and what inspired her to keep it to herself for awhile. We also dig into how she learned that leaner isn't always better, the feedback the judges gave her and the last minute posing changes she made with Kenny Wallach that she believes helped her to win her pro card. For all show notes and to connect with Amy and Celeste visit:

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ALESSIA FACCHIN Jul 12, 2019

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In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with 25 year old Italian Pro, Alessia Facchin who started competing in 2015 after struggling with her relationship with food due to her job in modeling. She began to see her body change as she committed to the gym and found her first coach who encouraged her to try competing where she found her passion. Since then she became a dietologist, earned her pro card in 2018 and now pursues her dream of stepping on the Olympia stage as she works as an online trainer and posing coach. Tune in to hear Alessia tell us why she has always dreamt of stepping on the Olympia stage, how competing saved her life, and what she has done to continuously improve and bring her personal best. Alessia talks to us about how she works as a coach, what she loves about being a sponsored athlete, and how she had to change her posing around as an international athlete. She even shares how she has used competing as a way to learn new languages, make her own clothing, helping other competitors, and developing great friendships. For all show notes, links, and to connect with Alessia and Celeste visit:

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KRISTEN MARKOWSKI Jul 05, 2019

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In this episode, Host Celeste Rains-Turk has a lively discussion with Kristen Markowski, fur and horse mom who works at a veterinary clinic, competition and lifestyle coach, helps people get chemical free products into their homes and just started her first season as a pro! Tune in to hear what Kristen does to maintain her discipline year round without beating herself up, how she changes her thought patterns to align with gratitude and her goals, and what she does to prioritize herself. Kristen talks about the differences between the pro league and NPC as well as the reason she wanted to go pro so bad. We talk about powerful ways to continue enjoying the process and seeing beyond the stage. Kristen talks about her passion for all natural products and how she brings a holistic viewpoint to healthy living. For all the Show Notes and To connect with Kristen visit: www.celestial.fit/podcast

MARISA WOO Jun 28, 2019

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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. To Connect with Marisa: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/mwooo23/?hl=en ALL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/mwooo23

JIMI MARLEY Jun 21, 2019

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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. Connect with Jimi: INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jimmar.ifbbpro/?hl=en ALL LINKS: https://linktr.ee/jimmar.ifbbpro

COACH'S WEEK WITH INGRID ROMERO & JOE DISCUILLO Jun 15, 2019

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COACH'S WEEK WITH RYAN HINTON Jun 14, 2019

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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 Connect with Ryan here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ryanhinton/?hl=en Website: https://www.teamlegacypro.com/

COACH'S WEEK WITH PAUL REVELIA Jun 13, 2019

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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. Connect with Paul here: TEAM IG: https://www.instagram.com/teamprophysique/?hl=en PERSONAL IG: https://www.instagram.com/paulrevelia/?hl=en WEBSITE: https://www.prophysique.com/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/fltallpaul PODCAST:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/redefine-healthy-radio/id1263331875

COACH'S WEEK WITH JAMI DEBERNARD Jun 12, 2019

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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. To connect with Jami visit: Instagram (personal): https://www.instagram.com/jamidebernard/?hl=en Instagram (team): https://www.instagram.com/FitBodyFusion/?hl=en Website: https://www.fitbodyfusion.com/ Email: info@fitbodyfusion.com Connect with Celeste on Instagram, share your thoughts, takeaways, and insights: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/?hl=en

COACH'S WEEK WITH DYLAN BAIR Jun 11, 2019

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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. To connect with Dylan: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dylanbair_rd/?hl=en Email: BairAesthetics@gmail.com Website: BairAesthetics.com

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