The Secret Life of a Bikini Competitor

This week’s episode was with the lovely Holly Ouwehand who is an NZIFBB Wellness competitor.

I’ve been meaning to catch up with Holly for a while now and it was awesome to get a little insight into her journey and super competitive mindset!

In this episode, Holly and I cover:⁠

• Holly’s prep 8 weeks out from her first Wellness comp
• How she manages prepping while being a flight attendant
• Doing photoshoots in prep
• Moving from bikini to w...

This week’s episode was with the legend that is Brooke Hoskin who is an ICN Bikini competitor from NSW.

I’ve followed Brooke’s competing journey for a while so it was really awesome to sit down and get to know her! It was amazing hearing how she went from ‘never competing again’ to ‘never slowing down!’ She’s truly found her place in the sport and I’m so bloody excited/happy for her.

Plus she’s just a hilarious legend!

In this episode...

This week’s episode was the wonderful Sarah Collier, an IFBBNZ Bikini competitor from, you guessed it, New Zealand!

Sarah and I have been Insta friends for over a year now and I was honoured to be one of the only people who knew she was prepping for her first ever comp last year! 

That’s right, she prepped in secret! Now the cat is out of the bag and she’s also prepping for her second show, I couldn’t wait to chat to her about her ex...

PICTURE THIS: you’ve decided to do a bodybuilding show. You’ve got a coach. You’ve nailed the diet. You’re training like a beast. Social life? Don’t know her. You’re kicking goals… but then you realise – shit… I’m about to be a onstage in a very small, very sparkly, barely there bikini… how the hell do I get started!?

Well, fear not my friends. Because Claire Williamson, owner and designer of GlamFit Bikinis is here to save the day.

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This week’s episode is with the wonderful Sharnie Cocks who is an ICN Fitness Pro and now IFBB Bikini athlete. 

Sharnie is such a beautiful soul and we had a great chat about how our limiting beliefs can hold us back and it’s so great to hear about Sharnie was able to work through hers to truly step into her power! 

As always, we cover off all things competing, including:⁠

• Reminiscing about going into lockdown over a year ago!
• How ...

This week’s episode is with the incredible Courtney McConnell who is a WBFF Bikini athlete and online nutrition and training coach from the gorgeous Gold Coast!

I absolutely love following Courtney on social media - not only does she put out super helpful macro friendly recipes and guidance all the time, but I really admire her style of training. She is one strong woman and we had a good chat on this episode about much we love compo...

This week’s episode is with the amazing Jess Johnson - the newest Australian IFBB Bikini Pro!!

We had originally slated this interview for the week after her state qualifier show, but decided to postponed until after nationals… and we’re so glad we did! 

Not only did she turn pro at Nationals, but straight away got to go up against some of Australia best pro athletes on minutes later, taking out 3rd place!!

It was awesome to hear abou...

This week’s episode is with the amazing Jess Leech who I’ve known for a while now through the Melbourne competing circuit!

Jess has been competing for a few years now and what I love about her journey is she’s tried a few different federations to see what both fits her body in its different stages but also to experience the different vibes.

The main theme for our chat today however was to discuss Jess’ experience of grieving while pr...

This week’s episode is with the incredible Tamara Meyer who is a WBFF Bikini Pro and online coach from Sydney. 

I absolutely LOVED chatting with Tamara this week - she has an incredibly inspiring story and is just so down to earth and genuine. We also share the same passion for mental health and the benefits of therapy, so prep your ears for plenty of us just chatting about how great therapy is haha. But also prep your ears for a re...

Hey legends,

Just me and a microphone today talking all things weight gain!

In my listener Q&A the other week I received a very important question about how I feel about gaining weight to gain muscle and have been asked often about how to mentally deal with putting on weight. 

Gaining weight is a necessary (and awesome!) part of the whole bodybuilding process and should not be feared! So, I thought I’d spend a bit of time going in...

This week’s episode is with the amazing Belinda Croxford, who is a WBFF Figure Pro, online coach from Melbourne and owner/director of Bodies By Bel.

Belinda’s work ethic and growth mindset is second to none - I love watching her progress and how hard she grinds towards her goals. There’s lots to learn in this episode!

In this episode we spoke about:⁠

• How Belinda managed having her first international pro show cancelled due to COVI...

Hey legends,

This week’s episode is with the wonderful Dani Antonellos, who is a WBFF Bikini Pro, co-host of the Level Up Podcast, Dr. of Osteopathy and on a mission to teach people that movement is medicine - for both the mind and body.

I absolutely LOVED this episode - it was really cool to dig into some really important topics around injury management and prevention as well as correct training protocols - including ...

This week’s episode is with the beautiful Latoya Caruso who I’m sure many WBFF competitors will be familiar with! 

Latoya had the most incredible journey in 2019 with her comp preps and it was amazing to watch her go from bikini to fitness and ultimately taking out 2nd place figure in her first year of competing! In this episode we dig into how she managed it and the things she learned along the way.

She’s such a beautiful soul and c...

Naomi is an online coach, accredited sport nutritionist, certified women’s specialist personal trainer, podcast host and ‘attempted’ YouTuber (her words not mine, haha!). So great to get to know this lovely gal a bit more after knowing each other through social media for so long. 

We both get pretty real and honest about some of the struggles of some of our preps in this episode and there are plenty of learnings/take aways for new c...

This incredible lady surely needs no introduction but incase you are not familiar with Holly, she is a WBFF Fitness pro, evidence based coach and Ms. Dietetics, Director of Team Biolayne, and co-founder of diet coaching app Carbon Diet Coach. (Among MANY other things!).

Holly brings an enormous amount of expertise to this episode and we really only just scratched the surface of all her knowledge and experiences on all things trainin...

WE ARE BACK PEOPLE! Hope you all had an amazing Christmas and New Year, despite the circumstances and were able to connect with those you love. Also I got a JAZZY new intro - do you love it?

First episode back for the year and it’s a great one! This week I sat down with the wonderful Na’iyma Chew who is an IFBB Bikini Pro as well as bikini prep and mindset coach all the way from Florida, USA. She is also the owner of her own active ...

Hey legends,

Just a short episode from me today. This is the final episode of the year and I just wanted to take the opportunity to say a massive thank you to listeners and guests alike, as well as leave a small pearl of wisdom as we round out the shit storm that has been 2020.

Feel the fear and do it anyway is one of my favourite phrases and I wanted to dig into just why that is as well as why it’s a great mantra to have heading int...

This week’s guest is the wonderful Celeste Rains-Turk who you may recognise as the host of Confessions of a Bikini Pro podcast.

As well as being an NPC bikini competitor, Celeste is a mindset mentor specialising in helping people make peace with food, their body and their goals and is the author of the number one best selling self help book ‘Believe Your Way to Badass.’ Combining her passion for the sport, her experiences with disor...

This week’s guest is the awesome Nadine Dekleva who is an ICN competitor from Melbourne who took out Rookie of the Year at her first show earlier this year!

Nadine has completely turned her life around after escaping the binge drinking culture so prevalent in her rural town. She admits he’s lost a few friends along the way in her pursuit for a healthy and happy lifestyle and that its been hard when people don’t understand, but she’s...