Posts in Competitor Insights
Business, Beauty, Shows & COVID-19 feat Helen Peebles

Helen is a self-employed beauty guru, an online coach and also a KOMPAK Athlete! We spoke about her competing background, leanness and condition, differences with NFMUK, how to successfully work with a brand long term and much more juicy bikini girl chat.

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COVID-19, Competing & Shoes Feat Danni Bosworth

Danni Bosworth is not only a long-standing friend of mine, but she is also part of the KOMPAK Team as a sponsored athlete. Considering a lot of us are staying at home, we decided to make the most of the extra time and FINALLY get her on the podcast! We chatted about her competing journey, her posing shoe journey, her advice to competitors who are coming out of prep, and those who are thinking about changing coaches. We also touched on how she goes about working from home, as I know for a lot of you this is a completely new thing to be doing!

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Alicia Gardner / IFBB PRO Bikini / Our First Podcast Guest Is Back!

When we first had Alicia on the podcast, she was still at university and an amateur. 3 years later she is now an IFBB BIKINI PRO! We caught up with Alicia to find out what has been going on since then, and how she achieved her PRO status last year while having a demanding career in law. Before listening to this episode, listen to ep #2 which is when Alicia was first on the podcast for some context!

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Soph Allen / Resistance, The Mind & Competing

Soph Allen is an Australian fitness girl boss (in a nutshell). Having competed herself in WBFF and helped thousands of girls both mentally and physically. We spoke about her latest project (which was under construction at the time), her competing journey and why the mind is so important to getting everything you want out of life!

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Athlete Perfectionism, Mental Health & Girl Talk feat Laura Foster

We delve into a variety of topics which a lot of competitors should be able to relate to, and also reflect on for themselves. With Laura being both a bikini competitor and someone who works as a Military Mental Health Nurse for the Royal Air Force while also being a CBT Practitioner, her outlook and perspective is definitely an interesting one!

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Competition Make-Up, The Overall Look and Package feat Georgia Rose

Georgia Rose is both a bikini designer and make-up artist in the competing industry who knows EXACTLY how to bring your best overall look and package to the stage.

If you're needing some guidance and inspo on what bikini suit, colour, make-up look, jewellery, shoes is best to suit you and the type of federation you're going for. Then 100% you need to listen to this one!

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STAX, Mindset, Sponsorships and WBFF Feat Matilda Murray

Matilda Murray is an inspiring entrepreneur, bikini competitor and a genuine soul, who I am SO grateful to have met through this podcast!

We spoke about how STAX started, her lifestyle, the things that business owners don't tell or show you, how we both approach working with athletes in the industry, what the WBFF is like, and the mindset you have to adopt both when competing and setting up a business.

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Eating Disorders, Self Awareness & Bikini Girl Talk feat Hayley Irwin

An honest and open discussion about competing and eating disorders featuring UKBFF Bikini Competitor and Online Coach Hayley Irwin. A must listen episode for all bodybuilding competitors.

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Feature Episode from The Female Fitness Podcast

We talk about our experiences with different federations, contest prep and much more including KOMPAK.

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Off Season, Breast Surgery and Bikini Competitor Mindset featuring Charlotte Pickstock

IFBB Bikini Athlete Charlotte Pickstock talks about off season advice, her experience having undergone breast surgery and augmentation and general mindset hacks every competitor can implement regardless of what stage of the competing cycle you are at.

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How To Schedule Bodybuilding Fitness Competitions

Advice for both first time and seasoned competitors who are looking for advice on how to plan their next (or first) move into the world of competing.

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Trust Yourself Featuring Jade Joselyn

IFBB Bikini Competitor Jade Joselyn chats to us about a lot of important topics that we believe every competitor can either relate to or learn from. Including confidence, pushing through fear, federation ramblings, taking judges feedback and much more.

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Peak Week Talk Featuring Girl Gainz & Team Box

Listen to the basics of peak week for bikini competitors. Laura Baker and Stephen Box give us the low down on everything you need to know about your peak week and competition prep.

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Life After Bikini Competitions Featuring Former Bikini Champion Dominique Binns

Are you a competitor who is having doubts about competing anymore? This episode is a MUST listen for any competitor regardless what stage you are at in your competing journey. Why? because there will come a time when you will either take a break from bikini competitions or want to stop competing all together, so it’s important you look ahead and know that there is life without competing.

Dominique Binns talks openly for the first time about why she started competing in the first place, what happened during her competing days and why she decided competing was no longer for her.

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Trust Your Timing As A Bikini Competitor featuring Marnie Al-Saraf @marniefit

We chatted to the gorgeous Marnie Al-Saraf about the importance of trusting your timing as a bikini competitor and what it means to true own your journey to the stage! The good and the bad!

Covering areas such as: Marnie’s competing journey, her experiences with binge eating, bad coaching, bad bikinis, Being a student, time demands and commitments and much more!

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