This episode provides a full breakdown and knowledge overhaul of post-show. Including what to expect, hormone down regulation, nutrition, danger zones, cardio and much more!
Read MoreFind out to expect and prepare for in a back to back peak week. Ideal listen for any bikini competitor who has never done two bodybuilding competitions in a short space of time.
Read MoreThe last few weeks of a contest prep are mentally challenging for ANY bodybuilding competitor.
But are you setting yourself up the best way possible?
In this episode I talk about the importance of goal setting during the last stages of prep and where competitors easily go wrong.
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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.
Read MoreI got asked a while back where the name for this podcast came from.
To me it stands for a lot more than just a simple name. It's an ethos, a movement and mindset every competitor should adopt for long term happiness and success.
Find out where the name came from originally and why it's important to be Not Just A Bikini Girl.
Read MoreThis episode I talk about the fine line between setting high standards while also setting yourself as a bodybuilding competitor up to failure and negative thought patterns. Including an insight into how I am currently balancing a business, marriage plans, a podcast, contest prep and other commitments. Remember, your mindset and your approach are KEY.
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We talk business with Lauren Tickner, giving you insight into how you can build your personal brand in the competing, bodybuilding and fitness industry.
Topics include:
Read MorePrep meltdown? Brain feels like it's going 100 miles an hour?
In this episode, I break down the key strategies any fitness competitor can take when their prep brain is going into overdrive, their emotions are taking over and their mind might not be in the best place mentally.
Read MoreIt's easy to get inside our own heads with fitness, bodybuilding and competing.
We often are scared to take big leaps.
We take tomorrow for granted….
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Myself & Caroline Inspired chat about the power of yoga & meditation, the pressures of being a women, the benefits on and off the stage, top tips on how to get started, and also the importance of self-love, nourishment and health.
Because information and inspiration doesn’t have to just come from inside the competing world.
Read MoreHow much do you let the numbers didact how you feel in this sport on a daily basis? Whether it’s from the numbers on the scales, the placing you get, the likes you get on your latest photo.
In this episode, I talk about topics such as: How to stop letting the numbers control your life. What bikini competitors aren’t doing enough of. How to look for the bigger picture. The importance of context.
Read MoreAfter dropping 8KG on my foot last week, it’s fair to say that the mental and physical obstacles have been challenging. But it can happen to anyone.
So how do you overcome these setbacks during prep? What is the best mindset to adopt?
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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.
Read MoreAre you starting to feel tired during prep?
Feeling like you have no time?
Productivity levels starting to slide?
In this episode I talk through some key things any competitor should be reviewing in order to improve their results on and off the stage.
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Are you having doubts about your prep coach? Their methods? Their approach?
Have you had a ‘bad’ experience with your last prep and unsure if competing is for you?
If you’ve answered yes to either of those questions then this episode is a must for you.
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!
Read MoreAre you spending too much time being unsure on what shows you should do this year?
I talk about how you could be going about choosing your shows differently.
Why it’s important to be fluid and agile as a bodybuilding competitor.
Flexible on the strategy, focused on the goal.
Read MoreThis episode was recorded inpromptu on May Bank Holiday the morning after my brothers wedding.
I talk about how family can impact you more than you know.
Why its good to be the odd one out.
Why you need to embrace who you are more.
Opinion of families.
Why I think I used to be a party animal.
Email the host: notjustabikinigirl@outlook.com
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Ever wanted to know more about the ins and outs of what goes into running your own show in the bodybuilding industry? We chat to PCA North East Promoter Leanne Woodford, a busy working and competing mum of 4 to find out what REALLY goes on behind closed doors.
A really interesting episode for those who want to be more prepared for their show day and understand how it can affect you on show day.
Read MoreDo you do something, on the instant, without even thinking about it on prep?
Do you have annoying or frustrating habits or actions you take during your contest prep, post show or off season that don't serve you?
Bikini brains is a series from the Not Just A Bikini Girl podcast which highlight what every bikini and figure competitor should be aware of. First topic is around habits and thinking systems that happen everyday.
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