The Secret Life of a Bikini Competitor
The Secret Life of a Bikini Competitor Podcast is a weekly show featuring unfiltered conversations with female bodybuilders. Speaking to both pros and amateurs from all different federations and categories, your host Robyn Challands goes behind the layers of tan and sparkly bikinis to find out what it’s really like to be a bikini competitor. No topic is off limits!
The Secret Life of a Bikini Competitor
#45 Belinda Croxford WBFF Figure Pro: Misconceptions of pros, importance of gut health, balance vs. all in, it’s OK to pull out of a show if you’re not ready
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Robyn Challands
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Season 1
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 COVID and what she took out of the experience
- Bel’s epic work ethic and ‘relentless’ mindset
- How Bel started competing and overview of her competing history
- Overcoming anorexia with the help of bodybuilding
- Learning from each prep - what not to do and what works
- How can competitors empower themselves and get the best out their prep
- It’s OK to pull out of a comp if you’re not ready!
- What it likes getting as lean as figure competitors have to
- Can you have balance as a high level athlete
- How to involve your non-competing friends in prep
- How to smash your goals
- Eating to grow and dealing with weight gain mentally
- Importance of gut health and being more aware of what we put in our bodies
- Misconceptions of pros
- Belinda’s competing goals and plans
And SOOO much more!
If you want to follow Belinda learn more about her and at her coaching service you can do so at https://www.instagram.com/belindaamarie___/
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Until next time…
Love you!
R x