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!
Episodes
55 episodes
#56 Daniella Murphy WBFF Fitness: Childhood trauma and building a survivor mentality, manifesting your dreams, post-show binging, posing struggles
This week’s episode is with the unreadily inspirational Daniella Murphy, who is a WBFF Fitness (soon to be IFBB!) competitor and personal trainer from Wollongong.Dani has been through a lot in her life and her story is one of survival an...
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#55 Holly Ouwehand NZIFBB Wellness: Finding a category for your body shape, prepping as a flight attendant, time management tips
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 mindse...
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#54 Brooke Hoskin ICN Bikini: PCOS & hormone management, are you cut out for competing? Never competing again to never slowing down!
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 ...
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#53 Sarah Collier IFBBNZ Bikini: Prepping in secret, overcoming binge eating, mindful vs. mindless eating and activities
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 p...
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#52 GlamFit Bikinis owner, Claire Williamson reveals EVERYTHING you need to know about competition bikinis
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 ver...
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#51 Sharnie Cocks ICN Fitness Pro & IFBB Bikini: Overcoming imposter syndrome, recovering from disordered eating, slip ups on stage, managing scoliosis
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 grea...
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#50 Courtney McConnell WBFF Bikini: Overcoming shyness, building confidence, powerlifting in your off season, waiting to compete when the time is right
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 ...
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#49 Jess Johnson IFBB Bikini Pro: overcoming binge-eating & burnout from back to back shows, prepping in the Air Force, managing FOMO
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 ...
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#48 Jess Leech WBFF Bikini: Grieving and prepping/competing, prep as a distraction, should you do back to back shows?
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 federa...
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#47 Tamara Meyer WBFF Bikini Pro: why we love therapy, the power of self-belief, how to manage your ‘off days’, eating out when in prep
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 an...
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#46: How to embrace your improvement season & necessary weight gain!
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 ab...
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#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
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 ...
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#44 Dani Antonellos WBFF Bikini Pro: how to PROPERLY train your glutes, injury management and prevention for competitors, why movement is medicine
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....
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#43 Latoya Caruso WBFF Figure: bikini to fitness to figure in a year, embracing weight gain, dealing with online bullies, making sacrifices, crazy prep brain moments
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 f...
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#42 Naomi Zee-McKillop, WBFF Bikini: how to set and smash your goals, competing won’t fix your issues, unnecessary prep ‘hacks’
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 oth...
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#41 Holly Baxter-Norton WBFF Fitness Pro: what is evidence-based coaching, importance of diet breaks, planning your reverse, honest truths of prep, negative metabolic adaptation
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. (...
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#40 Na’iyma Chew IFBB Bikini Pro: the pro mindset and ‘turning’ pro before winning your card, importance of mindset coaching, helping the ‘lost’ competitor
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 grea...
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#39: Feel the fear and do it anyway
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 roun...
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#38 Celeste Rains-Turk NPC Bikini: how to develop a healthier relationship with food & body, importance of identity, danger of autopilot, managing the festive season!
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 pea...
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#37 Nadine Dekleva ICN Sports Model Rookie of the Year 2020: outgrowing binge-drinking culture & turning her life around, what people don’t tell you about competing
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 cu...
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#36 Lisa Kream NPC Bikini: Why Lisa (probably) won’t compete again, releasing control when reversing, repairing food relationships, prepping in the holidays
This week’s guest is a VERY very dear friend of mine. Lisa and I met at CrossFit about six (?) years ago and even though she moved back to the states a few years ago we’ve thankfully stayed in touch! However, I never really knew much about her ...
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#35 Gabbi Nockles ICN Fitness Pro & IFBB Bikini: Prepping herself, PCOS, how to get the most out of prep & what you need to DO before starting
This week’s guest was the beautiful Gabbi Nockles who is an ICN Fitness Pro & now IFBB bikini athlete from Melbourne. I love it when I get to 'meet' people I have been following on social media for ages and Gabbi was no exception. Such a sm...
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#34 Anjuli Mack WBFF Bikini: loving food & still achieving fitness goals, food obsession post show, recovering menstrual cycles, evolving & learning each prep
This week’s guest was the amazing Anjuli Mack! Anjuli is so so fun to chat to. Not only did we bond over a shared love of food, but it was awesome to hear her journey and evolution through her four shows! We could have honestly chatted for hour...
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#33 Alana Coomer AWNBS Fitness PRO: you don’t need to suffer to compete, bodybuilding will not fix mental health issues, Spondylolisthesis, reverse dieting 101
This week’s guest was the amazing and hilarious Alana Coomer who is an AWNBS Fitness Pro and online coach from Brisbane, Australia.Actually had the biggest lol chatting with Alana - I think 10% of this podcast is just the sound of me la...
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#32 Jessica Mahoney ICN Bikini: psychiatric nursing in an ED clinic while competing, reverse diet tips, training on holiday, advice for first timers
This week’s guest is the fabulous Jessica Mahoney who is an ICN Bikini (and fitness and sports!) model and psychiatric nurse from Melbourne.I first heard Jess chatting to Jasmine on the Not Just a Bikini Girl Podcast and found the juxta...
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