Relationships Struggle While Competing

 

By competing, we all strive to gain victory when we step out of that stage. However, the prepping process is not always easy. It’s a difficult plight. While your attention shifts to prepping for the competition, your relationship with family and friends is at risk of going down the drain.

As a matter of fact, when you immerse yourself to competing, things are going to change. Relationships will be affected either negatively or positively depending on how well you address the foreseeable change. So, how do you strike a balance between your relationships and competing? I had the pleasure of speaking to Sonia, who’s will share how she lost relationships while competing. 

Sonia Lewis is an IFBB Bikini Pro. She was the overall Bikini Winner in the 2018 Arnold Amateur where she turned pro. Dues to her outstanding performance, she has been invited to go to the Arnold in 2019. Her goal is to compete in the Olympia. 

In this episode, we’ll dive deep and talk about relationships: how we've lost relationships in the past and how things change when we're deep into competition prepping. Sonia talks how she has absolutely no balance when she's in prep, as well as her love life.  Additionally, she will share on how relationships with her friends and her family are just so stinking hard to manage. 

I’m sure you struggle with this too. So let’s go! 

 

Takeaways

Always stay ready so you don't have to get ready

Talk to your family and friend about what competing takes

Find a balance between competing and your relationships 

Even if you have stretch marks, you can still compete

Just like it takes time to build your muscles, it takes time for your skin to tighten up 

Be confident with yourself 

The more shows you do, the more comfortable you get on stage

Compete with yourself, don't compete with other people

Competing definitely teaches you great practices of health

Do thorough research on your coaches, you just can’t trust everyone

 

 

Important Questions

[00:06:46] How many years have you been competing?

[00:07:33] What is your favorite quote that keeps you going?

[00:10:12] What exactly keeps you motivated?

[00:12:36] How did you start your bikini journey?

[00:23:24] Can you quickly explain the Arnold to everyone just in case they don't know what it is?

[00:26:09] How exactly were you able to balance being in this negative energy, having a child, and going into this competition? 

[00:27:50] What exactly gets left behind when you start competing?

[00:29:43] How did the relationship with your child change?

[00:31:40] Do you ever regret growing out of some of the old relationships that you had?

[00:37:09] What's your remedy for stretch marks?

[00:42:10] If you could change anything about the sport, what exactly do you think you would change?

[00:48:53] What exactly would you tell someone who's struggling through their first competition?

[00:50:56] What do you think has been your biggest struggle?

[00:55:02] What piece of advice would you give to someone wanting to become an IFBB Bikini professional in the sport?

 

 

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