Today I speak with IFBB Pro Ariana Brothers, an online coach with a B.S. in Nutrition and Foods. She first competed in 2019 and won her Pro card at  NPC Nationals at her second show ever and also won the overall. After my pro debut in 2020, she took three years off and came back this year and qualified for the Olympia at her 3rd show of the season at the Nashville Fit Show! At my Olympia debut, she placed 7th! She finished out her season by earning her 2024 Olympia qualification by winning the Atlantic Coast Pro.

 

Ariana shares all about her journey in bodybuilding, taking off two years, and then making it to the Olympia!You don’t want to miss this interview!

 

TOPICS COVERED

-confidence on stage

-getting judges’ feedback

-Olympia experience

-the importance of self-belief

-offstage efforts to improve onstage

-influence of her mom

-bodybuilding with her husband

-sustainability in prep

-training for glute growth

-taking off three years

-working with Paul Revelia

 

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

3:22 confidence on stage

8:38 2024 season plans

11:06 feelings of being on the Olympia Stage

13:45 self-belief and reaching your goals

19:28 improving offstage

20:45 growing up with a single mom

27:33 support from her husband

35:20 balancing her relationship with competing

44:20 knowing it was time to prep

51:40 having fear of returning to the stage

55:50 executing on feedback

60:13 glute training

63:58 taking off three years

67:00 sustainable preps

75:55 strengths and weaknesses

79:45 Ariana outside of competing

87:25 goals for competing

89:00 advice for competitors

 

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