Today I speak with IFBB Pro Holly Zarski, a native Floridian who was part of the 2012 Etsy boom creating one of the top Etsy wedding sign shops ‘Z Create Design’ and has since expanded their line of custom products to larger than life backdrops and installations for weddings and parties with ‘Golden Hour Rentals’. She started competing in March of 2020, days before the world shut down, placing 2nd in open, followed by two first placings in Fall 2021, and ultimately winning her pro card at Masters Nationals in Pittsburgh in 2023. Holly is a mom to two young boys and is constantly trying to find a balance between motherhood, entrepreneurship and fitness. 

 

Holly is so open about life as a mom, entrepreneur, and competitor. You don’t want to miss this conversation!

 

TOPICS COVERED

-competing with no athletic background

-History of Eating Disorders

-Discovering Health & Wellness Through Competing

-Food Sensitivities 

-Taking long off-seasons and an initial building phase

-Prepping as a mom

-Prepping as a business owner

-Fitting fitness into a busy life

-Impact of competing on our business 

-listening to God about when it’s time to move on

-Post Pro Card Blues

 

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hollyzcreate/

Businesses:

www.ZCreateDesign.Etsy.com

www.ZCreateDesign.com

www.GoldenHourRentalsFL.com

 

TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

5:15 how her dad impacted her life

8:01 life as a mom

12:58 what her boys think about bodybuilding

19:05 her mom’s struggles with food 

24:32 going on medication for ADHD

28:55 changes in coping with stress

33:17 finding bodybuilding from general fitness

37:03 going through building phases

44:55 focuses through long building season

51:50 respecting the season you’re in

58:26 is a Pro card worth it?

62:50 running a business with her husband

70:25 the future of her business

83:37 current post-show experience with gut issues

89:29 bedrest during pregnancy

93:55 advice for competitors

 

 

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