Part Time Bodybuilder

This week I am joined by Adele Johnston who a evidence based nutrition and lifestyle coach, twin mum to Clara and Shannon and the host of The Body Positive Mum podcast.

Adele's outlook is a breath of fresh air and I loved talking to her and understanding her perspective.

We covered so much and I am not sure this even covers everything but we chatted about:

- Introduction to Adele
- Lockdown life - coping strategies for being teacher and mum
- Importance of taking time for yourself
- Growing up with a bodybuilding mum
- Starting weight training after children
- Food fears, fad diets & busting food myths
- Teaching our children about nutrition and passing on our habits
- Adele's competitive journey
- Taking a pause from competing and her girls body positivity
- Finding a good coach & advise for new competitors
- Maintaining a social life on prep


Here are the links to Adele's socials:

https://a-gamelifestyle.com/
@adele.johnston

Part Time Bodybuilder socials:

@parttimebodybuilder
@holly.lj

In this episode we talk about hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA) which is the loss of periods with Dr Nicola Rinaldi. Nicola has worked with hundreds of women to regain their menstrual cycles and is also the author of 'No Period. Now What?'.

Loss of periods is very prevalent in women in bodybuilding so it was great to hear from an expert. In this episode we cover:

- What is hypothalamic amenorrhea (HA)
-  What causes HA
- Why HA is common in bodybuilding women
- The short and long term effects of HA
- Why you may need to pee more when your cycle is missing
- HA vs PCOS and how they can be misdiagnosed
- Whether contraception can mask HA
- How to recover from HA
- What is the concept of going 'all in'


I really hope you find this as interesting as I did. Below are links to all the information covered in this episode:

www.noperiodnowwhat.com 
https://www.noperiodnowwhat.com/book
https://www.facebook.com/groups/436981166801162/ (support group)

You can find your host, Holly Jeans on intstagram @partimebodybuilder or @holly.lj

IFBB Pro Kamara Graham joins me for an episode to talk about all things fitness! This is a must listen if you are interested in the fitness category.

A lot of ground was covered in this episode including:

- What the fitness category is

- Kamara's competing career so far and how she prepped herself to her IFBB Pro card

- Show day nerves

- Why she decided to hand the reigns over to a coach

- Managing recovery

- advice for fitness competitors

If you want to follow Kamara's journey her instagram is @kamarajayne_ifbbpro or you can find full details of her training and nurition on the Trained by JP website.

If you want to follow the podcast you can find it on instagram @parttimebodybuilder or your host Holly Jeans @holly.lj. 

In this episode I talk about the challenges that we can face in offseason, how to overcome them, why you need a structured offseason, different approaches and my future competing plans. 

You can follow the podcast on instagram @parttimebodybuilder or follow my personal journey @holly.lj. 

Anya Limbert joins me this week to discuss:

- Arthritis awareness month and her experience of living with arthritis
- Her studies in prosthetics and orthotics 
- Her competing jouney
- Striving for that IFBB Pro card
- Bikini colours and so much more!

If you would like to follow Anya's journey on instagram you can find her @anya_limbert

You can find me, your host, on instagram @holly.lj or @parttimebodybuilder

If yu give this episode a listen please tag us in your insta stories so we can see who is listening :)

What do my friends really think of my bodybuilding journey?!

Two of my closest friends, Ely and Aimee share their views on my bodybuilding journey so far. I have known these girls for over 11 years so they are been privy to my life before and after.

We explore their perceptions of the sport and how this has changed, how I have changed as a person, what they thought of my first show and the worries they have about my mental and physical health.

I hope you enjoy this episode. If you did hit subscribe so you never miss an episode. If toy would like to find out more about me or the podcast you can find me on instagram @holly.lj or @parttimebodybuilder

This episode I catch up with fellow podcaster Robyn Challands to talk about:

- Finding fitness and earning what your capable of
- Learning the basics
- Transitioning from Crossfit to bikini competitions
- Starting a podcast

Myself and Robyn's journeys are incredibly similar so it was nice to compare. Robyn is a breath of fresh air in the industry, she has an incredible passion for life and bodybuilding. I hope you come away from this episode as positive as I did.

If you want to connect with Robyn you can find her on instagram @robymzimmy or @secretlifeofabikinicompetitor

Your host was Holly Jeans and you can follow my journey on instagram @holly.lj or @parttimebodybuilder

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Sam and I chat all things mindset and personal development.

From overcoming eating disorders and body image issues to becoming a successful entrepreneur, Sam's story is fascinating and one we can all learn a lot from. In this episode we cover:

- Sam's competitive career and how bodybuilding has been a journey of self discovery

- Why is is important to look after your mind as a bodybuilding

- Setting up Supreme Minority and it's drive to empower women

- Mindset, meditation, morning routines, favorite podcasts and so much more!

If you want to find out more about Sam or Supreme Minority you can find more info at

Instagram - @sam.supreme.coaching or @the.supreme.minority
Website - http://www.suprememinority.co/
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIKvNSyZNwTZFvkxVzCKWHQ/videos

If you enjoyed this episode please hit subscribe so you don't miss the next one! I am Holly and you can fins me at @Holly.lj or @parttimebodybuilder

I am joined by IFBB Pro Meg Sylvester for this episode. We chat about:

- Her competing history
- Going from not being able to walk to winning her pro card in 2018
- Juggling a full time job, being an online coach and her own training 
- Her transition from being a bikini competitor to a figure competitor
- 2020 plans

Meg is the perfect example that it is possible to achieve your goals outside of your day job. If you want to follow her journey on IG @megalyciasylvester.

If you want to hear more about my journey or this podcast you can find me on IG @holly.lj. If you enjoyed this episode please hit subscribe so you don't miss the next one!

Holly

I am back with a solo episode for you.

In this episode I cover how lock down life is treating me, why I think we should ignore the productivity police and how everyone's experience of lock down is unique and finally I explain why I think this along with other challenging situations provide us with opportunities. 

If you want to find out more or follow my journey you can find me on instagram @holly.lj