In today's episode, I chat with IFBB Pro Rachel Farganis, a 40-year-old mom of two, full-time professional photographer, who lives in St. Paul, Minnesota. She is a former D1 sprinter and high jumper. After dealing with a string of autoimmune issues and becoming a mom, fitness took a bit of a backseat. But, around 2018, a fellow photographer started their bodybuilding journey and it sparked a flame in her life. She dove in head first in 2019, and hasn't looked back since.

TOPICS COVERED

-prepping for the first time during COVID

-competing as a mom

-finding the right coach

-balancing competing and marriage

-missing a Pro Card by one spot three different times

-winning a national overall with a broken foot

-the aftermath of going viral

-mindset and the mental difficulties

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

7:07 the aftermath of going viral

14:48 competing with a broken foot

24:10 focuses in the offseason

27:07 competing as a mom

34:40 warning label to competitors

37:02 lessons for her kids

43:33 falling in love with bodybuilding

53:28 first show experience

58:47 finding the right coach

69:04 becoming a photographer

71:44 advice for competitors

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