Today I speak with Haitian IFBB Pro Sophia Bernard, a transportation litigation/ regulatory lawyer, an avid blogger, traveler, and former NCAA Division 2 track athlete. She started competing in 2019, in the NGA. In November of 2020, she did her first NPC show at The Klash where I placed 1st in Novice and 3rd in open. After taking some time to grow, she returned to the National circuit. She finally earned her Pro card at 2022 North Americans where she took first place. Sophia shares how not realizing her full potential in track lead her to compete, where she had the opportunity to fully go for it and not hold herself back. As an athlete and a lawyer, Sophia uses many of the same skills and lessons to be successful in both.

 

"I can. I will. I am able. I deserve.” is the mantra that has pushed her through some of her most difficult challenges and they continue to push her today.  

 

 

TOPICS COVERED

-Balancing work

-relationships and prep 

-imposter syndrome and not giving up

-competing as a collegiate track athlete 

-competing in different federations

-the impact her grandmother had

-law school and working as a lawyer

-recognizing your short comings

 

 

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

4:25 dealing with imposter syndrome 

7:26 deciding to compete

14:25 shifting to self-belief

18:59 losing her grandmother during prep

23:10 making friends in the industry

30:01 changes made competing at the national level

33:43 parallel themes as an athlete and as a lawyer

38:30 activities outside of bodybuilding

43:10 prep versus improvement season

50:56 working as a lawyer

58:50 the value of using a to-do list

63:25 the joys of being a lawyer

70:43 competing in pagenats

79:50 advice for competitors

 

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