In this week’s episode we are joined by 3x FMG Bikini Athletic Pro Champion Rhia Edwards

Rhia shares with us how she got into bodybuilding, and how she has come to this point in her career with some huge success on the FMG stage worldwide in a short span of time. As well as the importance of maintaining your identity as a person despite your amateur or pro athlete status.

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Special Guest Rhia: https://www.instagram.com/rhiaedwards_fmgpro/

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In this week’s episode we have an exclusive special guest on the podcast with Australia/UK’s newest IFBB Pro League Pro Fit Model - Charlee Phillips fresh from her card win at the Empro Classic in Spain.

We hear about Charlee’s experience transitioning from bikini into fit model, her relentless pursuit in fulfilling her dreams this season, and how she navigated being a FIFO worker at the back end of prep, plus much more.

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Special Guest Charlee: https://www.instagram.com/charlee.phillips/ 

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In this week’s episode we discuss refeeds. What they are, when they may be used, the physiological and psychological benefits, and why you may or may not have them during a dieting phase or contest prep.

On the flip side, knowing how to deal with losing or not achieving a placing based on your expectations and goals can be hard to deal with. To help with navigating this and make improvements between shows and seasons we provide some practical recommendations and stay level headed during your competitive season.

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In this week’s episode we do a recap of the FMG Sydney show and mention some exciting announcements from Aussie competitors before diving into our main topic of the day - How to be a coachable athlete.

We hope some of these points and considerations help you to make sure that you get the most out of working with your coach and work collectively as a team.

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Want to work with us?

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In this week’s episode we discuss training considerations for the two more important muscle groups for the bikini athlete - glutes and delts. Because who doesn’t want to create a BBL in the gym and have boulder shoulders on stage.

We also do a quick wrap up of season A as we progress into the mid year shows with some recent announcements to shows.

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In this week’s episode we bring it to bodybuilding and discuss some of the common rookie errors that we all go through at the start of our journeys on the gym floor. 

Just like anything growth comes from making mistakes, and some are more comical than others. But at the end of the day, to be a good bodybuilder you do need to learn from experience and understand that growth in this sport takes time.

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In this week’s episode we discuss a highly important topic that needs more open conversations and awareness for both athletes and coaches. Competing in physique sports, you may hear of individuals struggling with disordered eating behaviours either inside contest preps or post show that are unfavourable to attaining physique goals and having a good relationship with food. 

We hope this episode provides some awareness and addresses how you can discuss this with your coach and where to seek support.

Disclaimer - We advise to seek an allied health professional such as a psychologist if you are having issues attaining to this issue for the most appropriate support and guidance. All discussions and commentary in this episode is solely based to provide light informative content and provide awareness on an important issue.

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In this week’s episode we bring you part II answering your questions on a bunch of interesting and varied topics relative to female bodybuilding athletes.

Again, we would like to thank you all for submitting your questions as part of our listener Q&A and appreciate your ongoing support.

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In this week’s episode we answer a mixture of listener questions. Due to having so many great questions we have split this up into a two part Q&A series. So make sure to tune into part II coming soon to hear our answers on your submissions.

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Want to work with us?

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In this week’s episode we do a show day recap for the IFBB Pro League Australian Amateur Grand Prix and Pro Qualifier in Melbourne. 

We want to congratulate not only the pro card, overall and top 3 winners for all categories, but every single competitor that competed in this season’s national show and made improvements from their regional state showings. 

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