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My pleasure to have IFBB pro MayLa Ash join me on the podcast! We talked for another hour after wrapping up the episode! This one is a deep dive into the world of women’s bodybuilding as MayLa shares her journey through 3 of the seven women’s divisions and what it takes to be a top level women’s bodybuilder now that it’s back to the Olympia stage. I loved this chat and I love MayLa! Appreciate and respect this woman who decided to keep going because of her love of her developing self, training, and the sport of bodybuilding!

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Lydia Knoll isn’t a professional bodybuilder. Honestly, she hasn’t even competed yet. So why interview her for the podcast? The answer is simple: her work ethic, dedication, discipline, and passion have gotten her as far as cancer will allow her for the time being, and her story of strength needs to be told. Her message is clear: “appreciate what you have today.” She doesn’t want your sympathy, snd she’s not playing victim. Every day she gets up and fights whether it’s chemo or just 30 minutes of movement at the gym through excruciating pain. She’s rather be squatting heavy, so if you can, here’s your reminder to use your strength, your muscle, your heart, your physicality and appreciate that you can move!

I wish I could say this story has a “happily ever after” ending, but Lydia is in the middle of this fight. It’s not over. And she’s been fighting a very long time. 

I hope this episode of the Womensmaximumfitness podcast encourages you to appreciate your health and helps you discover whatever you are passionate about. 

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After listening to this interview, if you don’t like IFBB pro Brooke Walker, that’s probably a you problem. Brooke is one of the most genuine women in the bodybuilding industry, super unique but ridiculously relatable. This beautiful women’s physique pro and is about as real as people come. Brooke is a personal trainer, online coach, and group fitness instructor in Arkansas.

In this episode #57 we discuss gen pop and competitor health and fitness throughout as Brooke shares her journey from power lifting at age 12, to becoming an IFBB pro 13 years later at the age of 25. This interview is relatability its finest with Brooke divulging her “normal” relationship with the scale, body dysmorphia during prep, and the tenacity that frustration has built from numerous “second place wins”. 

She talks about the importance of enjoying your first show, being in it for the long haul if you choose bodybuilding, and always bringing a package to stage that you yourself love and are proud to walk away with.  She talks about boundaries in the sport, the reality of cheating on her diet, being a vegetarian, her training split, hybrid training and more. So much to take away from this one and Brooke does not disappoint! Super grateful for her time, energy, and message to women (and men) tuning in everywhere. 

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Lacey Dunn is a bikini competitor but also a licensed and registered dietician and certified personal trainer. In this episode #56 she tells her story of how being bullied forced her to chose a different path, leading her to much success. Now a published author, her recent book “The women’s guide to hormonal harmony”, is dedicated to women everywhere seeking bodily understanding and connection. (Available on amazon—I purchased it and the Amazon link is listed below !) 

This interview was wildly interesting throughout, as Lacey tells about her recent experience with mold toxicity, parasites, a car accident as a child that likely caused amenorrhea as an adult, and much more.  Lacey is upbeat, charming, and animated despite facing so many challenges.  Her final message to women was practical and encouraging. This was a fun interview! 

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Truly floored to have the pleasure of interviewing Miss Latorya Watts! So much respect for her! Latorya’s bodybuilding journey is incredibly unique, a timely evolution told as an amazing trip down memory lane covering the past decade. Latorya is strong inside out and exudes confidence and knowledge of the competing, posing, nutrition, and training. This 40 year old (can you believe it?!) Miss Olympia shares how she balances prep and off season, and her tip for walking in those heels! You will LOVE this interview with this beautiful woman. Thanks Latorya for letting me into your world! ♥️

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In this episode I interview IFBB Figure Pro Heather Dees! This gorgeous 37 year old is making a comeback after nearly 3 years off the stage. Honestly one of the best conversations to date! Heather is charming, genuine and extremely knowledgeable.  

We talk about EVERYTHING including:  training, diet, our love for dry needling for recovery, cookies and cheating on contest prep, thoughts on social media and more. Heather talks about the women who inspired her back in 2009 when she first started, and the surreal feeling being on the Olympia stage with some of her idols. (back when we got fitness magazines in the mail) This talk was a trip!! So many of names were mentioned. Heather is laid back and total riot at the same time. We scheduled this 5x before we actually got to record! It was SO worth the wait! 

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It started with me not even sure I wanted children. And then I was told I might not be able to have them. Through endometriosis, fertility drugs, miscarriage, Anna’s childbirth story, breastfeeding, getting back to pre-pregnancy weight, divorce, homelessness, and finally getting to a good place with co-parenting, housing, work, and life, this last 16-year journey has been a wild ride! Raising Anna has been my passion and I did not take the assignment lightly! Parenting is a sacrifice but it is also a privilege, and I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat without question to get what I’ve got! I know I did a lot of things right. In this episode I share my “mom life” journey: the struggles, the parenting tips, and a few of my favorite stories. ♥️ The episode finishes with 5-year old Anna singing “Away in a manger”.  Enjoy! 

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I recorded this episode way back in early January of 2021 and was hesitant to share it as the Womensmaximumfitness podcast was very much in its infancy and I didn’t want the focus of the podcast to be about drugs, but rather about the female bodybuilding athletes personal stories. What they desired to freely share was and always will be without judgement, and I’ll never be the one to bring up the topic with a guest on the podcast unbeknownst to her. Thus far the podcast has proved to be encouraging and empowering as well as educating towards women at whatever level of health/athleticism they reside or strive to be at. This WomensMaximumFitness podcast promises to be a safe place for exactly that with my guests and I feel at this time that theme has become well established. So here you go! 

I’m thankful to Jamie for willingly providing knowledge from research and of course experience and case studies  through clients. 

She did speak openly about this taboo subject so as to help educate both listeners, and myself as well. Drugs are definitely a part of this sport at the top level, and I enjoy learning about all aspects of bodybuilding PED use included.  That being said, all the views shared are not necessarily my views, and in particular (disclaimer) I have to say I personally love Dana Lynn Bailey and have no idea if she’s natural or enhanced. 

Straight to the point this is a raw episode about female use of steroids in bodybuilding from the perspective of IFBB Pro Jamie Pinder.  Jamie is a women’s physique pro and a coach adamant about “as safe as possible” performance enhancing drug use in the sport of bodybuilding. I did my best to ask pertinent questions. Any other questions can be directed to Jamie. She absolutely welcomes this topic of discussion. Her Instagram is @jamiepinder14 

Disclaimer: Listener discretion is advised. Neither I nor Jamie are medical doctors and the information presented is for entertainment purposes only. PED’s are still illegal in many parts of the world including the US where we reside. 

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This brief episode is a client voice note talking about what a healthy relationship with food means or looks like for the long haul. This has been a very real part of my own journey to healing my relationship with food and emotional eating and I’m sure it will resonate with many of you. The goal with my clients is long term success. Losing body fat happens with behavior change, and behavior change happens within healthy relationships. It’s taken me 45 years to figure out that this can take a long time but it’s worth the effort for the peace and freedom from perfection. Get busy living! 

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Thanks for listening to another episode of the Women’s Maximum Fitness Podcast! In this episode #50 I interview IFBB Pro Alyssa Muoio. After hearing her background it’s no wonder how she’s a women’s physique pro! This women’s physique pro is a very creative type A personality! 

Follow along as Alyssa shares her journey to the pro stage, how her training has evolved to pack mass onto her five foot one and three quarters inches height frame, and  how this self-proclaimed foodie follows her meal plan 100% on and off season. And even a pro can’t train without a gym during a pandemic, so Alyssa shares what she did instead during lockdown in 2020! We finish up with our 10 questions and lots of laughs getting to know Alyssa! Enjoy! 

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