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In this solo birthday episode #48 I share my experience with Covid, talk about rehab for a twisted pelvis, give you 22 truths from this 45 year old single mom, and play out the episode with Anna singing and playing guitar from her performance in Much Ado About Nothing. Somewhere in the mix I also share my current dieting mindset. This has been a lifelong struggle and it has taken me 45 years to love myself, be comfortable with my body, and have a great and healthy relationship with food. In this episode I share that process and what it took to evolve to “normal” and “content” from “bodybuilding”. I hope you enjoy! ☺️

Thank you for following and supporting this journey of life with me so far. Here’s to an amazing second half!! ♥️

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Thanks for listening to another episode of the Women’s Maximum Fitness Podcast! 

In this episode #49 my guest is the delightful and articulate Hailey Wegner! Hailey is a figure competitor going for her pro card in 3 weeks. She is also almost a registered dietician (September) and I’m definitely having her back on in the fall to talk about the pro card prep under @shelbystarnes100 and to do a diet focused Q&A episode!

Her journey began with horseback riding in Wisconsin under the guidance of two bodybuilder parents. So no wonder she ended up where she did. Lots of practical diet and training advice in this episode as well as humor. Hailey is accepting clients end of May and you can find her on Instagram @haileywegner7 or her team @royalfiguresnt ! This was a terrific conversation! I  hope you enjoy. 

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Thanks for listening to another episode of the Women’s Maximum Fitness Podcast! In this episode #47 I invited Emily Miller onto the podcast. Emily is an up and coming figure competitor going for her pro card in 2021. The goal of this podcast was to showcase her bodybuilding journey but also to discuss specific elements of bodybuilding for newer competitors from the perspective of a newer competitor who seems to be all in but pacing herself for the long haul as a competitive bodybuilder.

We discussed: 

1. Learning to appreciate your body through bulking and cutting and why both seasons are necessary for building muscle. 
2. Training details like: pushing to failure and what that means, rep ranges, when to break the rep range prescription while tracking reps in a log book, when it’s time to sub out an exercise, and recognizing when you can no longer progress with or connect with an exercise. Great info here!! 
3. Emily talks openly about steroid use and her thoughts on how they should be implemented. Throughout we discuss a subject I’ve been noticing for a few years now: whether newer female bodybuilders are taking drugs sooner (because many are progressing so quickly) or if they’re learning how to train smarter because of good influences on social media, better coaches, and/or access to more information on the internet to learn quicker how to correctly train and eat. 
4. Lots of emphasis on finding your passion for the sake of loving something and how bodybuilding is a selfish sport that you either need to be all in or just do it recreationally or for health reasons without the drug use. 
5. The Social media theme runs throughout this whole podcast and we emphasize using it to help you learn rather than idolizing people you want to look like. I emphasize especially how important it is to follow people eating and training to build muscle regardless of if their body type is one you desire because that is still the best way to get the body you desire. 
6. Sidebar: I learned how to train over the last 10 years mostly from copying training and diet style/tips of huge male bodybuilders on steroids who would share info with me through Facebook messenger. Now there’s a lot of women in the industry sharing the same type of info on Instagram. The path that is the quickest route to your most muscular (toned) and leanest body is training hard (like Emily talks about), consistently, with adequate rest and proper nutrition. Follow the women we talked about today and learn how to really train! 
7. Renee Jewett you have been nominated by Emily to share your journey and knowledge as a new pro competing in the new wellness division! 

Tons of great Mentions in this episode:(find them and follow them) 

Emily Miller: @emstafit1

Dr Scott Stevenson: @fortitudetraining

Ivie Rhein: @ivierhein

Luke Miller: @noswitchfitness 

John Jewett: @johnjewett3

Renee Jewett: @roxyqueflex

John Meadows: @mountaindog1

Nicole Wilkins: @nicolemwilkins

Ivana ivusic: @ivanaivusic

Heather Dees: @ifbbheatherdees

Olivia Gravengaard: @oldsoulmadenew

Mark fox: @markcoveyfox

Josh lenartowicz: (was who I couldn’t remember his name but described as the Australian bodybuilder) @josh_lenartowicz

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In this episode #46, my guest is IFBB pro and Miss bikini Olympia 2020 Janet Layug. Honestly such a pleasure to share time with this fellow mom, telling her personal fitness journey. Obviously tenacity is alive in her, gracing the Olympia stage SIX TIMES before finally earning the coveted Miss Olympia title! Janet is positive vibes at its finest, and full of beauty inside out! 

Check her out on ig @janetlayug
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In this episode #45 I had the absolute pleasure to interview 2020 Olympia top 5 IFBB women’s physique pro Ivie Rhein! @ivierhein was born and raised in Brazil and moved with her family to Florida 6 years ago to pursue a better life for her family and continue her bodybuilding journey. Arguably the most mind boggling part of her women’s physique journey was moving up from 15th in 2019 to 5th in 2020 on the greatest stage in the world the @mrolympiallc ! I love speaking with the more seasoned athletes in this industry because they have so much wisdom and experience. And Ivie does just that, telling all in a genuine, practical, humble, kind, yet professional way she is everything you’d want to find when you meet an IFBB pro! She shares her life, diet realities, and awesome training tips in a real way proving anyone with a dream can make it a reality with consistency and hard work.  Thanks Ivie for this time! The 2021 Olympia stage is going to be rocked by you once again. 

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@oldsoulmadenew 
@iamsarahfit 
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@ifbbpronataliacoelho 
@therealfitnessbeauty 
@fouadabiad 
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This was a super interesting delve into the mind of IFBB pro Liv Roth. This self proclaimed “teddy bear”, is quiet, not attention seeking, and obviously drop dead gorgeous. She talks about the big three: Drugs (peep the yellow hands shot at @ 23 minutes in), eating disorders, and her struggle with body dysmorphia. Also, her love for intense training is the proof behind that fresh physique. Unreal this powerhouse is only 23 years old. Liv talks about her family, social media, and upcoming prep. I hope enjoy this one on one with the gorgeous IFBB pro Olivia Rothenbury.

Mentions: @livrothh 

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Thanks for listening to another episode of the Women’s Maximum Fitness Podcast! 

In this episode #43 I interview IFBB pro Sara Kovach. Sara is a fitness pro and Olympian whom I met way back in 2015 and we just clicked. 
This talk felt like catch up with an old friend, but truly what I loved most about this episode was all the “real talk” practical advice Sara (and I ) share about diet and training. (especially for anyone just getting started, or getting older). 
We talk about how training evolves as you age, and how dieting is hard. (John Meadows and his mountaindog training is again mentioned on the podcast. ) Patience and longevity are a huge theme throughout this talk. And that fitness is a lifetime contract, even if you never compete. We do poke around with sharing injury stories and training with them as well. 

The coolest part about all of this talk is Sara isn’t even a coach she’s just really knowledgeable with a ton of experience. PS her full-time job is pretty freaking cool too. Sara Kovach is a gem, and I hope it shows in this interview because this one was absolutely my pleasure. 

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Thanks for listening to another episode of the Women’s Maximum Fitness Podcast! In this episode #42 I chat with IFBB pro Daisha Johnson, a fellow Michigander! 

This girl is incredible and incredibly unique! Her smile lights up the room and she keeps it real spreading laughter and joy everywhere she goes! 

The most common question, “What got you into bodybuilding?” produces an emotional answer of strength and provides a common truth that everyone has a story, and that you would never guess it or know it unless it was shared! (Link to her full story on YouTube below) From overcoming childhood bullying, to becoming an all-star volleyball player, to weight training, and finally bodybuilding for contest prep in wellness. A mere 6 week prep earned Daisha her pro card. 

This queen also roller dances, pole dances, and of course kicks-ass in the gym. Her pro debut is coming up! Find her full story, contact her for coaching, and follow her with the links below. 

YouTube link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SFJD9fWTG04&feature=youtu.be 

Mentions: @dayshj_ @beastfactoryfitness

Email: [email protected] 

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In this episode #41 I interview the glute queen Jhelsin Mabaga.  She is a bikini competitor, currently finishing up boards to get her doctorate in physical therapy, who is also engaged to 212 Olympian IFBB pro Derek Lunsford. 

Lots of laughs in this episode and tons of education as Jhelsin shares her training and nutrition secrets to grow those glutes! She also shares her experience with some great recovery tips, with heavy emphasis on her “obsessive” sleep regimen. Not just a pretty face with a killer body, Jhelsin drops a ton of training and recovery knowledge in great detail for y’all which is exactly what I was hoping she would share. 

Derek also makes a quick appearance to say hello! 

Also, Jhelsin nominates Derek’s mom to be a guest on a future WomensMaximumFitness podcast episode! I’m all in for that! 

This one was a blast, with a few technical difficulties, unfortunately, but please tough it out, it’s worth the hiccups to listen to Jhelsin talk bodybuilding! 

Mentions: @jhelbell

@dereklunsford_

@javanamiller

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Thanks for listening to another episode of the Women’s Maximum Fitness Podcast!  Happy international women’s day! In this episode #40 IFBB pro Kim Smith shares her fitness journey from child athlete to earning her IFBB pro card in both Figure and Women’s physique at the 2019 North Americans! What an amazing representative of women in bodybuilding and women in general! 

I  truly loved this episode as the passion Kim has for training and representing strong women is a repetitive theme throughout this interview. She share a ton about how her training evolved from pump sets and super setting everything to hard heavy purposeful training. She shares extensively what bodybuilding means to her as a woman living her daily life, and how grateful she is to be a part of the female community in the sport and on social media. This is a common theme and it makes me happy to know most women are embracing the positives of this sport and social media to elevate themselves and each other. 

The devil is in the details with Kim (her day job is a data technician) and she thrives on the numbers in bodybuilding from macros in nutrition, to progressive overload in training! At least twice she jokes about being 5% crazy, but that’s likely what makes her elite! 

Kim Smith proves to be a sweet, passionate, badass, precise, and driven by results. This interview will motivate you to work a little harder, and be a little better, whatever your goals are! 

Mentions: @kim_smith_ifbbpro

@bethany_evofit

@quirk_nutrition 

My podcast outline is pretty basic, so the details are in what my guests choose to share. This podcast promises to be a safe place for any guest to be herself, fearlessly, and talk about anything-anything at all! WomensMaximumFitness is about empowering women to share who they really are. 

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