Today I speak with IFBB Bikini Pro Jasmine Gonzalez, a United States Marine who served 6 year active duty. In 2017, she earned her Pro card in last year of service transitioning from military to bikini pro. She qualified for her first Olympia in 2019, placing 9th. Between 2022 and 2023, she took a year a way from the stage to focus on her mental health. She qualified for the 2024 Olympia after winning the Atlanta Pro, and finally achieved redemption after winning third in the world at the 2024 Olympia! Jazzy is a competition prep and lifestyle coach, along with owning her own coaching business.

TOPICS COVERED

-her rise to the top and the drastic fall back

-mental health decline in 2021 to 2023

-going for redemption

-perseverance and the will to never give up

-breaking generational curses

-biggest difference in prep coaching experiences

-importance of having a clear, concise vision and approach to competing

-macros vs meal plan on prep

-training intensity and how it changed over her career

-show selection strategy

-what she wishes she knew when she started competing

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jazzyfresh.ifbbpro/

YouTube: https://youtube.com/@jazzyfreshifbbpro?si=h5MqOOA5lT8xtX2j

Posing scheduler: https://posewithjazzscheduling.as.me/

TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

4:01 her career, so far

10:15 overcoming childhood and generational trauma

15:00 deciding to join the Marines after high school

19:08 prepping while in the military and going Pro

28:21 getting serious about bodybuilding

30:15 getting redemption and building self-belief

36:14 What she wishes she knew at the beginning

38:17 her approach as a coach

42:34 Train the Trainer course

47:01 tools for mental health

56:33 how her approach has changed over time

61:02 what the Olympia placing has changed for her

65:36 advice for competitors

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Today I speak with IFBB Bikini Pro Maria Acosta, who just placed 7th at the 2024 Ms. Bikini Olympia at her debut! She is from Venezuela, where she started her bodybuilding journey 12 years ago, before coming to the USA to follow her dreams. She earned her Pro card at 2021 North Americans and now with 29 shows under her belt, she has accomplished so much as an athlete and a coach!

TOPICS COVERED

-mindset

-don’t compare yourself

-overcoming bulimia and anorexia

-shifting your mindset

-fixing your relationship with food

-controlling nerves

-changing training objectives

-dealing with pressure

-7th place at the Olympia

-being a fan of the sport

-avoiding comparison

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mvbozo/

TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

3:38 her relationship with God

11:15 changes for success

15:06 focusing on your food relationship

21:43 worrying about being flat

25:09 differences between prep and improvement season

30:00 balancing mind and body

40:33 first callouts at the Olympia

46:55 feelings after first Olympia

54:01 helping clients avoid comparison

58:50 the love of bodybuilding

64:12 goals for the future

70:00 coming from Venezuela

73:23 advice for competitors

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Today I speak with IFBB Bikini Pro Carly Lamberts who has been competing since 2019 and has competed in 210 shows. She earned her Pro card in 2024 at NPC Universe. Outside of competing, she is a wife to another bodybuilder and dog mom to two corgis. She works full time in sales for Red Bull Distribution and as a posing coach. She shares how bodybuilding impacted the trajectory of her life, from trying to shrink herself to be happy to building her dream body and finding confidence, leaving a toxic relationship and finding her forever person!

TOPICS COVERED

-journey to pro

-the decision to switch coaches

-fighting to get diagnosed

-living with Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome

-Pro card to cranial surgery

-recovery post surgery and the importance of not taking movement for granted

-importance of posing and starting early

-core control and flexibility for posing

-finding your confidence for stage

-mental health and prep

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/carlyifbbpro/

TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

6:10 practicing to be on stage

9:28 overlooked keys to posing

15:03 her journey to Pro

23:46 changed between 2021 and 2024 season

28:22 switching coaches mid-season

36:52 Superior Canal Dehiscence Syndrome

45:57 approaching post-show with surgery on the schedule

50:30 recovering from cranial surgery

53:35 not taking fitness for granted

58:24 returning to fitness after surgery

65:05 continuing to progress

78:11 working towards the future

80:30 advice for competitors

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