Confessions of a Bikini Pro

In this episode Celeste talks with Jenn Scott, an IFBB Bikini Pro from Canada who began competing in 2017 with plans of only competing in 1 show but after not placing well or being satisfied with her final package, she was determined to compete again to prove to herself that she could do better. From there, this athlete fell in love with the sport. 8 competitions later and she earned her pro card...

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In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk has the pleasure of interviewing a figure amateur-turned-bikini pro, inventor of swapTRAP & yoTRAP, business owner of TurnFIT, and disabled Air Force veteran Shonte Turner!   Tune in to hear Shonte's journey of finding the stage while she was stationed overseas. Shonte explains how she was doing twice-a-day exercises and keeping a food diary before macros b...

This episode is a mashup of episodes with  Alessia Facchin ,  Alexandria Ross ,  Beatriz Biscaia ,  Camile Periat , and  Daraja Hill , hope you all enjoy! Tag us in your posts and wish the athletes a happy show day! :D The order of clips featured:  Alessia Daraja Alexandria Beatriz Daraja Camile Beatriz Alessia Daraja Beatriz Alexandria Alessia Alexandria Camile Daraja Camile Alexandria Beatriz Da...

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk sits down with IFFB Pro Ashley Parker, a soon-to-be 26-year-old who has been competing for two years and was the overall champion at Junior USA's in 2019.   Even though Ashley had never been to a show prior to competing, this Tennessee woman shares how her competitive nature drove her to take on her first prep and how that determination helped her bring hom...

In this episode, Host Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with Renee Harshey, a coach at Pro Physiques, Certified Nutrition Specialist and owner of her own meal prep service Fit Choice Foods, mother, and IFBB Pro who turned pro in Bikini at the Arnold Amateur in Colombia in 2019. ​Starting off the episode, Renee officially announces her decision to switch to the Wellness division after finally achieving her...

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with Jessica Lynn, an Arnold Australia competitor, dancer, hairstylist and makeup artist for over 11 years. Jessica has been competing since 2013 and earned her IFBB Pro Card in 2014.  ​In addition to competing for over seven years, Jessica is a small-town farm girl from Iowa and is married with two kitty fur-babies. While she is most often known for...

In this episode, Host Celeste Rains-Turk has an intimate conversation with Carla Garthwaite, a posing and competition prep coach who has her own line of waist trainers, Cinched by Carla. She is known for repping girls with tattoos on stage and wants to be the first sleeved Olympian. This pro is married with kids and has proven time and time again that you can overcome challenges and recreate your...

In this episode, Host Celeste Rains-Turk talks to Morgan Lindsey, online fitness and mindset coach who works with bikini and lifestyle clients with her slogan change your mindset change your life, she is co owner of drizzle cookie co, has been competing for four years and went pro in 2017 at her second national show.  Morgan talks about how she fell into competing, what she does every day for her...

In this episode, Host Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with Anya Nicholson a posing coach and office assistant with Team Elite Physique who works alongside Adam Bonilla traveling to shows and helping competitors backstage. She studied Sports Management and spends most of her days at the contest prep center doing online posing with athletes all over the world, and turned pro at NPC Nationals in 2019.  Tun...

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk has an extensive conversation with Dr. Harriet Davis, a board-certified family medicine physician with fellowship training in sports medicine with a passion for motivating and inspiring others. She is also a wife and a mother who has been consuming a 100% plant-based diet for 14 years. Tune in to hear all about being a vegan athlete, if veganism is right fo...

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk, speaks with Lauren Adams, who won first place and turned pro at NPC USA's in 2019 after 5 years of competing and doing 6 national shows! She has competed 13 times, is a posing coach for bikini and wellness division and does bikini competition prep online coaching and lifestyle training. Tune in to hear Lauren and Celeste get into all sorts of 'swept under...

Kicking off 2020, host Celeste Rains-Turk talks with Shelby Pierce, a Fit Body Fusion coach who we just heard about in the last episode with Maya Astabie, she is from Sacramento, California and started competing in 2016 then earned her pro card in 2017 at North Americans. Tune in to hear Shelby discuss what it is like to be a coach answering some of your questions like her approach in prep v off s...

In this episode, Host Celeste Rains-Turk wraps up 2019 answering your questions, sharing big takeaways submitted by listeners, reading funny stories from competitors, & giving you 3 big questions to ask yourself to make the most of a new year! She says a huge THANK YOU to all and even gives you a chance to win something! Don't Miss It! Connect with Celeste on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/c...

Maya Astabie is a San Francisco native and honorary New Yorker, the athlete we are speaking with today is a Filipino-French 25-year old IFBB Bikini Pro. She is a proud FitBody Fusion Athlete and Ambassador happily rising and grinding every day to become the best version of herself! She believes that when we let our own UNIQUE light shine, we encourage others to do the same. When she's not putting...

In this episode, Celeste Rains-Turk chats with Noora Mahonen, 22 year old  Olympia qualified competitor who earned her pro card in July of 2018 and went on to place 2nd at her pro debut and has since won two pro shows.  Noora talks about what got her into competing and how she stepped on stage for the first time at 17 years old. She shares what she has had to focus on given her body type and what...

Self-coached from Day 1, 2013 to her IFBB Pro Status in 2015 and all Reverse and Improvement 'seasons' from 2013 to current… Host Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with Casey Samel who qualified for 3 Bikini Olympia's ('16, '19, '20) with self-coaching, while leading her competition and lifestyle clients to success on and off the stage as the owner and founder of Team Casey.  Tune in to hear about how Cas...

Celeste Rains-Turk interviews Gina Scafoglio, a lifestyle and prep coach who has done 5 shows and self coached herself up until last year, we dive into lots of interesting, different, and perspective shifting topics like rave culture, reverse dieting, giving up control and trusting your coach, along with getting a spark back out of life. We even dive into how Gina dealt with a debilitating injury...

Host Celeste Rains-Turk has an in depth conversation with Daraja Hill, someone people are calling a prodigy in the sport since starting in June 2018 to being Olympia qualified 15 months later this athlete has a Bachelors degree in athletic training and a goal of earning her doctorate in physical therapy, she is showing everyone that you can balance your life while being successful as a competitor....

Host, Celeste Rains-Turk, speaks with Jody Andrews, 5 times Masters champion from Canada who earned her pro card at North Americans in August 2019. She was born in Alberta, raised in Ontario, and now lives in British Columbia doing treat reviews of foods that aren't in Canada and running her real estate business connecting buyers with agents near them.  Tune in to hear how Jody was able to improve...

Host, Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with Erika Sherwood, lifestyle and competition coach with Team Be At my Best, posing coach, and mother who struggled to get weight off after her third pregnancy and knew she needed change in her life and signed up for a bodybuilding show. She was inspired by her mother and decided nothing would stop her from transforming her body and along the way and developed a pa...

Host, Celeste Rains-Turk, interviews Sarah Cobean, full time periodontal therapist for a nationally ranked cosmetic dentist who specializes in physiologic based neuromuscular dentistry. This athlete was born and raised in St. Clair Michigan and currently lives in Royal Oak Michigan. She has always been passionate about fitness and today we get to hear more of that. Tune in to hear about Sarah's jo...

In this episode, Host Celeste Rains-Turk, connects with Nicole Engman, a 35 year old administrative assistant for career and technical education for Alpine school district who is married to a professional bodybuilder, mom to two boys, and who went pro at her 19th competition. Tune in to hear how Nicole and her husband overcame many challenges from losing her brother to addiction to grieving other...

In this episode, Host Celeste Rains-Turk, sits down with Abby Ball, a small town girl from Illinois who now lives in Arizona as a full time personal trainer and nutrition coach who is passionate about competing and helping others achieve goals they never imagined were possible. Abby tells us why she loves the idea of being at the bottom of the totem poll, why she is taking a break right now, how s...

In this episode, Host Celeste Rains-Turk, speaks with Hannah Fritz, a 21 year old foodie who earned her pro card at USAs this past 2019 show. She is a student at the University of Texas studying Finance and MIS. She is a posing coach in her area and online Tune in to hear Hannah tell us what mindset shifts helped her to make it through a rough season start to earn her pro card. Hannah shares with...