Natural Female Muscle Podcast

Paige is a Natural Wellness Athlete, who competed in her fist season as a junior this past year, winning PCA First Timers, a Top 2 placing at the PCA British & becoming the Overall Wellness Champ at 2 Bros Naturals. Now that more opportunities are opening up for Natural Wellness competitors, it was amazing to be able to get Paige on to learn more about her own journey & discuss what is actually po...

Hello Everyone! In this weeks episode I run through all the essentials that you need to know, when it comes to preparing for and managing your show day. From everything that you need to organise in advance & what to be aware of when you approach the show day itself. I know Show Days can often seen quite ‘unknown’, but the more prepared you can be ahead of time, the more you will be able to actuall...

Following on as a part 2 from the last prep episode, I dive into some additional tips you can take into your prep. This doesn’t have to be your first prep either, as these can hopefully be helpful even later down the line! I hope you enjoy listening! Coaching Enquiries: https://w.app/TeamLVFIT Natural Bodybuilding Worldwide: https://naturalbbworldwide.com/ NBW Clothing: https://nbwclothing.com/ In...

Abi is the reigning UK & International Figure champion, having attained this title In her first season last year. This season also came with other incredible achievements including; PCA Midlands Toned Figure Title & Overall Title, followed by a 2nd at PCA Finals & a top 3 placing at INBA Universe. In this Episode we were able to discuss in more detail the background of Abi’s experience in sport &...

As we head into 2024, I know many people will be embarking on their first preps. As a result, I wanted to give my top 5 tips to hopefully help you to have a more enjoyable and successful first prep, as you begin your competitive bodybuilding journey. I hope you enjoy this episode & thank you so much or an amazing 2023! Time Stamps: 00:00 - 04:18 Introduction 04:19 - 09:49 Don’t Neglect Your Routin...

Lara is a very influential figure within the female natural bodybuilding industry - with the way that she so openly shares her journey and real experience with life & bodybuilding.  Lara Competed for the first time in 2022 as a figure athlete where she had an amazing first season, bringing home top 3 placings at PCA First Timers and SNBF. But most importantly, really learning and evolving her jour...

Hello everyone! In this episode, given the time of the year, I wanted to discuss approaching the festive period from a bodybuilding perspective. To help give the best take-aways from this, I have mainly gone through my previous mistakes around this time of year & how I have been able to change this to where I am today. I mainly speak though my own experience as an example because there is, of cour...

Episode 31: Claire Burton PNBA Pro Claire is a professional Women’s Physique Athlete. Having attained professional status & won titles with PNBA, WNBF & DFAC along with also claiming titles within non-tested federations. Claire began her competitive journey 10 years ago, at 42, where since then she has only gone from strength to strength. It was amazing to have the opportunity to sit down with Cla...

On this weeks Episode, I dive into the pros, cons & considerations for both training with a training partner or training on your own. A lot of people often worry or try to consider which is 'better', but in all honesty there is a lot to be taken from both scenarios when you have the right awareness. I hope you guys enjoy this episode! If you do, please follow & rate the podcast! Thank you for list...

Hey Guys, back with a solo episode this week to touch upon a topic that I see effects a lot of athletes, but especially females. I talk through what it really means to be a bodybuilder, along with the barriers that get in the way of us feeling validated in being a bodybuilder also. I hope that this episode helps you feel more confident and assured in yourself & your process. But, as always, if any...

Ally is a Women’s Physique Competitor, having won multiple titles in this division - including, the UKDFBA Heart of England title, 2nd at the UKDFBA British & BNBF British Champ in her last year of competing in 2022. Although 2022 was not Ally’s first year of competing - she actually competed for the first time in 2021 as a Figure Competitor. It’s been amazing to see the success Ally has come into...

Monique is an extremely successful competitive athlete. Winning multiple PCA titles, the 2022 BNBF British Figure Champ & runner up at DFAC Worlds. She has truly come into some amazing results within her first few years of competing. However, the journey to this stage as an athlete for Monique is one that has forced her to really appreciate the sport & develop herself as a bodybuilder in order to...

Collette is a Natural Female Bodybuilder, having competed in her first season as a figure athlete in 2015. In that time she has actually transitioned up from the figure category all the way towards Womens Bodybuilding with her return back to the stage in 2021. She has won multiple titles in this category where in her last season in 2021, she took home the Heart of England Women's BB title, a top 3...

This week we are joined again by Dr Zena, following on from her return to stage this year. 
 We catch up on the results and experiences of the most recent shows, but most importantly we really dive into managing expectation as a returning competitive athlete. Whilst expectation management is often discussed in the context of first timers, it can actually be far more difficult as a returning compet...

Really enjoyed discussing this topic for you guys this week. One that I can most definitely relate to a lot from my own experience & also guiding a lot of clients through this specific process. University can be quite a difficult and challenging time in general, never-mind with bodybuilding thrown into the mix. However, I do absolutely promise you that it is not only something that you can manage,...

Longer off-seasons, are not only something that are often quite misunderstood but also feared by a lot of competitors too. 
I think it’s important we really dig into the TRUTH of what comes with these time periods & what that means for us as athletes. Hopefully this episode allows you to take away some great understanding so that you can shift your perspective on what these longer off-seasons real...

Tyarra is both a renowned Coach and Competitive Athlete in her own right. She has coached Female Athletes to the top levels of Natural Bodybuilding & it was amazing to have some very insightful discussions with her on this episode. We talked about a wide range of relatable topics for females in the bodybuilding industry. From approaching bodybuilding prep as a first timer, to how we realistically...

We have maybe all got to those points within a growing phase where we maybe feel as though we simply 'aren't progressing'. Sometimes this is the case & sometimes it's not. In this weeks episode I delve into assessing your rate of progression in off-season and some areas you might need to consider in order to see more frequent & consistent progress in the gym. I hope you guys enjoy this episode & a...

Episode 20: Sarah Glanville This week on the podcast, we are joined by a guest who gives an extremely engaging and insightful conversation. Many of you will know Sarah from her involvement in WNBF UK & being her podcast host in her own right on the WNBF UK Podcast.  Sarah has an huge passion for natural bodybuilding & creating that exposure for females in particular. It’s something that she has di...

Deciding that you want to compete, can actually be quite a big deal. I think it's easy to forget how scary or intimidating it can feel being a first timer & possibly not knowing many people in the industry. I know for me, personally, the thought of taking those initial steps into the world of competitive bodybuilding seemed extremely daunting at one point. And I honestly did not know where to star...

With my upcoming trip to Sacramento next week for the Natural Muscle Mayhem, I thought it was a great opportunity to talk to you guys about managing travelling whilst also staying on top of your bodybuilding goals. I talk a little through the different approaches you can take whilst travelling or going on holiday, but I mainly run through some tips & advice on how to manage things as best as possi...

Rimini is a Natural Athlete, Sports Massage Therapist, WNBF Judge & Online Coach. Rimini has already been on a fantastic journey within bodybuilding. From her first season where she had some amazing success as a Bikini competitor in 2021, to now transitioning up towards the Figure division over this past off-season.  It was incredible to discuss through the in’s & out’s of this journey, along with...

Hello everyone, this week I am back with another solo episode. In order to be able to draw a lot from my own process for this one, I am here to talk about Diet Phases & Mini Diets. Predominantly, referring to diets outside of a prep scenario. I run through WHY we need to diet, HOW we diet & also the importance of gaining the ‘Skill of Dieting’. These are topics I most definitely wish I had known m...

This week on the podcast we are joined by natural bikini athlete, Yasmin hodge. Most recently Yas won the NBW Classic Bikini Overall Title, and I was fortunate enough to have a discussion with her leading into the INBA World Championships where she attained the World Title. Alongside her recent success as bikini athlete, Yas firstly works as a Resuscitation Trauma Practitioner within a Major Traum...

This week on the Podcast we are joined by WNBF FitBody Pro Chelsea Doherty. Despite only being in her early years of competitive bodybuilding, Chelsea has already had an incredible Journey. Chelsea took to stage for the first time in 2021, where she came away with her WNBF Pro card. She then endeavoured on her Pro Debut, in her second ever season last year, where she took a top 3 Placing at WNBF W...