Bikini Down Under Cate Loader
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The Bikini Down Under is where IFBB Pro’s, athletes & coaches share with us their knowledge on all things competing. Brought to you by Cate Loader, who’s mission is to help educate women who share her love of bodybuilding that there’s a right way to prep.
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Coaches Episode: Nuria Novoa & Troy Thornton
In this episode Cate speaks with two of Australasia's best coaches: Nuria Novoa & Troy Thornton, discussing their coaching journey's thus far.
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Ryan Milton is back! Team Fflex
Season 2 is here! Welcome Back Ryan Milton.
You cant miss this if you want to expand your knowledge on the bikini division within the IFBB/NPC
Show notes:
Olympia- 9mins
9:30 Free weights over machines
13:00 Condition over fullness or...?
18.30 Bodybuilding split or 6 all over body workouts per week and why?
23.54 Minicuts
26:00 Fat burners? Bloodwork and just being aware of what stresses your body out.
29:30 Protein distribution
31:20 Retaining muscle as we lean down
35:00 Reducing cardio post show
38 Glycogen depletion peak week??
40:40 Nutrient timing
42 Differentiating between which athletes compete in the bikini or wellness division
45 Whats going on if athletes are getting a little extra in their improvement season
47 Training chest if at all and thoughts on if it gives separation of the implants
49min Prioritising hormone health
52:00 Antagonistic potentiation
55 Ryan’s pick for the next Olympia
If you want to join Team FFlex you can reach out to Ryan on
IG @teamfflex or ryan@teamfflex.com
Ryan also has a podcast Ryrant on Itunes & a youtube channel. -
IFBB 2 x Fitness Olympia Winner Whitney Jones
Episode 19 is live!
What an honour to have 2x Olympia/2018 Arnold Fitness winner Whitney Jones on the podcast.
A few of the topics covered:
🎙How her prep for this years Olympia is tracking along
🎙How her show the Whitney Jones Classic went on the 24th of October
🎙What you can expect when you join @theprophysiques team
🎙I asked Whitney what is it about her personality that doesn't give up when shes knocked back by serious injuries when a lot would.
🎙Cardio
🎙Why is it that bodybuilders typically opt for a high carb low fat diet
🎙Mistakes she sees women making in peak week
🎙Tips on how to grow muscle optimally
🎙Nutrition & Hydration
🎙Advice for Athletes going after their Pro card
You can reach out to Whitney @whitneyjones_ifbbpro or alternatively fitwhitjones.com
Whitney also has a clothing line 'FEARless by Whitney Jones'
https://www.fitwhitjones.com/shop-1
Lastly she runs the Whitney Jones Classic Annually. Info can be found @wj_classic -
IFBB WELLNESS Athlete: Caity Williamson
Episode 18 is live!
Today i spoke with @caity_williamson who has competed in both the IFBB & WBFF.
Now that we have the newly appointed wellness division she’s back ready to take on 2021.
Some of the topics covered:
🎙Dealing with past partners that weren’t supportive
🎙What to do when you’ve plateaued
🎙How boosting up your calories can be just what the body needs
🎙Incorporating refeeds
🎙How finding the right coach can make all the difference to your competing experience & outcome
🎙Peak week methods
🎙How friendly competitors were in both federations
🎙Excessive cardio is past preps
*I had to edit out a glamorous coughing fit on my behalf around the 45min mark so apologies if it sounds a little disjointed around that time.
Cheers all. Please tag, share and send Caity some 💚 for coming on sharing her experiences thus far with competing. -
IFBB PRO: Jade McKee
Episode 17 is live!
⛓is in Bio. Available on ITunes & Spotify
Today I spoke with IFBB Bikini Pro @jademckee_ifbbpro who has been based in Melbourne since a week before they went into a lengthy lockdown.
Jade left her career as a Physio to work at the science based @cleanhealthfitnessinstitute as a coach at the beginning of the year.
She works with a range of clients, from gen pop, right through to comp prep clients & women who are focusing on their fitness goals pre & post natal.
Some of the topics covered:
🎙Jade’s competing history- she has impressively competed at 17 shows, with 4 of those Pro shows since becoming a mum.
🎙Where Jade won her pro card. Not too mention it was when they were only giving out 1 Pro card per division, once a year in Australia.
🎙How Jade came back from a serious spinal injury.
🎙Her experience with becoming too food focused during/post comp in the past & how to mitigate the effects in your own prep.
🎙Advice on how to prep the healthy way, with a focus on fuelling your body correctly to prevent muscle breakdown, mindset & not thrashing your body with a tonne of cardio being crucial elements.
🎙How having a great support system can make all the difference to your health and well-being in this sport just to name a few.
A special mention to @bsnaustralia_nz who have been in Jade’s sponsors since 2018.’
Thanks Jade for coming on 🎙🧠 -
IFBB COACH: Nuria Novoa
Time stamps:
0-8 mins Intro/CHCH show
8:30-13:30 Best and biggest challenge in bodybuilding career…(mention of @Sabrina Taylor)
13:30-17:00 How Nuria’s Health conditions’ have given her the life experience to help athletes in similar situations
17:30 You always hear competitors talking about what to look for in a coach, so I wanted to flip that around and ask you what you think are some good habits that set athletes apart from the rest? We also touch on what makes a great coach.
22:30 Assessing what division suits an athlete in initial part of their career
24:30 The importance of remaining ethical when coaching athletes. We discuss how Nuria’s philosophy studies have encouraged critical thinking
25:45 Mental hurdles that can arise in preps
28:45 Coaching men vs women
30:00 PEDS and impact the side effects could have on your mental health after this is all said and done and you’re say trying for a baby or you don’t like the way your jaw looks etc.
33:00 Post show support and reverse dieting when you work with Nuria. Eleanor Brown is a nutritionist Nuria works along side. Big focus on having a multidisciplinary team to cover all areas of prep.
37:15 Competing if you let it can be pricey….so have you got any savvy tips for girls getting into competing?
38:00 Peak week past disasters and how Nuria’s body reacts to to different protocols
44:00 Listeners questions….Great questions, thanks guys for writing in!
48:30 Reversing into shows if possible??
51:00 Stomach vacuum’s?
1:03 Some of your favourite exercises for a bikini athlete if you had to superset 2 exercises for the rest of their days for:
Delts
Lats
Glutes
Hammies
1:06 Genetics
1:08 Lagging body parts and training frequency to bring them up
1:10 Things you’d love to see change about the industry
1:13 If you’re a betting woman do you think anything will get in the way of Oct 17 NZ show?
1:14 What advice would you like to give women out their striving towards winning their pro card?
You can reach out for coaching/posing coaching @nurialolita or via email: nfusionfitness@gmail.com