Bikini Down Under Cate Loader

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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@nurialolita @troyjthornton

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.

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

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.

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 🎙🧠

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