189: Making History, Overcoming Struggles, and Building Confidence with Daraja Hill

Bikini Diaries

English - December 21, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 232 ratings
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Previous Episode: 187: Navigating Quick Success with Ariel Barley

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Today we have a very special guest, IFBB Professional Daraja Hill is coming back to the podcast to share with us all about her Olympia journey! This year she made history being the first black women to place this high at the Olympia (#Queen). Her 6th place win opened up so many opportunities for her that she is going to be sharing with us, and let me tell you they are cool! We will get to hear all about her ride up until now, what she deeply struggled with during this time, and what helped her gain all the confidence she has today.

Here's what you'll hear:

[6:00] - Daraja Hill introduction

[7:30] - Mindset in 2019 after two big wins

[10:00] - Preparing for her first Olympia

[17:00] - Regrets from making changes while preparing for her first Olympia?

[18:30] - Dealing with struggles before the Olympia in 2020

[22:00] - Mindset changes going into the improvement season after the 2020 Olympia

[28:00] - Did maintaining 7-8 lbs above stage weight make prep easier?

[35:00] - Working on glutes

[37:00] - Changes this past year

[44:30] - What has helped build confidence over the past year?

[51:00] - What was different at this year's Olympia compared to 2020?

[55:30] - What was it like to get first callouts?

[1:00:00] - How did it feel stepping off stage with a 6th place win?

[1:03:00] - Judge's feedback

[1:06:30] - What is Daraja looking forward to now?

Find Daraja on IG @darajahillfit

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