Confessions of a Bikini Pro

SHONTE TURNER

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 became popular in the fitness world. She emphasizes the importance of finding a passion in fitn...

ARNOLD 2020 MASHUP

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 Daraja Thank you for listening, I hope you enjoy! :) Don't forg...

ASHLEY PARKER

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 home the overall the first time she had ever seen the stage. ​Ashley talks about how her commi...

RENEE HARSHEY

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 pro status in Bikini after 4 years and 16 shows.   Renee discusses how persistence played ...

JESSICA LYNN

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 her notorious hair-flip on stage and bubbly personality, she is also an avid donut connoisse...

CARLA GARTHWAITE

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 life with consistency and the commitment to being better. Tune in to hear Carla open up about...

MORGAN LINDSEY

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 mindset, and how she overcomes her Generalized Anxiety Disorder. She opens up about what it w...

ANYA NICHOLSON

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.  Tune in to hear about Anya's recover from bulimia and how one friend, and bodybuilding, changed ...

DR. HARRIET DAVIS

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 for everyone, how to approach improving your health, menstrual health for competitors, physicia...

LAUREN ADAMS

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 the rug' topics that even writing about them here would be questionable. Lauren shares how sh...

SHELBY PIERCE

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 season, what she wishes clients would do / knew, and what she loves about it. She also talk...

Happy New Year! 2019 in Review and Celebrating YOU! Thank YOU!

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/celestial_fit/ www.celestial.fit/podcast On-Demand Coaching: https://celeste-rainsturk.clic...

MAYA ASTABIE

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 work at the gym or cooking in the kitchen, you can find her hustling as a healthcare Advertis...

NOORA MAHONEN

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 she has done to level up since turning pro.  Noora gives us some insight into what she lea...

CASEY TORRES (SAMSEL)

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 Casey views placing after her experience in 36 shows, why she has only asked for judges feedback...

GINA SCAFOLGIO

Celeste Rains-Turk interviews Gina Scafolgio, 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 leading up to USAs where she placed 1st and won her pro card then went on to place 4th at the...

GINA SCAFOGLIO

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 leading up to USAs where she placed 1st and won her pro card then went on to place 4th at the...

DARAJA HILL

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. Tune in to hear not just the training and nutrition protocol she follows but more so the min...

JODY ANDREWS

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 her physique and become a professional athlete with the guidance of her Team Atlas Coaches. ...

ERIKA SHERWOOD

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 passion for empowering women to develop sustainable strategies to bring overall wellness, health, ...

SARAH COBEAN

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 journey to competing, how she overcomes stage fright, what she does to step into her confidence...

NICOLE ENGMAN

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 family members and pets. Nicole vulnerably shares her perspective on addiction and those who ...

ABBY BALL

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 she got into competing, what her big why is, and what she does for recovery and how it has mad...

HANNAH FRITZ

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 us what her thought process was heading into every show and why becoming a pro was so excitin...

On Demand Mindset Coaching for Competitors Now EXISTS, Event Recap, Am I Getting my Master's Degree?

In this minisode, host Celeste Rains-Turk invites listeners into the very first (and only) On Demand Mindset Coaching for Competitors Membership Platform. She also dives into a recap of the first ever Build More than Just a Body LIVE Event highlighting the transformations which occurred and the amazingly generous sponsors. Celeste even talks about her own personal endeavor and commitment to continuing her education as she pursues her Masters of Science in Clinical Mental Health Counseli...

JUDITH DICKER

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk has an in depth and inspiring conversation with Judith Dicker, a married mom of 2 who works as a fitness trainer and online competition prep coach. She has a passion for taking people from miserable metabolisms and strict diets to getting in the best shape of their lives and making sure all the aspects of competing are covered from fitness and nutrition to hair and makeup. She is also working in the financial services industry and has grown her own bu...

LAURIN CONLIN

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with Laurin Conlin, athlete and coach who has a Masters Degree in Exercise Science. You will probably recognize her name and her voice as she is the Cohost of Redefine Healthy Radio, Team Locofit Roundtable, and the Unglamorous Life Podcast. She founded Team LocoFit to provide quality coaching that puts the clients long term interests first with an educated, evidence based approach to all matters. Tune in to hear why Laurin has taken time aw...

SARAH LAW

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk, sits down with Sarah Law who began her competing journey in August 2018 after being challenged by a friend to compete. As soon as she began she was hooked and has loved every second. Sarah spent her 20's as a pro Dancer working in musical theater and has always loved to challenge herself. She has been part of Team Elite Physique under the guidance of Adam Bonilla since April 2019 - after being in the overall finals 3 times this year Sarah gained h...

ANGELA WHITE

In this episode Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with Angela White, a mother, Coach, and the Manager of Team Fit Body Fusion who strives to inspire women to always reach their full potential and to do it without fear! Her purpose is to show women that we are stronger than we believe and anything is possible if we have the courage to go after it. Tune in to hear us talk about some very real subjects like depression, divorce, and motherhood. Angela talks about how her son was diagnosed with Autism...

HANA DEVORE

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk brings on Hana Devore, who had competed years ago but stepped away from the stage to focus on other aspects of life and her health. Now she is back in the game bringing a very real perspective to her followers about the industry, she is a food and beverage marketing manager from LA who recently moved to NY and is a member of Team Fit Body Fusion. Tune in to hear Hana expand on why she is coming back to the sport after 3 years off as a 'Jaded' bikin...

2019 OLYMPIANS SHARE THEIR PRE-STAGE RITUAL & BEST ADVICE FOR COMPETITORS; A COMPILATION

Today we have a special feature episode with the 2019 qualified Olympia competitors who have been guests on the podcast. Host and Creator, Celeste Rains-Turk has compiled sound bytes from each episode highlighting their answer to the 2 questions she asks everyone; 1. What do you do right before your heel hits the stage? 2. What is your best advice for people thinking about getting into the sport/newbies and girls who are on their road to pro? Tune in to hear the answers shared from som...

LACY GREEN

In today’s episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk talks to Lacy Green,  creator and owner of the Bikini Competitor Academy, is a certified personal trainer, fitness nutrition specialist and bodybuilding specialist who became a pro at her 2nd show ever. Tune in to hear about how Lacy went pro without it being announced, what she did during her improvement season to make this prep so much smoother, how she preps with kids, and what she has done to overcome her own self-doubt about her age and pha...

KATIE KOPFLE

In this episode, Host, Celeste Rains-Turk chats with Katie Kopfle, who lives and breathes all things competing and uses this passion in her competition prep and posing coaching business. Tune in to hear about how competing actually saved her from 7 years of having an eating disorder. Katie shares how she was able to switch her focus to becoming strong and muscular versus skin and bones. She opens up about some negative coaching experiences she has had and the red flags to look out for ...

ANNABEL DASILVA

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk, speaks with an athlete born and raised in New Jersey by her Brazilian parents. She started traveling abroad as a model at 17 years old then found her passion in modeling and fitness. She has been living in India for almost 5 years now as a leader in the fitness industry. Tune in to hear Annabel talk about how modeling impacted her mindset, how the modeling industry treated weight and size, how moving to a culture that accepted women with more size...

ROXANNE HUFF

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk chats with Roxanne Huff, a trainer, online coach, and posing coach who just recently made her pro debut at the NY Pro but had prepped herself to earn her pro card before that! Tune in to hear how Roxanne's perspective has changed since she prepped herself and now that she is working with a coach and the differences between what she did for herself and what her coach has her do. Hear what Roxanne does to reset before starting another prep, how sh...

ALEXANDRIA ROSS

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with a magic loving, gas station snacking, book club member and old soul living in Arizona who manages The Pro Physiques online program with over 250 athletes. She has been competing for nearly 6 years but this is her first  year as a pro, Alexandria Ross. Tune in to hear Alexandria answer TONS of questions submitted by her audience and some of our listeners. We also dig into how she has managed her expectations, remains positive throughout ...

ALEXA BERG

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with Alexa Berg, an athlete who earned her pro card at her second show ever then went into multiple pro shows without any recovery, she is currently finishing up her degree in sociology and communication. Tune in to hear Alexa's story of being diagnosed with bipolar disorder after noticing her habits changing, how she has chosen to stand up to the stigma, how the medication affected her, what she has learned from the experience, and why she ...

BEATRIZ BISCAIA

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk talks to the youngest bikini pro ever, she is 18 years old, from Portugal, and has done over 16 shows. She is also a posing coach for girls worldwide, Beatriz Biscaia. Tune in to hear all about how Beatriz got into the sport at a young age, the struggles she faced to commit to competing, what she went through to earn her pro card and the losses she faces, what her lifestyle is like, and the beauty of friendships in the league. Beatriz also share...

Big Announcement!!

I wanted to make a quick announcement to do some housekeeping since I record my episodes so far in advance I don’t always get to announce or share exactly what is going on or provide updates or sometimes things are not as up to date as I would like! So I did want to let you all know that there is officially a date and location for the bikini mastermind live event and I am so excited about it, I had put out interest forms about where you guys wanted it to be and if you would pay for it and ...

AMY LANDRY

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk dives deep with Amy Landry, 30 year old athlete who earned her procard in 2017 at Junior Nationals and works as a full-time pharmacist. Tune in to hear all about how Amy feels about working in a field outside of the fitness industry, how she became a pharmacist, what she does to manage her time day to day, and how she has taken on the 'whatever it takes mentality'.  Amy opens up about many of the health challenges she has been facing including; H...

ALESSIA FACCHIN

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk speaks with 25 year old Italian Pro, Alessia Facchin who started competing in 2015 after struggling with her relationship with food due to her job in modeling. She began to see her body change as she committed to the gym and found her first coach who encouraged her to try competing where she found her passion. Since then she became a dietologist, earned her pro card in 2018 and now pursues her dream of stepping on the Olympia stage as she works as an ...

KRISTEN MARKOWSKI

In this episode, Host Celeste Rains-Turk has a lively discussion with Kristen Markowski, fur and horse mom who works at a veterinary clinic, competition and lifestyle coach, helps people get chemical free products into their homes and just started her first season as a pro! Tune in to hear what Kristen does to maintain her discipline year round without beating herself up, how she changes her thought patterns to align with gratitude and her goals, and what she does to prioritize herself. ...

MARISA WOO

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk, chats with Marisa Woo, a full time student at SDSU studying Kinesiology with an emphasis in fitness specialist! She is currently a bikini posing coach and an online coach for lifestyle clients and competitors. Tune in to hear about how Marisa has come out of prepping for so long to get her procard to now finding the lifestyle that works for her. She talks to us about how some of her priorities like family were neglected in prep and what she is doi...

JIMI MARLEY

In this episode, host, Celeste Rains-Turk sits down with 22 year old business owner of Pro Body Sports Therapy in Denver who started her journey at 170 pounds and 37% body fat, decided to make some changes and did her first competition in 2017 and turned pro one year later. She is also a wife, puppy mom, online coach and fitness model, Jimi Marley. Tune in to hear about how Jimi went from a binge and purge lifestyle for weightloss to heavy lifting, food loving, IFBB pro. After being bulli...

COACH'S WEEK WITH INGRID ROMERO & JOE DISCUILLO

COACH'S WEEK WITH RYAN HINTON

In this exclusive feature for coach's week, host Celeste Rains-Turk has a deep discussion with Ryan Hinton, founder and head coach of Team Legacy who began coaching in 2015, and has made over 37 competitors in bikini, men's physique, figure and women’s physique IFBB Pros since then. He has a 5 year old son, was a collegiate track athlete and earned his pro card in Men’s Physique in 2014 when he won the overall at USAs and has stepped on the Olympia Stage two times. Tune in to hear Ryan ge...

COACH'S WEEK WITH PAUL REVELIA

In this exclusive feature episode of Coach's Week, we are hearing from Paul Revelia, BA, MBA, is a lifelong competitive athlete, having played basketball, volleyball, and baseball, finishing a successful NCAA pitching career at Valdosta State University. ​Athletics kept him anchored in training even while his career moved into IT and software development. He eventually became inspired to push himself to achieve his best physique and ended up on a bodybuilding stage. ​It only took two y...

COACH'S WEEK WITH JAMI DEBERNARD

For this exclusive episode of coach’s week, Celeste Rains-Turk has an extensive conversation with founder and head coach of Fit Body Fusion who turned pro at the 2011 USAs and competed at the Olympia in 2011 and 2012 at over 40 years old. She has been coaching for nearly 10 years with an MBA, as well as a Masters Degree in Exercise Physiology and a PhD in holistic nutrition, Jami Debernard. Tune in to hear Jami's past experience as a competitor that drove her to develop her ART of living ...

COACH'S WEEK WITH DYLAN BAIR

In this episode of the exclusive coach's week, host Celeste Rains-Turk has an in depth conversation with founder of Bair Aesthetics, Registered Dietitian, a 2016 Graduate from The Ohio State University who received his Master's of Science degree in Medical Dietetics and who has had his ACSM personal trainer certification for over 8 years, Dylan Bair. Dylan talks about his philosophy behind 'No BS, just Science', how his background as a Registered Dietitian influences his coaching approach...

COACH'S WEEK WITH ADAM BONILLA

In this first episode of the exclusive coach's week, host Celeste Rains-Turk has a very informative, deep, and wide range discussion PACKED with value from Adam Bonilla, the creator of Team Elite Physique who has been working in the fitness industry for 21 years and as a trainer for 19 of those years he has honed his skills to the level of Master Trainer and specializes in the area of the field in which he loves, competition prep. Adam opens up about his journey to his success and opening...