This week we have another great episode for you all running through the mindset behind the more muscular female divisions. We had the pleasure of chatting with UK prep coach, founder of Evolution training, Tom Hames. Tom has been coaching for over a decade in the industry from first time athletes to pros across all the divisions.229 x 1st places 🥇388 x Top 3 placings🥇🥈🥉45 x Overall wins🗡 19 x British champion 🇬🇧6 x IFBB PRO CARDS 🏆We had a really great time talking to him about his experiences, especially with working with the ladies within the figure & WPD classes.You can find Tom on instagram https://www.instagram.com/evolution_training/https://www.instagram.com/team_evolutiontraining/As always, thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode please consider sharing it to your socials and helping us grow our community of listeners.Your hosts, Maeve & Scarlett xhttps://www.instagram.com/maevekavanagh.fitness/https://www.instagram.com/scarlett_portues/

Show notes:Ladies listen up! This week Maeve is flying solo with a very special guest, Jamie Granville. Jamie is a WPD competitor, Prep coach and J3U educator. This episode we have a deep dive into female birth control, HRT for the female competitor. A lot of the topics discussed are areas where as females we dont understand enough of beforehand. We hope you can take some insight into understanding your own female health.If you would like to further look into any of the topics discussed on the episode here are some studies below along with Jamies instagram handle & relative causes within J3U. https://www.instagram.com/jamienoswitch/https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19883384/ (Hansen 2011 study)Period Repair Manual: <a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Period-Repair-Manual-Lara-Briden/dp/1760559547?&_encoding=UTF8&tag=maevekfit-22&linkCode=ur2&linkId=ade5a328a8362ecb8bf95ccedd5594e7&camp=247&creative=1211">Period Repair Manual</a>JamieG10 for 10% off J3U courseshttps://j3university.com/As always, thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode please consider sharing it to your socials and helping us grow our community of listeners.  Your hosts,  Maeve & Scarlett x  https://www.instagram.com/maevekavanagh.fitness/ https://www.instagram.com/scarlett_portues/

Coaches, listen up! We have an epic episode for you this week talking all things development, reaching the next level in your career, and what it takes to bring your A-game! We had the pleasure of speaking to one of the top UK prep coaches; Jase from Team Jase who runs his online coaching business & team, along with multiple other businesses including a popular meal prep company in Duabi - @RawFoodsdxb. Jase gave us an epic insight into how he has managed to build such a successful coaching business, what it takes to be great coach, and, what one quality makes a great athlete. We covered all this and so so much more!You can follow Jase over on instagram to keep up to date with everything he has going on and as well as follow along on his clients prep journeys during this competing season here: https://www.instagram.com/jase_345/As always, thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode please consider sharing it to your socials and helping us grow our community of listeners.Your hosts, Maeve & Scarlett xhttps://www.instagram.com/maevekavanagh.fitness/https://www.instagram.com/scarlett_portues/

On this weeks show we chatted with such an awesome role model for us figure athletes that we know you guys are going to love! Barbara Kiss (body_by_babs) is an IFBB Figure Pro and online coach who shares such a wonderful message about how an off season should & does look. There's no hiding behind old show photos, there are open, honest & real updates shared to give a realistic view of the off season process & all it entails.We talked gaining, mini cuts, confidence levels, body image struggles and much much more. You can follow Barbara over on instagram to keep up to date with her own progress & upcoming prep journey: https://www.instagram.com/body_by_babs/As always, thank you for listening! If you enjoyed this episode please consider sharing it to your socials and helping us grow our community of listeners.Your hosts, Maeve & Scarlett xhttps://www.instagram.com/maevekavanagh.fitness/https://www.instagram.com/scarlett_portues/

Knowing when it's the right time to compete is ESSENTIAL for your success & longevity in the sport of bodybuilding. So, this week, we go through absolutely everything you need to consider before committing to a prep, never mind getting on stage. We talk physique, finances, mindset & more on this episode.  Making sure you're in an optimal starting position, finding the right support, picking the right federation, and dealing with the unique challenges that the prep process throws at you - it's ALL covered! We would love to hear your thoughts on this weeks episode and what your opinions are for people considering competing this year!As always, we appreciate your support so much & would LOVE for you to share this episode on your socials to help us grow the community of listeners! Your hosts, Maeve & Scarlett x

Season 3 is HERE ladies! We are honestly so excited to be back on the air and sharing more than ever with you guys as a very different kind of season starter. Since our last episode back in November, a lot has been going on for us both personally. So, we wanted to let you guys in on exactly where we're at and what's happened over the last couple of months. It's raw, it's real, and completely honest. Mental health is a new topic for us to speak so publicly about, we hope by doing so, someone, somewhere will be able to get a little glimpse of hope if they're currently going through a tough time. PS; NONE of this advice is professional, in any way, we are just sharing our personal stories and what we've done to try and overcome these struggles.  We would LOVE if you could help us grow the listening community by sharing this on your socials & leaving a positive rating on your chosen streaming platform! Your hosts, Maeve & Scarlett x

Welcome back to the podcast guys! We actually can't believe we are at the final episode of season 2 already! We'd like to take this opportunity to thank you all from the bottom of our hearts for tuning in and supporting us each week so far. This week, we have a special guest joining us to talk all things bikini's.The lovely Suz from Miss Bikini Fitness is in the house! Suz answered all our questions about picking the right bikini and so soooo many valuable tips & tricks when it comes to making that selection.We know you guys will really appreciate this episode and all the expert knowledge given to us by Suz. Again, thank you all SO MUCH for listening through the last 2 seasons, we will be back on your streaming platforms after Christmas with Season 3 and all the suprises that come along with it!Your hosts, Maeve & Scarlett xo

Welcome back to the pod guys! We know you love hearing athlete stories and get a lot of inspo from them sharing their journeys. So, this week, we have non other than the gorgeous Hannah Bawden; PCA figure pro, online coach & posing coach. Hannah has had a fantastic season so far which saw her take home gold in her first ever IFBB show. We both really enjoyed our chat with Hannah and think she's such a great role model for the sport. Make sure to give us the thumbs up & leave a positive review ;) Your hosts, Maeve & Scarlett

Welcome back to the podcast guys! The episode everyone has been waiting for with great anticipation we're sure! The Big O weekend! The biggest body building event of the year. We had the pleasure of having Amy Fox on with us to help review, critique and give her professioonal opinions on the athletes, phyisauqs & placings this year. Amy is a WPD pro, an ex judge turned show promoter, an in person PT in Dohertys Perth, an online coach, AND a posing coach. She lives & breathes bodybuilding and has a great fondness for the figure category. We highly recommend watching this episode over on Youtube for the visual reviews! Your hosts, Maeve & Scarlett xo

Welcome back to the pod guys! We have another incredible athlete and fellow podcast host joining us today; IFBB Pro Sophie Jenkins.Sophie turned pro back in 2021 and has a whirlwind journey since then. Between serious back injuries and doubting if she'd ever grace the stage again, Sophie managed to rise up like phoenix and make her pro figure debut this year in the USA.We really enjoyed our chat with Sophie and hearing about her inspiring journey thus far. Make sure to give this episode a thumbs up or leave a positive review! Until next week, Maeve & Scarlett xo