Episodes

Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Glam Girl Bikini Presents: Metabolism, Hormones and Stress Response
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Do you struggle to drop weight? Are you watery, have trouble digesting foods, and have chronic fatique? If so, listen in while Bikini Coaches @chrisnicole_ifbbpro and @amyehinger address the metabolic compensation that occurs due to chronic stress in this episode. Unfortunately there are so many Bikini athletes that are currently dealing with this issue due to chronic dieting and too much cardio. Their hormones are out of whack and they have dysregulation of key hormones that impact regulation of metabolic functions. In general this seems to affect female athletes primarily.
Dieting, cardio, training, stressing to get leaner and general stressing in life all add up to huge stress on the body. Our bodies’ response is to produce more cortisol. If you produce too much cortisol that is when problems start. Your body uses progesterone from the progesterone/pregnenolone pathways to create more cortisol. This is generally fine if cortisol stays in a normal range because for the most part there is plenty of progesterone remaining to still form other hormones. However, when cortisol gets too high, progesterone becomes depleted and you don’t have enough remaining for other critical hormone creation. You need progesterone to create DHEA and eventually testosterone, thus disruption in the pathways will eventually lead you to become low in testosterone.
A Bikini athlete with high cortisol, low progesterone, and low testosterone typically ends up being estrogen dominant (which causes many issues, one of which being difficulty losing body fat). The dysfunction also affects the thyroid as it starts to down-regulate due to the disturbances. This does not always occur, but most of the time it’s what we will see happening. So now you have an athlete that is in a much more sympathetic state, not sleeping, insulin resistant, holding water, not burning calories or using them properly, etc. Additionally in most cases they have coinciding digestion issues since the body is not digesting food properly due to the fact that high stress/cortisol leads to lower stomach acid.
If you’re looking to correct this: First, YOU NEED TO REST! Training should be pulled back and nothing should be taken to failure. Also, it’s helpful to add in 1-2 days of restorative yoga. The focus during this time is to restore hormones.
Estrogen Dominance and Blood Glucose: For supplementation, athletes can take Core-21 https://1stphorm.com/products/core-21/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini&a_aid=glamgirlbikini&a_bid=4b7ce806&chan=AE to bring down cortisol correctly since that is the main issue. Adding Harmony https://1stphorm.com/products/harmony/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini to bring down the estrogen dominance and help the body begin to raise testosterone since there is an inverse relationship. This product will also boost progesterone. With cortisol high it can cause insulin resistance; so adding a GDA https://1stphorm.com/products/gda/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini can help as well. If you have high cortisol levels it’s important to check fasted blood glucose levels and post prandial (due to Dawn phenomenon). If you have high blood glucose you will lose insulin sensitivity, which needs to be restored.
Thyroid and Gut: In order to support the thyroid during this time use: Thyro-Drive https://1stphorm.com/products/thyro-drive/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini&a_aid=glamgirlbikini&a_bid=4b7ce806&chan=AE because it will help to minimize weight gain. Digestion will also need to be addressed in order to get the body properly utilizing nutrients again, which is vital for recovery. An physique athlete will do well to utilize a digestive enzyme: https://1stphorm.com/products/digestive-enzymes/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini and GI Advantage https://1stphorm.com/products/gi-advantage/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini for gut health.
Adrenals: NOTE: if someone complains of being super tired all day they will very likely need to also support their adrenal glands. Take Adrenal Restore: https://1stphorm.com/products/adrenal-restore/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini&a_aid=glamgirlbikini&a_bid=4b7ce806&chan=AE as it is perfect for this.
As an athlete is able to rest more and raise calories over time they will continue to improve the health of their body.
To close, it’s best to take measures to prevent this entire cascade from happening again, so any time you “diet” (eat in a caloric deficit) OR if you just have very high stress in your life it’s going to be important to keep these hormones in check. For athletes who compete, they should be considering taking care of keeping cortisol at bay the entire prep. Then after the show or prolonged diet be sure to take Adrenal Restore to get your adrenals back in working order since they were taxed heavily during the lean out phase. This strategy should help prevent that nasty wind up from occurring.
Don’t be that person who comes into the sport who looks worse after competing than before starting. Some upfront time and money can help prevent a lifetime of battle.

Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Glam Girl Bikini Presents: Eating Exercising and Enneagram
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
TYPE 1: THE PERFECTIONIST-The Reformer-can be critical and impatient with results. They do well to have a coach to lead them the "right" way
TYPE 2: THE HELPER-can be people pleasing so they do well to have a coach pushing them. They tend to take care of others before themselves so need to be held accountable.
TYPE 3: THE PERFORMER-The achiever can be workaholics, competitive and image focused. At their best they can push themselves and others to finding their highest potential.
TYPE 4: THE INDIVIDUALIST
TYPE 5: THE OBSERVER
TYPE 6: THE LOYALIST
TYPE 7: THE ENTHUSIAST
TYPE 8: THE CHALLENGER
TYPE 9: THE PEACEMAKER

Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Glam Girl Bikini Presents: Breaking the Slump Cycle
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
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One Goal. Sometimes being in a slump, is often because we have too much going on or too much stress in life. We are trying to do too much. It saps our energy and motivation. It’s probably the most common mistake that people make: they try to take on too much, try to accomplish too many goals at once. You cannot maintain energy and focus (the two most important things in accomplishing a goal) if you are trying to do two or more goals at once. It’s not possible. You have to choose one goal, for now, and focus on it completely. This can be hard but you can always do your other goals when you’ve accomplished your One Goal.
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Find inspiration. Inspiration, comes from various sources. For some it’s following others who have achieved what you want to achieve, or who are currently doing it. Watching YouTube videos, listening to podcasts or following successful people on Social Media
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Get excited. This sounds obvious, but most people don’t think about it much: if you want to break out of a slump, get yourself excited about a goal. But how can you do that when you don’t feel motivated? Well, it starts with inspiration from others (see above), but you have to take that excitement and build on it. talk about it, read about it as possible, and visualizing what it would be like to be successful (seeing the benefits of the goal in my head), I get excited about a goal.
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Build anticipation. This will sound hard, and many people will skip this tip. But it really works Many of us will get excited and want to start today. That’s a mistake. Set a date in the future — a week or two, or even a month — and make that your Start Date. Mark it on the calendar. Get excited about that date. Make it the most important date in your life. In the meantime, start writing out a plan. .
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Post your goal. Print out your goal in big words. Make your goal just a few words long and post it up on your wall or refrigerator. Post it at home and work. Put it on your computer desktop. You want to have big reminders about your goal, to keep your focus and keep your excitement going. A picture of your goal (like a vision board etc)
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Commit publicly. None of us likes to look bad in front of others. We will go the extra mile to do something we’ve said publicly. hold yourself accountable — don’t just commit once, but commit to giving progress updates to everyone every week or so.
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Think about it daily. If you think about your goal every day, it is much more likely to become true.
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Get support. It’s hard to accomplish something alone. Find your support network, either in the real world or online, or both.
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Realize that there’s an ebb and flow. Motivation is not a constant thing that is always there for you. It comes and goes, and comes and goes again, like the tide. But realize that while it may go away, it doesn’t do so permanently. It will come back.
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Stick with it. Whatever you do, don’t give up. Even if you aren’t feeling any motivation today, or this week, don’t give up. Again, that motivation will come back. Think of your goal as a long journey, and your slump is just a little bump in the road. You can’t give up with every little bump. Stay with it for the long term, ride out the ebbs and surf on the flows, and you’ll get there.
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Start small. Really small. If you are having a hard time getting started, it may be because you’re thinking too big. If you want to exercise, for example, you may be thinking that you have to do these intense workouts 5 days a week. No — instead, do small, tiny, baby steps.
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Build on small successes. Again, if you start small for a week, you’re going to be successful. You can’t fail if you start with something ridiculously easy.
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Read about it daily, especially when you’re not feeling motivated.
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Call for help when your motivation ebbs. Join an online forum. Get a partner to join you. Ask them for advice. Ask them to help you overcome your slump. It works.
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Think about the benefits, not the difficulties. One common problem is that we think about how hard something is. Exercise sounds so hard! Just thinking about it makes you tired. But instead of thinking about how hard something is, think about what you will get out of it. The benefits of something will help energize you.
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Squash negative thoughts; replace them with positive ones. Along those lines, it’s important to start monitoring your thoughts. Recognize negative self-talk, which is really what’s causing your slump.
You can find us on Instagram @preplifepodcast or @glamgirlbikini You can apply for the team by clicking the application link: https://glamgirlbikini.com/glam-girl-bikini-application/

Tuesday May 26, 2020
Glam Girl Bikini Presents: BCAAs and EAAs
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Have you ever wondered if there is a difference in taking BCAA vs EAAs for enhancing your contest prep? Online Bikini Coaches @chrisnicole_ifbbpro and @amyehinger share with listeners their thoughts on Branch Chain Amino Acids and on Essential Amino Acids. Included in this talk are discussions about how to utilize amino acid supplements and how they can be most effective. To order your BCAAs and EAAs click the links: https://1stphorm.com/products/bcaa/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini https://1stphorm.com/products/essential-amino-acids/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini
EAAs are designed to provide your body with the 9 amino acids that the body can not create on its own, but are required in the building of new muscle. Paired with BCAAs you can increase muscle protein synthesis, increase muscle growth and decrease muscle fatigue. These supplements can also prevent you from slipping into a catabolic state (muscle breakdown) during periods of fasting, cardio or intense exercise training.
You can find us on InstaGram @preplifepodcast and @glamgirlbikini You can apply for the team by clicking the link: https://glamgirlbikini.com/glam-girl-bikini-application/

Tuesday May 19, 2020
Glam Girl Bikini Presents: IFBB Pro Daraja Hill
Tuesday May 19, 2020
Tuesday May 19, 2020
IFBB Bikini Pro Daraja Hill @darajahillfit shares her journey from NPC Bikini amateur to IFBB Professional in this interview with @amyehinger In this interview we hear about her pro career that started by winning the overall at NPC North Americans in 2019; and how she went onto win her pro debut and qualify for the Olympia. By the end of 2019 she describes what it was like to be crowned a 2x pro champion and received her invite to the Arnold International. Other topics include her transition from athletic trainer to full time posing coach. Additionally, she shares how she has been adapting to quarantine life and how her nutrition and training have stayed on track. Most importantly she shares what it truly takes to be a pro through development of the mindset and everyday practices. You can email her about posing at empoweredtopose@gmail.com or find her business at www.empoweredtopose.com
You can find us on Instagram @preplifepodcast or @glamgirlbikini You can apply for the team at: https://glamgirlbikini.com/glam-girl-bikini-application/

Tuesday May 12, 2020
Glam Girl Bikini Presents: Dieting vs Improvement Season
Tuesday May 12, 2020
Tuesday May 12, 2020
While living the "Prep Life" how much different does a bikini competitor's day to day look during the dieting phase vs the improvement season? Bikini pro @chrisnicole_ifbbpro share's her differences in training, nutrition, supplementation, cardio, sleep regimen, caffeine intake, posing and more. Bikini coach @amyehinger helps explain strategies for combating estrogen dominance, maintaining healthy liver function, addressing muscle repair, and improving digestion. You can find us on Instagram @preplifepodcast and @glamgirlbikini To apply for the team click on the link: https://glamgirlbikini.com/glam-girl-bikini-application/
For links to purchase the supplements we discussed:
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DB GoddessCore-21
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Micro Factor Pack is a combination of multivitamin, antioxidants, EFA, CoQ10, Fruits and Veggies, and probiotic. https://1stphorm.com/products/micro-factor/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini
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Digestive Enzymes https://1stphorm.com/products/digestive-enzymes/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini
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Liposomal Vitamin C https://1stphorm.com/products/vitamin-c/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

Tuesday May 05, 2020
Glam Girl Bikini Presents: Coach Jamy Adams
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
In this episode bikini coach @amyehinger interviews physique and life style coach @jamylynn68 Topics included in this interview are: Jamy's figure and bikini journey over the last 4 years, differences in training styles, nutrition plans and post show experiences throughout the years. She is a Certified Nutritionist through Precision Nutrition and is a Top 5 National Level Bikini Competitor in Masters Bikini 50+. She's a mom, wife, and career woman that shares how she is able to live the "Prep Life" and balance it all in a sustainable way. Get ready to be inspired by this incredible lady as you listen to her journey! You can find us on Instagram @preplifepodcast and @glamgirlbikini You can apply for coaching by filling out the applications link: https://glamgirlbikini.com/glam-girl-bikini-application/

Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Glam Girl Bikini Presents: Emotional Eating in Quarantine
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020
Tuesday Apr 28, 2020

Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Glam Girl Bikini Presents: Positive Vibes
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Are you finding that it's hard to stick to your bikini goals during quarantine? If so we are here to help! In this episode we share tips and tricks that will help redirect your thoughts and habits toward actions that are positive and that encourage self love. We have come up with these practices to ensure that you are focusing on things you can control to help with your mindset during these crazy and unusual times of social distancing. Here are some tips from Bikini coaches @chrisnicole_ifbbpro and @amyehinger to improve your life and get you to your physique goals faster:
- Participate in a physical activity you enjoy for 20 mins
- Referee your self-talk and train your thinking. Switch off destructive or debilitating thoughts by replacing that time with reading a self-help book, watching a motivational YouTube video or listening to a positive podcast.
- Make a gratitude list for the day. Start recording these daily thoughts in a journal.
- Take an isolation walk in nature for 10-15 minutes.
- 30 mins of restorative yoga.
- Celebrate your victories by focusing on your "wins" for the day.
- Replace alcohol and refined sugary foods by creating a macro hack
- Meditate
- Foam roll for 5-10 mins
- Prepare your meals at least one day in advance.

Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Glam Girl Bikini Presents: IFBB Bikini Pro Beatriz Biscaia
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Tuesday Apr 14, 2020
Beatriz Biscaia is the youngest bikini pro, she a 2 time IFBB pro champion, an Olympian and most recently an Arnold Bikini International competitor. In this episode bikini coach @amyehinger interviews this amazing and inspiring bikini pro. Topics discussed are how Beatriz is adapting her training, goals and nutrition during this time of quarantine for Covid-19. Additionally she shares feedback from the judges and how her training style is unique. Other important topics include building a pro mentality and how to overcome obstacles. If you are needing motivation for your upcoming bikini prep then this is an episode you don't want to miss! You can find us on Instagram @preplifepodcast or @glamgirlbikini You can apply for the team by clicking on the link: https://glamgirlbikini.com/glam-girl-bikini-application/ You can find Beatriz @biscaiapro and you can check out her ebook at: https://sellfy.com/p/6j0rt3/