In today’s episode, I sit down with 2025 Olympia-qualified IFBB Pro Kerry Sexton—an online fitness and posing coach from the UK, co-host of Beyond the Stage, and an athlete with over 40 competitions under her belt since earning her Pro card in 2019!

We dive deep into posing during the improvement season, the mindset needed to stay in love with the sport, navigating PMDD, and how bodybuilding can truly transform your life. Kerry opens up about the highs and lows of competing, the importance of following your plan post-show, and why no single show should ever define you.

TOPICS COVERED

-posing in the improvement season

-love for the sport

-struggles with PMDD

-bodybuilding improving your life

-following your plan post-show

-working around injuries

-don’t let one show define you

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

4:55 posing year round & using visualization

10:46 earning her Olympia qualification

12:45 life with PMDD
18:30 bodybuilding can improve your life

28:30 motivation to keep going

33:25 dating a competitor

37:26 overcoming injuries

46:42 road to the Olympia

51:19 criteria in the UK versus the USA

58:40 advice for competitors

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In today’s episode, I sit down with IFBB Pro Bailey Harrison, whose journey from growing up on a cattle ranch to becoming a professional bikini competitor is nothing short of inspiring. Bailey entered the fitness industry in 2015 as a personal trainer before expanding into nutrition coaching and opening her own gym, BA Nutrition & Fitness in Lewiston, ID. At her first shows back in 2016, she competed in figured, before taking a few years off to compete in powerlifting. She returned to the stage in 2020 and switched coaches in 2021 after poor placing at national shows. She then earned her Pro card at 2023 Universe.

Bailey shares the highs, the lows, and the mindset shifts that led to her success. Tune in for a raw and real conversation about perseverance, lessons learned, and what’s next in her career!

TOPICS COVERED

-struggles with anorexia in high school

-the importance of mentorship

-when to change coaches

-gaining composure on stage

-pushing your workouts

-the athlete mentality

-being a business owner

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

4:40 lessons as a high school athlete

10:03 continuing to make improvements

16:30 the difference when turning Pro

22:03 experience winning her pro card

27:03 growing her glutes

37:50 deciding to pursue bodybuilding

41:35 athlete mindset

46:25 goals for the 2025 season

50:30 opening a gym

56:24 growing up on a cattle ranch

60:41 child of divorce

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Today I speak with IFBB Pro Karla Grijalva. She is the co-owner of the Macro Lab in El Paso, Texas, and holds a BA in Public Relations & Marketing. She started competing in 2013, where she won the overall at her first show. She made her debut to the national stage in 2016, and earned her Pro card in 2024 where she earned the title of Miss Universe.

TOPICS COVERED

-finding balance with macros

-how long to stay natural

-struggles with binge eating

-choosing the right coach

-staying natural too long?

-motherhood and bodybuilding

-owning a meal prep company

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

3:03 starting with bodybuilding

6:39 being a teen mom

13:30 road to Pro

17:20 shifting mindset around food

25:45 owning a meal prep company

37:12 support from her husband

41:22 getting ready for show day

49:20 staying natural or using PEDs

60:02 pros and cons of her experience

70:00 PEDs and mental health

83:10 advice for competitors

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