The Competitor's Debrief Episode 2 What Really Happens on Show Day

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All right, welcome back.
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Every competitor remembers where they placed viewers remember everything they learned.
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Welcome to the competitors debrief, the podcast where you unpack the lessons behind the metals, the memories behind the stage lights, and the growth that happens long after the tan fades.
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I'm Brittany Gebers, and each week we'll reflect, learn, laugh, and become better competitors.
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Let's dive in.
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So this episode, we're looking at the timeline in your journal.
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Um, and then hopefully you can realize that show day isn't just stepping on stage, it's an entire experience, you know, worth learning from.
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The journal prompts cover that day's you know schedule, hair makeup through pre-judging and finals.
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Um, so this is just kind of the next step.
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If you don't have a journal, that's cool.
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But if so, you can follow along.
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So when people ask how your competition went, what's the first thing they ask?
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Right?
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What what did you get?
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How'd you place?
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How'd you do?
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And usually that's exactly how we answer.
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But here's the thing: your placing is only about 30 seconds of your entire day.
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The rest, maybe five, 10 minutes.
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But the rest of the day, that's where the stories are, that's where the lessons are, and that's where the confidence gets built.
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Today I want to walk back through the entire day for the moment your alarm clock goes off until you're finally driving home.
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Case of the morning, right?
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Let's start before anyone ever sees you.
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We're gonna wake up.
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There's gonna be, if you got some sleep, you may not get a lot of sleep the night of a competition.
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Um, but you're gonna wake up pretty early.
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There's gonna be some nerves, you're gonna have like a checklist or to-do list or however you organize.
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Double check your bags, um, looking in the mirror.
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All that excitement is just mixed with this, hey, it's finally here, it's finally showday, it's really happening.
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Um, so you'll have your little nervous rituals you do.
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Uh, maybe not since it's your first time, but you're gonna be.
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I I think I checked my hair makeup times 15 times, wrote them on paper, had alarms on my phone, all those things.
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And the other thing I'll share about that, I had alarms on my phone, but if you're in a different time zone, make sure you check those.
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Um, because when I originally put everything on my calendar before I went to the event or to the venue for the weekend, uh, when I got there, everything is basically an hour off.
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So that's another little thing you can kind of look into and check for.
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Um, if you're trying to be really smart and do it on one of your, you know, your phone calendars or something like that, set alarms for yourself.
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So um, yeah, I just remember in the hotel room just being all nerves, trying to remember just breathe.
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You've done the work, you've worked so long for this.
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It's finally here.
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Like, this is what it was all about.
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Like my first show, I had no idea what to expect.
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Obviously, I'd worked with coaches, I'd watched, you know, YouTube videos to practice, and um, I had been to one show just to see kind of what it looked like, but this was a different show, even.
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I went to Nashville to check it out, and then my first show was in Chattanooga.
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Um, so there's just a lot of that not knowing what to expect, but trying to go with the flow and just enjoy all the little moments.
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Um, I was worried, you know, I'm gonna forget something or not know what I need, not have the right thing.
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So I, you know, you just worry about so many little things, even uh waking up in the morning when you want to wash your face and not again, we I think I talked about that in the last one, not letting that tan, like the water run down and get your tan.
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But there's just so many little things that are gonna happen, and some of them you'll get over quickly, other ones will become your rituals, and that's okay.
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You'll figure it out.
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Um, one thing I love is just helping competitors realize this isn't just preparation, it's part of the experience.
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You know, like my goal was just to get on stage by 40 just to see if I could.
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So when that day finally got there, I was just so excited and so nervous, but so, so proud, regardless.
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I didn't have any expectations on placing.
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I was too new to even have an expectation.
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Um, but I was just proud that I made it and that my physique, I just couldn't believe it.
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I really couldn't believe it.
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I was 39.
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It was about, I don't know, six or seven months before I turned 40.
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So to me, it was just that alone and how proud my husband was, um, to say I set this goal and did it.
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That was that was the big moment for me.
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So um, but you know, when you get there, or even first day, much less the day of, but when you get backstage, when you go to hair makeup, all those places you're going to meet new people, be friendly, be nice, get to know them.
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They're gonna be your friends.
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You're you may need them for something.
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They may need you.
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You want to be comfortable with them.
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Um, especially when you're going into, you know, hair makeup is one thing.
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You may or may not be talking a lot because you know, there's people at your face and putting makeup on and all that.
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But even when you're tanning, you might be standing neck naked next to them.
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So um, yeah, just get get be sweet, be friendly, be approachable.
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Even if you're focused and locked in, it's okay to smile, it's okay to say hello and you know, exchange names.
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By the end, hopefully you're exchanging um maybe social medias, right?
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But sitting in the makeup chair, your makeup artist, be very nice to them.
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They're working hard all day trying to give you the perfect look.
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Um, so what was that like for you sitting in that makeup chair?
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Did you talk to her?
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Were you nice?
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Did you like the look?
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If you didn't, make notes on what you didn't like about your looks too.
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Um that way each time you can kind of dial in your look and you can communicate better to the next at the next show to that that artist um what you do or don't like, or if you loved it, take great pictures so you can show, you know, show them at the next show.
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So just make those notes too about hair and makeup.
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Um, and then watching everyone transform, that is pretty cool.
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So think, who did you?
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I know I'll go in there sometimes and you'll see people at check-in, or you'll see them at first rounds of tan, and then they'll start doing their transformation, and then you'll see them again and they'll say hello, and you're like, wait, remind me your name because you may or may not recognize them, and that's normal and okay too.
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Just smile and giggle and they can remind me your name.
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Oh, great.
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Um, because we look very different once we get all glammed up.
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So um, yeah, it's really cool to see those transformations and just know, hey, they're real people too, and we're all here because we love this sport and this is our community, so be a good be a good contribution to it.
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Um, but yeah, you'll continue to feel the excitement grow with each step of this, like every little thing from washing your face to that if you have hair first, you know, feel like seeing that next step, and then you go to makeup, and then there's that next step, and then you have another coat of tan, then you kind of see the final look coming together, then you add your your bikini or your um your suit, and then you're gonna add maybe your jewelry.
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So you do another check-in with your coach, like just those each little step of the way is really cool.
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And I also like to take pictures of my tan, um, like the night, the night before that morning, because it does get darker, right?
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Did you notice that?
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Like as it as you give it time, it'll get darker overnight, gets a little bit darker after you get that next coat.
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So it's always really cool to see that too.
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I've gotten to where I like taking those pictures.
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Um, it just it's just kind of really cool.
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So, and you can use those if you want to use them on social media or to share with your coach or friends, or just save for your own, you know, diary of sorts.
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You can see that step-by-step process and put a little collage together.
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That's really neat.
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Um, but yeah, but you stop looking like yourself, you start looking like a competitor, and that's where I feel like that alter ego comes in, especially for us that are introverted.
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You don't like being center of attention, everybody's staring at you.
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You're just not your comfort or your element.
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So a lot of times having this new glam look and knowing you worked so hard, it's part of it.
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It's part of the show.
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You put on that show because you're proud.
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But there's just something different about being on the stage, all glammed up, where it just to me, I feel like I'm a whole different alter ego.
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I'm like a whole new stage presence or something.
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So, um, and that's cool too, you know, just embrace that and appreciate it.
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Um, but yeah, so that's the waiting.
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There's a lot of waiting that gets overlooked quite a bit.
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Think about all the different times you may have had to wait and sit around and wait, rush or wait, you know.
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Um, that gets overlooked quite a bit.
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I think people, you never know the pace of the show or the pace of the schedule.
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So, again, what did you like about it?
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What worked?
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What stressed you out?
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What could you have done better to manage that?
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Can you come up with your own little, you know, personal tools, um, little ways to manage that better?
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So we learn a lot about managing stress and bodybuilding, especially competitive bodybuilding.
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And these days you're gonna teach you a lot about it and how you handle it.
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It says a lot about you, but again, every show you're gonna get better, every experience is gonna give you obviously a little bit more wisdom.
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So just try to make notes of those things.
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Because if you don't show again for a while, you may forget some of them.
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Or again, when your coach asks, you won't remember.
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So, yeah, just um record things like the athlete meeting, the backstage time, the overall timeline.
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You write down any of those little things that you can remember.
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Um, like again, they might be on your show info, they might be on a website, you might have been writing them down the whole time.
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But writing things like that down too is kind of helpful so you can see where your downtime was or where your wait time was.
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That helps maybe figure out when you should be having your meals or when you could be checking in with your coach, um, when you could potentially be, I don't want to say napping.
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Napping is hard for me, but if you can nap or rest, you can kind of see where those opportunities are there and how to manage them.
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Or if you need to, you know, you want to spend a few minutes watching the show with your family members or loved ones, whoever's there, you can kind of get a feel for that, uh, what those windows might look like.
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You'll notice the size of the shows and how many competitors obviously will determine how much wait time is and how long the day is.
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But then, of course, whoever the promoter is and how well that team is expediting all the staff, that makes a huge difference in how efficient the show goes and how the flow feels.
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Um, so you can make you can make notice of things like that.
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And again, did you like it?
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Did you not?
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What could you have done to make your life a little easier?
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If it happens again, what would you do different?
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Um, but yeah, there's just like constant excitement.
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So you might be waiting for a long time, maybe it's only a little while, but then you're like, oh, you gotta get glammed up, you gotta get sorry, you gotta get glazed, you know, uh, because you're gonna get glazed obviously before you're prejudging before you go on stage.
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Then you're gonna stand in some lines.
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Somewhere in there, you need a mill and a pump.
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So all those timelines, they're really hard to judge, especially if there's a lot of people in the other divisions.
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So um again, a lot of excitement about is it time, is it not?
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How much time do I have?
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Can I go pee?
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Just again, it's just stuff to write down so you can kind of one, it helps you decompress, just get it out, decompress.
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It's like I said it, I wrote it, whatever it is you're doing, and then you can kind of feel like you've you can move on from there.
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Um, there's plenty of long periods where nothing happens, and that's where you're gonna meet some friends too.
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You can kind of talk to those next to you.
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Hey, what do you have?
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Have you competed before?
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Have you done the show before?
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Whatever, right?
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You make little conversations like that, and you'll they flow pretty naturally.
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If you're all in the sport and you're backstage together, you got some things in common.
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Um, and everyone's nervous and everyone's excited.
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Some are chatter boxes, some are very quiet and focused.
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So just be respectful of that, but don't be don't be closed off or um not willing to make friends because you'll make some great, great friends back there.
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And again, these it is sometimes when you're in it, it feels like a big community, but especially in the beginning, and even as you um get more mature in it, you'll realize it honestly, it no matter how many people you know, it's a very small community, and most of the people that you live and work with and see every day don't get it.
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So these people that you're meeting now will make you feel more normal.
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You're gonna realize this is a way of life and it is okay.
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You're not the only one.
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And sometimes they may have good advice or just give you encouragement just by seeing their posts or their reels or um being excited for you know whatever they've accomplished, right?
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So it's fun to see those things because it can be encouraging to you and you can encourage them.
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And that, you know, everything you give will come back to you.
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So be putting the good out there, and again, whatever you can do to get back to the community and those people, like other competitors, other athletes, and those who might just be kind of thinking about it or considering it, a lot of times you're inspiring those people too.
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So, okay, back to what we were saying.
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Sorry.
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Um, the backstage, though, it does become the heart of this, you know.
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Really, there's a gonna usually a pump area.
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A lot of people just kind of pump where they're at.
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Some of them wait and pump until they're basically in the lines to go on stage.
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Um, so depending on what your coach says or how you feel, pace of the show, those are things to think about and write down.
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Like, hey, did I pump on time?
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Did I get a good pump?
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Give this feedback to your coach, um, or write it down so you can use it.
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Did I use bands?
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Did I use weights?
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Was my if I use two pounds weight, do I need five pound weights?
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You know, think about those things.
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Some shows don't allow dumbbells.
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Some shows will provide their own bands.
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So it's up to you what you want to pack and what feels good for you, what you're comfortable with.
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That's gonna be a big piece of it.
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But just think about those pump areas.
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Like I said, um, a lot of times people just kind of pump where they're at, or as they're getting ready to go, maybe right before glaze, or maybe just standing in line before they go on stage.
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I've seen all of those things.
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But yeah, watching everyone support each other.
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How many people did you see supporting each other?
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How many people do you see cheering for each other?
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You want to be part of that group, or you know, you're you're supporting them, they're supporting you too.
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It's way more fun.
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Um, and that's where those relationships come in.
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And you'll see people that that you can tell they haven't seen each other since the last show or don't see each other often, and they'll be like, hey, how's it going?
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Maybe even take pictures together.
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So you can see things like that and just know that's that's there for you.
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It's there and it's waiting for you.
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Did you meet somebody?
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Who is it?
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Did you connect with them?
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Did you follow up with them, right?
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Um lots of nervous smiles, lots of nervous chatter.
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Everyone's personality is a little different.
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I personally, very introverted, like I said, not usually a big talker.
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But I also have realized when I'm backstage, if somebody is there talking to me and you start talking bodybuilding or we get into competition stuff, I'm a chatty Kathy.
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I just love it.
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It's the one time where I can just talk forever and have to remind myself to simmer down.
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But any other time, I'm not a talker.
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I'm happy being the one in the background or on the side, being quiet.
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Um, yeah, I'm happy hanging out with somebody, but I don't necessarily want to be having like a long, lengthy conversation.
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But you get me backstage talking about this stuff.
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I'm in.
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Uh, you'll see a lot of.
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Did you see some people helping with suits?
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Did you have to ask anybody to help with your suit?
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You know, maybe a bikini tie, or uh you'll see a lot of girls, you know, just making sure their risers, like they're sorry, they're their connectors on their hips.
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Are they in the right spot?
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Right?
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Is your button in the right spot?
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Can the judges see it?
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Is it on your your dominant posing hip?
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So there's things like that you can help each other with.
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Um, you may have been there, you may have helped people with that, but just know that's something too.
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If you see see a gal, like, hey, this doesn't look right or that needs to be adjusted, don't let her go on stage looking crazy.
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Help her out.
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She may not be able, she may not know, she may not see it.
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Um, ask before you touch her, you know, just make sure she's okay with it.
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But most of the time, um, there's always people that are willing to help if somebody needs something, whether it's shoes or glue or a connector or whatever.
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Um, I'm sure you saw some of that.
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So just think about those moments because those are special moments too that nobody else sees except for the athletes backstage.
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People don't know how how amazing and how cool that community is.
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All these strangers, hundreds of strangers get together backstage to compete against each other.
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But when they're backstage together, like waiting, they would, you know, they would do anything for you.
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You all help each other.
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So it's it's just a really special thing you don't see everywhere else.
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Think about the last time you were standing in line at you know, the grocery store.
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People aren't necessarily gonna help you out or or fix something for you.
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They're just um waiting on their turn.
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But back here, you're gonna compete against them and they're still gonna help you.
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So yeah, um, lots of borrowing happens, jewelry, snacks, food, um shoes sometimes, a lot of that kind of stuff.
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So if you have extra, bring it in case you have you need it, like a malfunction or change your mind, something looks better.
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Take your extra, but also if somebody needs it, you might be the one that can help them out.
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So it's always good.
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And someday you're gonna be the girl who needs that help.
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So if you pay it forward, um, it's it's a good feeling to know that you know that's gonna come back to you later and that and that you're a part of that.
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Um, yeah.
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So all that's all the backstage energy.
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Just whatever little things like that that you thought were cool that you noticed that surprised you, um, you can kind of jot those things down.
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If you saw somebody do something that was like, hey, that was really sweet, or that I really, I don't know, whatever it spoke to you, right?
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For some reason, you can note that down because maybe you can do that for somebody else if you know that opportunity presents itself.
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So it's always, and you can always go to the girl like, hey, I saw what you did, that was very sweet, right?
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Whatever it is, but um again, it's all about love back there.
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And that surprises most people.
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So one of my favorite things about bodybuilding is backstage, the competitors standing next to you are always cheering for you.
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You'll meet families, you know, you'll you'll meet people, you'll see them at a different show, and they'll be cheering for you or whatever.
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So I've it's really, really cool how everyone supports each other.
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All right, so what about walking on stage?
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All right, so how does it feel, right?
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It's different every time, but when you walk on the lights, the music, like hearing your numbers, looking out at the judges, looking at the audience, do you see your people?
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There's just some kind of energy that takes over.
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You practice and practice and practice, and you hope I'm hopefully I get it right by muscle memory.
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But when it's your turn and it like, it's like you turn on, you know, like this is my shot, I'm going for it.
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And you just walk out there, you can't help but smile.
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Um, you're owning it, you're strutting your stuff, you're just you know this is your moment, and you want to give it hell, right?
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You want to make every you want to make yourself proud for sure, but you know there's other people watching, and you know, you may want to make your coach or your family or whoever, but this this is your moment, this is for you.
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I sometimes say it's kind of like it.
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My show is like my recital.
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I work really hard, you know, year round.
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But then when it's time for that show and I step on stage, that's my moment, that's my recital.
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It doesn't matter how I place, it doesn't matter how many competitors are out there.
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That's my turn, and I get to show my hard work, I get to show off my physique, I get to show off my posing.
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Um, so that's kind of how I look at it.
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Yes, I want to place, of course, but just walk out there and like how did you feel?
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Were you super excited?
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How hard was your heart pumping?
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Were you able to control your breath, right?
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Was it what you expected?
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Of course you were nervous, but were you able to walk straight?
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Did you stumble, right?
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Like all those things are just one, it's it's neat to see because you can learn from it, but two, if you do this again after your next show, you'll notice there's been some changes, there's been some growth.
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You can kind of see, wow, I've come a long way.
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And guess what?
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You're gonna be really proud of that.
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So find all the positives you can.
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Anything else use for constructive coaching.
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Um, but yeah, looking at the judges, looking towards them, trying to make eye contact.
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Who are you looking at?
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Who was looking at you?
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Do you feel like you had the good connection, the I, you know, the eye contact?
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Do you feel like you were able to like flirt and flow well?
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Flirts not the best word, but I think you know what I mean.
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Were you um were you able to be seen and noticed?
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Did you make an impact of some kind where um you felt like, okay, they see me, right?
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Um, but it's all over so fast.
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You're gonna go out there, you're gonna do your routine, it's gonna be out of muscle memory, it's gonna be out of nerves, you're gonna be excited, you're gonna get it done, you're gonna walk off the stage still smiling and happy.
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But guess what?
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You're gonna remember half of it.
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You're like, I don't even know what I did.
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Like that went so fast.
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I hope I hit the back pose, or I hope I did that transition, or did I look down at the right time, or did I touch my hair, or whatever it is that's part of your routine, and you're like, I'm assuming I did it because that's how I practice, but it happens so fast and it's over so fast.
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Um, it's kind of bittersweet, but it is what it is.
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And then sometimes you're like, okay, well, when I get my videos back, or somebody in the audience was recording that, I can really look and see because I honestly couldn't tell you.
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It goes so fast, you're kind of in a daze.
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But yeah, anything like that, just process that.
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Think about it.
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You know, how can how would you describe it?
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So um just what goes through your head in those few seconds, you know.
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Mine is gonna be, you know, don't trip, but it are my are my steps soft enough?
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And then I'm walking, I'm trying not to think really.
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I'm trying to trust my body, trust my practice to do the right thing.
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But there are certain things I'm gonna say to myself about making sure my chest is up tall, that I've got my like when I hit my poses, um, is my hip and my waist cranked tight enough?
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Do I have that my hips lifted correctly?
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You know, there's like little things that I do, but most of it in that amount of time is muscle memory.
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Um the back pose, usually when I get there, I'm like, oh, this is my chance to breathe, and also make sure that I'm I feel it in my lower back.
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Do I feel it?
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Am I pushing hard enough?
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Make sure I catch my breath, and then I come around, give my hair toss, and go back through my back to my transition to my front pose, right?
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And then when I hit that last front pose, um, same thing.
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I'm just gonna make sure that I'm tall, that I'm smiling and crank, I'm cranking it.
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And that typically is kind of what it is.
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It's pretty simple.
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Um, but I try to think as little as possible so I look like I'm enjoying it, not like I'm up there pro like thinking through every single step.
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Um, but there are certain times, yeah, I'm like, I know, okay, that's my breathe, my breath.
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Make sure I've taken that breath so that I'm not breathing too hard when I come back and hit the front.
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I don't want them to see my rib cage moving or my diaphragm when I'm trying to breathe hard when I get back to that front pose in the end.
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So yeah, anyway, little things like that are cool.
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Um I would also say think about your timing because a lot of the pre-judging, you're going back and forth with girls.
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Did you remember your number when they called it out?
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Could you hear them?
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Did you feel comfortable going, uh switching spots?
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You know, did you walk in front of the line when you went from one side to the other?
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Um, yeah, just things like that.
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Was your pace good when you were doing those transitions for the pre-judging?
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Did you feel good in that walk to the back if you got to do one?
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So those are just little things, okay.
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I did that well, I need to work on this.
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What were you thinking through it?
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Like I've done some in the pre-judging where that line is a lot like nine to ten people, I would think.
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Um I know I've done one that was a really was a really heavy class.
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Um, so that walked the back, we were like all elbow to elbow.
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So some of those transitions, you're still going through your stuff, but you may have been doing it just a little thit, like a little a little smaller to stay within your space so you weren't hitting each other.
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Um so yeah, that's that's kind of what I think about when I'm in the pre-judging.
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And also I know that's again, that's when they're really judging you.
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And if we're all on that stage, I know there's some girls they we all look good.
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There's some tough competition up there.
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So somewhere in there, that's when in my head, I remember specifically at that last show, I was like, this is gonna be close.
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Some these girls are good, like they look amazing.
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And I remember telling myself, okay, Brittany, fight.
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Fight.
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If you want this, you better fight.
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And you know, it kind of just gives you that one more for that one more little energy um in my posing when I was doing those, those pre-judging comparisons.
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So, whatever it is for you, whatever you got to tell yourself, if you got a mantra, um, some of those things could be kind of interesting.
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Write down, see what works for you, see what you're worried about.
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But yeah.
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Um so from there, you kind of go, you might get an intermission or a little break, probably get another little snack or a little meal, might get some time to rest, might get to freshen up a little if you need to on your hair and makeup.
00:25:45.839 --> 00:25:51.279
Um, but yeah, so for finals, this is the big show.
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Really, I mean that's where awards and all that are handed out.
00:25:55.359 --> 00:26:07.759
If you didn't get to do your um, help me, if you didn't get to do your presentation on that first part in pre-judging, some shows do, some shows don't.
00:26:08.319 --> 00:26:17.119
But finals, you'll absolutely get to go out when they the first time you go out, you'll get to do your routine, and that's when they're doing any videos and pictures.
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This is for you, this is for the audience, this is for the cameras.
00:26:22.240 --> 00:26:32.240
So if you know that, you still want to do an amazing job because obviously there's cameras involved and they could change their minds, but a little less nerves.
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Enjoy it.
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Know that the hard part is done.
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This is, you know, your your final piece.
00:26:39.359 --> 00:26:46.880
Um, but yeah, you've already done the hard part, you've done the long, all day stuff, you've been up all day.
00:26:47.039 --> 00:26:48.480
Now you're kind of closing it down.
00:26:48.559 --> 00:26:51.680
So enjoy every minute because it will be over so fast.
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I don't care if it's a six-hour day or 12-hour day.
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That is your last time doing that routine for that show.
00:26:58.799 --> 00:27:13.359
Um, and then from there, each class gets called out and they do the awards, anything, whatever they are doing, whether it's the um medals, if it's tiaras or whatever it might be, belts, backpacks, we've seen all kinds of stuff.
00:27:13.599 --> 00:27:23.680
But um, that's where they, you know, come out, do all those awards, you collect your goodies, you go off stage, and if you're in multiple classes, you'll keep coming back until you're done with all your classes.
00:27:24.160 --> 00:27:28.960
So if you do that also, um, did you compete in multiple classes?
00:27:29.200 --> 00:27:30.960
How many times did you go out there?
00:27:31.119 --> 00:27:32.559
Did you get tired at some point?
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How is your endurance?
00:27:34.640 --> 00:27:37.039
Same thing with, you know, back to pre-judging.
00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:46.559
If you're standing on a line for a while while everybody else is doing their routines, or if you're standing there for a while while they're doing some comparisons, um, did you have the endurance for that?
00:27:46.720 --> 00:27:48.319
Is that something you need to work on?
00:27:48.559 --> 00:27:50.000
How did that feel?
00:27:50.319 --> 00:27:50.799
Right?
00:27:50.960 --> 00:27:57.839
Um, I think the other thing that we forget about is we get really thirsty standing in those stage lights.
00:27:58.240 --> 00:28:00.319
Did you feel comfortable sipping on your water?
00:28:00.400 --> 00:28:02.000
Did you have it when you needed it?
00:28:02.160 --> 00:28:04.640
Um, did you feel like you looked good there?
00:28:04.720 --> 00:28:07.359
And again, if you have a coach, you can talk to them about that.
00:28:07.519 --> 00:28:13.759
Um, but that surprised me the first show or two is just how thirsty I would get during all the stage stuff.
00:28:14.160 --> 00:28:15.279
So kind of keep that in mind.
00:28:15.359 --> 00:28:22.000
And that's something you could definitely write down and remember for next time so you know the best way to manage that.
00:28:23.200 --> 00:28:27.519
And then, yeah, so after you've done all that, how did you place?
00:28:27.599 --> 00:28:28.880
How did you feel about it?
00:28:29.039 --> 00:28:30.960
Um, did you have any questions?
00:28:31.279 --> 00:28:32.960
Did you get feedback from the judges?
00:28:33.119 --> 00:28:33.839
How did they do that?
00:28:33.920 --> 00:28:35.680
Did they come back after and talk to you?
00:28:35.839 --> 00:28:37.119
Did you go up to them?
00:28:37.200 --> 00:28:39.920
Like after the show was over, were they at the judging table?
00:28:40.079 --> 00:28:41.920
Um, but yeah, how did you get your feedback?
00:28:42.000 --> 00:28:42.640
What'd they say?
00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:44.000
Write those things down.
00:28:44.240 --> 00:28:45.839
They're just, again, feedback.
00:28:46.000 --> 00:28:50.960
Most of the time, they're just trying to give you some constructive information of how you can come back better and stronger.
00:28:51.119 --> 00:28:52.960
Obviously, you're there, you did an amazing job.
00:28:53.119 --> 00:28:54.079
Be proud of yourself.
00:28:54.240 --> 00:28:58.720
There's no losers, but take that feedback, write it down.
00:28:58.880 --> 00:29:04.240
I also like to take my phone, if I can't, and do the voice recorder.
00:29:04.799 --> 00:29:13.039
So I'll record their feedback and then um I can play it and listen to it again and send it to my coaches because that's another thing.
00:29:13.200 --> 00:29:17.279
They're gonna ask you, you'll remember pieces of it, uh, maybe not all of it.
00:29:17.599 --> 00:29:20.000
Definitely won't remember it all word for word.
00:29:20.240 --> 00:29:23.519
It might be how they said something, um, the terminology.
00:29:24.480 --> 00:29:25.119
I don't know.
00:29:25.200 --> 00:29:27.440
There's different little things that you may forget.
00:29:27.599 --> 00:29:37.279
So if there's a way you can take your phone, um, that's what I like to do, is take my phone, turn on the recorder, and just let them say their spill, and then that way I can record it and listen and share it later.
00:29:37.599 --> 00:29:41.279
If not, uh, my first show I wasn't, I didn't know to do that.
00:29:41.359 --> 00:29:48.480
So my first show, luckily, I got lucky because we were the last, it was before Fit Model.
00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:49.920
We were the last division.
00:29:50.000 --> 00:29:54.319
So we just came around to the front of the stage where the coach table was, and that's where they gave us our feedback.
00:29:54.559 --> 00:29:58.160
Um, so my husband was already there waiting for me, and he was stand there.
00:29:58.400 --> 00:30:01.759
He was able to hear the feedback because I obviously there's so much going on.
00:30:01.839 --> 00:30:08.240
You're processing so much energy, emotions, fatigue, just the excitement of the day, all the things.
00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:17.119
So um expecting you to remember and process everything that feedback that the judge is telling you for feedback can sometimes be a lot.
00:30:17.279 --> 00:30:28.319
I mean, it's a tiny thing, but it's nice if you can have either somebody there with you to help listen, um, that can listen, you know, with a little bit more open ears.
00:30:28.559 --> 00:30:35.359
And then uh again, I really like that voice recorder, especially if I'm backstage and I don't have anybody there to listen with me.
00:30:35.599 --> 00:30:37.839
So that's another little tip you could do.
00:30:38.319 --> 00:30:38.640
Okay.
00:30:39.279 --> 00:30:42.240
Um, after that, hopefully, did you go home?
00:30:42.400 --> 00:30:42.960
Was it late?
00:30:43.119 --> 00:30:44.160
Did you go back to your hotel?
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Did you eat your prep food?
00:30:46.079 --> 00:30:48.000
Um, did you go out and celebrate?
00:30:48.160 --> 00:30:48.799
What did you do?
00:30:49.039 --> 00:30:49.759
How did it feel?
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Did you like it?
00:30:51.039 --> 00:30:52.079
Obviously you're tired.
00:30:52.240 --> 00:30:53.039
Did you shower first?
00:30:53.200 --> 00:30:54.960
Did you wish you would have showered first?
00:30:55.200 --> 00:30:57.039
Did you shower and wish you would have gone glam?
00:30:57.359 --> 00:30:59.839
Um, there's lots of things like that you can kind of look at.
00:31:00.079 --> 00:31:04.720
And it's all gonna change on the show depending on where you're at, what time it is, and how tired you are.
00:31:04.880 --> 00:31:09.279
But those are things that, you know, they're worth noting, they're worth uh remembering.
00:31:09.440 --> 00:31:14.160
And especially if you want to look and see if you want to do that same show again next year, you've got all your notes on it.
00:31:14.319 --> 00:31:16.000
You can decide, did I like it?
00:31:16.079 --> 00:31:17.119
Do I want to do something different?
00:31:17.279 --> 00:31:19.759
You know, I did love it, but I want to try somewhere else.
00:31:19.839 --> 00:31:21.440
Or I love it and I want to do it every year.
00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:23.200
But this is how I'm gonna do it different next year.
00:31:23.359 --> 00:31:24.960
You just come in with a better plan.
00:31:25.680 --> 00:31:28.480
So um yeah.
00:31:29.279 --> 00:31:34.079
For your celebration, I hope you got to celebrate however you choose.
00:31:34.240 --> 00:31:36.240
There's been shows where I went out and had pizza.
00:31:36.480 --> 00:31:41.599
There's been shows where I tried to go out with friends and almost fell asleep as soon as they handed me a beer.
00:31:41.839 --> 00:31:43.680
Um, I did not make it very long.
00:31:43.839 --> 00:31:50.480
And then there's been shows where I literally, it was so late, I was so tired, I just went back up to the hotel room and ate one of my normal, just my normal meals.
00:31:50.559 --> 00:31:53.039
And that's what I wanted to do, and I was happy with that.
00:31:53.279 --> 00:31:56.799
Um, and don't feel like you have to go big and go crazy.
00:31:56.960 --> 00:32:03.359
I see a lot of that on social media, but how you reverse is super important, and that's even something I'm still working on.
00:32:03.519 --> 00:32:05.759
But that reverse is so, so important.
00:32:06.079 --> 00:32:08.000
One meal isn't gonna hurt you.
00:32:08.160 --> 00:32:10.799
You know, that night is celebration, you've earned it, do it.
00:32:11.119 --> 00:32:15.599
But know that you have been in a deficit for so long.
00:32:15.839 --> 00:32:19.920
Some of the foods you think you love, your body may not tolerate right away.
00:32:20.079 --> 00:32:24.000
Um, it's definitely not gonna tolerate a lot of food at real quickly.
00:32:24.319 --> 00:32:36.400
So if try whatever you want, um, but I would do it, you know, in in very smart portion sizes, or have if somebody else has it, just try some of theirs or a bite.
00:32:36.640 --> 00:32:42.480
But I see these videos where they're getting these really sweet treats or eating like plates of like everything on the menu.
00:32:42.640 --> 00:32:45.440
I don't think that's very realistic for most people.
00:32:45.759 --> 00:32:52.319
I think something one meal, small, reasonable, um, that's probably a little bit more reasonable.
00:32:52.480 --> 00:32:53.759
And don't force it on yourself.
00:32:53.839 --> 00:32:57.599
You can always eat leftovers later, take it home, or get something you know the next day.
00:32:57.839 --> 00:33:07.519
But just enjoy it, celebrate, but don't let social media fool you about what you're gonna eat when you walk off that stage.
00:33:07.680 --> 00:33:09.200
That's all I'm gonna say to that.
00:33:09.359 --> 00:33:11.839
I look at some of those reels and I'm like, I would throw up.
00:33:12.319 --> 00:33:14.799
Like, I can't even imagine trying to do that.
00:33:14.960 --> 00:33:17.440
And I don't know, maybe they only ate one bite of everything.
00:33:17.599 --> 00:33:18.319
I don't know.
00:33:18.480 --> 00:33:21.440
Um, but what did you do?
00:33:21.599 --> 00:33:22.880
How did your tummy feel?
00:33:23.039 --> 00:33:24.000
How did you feel?
00:33:24.240 --> 00:33:25.119
Would you do it again?
00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:26.319
Was it worth it?
00:33:26.559 --> 00:33:27.839
What would you do differently?
00:33:28.000 --> 00:33:28.240
Right?
00:33:28.400 --> 00:33:45.599
You'll find that um again, as you do this more, what works for you, but also it's not always gonna be exactly the same either, because how that prep went or how long that prep was, all those things are gonna kind of contribute to how you feel and what you want after.
00:33:45.839 --> 00:33:50.319
So, um, and your taste buds will change over time if you do this long enough.
00:33:50.559 --> 00:33:52.640
So uh yeah, make those kind of notes.
00:33:52.720 --> 00:33:58.480
That's kind of interesting to see too, how your body adapts and changes um and acclimates to all of it.
00:33:58.640 --> 00:34:02.720
And you know, that's hard for a lot of families because the first thing they say is, What do you want to eat?
00:34:02.799 --> 00:34:09.920
And they want to take you everywhere, and they think the next day you're gonna be, you know, back to who you were before you even started training, and that's not realistic.
00:34:10.159 --> 00:34:12.800
And don't put that pressure on yourself and don't expect that.
00:34:12.960 --> 00:34:23.199
Whether you choose to stay in this sport or not, know that um the reverse is real and give yourself time and grace for that.
00:34:23.440 --> 00:34:25.599
So be be kind, be kind to your body.
00:34:25.679 --> 00:34:27.360
It worked really, really hard.
00:34:27.599 --> 00:34:29.440
You worked really, really hard.
00:34:29.840 --> 00:34:39.119
So, yeah, and then most people probably are staying in the hotel that night, and then you'll get up the next morning, maybe brunch, something like that.
00:34:39.199 --> 00:34:41.920
Um, and then you on your way home.
00:34:42.159 --> 00:34:43.679
So, how did that go for you?
00:34:43.760 --> 00:34:44.320
What'd you do?
00:34:44.400 --> 00:34:45.760
How'd you feel about it?
00:34:46.000 --> 00:34:48.320
And then, of course, how did you get home?
00:34:48.480 --> 00:34:50.559
Did you ride in a car?
00:34:50.719 --> 00:34:51.840
Did you fly?
00:34:52.239 --> 00:34:55.519
Um, yeah, any issues with any of that?
00:34:56.480 --> 00:35:03.840
So those are just things you can note again what works for you, what doesn't, just things to think through.
00:35:04.000 --> 00:35:19.360
Um, if you want to try to find out how to make it constructive or share all that with your coach so they can help you continue to get better and grow, or help you reverse out so you can go back to whatever else, usually whatever else you choose to pursue.
00:35:20.400 --> 00:35:23.199
Um, but I always got that ride home.
00:35:23.599 --> 00:35:25.360
It's usually some celebrating.
00:35:25.519 --> 00:35:28.079
There's always some it, these are all normal.
00:35:28.239 --> 00:35:36.000
You're gonna be celebrating, you're gonna be disappointed, you're gonna be exhausted, you're gonna be thinking through what your next steps are.
00:35:36.159 --> 00:35:37.519
You know, do I want to do another show?
00:35:37.599 --> 00:35:38.719
Am I going back into build?
00:35:38.800 --> 00:35:40.159
Do I want to do this again?
00:35:40.400 --> 00:35:42.159
Um, you're gonna be thinking about all those things.
00:35:42.239 --> 00:35:48.480
You're gonna feel all the emotions, no matter how you placed, you're gonna be excited and a little disappointed.
00:35:48.880 --> 00:35:50.000
And that's normal.
00:35:50.159 --> 00:35:54.239
You're gonna feel those feelings for the next few weeks, probably.
00:35:54.480 --> 00:36:06.719
What's important is that you let yourself feel them, process them, talk them out, write them out, whatever you need, draw them out, whatever it is you need to do, um, and don't get stuck in them, right?
00:36:06.960 --> 00:36:08.639
Just don't get stuck there.
00:36:09.840 --> 00:36:15.039
And I probably talk my husband's ear off after a show.
00:36:15.280 --> 00:36:19.760
I'm telling him all the details because it's my way of processing.
00:36:20.000 --> 00:36:21.920
He is my sounding board.
00:36:22.159 --> 00:36:31.119
Um, unfortunately, sometimes he tries to fix things, so I have to tell him I don't want him to fix it, but he's also an amazing coach, whether he knows this board or not.
00:36:31.280 --> 00:36:34.239
He's not my my bodybuilding coach.
00:36:34.320 --> 00:36:40.639
He's not my posing coach, but he's been with me and at this long enough, and he knows people and patterns and processes.
00:36:41.039 --> 00:36:45.440
Um I can use him as a sounding board, talk his ear off.
00:36:45.519 --> 00:36:52.559
And you know, he might eventually get tired of hearing about it, but he'll listen anyway, and he always comes back with good feedback too, um, or ask good questions.
00:36:52.719 --> 00:36:59.840
He plants those seeds so I can think through it, or he'll tell me what's reasonable or realistic if I'm not being reasonable.
00:37:00.639 --> 00:37:24.000
So him keeping me accountable also as I'm processing all these emotions and like, you know, pulling apart the show and and how I did, and um, you know, just you know how like you just dig too deep and just tear everything apart, like just trying to look at every single minor detail, you'll do that because your brain is processing.
00:37:24.480 --> 00:37:32.000
So um, yeah, sometimes they'll just tell me, okay, moving on from that, but this is what it was, and that's okay too.
00:37:32.159 --> 00:37:35.519
And if I need to come back to it in a couple days, we do it again.
00:37:35.760 --> 00:37:44.559
Um, but yeah, having your person, having a journal, having whatever, whatever, you know, meditations, whatever it might be.
00:37:44.639 --> 00:37:47.280
Um, you're gonna go through all of them, just don't get stuck.
00:37:47.519 --> 00:37:52.320
But you can use all those to think about how can I use this?
00:37:52.559 --> 00:37:55.280
How can I make it constructive?
00:37:55.599 --> 00:37:57.920
Um, make sure you're sharing it all with your coach.
00:37:59.039 --> 00:38:02.880
Um, and then yeah, how to plan for the next show based off all these things.
00:38:03.119 --> 00:38:05.360
And sometimes I try not to make a decision right away.
00:38:05.519 --> 00:38:12.639
I usually try to wait a week or two, is usually before my coach and I will start making decisions about what's next.
00:38:12.800 --> 00:38:20.719
We may have an idea, we may talk through some tentative things, but we never make a decision the day of a show, like the same weekend.
00:38:20.880 --> 00:38:24.159
We again it's usually like a week or so, and then we're like, okay, where are you at?
00:38:24.239 --> 00:38:25.039
How you feeling?
00:38:25.199 --> 00:38:26.960
Like we'll kind of check back in together.
00:38:27.119 --> 00:38:30.960
And then if we're still on board for whatever we thought we wanted, we'll go that direction.
00:38:31.199 --> 00:38:33.599
If it changes, then it changes.
00:38:33.760 --> 00:38:34.639
It's it's fine.
00:38:34.719 --> 00:38:35.920
The stage is always there.
00:38:36.079 --> 00:38:38.000
A different, there's always another stage.
00:38:38.239 --> 00:38:40.000
Um life happens.
00:38:40.159 --> 00:38:44.000
So yeah, so anything, what did you think about?
00:38:44.719 --> 00:38:46.719
Uh, what did your loved ones ask you?
00:38:46.880 --> 00:38:47.199
Right?
00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:50.559
Like, they a lot of times want you to win, they think you're the best out there.
00:38:50.719 --> 00:38:52.320
Maybe you did, maybe didn't.
00:38:52.559 --> 00:38:55.599
Um, but what were some of their comments or feedbacks?
00:38:55.679 --> 00:38:57.760
How how was the experience for them?
00:38:57.840 --> 00:38:59.360
Did they see something you didn't?
00:38:59.599 --> 00:39:02.079
Is there anything constructive they can share?
00:39:02.320 --> 00:39:05.360
Anything they saw that was helpful.
00:39:05.519 --> 00:39:09.519
My husband's great at noticing what the co the judges are seeing.
00:39:09.920 --> 00:39:14.079
My husband picks up judges' patterns so quickly.
00:39:14.239 --> 00:39:15.760
Um, it's really amazing.
00:39:16.000 --> 00:39:24.480
The hard part is when he does that, like it's you know, obviously during pre-judging, he doesn't really have a way to talk to me and communicate with me.
00:39:24.639 --> 00:39:39.440
From the time I get on, like go out for the first time, if I'm doing multiple classes, there's not really a time for me to check my phone and see what he his comments or feedback is, his coaching, if you will, would be because we're just going, right?
00:39:39.599 --> 00:39:45.440
So I don't always get to hear it until later, but I can still, when he can tell me, he'll share it with me.
00:39:45.599 --> 00:39:48.960
I know it, and if I can fix it, I will, or I can use it for next time.
00:39:49.199 --> 00:39:59.840
So if you got someone in the audience that's like that, or again, just anybody that doesn't have any experience, sometimes just them seeing it from the other side is um is helpful and may tell you some things too.
00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:02.320
So yeah, and then what were those conversations with your coach?
00:40:02.400 --> 00:40:02.960
Did you let him know?
00:40:03.039 --> 00:40:05.039
Did you do some check-ins, him or her?
00:40:05.280 --> 00:40:08.400
Um, did they what kind of feedback did they have, right?
00:40:09.199 --> 00:40:13.519
Um, yeah, any of that kind of stuff is you know, you just write that down, note it down.
00:40:13.599 --> 00:40:15.119
Did y'all communicate well?
00:40:15.679 --> 00:40:25.440
Sometimes you go into these, I say sometimes, a lot of times you go into these buildings or these convention centers or expo centers, you may not have great service.
00:40:25.599 --> 00:40:35.679
One, depending on how the building is built, if it's like all concrete or block or metal, um, or there's so many people on the internet and the Wi-Fi's signal may not be very good.
00:40:35.840 --> 00:40:37.679
So, did you get a Wi-Fi package?
00:40:37.840 --> 00:40:38.800
Were you connected?
00:40:39.039 --> 00:40:43.519
Or if you didn't, um sometimes that's kind of it too.
00:40:43.599 --> 00:40:52.079
Like you just may have to check in after it's all over and be like, hey, sorry I couldn't, didn't have good service, and then let them have it, tell them everything you can.
00:40:52.719 --> 00:40:58.719
Um, but yeah, you just build those, build that relationship with your coach and know how to communicate together.
00:40:58.880 --> 00:40:59.440
It's all good.
00:40:59.519 --> 00:41:04.960
And what worked, what didn't, what can you do better to help be a better athlete for your coach?
00:41:05.119 --> 00:41:08.159
And what could your coach do to help you next time?
00:41:08.320 --> 00:41:11.280
You just have those conversations, it's a two-way street.
00:41:11.519 --> 00:41:13.760
And then of course you have to note down what was your first meal?
00:41:13.840 --> 00:41:14.559
What'd you do after?
00:41:14.639 --> 00:41:15.760
I think we talked about that.
00:41:15.920 --> 00:41:17.360
But write down what your first meal was.
00:41:17.440 --> 00:41:18.239
Were you craving it?
00:41:18.400 --> 00:41:20.719
Was it everything you expected, better or worse?
00:41:20.880 --> 00:41:26.639
Maybe it was a drink, um, maybe it was the sweet treat, whatever it is.
00:41:26.800 --> 00:41:28.880
Write those things down and then rate them.
00:41:29.039 --> 00:41:29.599
How was it?
00:41:29.679 --> 00:41:30.559
What would you expect?
00:41:30.719 --> 00:41:32.000
Was it everything you hoped for?
00:41:32.159 --> 00:41:33.280
Was it worth the wait?
00:41:33.440 --> 00:41:36.079
Or did you like, oh okay, that was nice, but I'm good now.
00:41:37.039 --> 00:41:39.280
I've done that before, like, oh, I'm gonna have this.
00:41:39.360 --> 00:41:42.880
It's usually like cookies or something sweet, and I'll have half of it or a bite of it.
00:41:43.039 --> 00:41:44.639
I'm like, all right, that's it, I'm good.
00:41:44.880 --> 00:41:55.599
Um, but yeah, and usually my first meal, I may or may not be craving food, usually not, but it's probably an adult beverage that I'm craving.
00:41:55.840 --> 00:42:02.880
One year is a margarita, one year it was uh old fashioned, this past year I think it was beer.
00:42:03.199 --> 00:42:06.639
So, or this last show, I think it was beer.
00:42:06.800 --> 00:42:14.480
Uh might have been mine, I don't remember, but whatever it was, whatever your quirk is, just note that down too because it's kind of fun to see.
00:42:14.639 --> 00:42:16.480
It's not gonna be the same every time.
00:42:16.719 --> 00:42:21.599
And it's always interesting to see did it meet your expectations?
00:42:23.599 --> 00:42:31.119
Uh all right, so um, yeah, I've been excited about different shows.
00:42:31.199 --> 00:42:36.480
I've been to some that were I got up super early, but the show was over around eight.
00:42:37.039 --> 00:42:37.840
Not bad.
00:42:38.320 --> 00:42:40.320
Late, too late for dinner, but we still went out.
00:42:40.480 --> 00:42:43.119
I've did a show in Illinois.
00:42:43.199 --> 00:42:46.159
Uh it started, my hair appointment was a little bit later.
00:42:46.239 --> 00:42:49.039
I think it was like eight or nine, probably eight, I don't know.
00:42:49.199 --> 00:42:51.360
Um, but the show wasn't over till after midnight.
00:42:51.440 --> 00:42:53.360
So that was exhausting.
00:42:53.679 --> 00:42:55.840
I did never, never expect that.
00:42:56.000 --> 00:42:59.039
Um, and then I did one in Memphis.
00:42:59.199 --> 00:43:00.800
We were out by like four or five.
00:43:00.880 --> 00:43:03.280
So it was still daylight, still got dinner, all the things.
00:43:03.360 --> 00:43:04.480
It was amazing.
00:43:04.719 --> 00:43:09.599
The one I did in Nashville not too long ago, I think we were done by like four.
00:43:10.239 --> 00:43:20.480
Um, so I was able to come home and rest and relax and still felt like not that I had a whole evening of things to do, but I got, you know, I could shower and have dinner and and chill out.
00:43:20.559 --> 00:43:24.800
I was tired, I was ready to relax, but it was nice to have that time to do it.
00:43:25.280 --> 00:43:28.880
So um I never know what to expect on that.
00:43:28.960 --> 00:43:38.639
Uh, and it's always surprising, but it's that last show, The Battle of the Titans, it was ran so efficiently.
00:43:38.880 --> 00:43:41.679
There wasn't a whole lot of backstage downtime.
00:43:41.760 --> 00:43:43.920
Like we, I wasn't sitting around for hours at all.
00:43:44.079 --> 00:43:49.119
I was back there hanging out, meeting friends, um, had some cool things like that.
00:43:49.440 --> 00:43:53.920
But when when it was time, things moved so quickly and efficiently.
00:43:54.159 --> 00:43:59.760
It was the first time I got all my pump and all my snacks, like almost perfectly, just because things were moving.
00:44:00.320 --> 00:44:01.519
So smoothly.
00:44:03.119 --> 00:44:04.719
It was a really great experience.
00:44:05.280 --> 00:44:12.000
However, that one was in an expo center, so we basically had no cell phone service, or very questionable at best.
00:44:13.519 --> 00:44:18.079
And also that one had had the stage that was basically vibrating from the speakers.
00:44:18.159 --> 00:44:20.239
So everything's gonna have its pros and its cons.
00:44:20.320 --> 00:44:21.760
Some things that just are what it are.
00:44:21.840 --> 00:44:22.960
That's part of the experience.
00:44:23.199 --> 00:44:29.440
That's part of being a, I don't want to say a professional, but that's part of your training, that's part of your practice.
00:44:29.599 --> 00:44:34.480
Um we're all everybody out there is facing those same challenges, so it's not like you're special.
00:44:35.679 --> 00:44:41.360
You just embrace it and figure out, figure out how how you can attack it and how you can do your best.
00:44:41.679 --> 00:44:50.719
So um, but yeah, I did not expect, I had no idea how much I was gonna love being on stage.
00:44:51.360 --> 00:44:58.960
I am always surprised by how much I love pre-judging, but I I think it was December, so it's my second show last December.
00:44:59.119 --> 00:45:08.480
Um, when I got on stage for pre-judging, all my nerves, not I won't say they went away, but it was just like I felt like I fell into my happy place and I was just excited.
00:45:08.639 --> 00:45:13.440
I was like, oh, I knew I loved it, but I kind of forgot how much I love it.
00:45:13.679 --> 00:45:22.880
Like I was just having the best time doing it, and that that was like an aha moment for me of yeah, I'm this is the right place for me.
00:45:22.960 --> 00:45:24.800
This is the right time, the right place.
00:45:25.039 --> 00:45:27.599
Um, so it just kind of surprised me how much I love it.
00:45:27.679 --> 00:45:36.159
And I, even from my very first show, again, never been one to be on stage, especially not in a tiny bikini.
00:45:36.480 --> 00:45:51.840
Um, but how much I enjoyed it, how much I loved being on stage and how different it felt, that alter ego I was telling you about, because you worked so hard for that moment, you've worked so hard to be up there, and then to get up there and just present yourself.
00:45:52.800 --> 00:46:00.400
I was really surprised by um how much I loved it, and I wasn't, I was nervous, but I wasn't freaked out.
00:46:00.559 --> 00:46:01.119
You know what I mean?
00:46:01.199 --> 00:46:07.760
I don't really have stage fright, but it's kind of what I expected was to be like more of like a stage fright feeling.
00:46:08.000 --> 00:46:11.760
I talked to people all day, um, giving presentations and classes.
00:46:11.920 --> 00:46:22.239
So I don't mind talking to people and being in front of people, um, but I expected a stage fright type feeling for the bodybuilding shows, and I did not have that.
00:46:22.559 --> 00:46:24.000
I loved it.
00:46:24.239 --> 00:46:26.320
I felt like a million dollars.
00:46:26.480 --> 00:46:33.599
I felt so, so confident and so proud that it was just it was it was really, really cool.
00:46:33.679 --> 00:46:41.519
Um, and again, rolling into 40 to have those feelings, being out there with all these amazing, you know, athletes.
00:46:41.760 --> 00:46:44.320
Um, I just don't, I don't think you get that everywhere.
00:46:44.400 --> 00:46:51.920
And that's hard to find or replace, or I don't know, but what did you expect?
00:46:52.079 --> 00:46:54.239
Um, what really surprised you?
00:46:54.960 --> 00:47:02.719
Just make some notes of that because over time you may kind of forget, um, or you may get tired, you know, it might get a little burnt out.
00:47:02.960 --> 00:47:12.159
Protect yourself from those things, but when you need to go back and remind yourself what your why is, or hey, did I love it, or am I just doing this because I'm curious?
00:47:12.400 --> 00:47:14.239
Those things really do matter.
00:47:14.400 --> 00:47:24.000
Um, and of course, your relationship with your coaches or however you're getting on stage, that makes a big huge difference too.
00:47:24.159 --> 00:47:33.760
Making sure you have the support system at home from your friends or your family or your dog or cat, whoever it is you have, making sure you have that support.
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Um, yeah, and depending on no matter what kind of circle you have at home, know if you get in this community, you can find more support that will cheer for you louder than any of the people that you know from work or school or whatever.
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So um, if you didn't know that, write that down for your thing you didn't expect.
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All right.
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So if you have the journal, check out those timeline pages.
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And then what time did the day start?
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When did you step on stage?
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How long was the day?
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You know, how did this how what surprised you about the schedule?
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Fill in some of those pieces.
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It'll be really interesting to see.
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And again, something your coach typically will ask you about.
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Um, or maybe if they don't ask you about, you can still share, and that kind of helps them understand did we do our meal right?
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Did we pump right?
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Whatever it is, right?
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Um, yeah.
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Could you have done your hair appointment at a different time?
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Could you have gotten a nap in, whatever that looks like.
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But um, note those things down, however you choose, whatever's important to you.
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And uh again, kind of as you do this, if you do it multiple shows, you can watch for different patterns and you'll find your preferences.
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So good luck.
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I hope that helps.
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I hope it's useful.
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Um, but yeah, all these little details, they can help you prepare for future competitions with fewer surprises, right?
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All right, so when we look back on competition day, it's easy to remember where we placed, but I hope today's episode reminds you that the journey through the day, the people you met, the nerves you overcame, the moments you almost forgot, and it was truly shaped you as a competitor.
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So don't just remember the result, remember the experience.
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All right, thanks so much, guys.
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Talk to you next time.