ABOUT THIS EPISODE
First competition of 2025 (hopefully not my last) and it was like a mini Olympia... this prep broke me, pushed me through my hardest challenges yet, reminded me why I 'get to' (not 'have to') do this. The good, the bad and the ugly, all spilled in this episode.
My 2025 Pro season is sponsored by: Canadian Protein
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English
United States
explicit content
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