Prep Life

In this episode, Gillian Hughes, the "dinosaur of bikini", OG competitor, coach and mom shares her best advice on how to stay consistent over the years with competing in bikini, how to have the right mindset, how to balance mom life with work and bodybuilding and how she plans to keep competing forever! Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Follow us on IG @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 @momshell_method_fitness Core specialist: @karinaonji 1st Phorm Supplements we use: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini Join the Team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/

How important is mindset when it comes to a bikini competition prep? Do you have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset? Amy and Leemarie go through how you can tell if your mindset is on point or can use some help! They give tips for how to practice a growth mindset and apply it to competing in bodybuilding as well as give their own experiences of growth over their own bikini preps! Follow us on IG @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini 1st Phorm Supplements: https://1stphorm.com/glamgirlbikini Join the Team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/

Are you on prep for a bikini competition or bodybuilding show and need to travel for work or vacation? Traveling on prep can be stressful but there are ways to make it easier! Coaches Amy and Leemarie give tips on how to stay on track with your meal plan, workouts and cardio while you are on the road! Follow us on IG @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini 1st Phorm Supplements: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/

Are you doing everything right and following the plan but keep seeing the scale go up and down? As bikini competitors this can be challenging, not only for our competition prep but mentally as well! Amy and Leemarie go over some common but often overlooked factors for weight fluctuations, tips for minimizing it and how to take it all as data and continue to make progress! Follow us on IG @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini 1st Phorm Products: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini Join the Team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/

As bikini competitors, we make it look easy! But we all know the transition from an improvement season or off season into a competition prep is ANYTHING but easy! Amy and Leemarie give some good tips to make the transition smooth and intentional so you can make the most of your time living that prep life! Follow us on IG @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 1st Phorm Level 1 Protein: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the Team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/

IFBB Professional Wheelchair Bodybuilder and Glam Girl athlete, Sharla Peterson joins the Prep Life Podcast to talk about how she used her mindset and faith in God to get her through a life changing accident, a tough bodybuilding prep and ultimately earn her Pro Card as the champion at this year's Wheelchair Bodybuilding Nationals. Sharla gives her tips on how to stay positive during tough times and how to stay full and crush those cravings when the calories get low! And she inspires us to be grateful for what we have and encourage the people around us who may be going through a tough time themselves. Follow us on IG @preplifepodcast @amyehinger @leemarie183 @sharla_peterson Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm Supplements: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

Whether its a slip up on your meal plan or an all out binge, an injury or illness, or just plain old self-sabotage, we all go through setbacks in the sport of bodybuilding. Coaches Amy and Leemarie talk through why you may have setbacks or self-sabotage, and ways to overcome and be stronger and better for your bodybuilding prep! Follow us on IG: @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the Team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm Supplements we use: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

Amy and Leemarie recap their experience at the Kansas City Natural Championship show last weekend! We talk about testing as a natural athlete, reverse dieting bikini competitors into a show, practicing for the overall pose down and different training and dieting techniques for figure and bikini competitors! Follow us on IG @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @leemarie183 @amyehinger Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm Supplements used by Glam Girl: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

What are some of the most common mistakes bikini competitors make in their prep? Picking the wrong coach, avoiding check ins, not posing, being hyper food focused and more! We talk about the biggest mistakes we see and how YOU can avoid them for a healthy and successful bikini competition prep! Follow us on IG @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm Supplements we use: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

Coach Amy Ehinger interviews IFBB Pro Bikini Competitor and mom of five (including twins!) about mom things, competing, winning her pro card and living that prep life!! Follow us on IG @preplifepodcast @amyehinger @leemarie183 Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm Supplements used by Glam Girl Athletes https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

Do you wonder how to choose a good online coach for a bikini competition? What questions should you ask about their coaching methods and experience? How do you know if you are receiving the level of coaching you need? How much does a good coach effect your longevity in the sport of bodybuilding? Todays show is ALL about GREEN FLAGS in online coaching! Follow us on IG: @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm supplements used by Glam Girl athletes and coaches: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

Do you dream of becoming a professional bikini competitor? Is your journey taking longer than you want? IFBB Pro Gina shares her story of competing for 10 years before finally earning her Pro card with the IFBB. She gives us her top tips on posing for stage PLUS how to travel and stay on point during prep! Staying consistent all year around with her fitness and nutrition is her key to success. Gina shows us what it looks like to live the prep life! Follow us on IG @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm supplements: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

What are common posing mistakes? How can you make sure the judges notice you onstage? In this epsiode we recap our Glam Girl Bikini Posing seminar PLUS we answer your questions about how much protein to eat, how much weight to gain in the improvement season, when to test your body composition and more! Follow us on IG: @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 Watch on Youtube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the Glam Girl team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm supplements: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

Bikini Overall winner of the Arnold Amateur, top 4 in her Pro Debut and single mom of 3, IFBB Pro Anastacia talks to us about her journey as a bikini competitor, how to enjoy prep and live life to the fullest, the grit and determination it took her to reach pro status and what it's like competing at both national and pro levels. Anastacia is also a posing coach for Team Boss Bodies and she gives us her tips on the biggest posing mistakes to correct if you want to succeed onstage! Follow us on Instagram at @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 @staci_lifts FREE Posing Seminar Sunday April 7th: https://thesweatvault.studio.xplor.co/event/posing-seminar-2-2-2-2-2-2-2 1st Phorm supplements: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the Team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/

Have you ever wondered about food sensitivity tests? How do we navigate social media and mental health? What's the best way for bikini competitors to lose body fat without losing muscle mass? Glam Girl Bikini coaches Amy and Leemarie talk about all of these topics plus gut health protocols, elite athlete protocols for prep and body fat loss phases and the benefits and challenges of competing in bikini over the age of 40! Follow us on Instagram @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm link: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini GI Advantage: https://1stphorm.com/products/gi-advantage/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini

Should bikini competitors take ozempic or weight loss drugs? How do you know when to switch competition prep coaches? What are our competition plans for this year?? Glam Girl Bikini Prep Coaches Amy and Leemarie take on your questions in this episode of Prep Life Podcast! Follow us on Instagram @preplifepodcast @amyehinger @leemarie183 Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ GI Advantage https://1stphorm.com/products/gi-advantage/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini 1st Phorm Supplements: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

In this episode Amy recaps her trip to the Arnold Classic last weekend and she and Leemarie go over the winners of the pro divisions and the top five in Bikini! Follow us on Instagram: @preplifepodcast @amyehinger @leemarie183 @glamgirlbikini Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm Supplements: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

On this episode bikini prep coaches Amy Ehinger Leemarie interview the FIRST EVER Arnold Amateur Womens Wheelchair Bodybuilding champ AND GLAM GIRL ATHLETE, Sharla Peterson. We talk about the differences between her prep for bikini competitions and for wheelchair bodybuilding, the extra struggles of being a handicap athlete and how Sharla keeps a positive and beautiful attitude in the face of adversity and challenges! Follow us on Instagram at: @preplifepodcast @glamgirlbikini @amyehinger @leemarie183 @sharla_peterson Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini Join the team! https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ 1st Phorm Supplements: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

Carrie Pidro is the Assistant director of Long Term Outcomes in the CRISMA (Center for Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness) Research Group in the Department of Critical Care Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. Carrie is also an NPC Bikini competitor on the Glam Girl team! In this episode we discuss the research on whether or not using banded resistance on your hip thrusts and glute bridges makes a significant difference in muscle hypertrophy! Link to study: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0?ui=2&ik=12fe43ed40&attid=0.1&permmsgid=msg-f:1792094075750682952&th=18decc1125339148&view=att&disp=inline&realattid=f_lt4ykhlg0 Follow us on IG: @preplifepodcast @amyehinger @leemarie183 @carriedforward_fit Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini 1st Phorm Supplements: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini

Interview with IFBB Pro Bikini Competitor Jill Humphrey on what it means to be a masters bikini competitor, balancing the prep life with being an entrepreneur, running several store fronts and an online company and how showing kindness can change someone's life. Follow us in Instagram: @preplifepodcast @amyehinger @leemarie183 @glamgirlbikini @jilly_the_buff_bean Join the team: https://www.glamgirlbikini.com/get-started/ Watch on YouTube: Glam Girl Bikini 1st Phorm Level 1 Protein: https://1stphorm.com/products/level-1/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini Chocolate Sea Salt Magnesium: https://1stphorm.com/products/magnesium/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini 1st Phorm Supplements: https://1stphorm.com/?a_aid=glamgirlbikini