IFBB Figure Pro Kate Grevey: My Choice to use Performance Enhancing Drugs (Why, When, & How)

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04/30/23 • 91 min

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #157 interview with IFBB Figure pro Kate Grevey.

This was such a fun and very honest chat. I’ve known Kate for many years (we met working together for Isolatorfitness at the Arnold Sports Festival in 2016) and her candor and spirit are relatable and refreshing. She’s been competing since 2002 and takes us on the entire journey with aspirations to be an IFBB natural pro. The tenacity and drive Kate has for the sport is undeniably respectable. Her passion for bodybuilding is apparent. Throughout this interview she openly shares where, when, and why, along the way she eventually incorporated drugs to achieve her pro card goal. A story any female should hear before examining what it takes to be competitive in this sport, I’m grateful to Kate for her realness. She loves her story and I love it too. Lots to absorb here, I hope you all enjoy this convo between friends.

Topics covered

Her intro
Cigarettes, thigh gaps and punishing workouts: how the 80’s/90’s ruined us
Her first show in fitness in 2002 at 21
What she learned from each coaching experience: protein for building muscle, starving in prep, and macro matching
Why she left the natural federation
Hormone replacement therapy and her experience with medical doctors
Finally adding PED’s
Standing her ground with coaches and finding one that aligned with her long and short term goals
Judge Cliff Bomar: “You don’t want to get your pro card too early”
Missing her IFBB pro card by one place six times
Considering downsizing to bikini?
Finding your purpose with competing (the goal is a moving target)
Finally getting her pro card
The importance of losing REPEATEDLY
90’s diet culture
Her current coach Jason Theobald
Keeping her daughters from body image issues and where self worth comes from
Asking your coach questions and things we know now about competing as women
Final thoughts (Any regrets?)

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Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #157 interview with IFBB Figure pro Kate Grevey.

Topics covered

Her intro
Cigarettes, thigh gaps and punishing workouts: how the 80’s/90’s ruined us
Her first show in fitness in 2002 at 21
What she learned from each coaching experience: protein for building muscle, starving in prep, and macro matching
Why she left the natural federation
Hormone replacement therapy and her experience with medical doctors
Finally adding PED’s
Standing her ground with coaches and finding one that aligned with her long and short term goals
Judge Cliff Bomar: “You don’t want to get your pro card too early”
Missing her IFBB pro card by one place six times
Considering downsizing to bikini?
Finding your purpose with competing (the goal is a moving target)
Finally getting her pro card
The importance of losing REPEATEDLY
90’s diet culture
Her current coach Jason Theobald
Keeping her daughters from body image issues and where self worth comes from
Asking your coach questions and things we know now about competing as women
Final thoughts (Any regrets?)

Mentions:

@kategrevey_ifbbpro

@scoobyprep1_ifbbpro

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IFBB Pro Autumn Cleveland on Bodybuilding, Posing, Coaching, & Life

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Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #156 an amazing chat with IFBB Pro Autumn Cleveland! So grateful to Autumn for showing up a second time to provide so much helpful insight, encouragement, inspiration, and practical advice for listeners on a variety of topics related to bodybuilding. She is a prep and posing coach and has become quite renown in these realms. Her posing course is essential for anyone serious about competing. Autumn is kind & thoughtful, and humbly articulates herself with passion and grace about this sport and life. I enjoy listening to her and I know you’ll glean so much from this conversation. I look forward to future collaborations!

Topics Covered:

Why autumn started bodybuilding
Is it easier to get your pro card now?
Your environment, people, space, and energy
Boundaries
Bodybuilding as therapy versus actual therapy
Is bodybuilding the solution to the “broken woman”?
Posing and her posing course! (Essential for anyone serious about competing.)
The cycle of a good performance and presentation.
Make judging easy for the judges
Don’t wait to learn posing until you’re in prep
Photo shoots post show and red flags with photographers
Finding a good coach and getting the most of that relationship
Follow Autumn on instagram and dm for more info @autumnatikk

Mentions:

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@shaneheugly

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Next Episode

May Meal Plan, Eustress vrs Distress, & Announcements

Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #158 your May Meal Plan! It is a sample diet of delicious meals/recipes tallying 1718 calories 171gP 187gC 37gF. If you’d like the written pdf shoot me an email to Debra at [email protected] and Venmo Debra-Terpstra $10 and I’ll send it right out!
In this episode I also talk why we do hard things referencing distress versus eustress.
And lastly I share a couple cool things coming up for me including emceeing the Grand Rapids Bodybuilding Championships Saturday May 20, and also when I’ll be accepting online clients for lifestyle and natural competitions if you’d like to connect with me to be on that wait list for summer/fall. Much love!
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