{"podcast":{"title":"Confessions of a Bikini Pro","slug":"confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061","podcast_index_feed_id":68061,"rss_url":"https://confessionsofabikinipropodcast.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://www.celestial.fit/podcast","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/6/9/f/c/69fc683d7dde600216c3140a3186d450/podcast_logo_red_w_crown_and_db_2.png","author":"Celeste Rains-Turk","episode_count":443,"summary":"The Confessions of a Bikini Pro Podcast is the only place where IFBB bikini pros share their struggles, strategies, stories, insights, and advice in a real, raw, and vulnerable setting. ​ ​The goal of this podcast is to educate, inspire, and remind other competitors, athletes, or the every day gym goer that even the most elite professionals face hardships, health problems, mental obstacles, and other adversities. All show notes, time stamps, links, and information can be found on this page, just search the athlete you want to listen to in the alphabetized categories section or keep scrolling. ​Make sure to subscribe, rate, and review this podcast if you love it as much as we do so we can continue spreading the message to people worldwide! And be sure to follow @celestial_fit on instagram too for behind the scenes, sneak peeks, and more! Tag her and the guests in your posts and stories loving on the podcasts too! Make sure to rate, review, and subscribe so you never miss an episode!","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061"},"episode":{"title":"AYSE MORGAN; Natural & Succeeding, Check Your Boxes, Environment Change, Prove it to Yourself","slug":"ayse-morgan-natural-succeeding-check-your-boxes-environment-change-prove-it-to-yourself","published_at":"2026-01-02T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061/ayse-morgan-natural-succeeding-check-your-boxes-environment-change-prove-it-to-yourself","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061","url":"https://confessionsofabikinipropodcast.libsyn.com/ayse-morgan-natural-succeeding-check-your-boxes-environment-change-prove-it-to-yourself","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/confessionsofabikinipropodcast/AYSE_MORGAN_final.mp3?dest-id=715831","summary":"In today's episode, I sit down with IFBB Pro Ayse Morgan, a 22-year-old natural bikini competitor and coach with Pro Physiques. She stepped on stage for the first time at just 19 in 2023, earned her Pro card at 2024 USAs, and soon after made her Pro debut at the Ben Weider Naturals where she placed 6th. We talk about the unique pressure of turning Pro at a young age, staying grounded, and what it really takes to level up as both an athlete and a coach. TOPICS COVERED -Managing pressure and expectations -Turning Pro young and navigating the sport -Balancing prep and improvement season -Overcoming comparison -Working as a coach while competing -Staying locked in and disciplined CONNECT WITH CELESTE: Website: http://www.celestial.fit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/ All Links: http://www.celestial.fit/links.html CONNECT WITH AYSE: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aysemorgan_ifbbpro/ TIME STAMPS 1:00 introduction 3:25 setting expectations 9:33 being a natural athlete 18:49 moving to Arizona 22:00 finding bodybuilding 28:57 family reaction to bodybuilding 36:01 staying structured 41:07 working towards feedback 50:21 becoming a coach 53:44 leaving a legacy 59:20 advice for competitors CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE FOOD RELATIONSHIP COACHING SERIES CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE POST SHOW BLUES COACHING SERIES LEARN MORE AND APPLY FOR MY 5 WEEK FOOD RELATIONSHIP HEALING & DISCOVERY COACHING PROGRAM FOR OTHER FREE RESOURCES, LIVE EVENTS, AND WAYS TO WORK WITH CELESTE CLICK HERE","meta_description":"In today's episode, I sit down with IFBB Pro Ayse Morgan, a 22-year-old natural bikini competitor and coach with Pro Physiques. She stepped on stage for t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3909,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061/episodes/ayse-morgan-natural-succeeding-check-your-boxes-environment-change-prove-it-to-yourself/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061/ayse-morgan-natural-succeeding-check-your-boxes-environment-change-prove-it-to-yourself.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}