{"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":"KATHRYN CAVANAGH; Overseas Travel, Make it Easy, When do you Become a Bodybuilder?, Posing Standards","slug":"kathryn-cavanagh-overseas-travel-make-it-easy-when-do-you-become-a-bodybuilder-posing-standards","published_at":"2026-01-16T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061/kathryn-cavanagh-overseas-travel-make-it-easy-when-do-you-become-a-bodybuilder-posing-standards","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061","url":"https://confessionsofabikinipropodcast.libsyn.com/kathryn-cavanagh-overseas-travel-make-it-easy-when-do-you-become-a-bodybuilder-posing-standards","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/confessionsofabikinipropodcast/KATHRYN_CAVANAGH_final.mp3?dest-id=715831","summary":"In today's episode, I sit down with IFBB Pro Kathryn Cavanagh , a former primary school teacher who discovered bodybuilding, fell in love with the process, and eventually turned her passion for posing into a full-time career. After six years competing in the NPC, Kathryn earned her Pro card in Japan in November 2024 , proving that patience, consistency, and feedback-driven growth matter. Kathryn shares what it really takes to compete internationally, how to build longevity in the sport, and why posing should look effortless, not exhausting. TOPICS COVERED -Staying with a coach long term -Competing as an Australian athlete -Traveling overseas for shows -Learning from each prep -Letting go of suffering as a badge of honor -Taking feedback seriously -Raising the standard for posing 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 KATHRYN: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kathryncavanagh_/ TIME STAMPS 1:00 introduction 4:35 investing in bodybuilding 9:27 striving for a Pro card 15:48 extremes for fast results 21:02 choosing your journey 25:38 from teaching to bodybuilding 31:20 switching federations 38:00 competing internationally 47:40 travel tips 54:00 a pasion for posing 58:10 posing tips 72:30 goals for the future 76:48 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 Kathryn Cavanagh , a former primary school teacher who discovered bodybuilding, fell in love with the process…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5004,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061/episodes/kathryn-cavanagh-overseas-travel-make-it-easy-when-do-you-become-a-bodybuilder-posing-standards/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/kathryn-cavanagh-overseas-travel-make-it-easy-when-do-you-become-a-bodybuilder-posing-standards.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}