{"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":"TAYLOR CROWELL; Dead Last to Olympia, Humanize the Hard, Is it a Fluke?, Love your Evolution, Competitor Things","slug":"taylor-crowell-dead-last-to-olympia-humanize-the-hard-is-it-a-fluke-love-your-evolution-competitor-things","published_at":"2025-11-28T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061/taylor-crowell-dead-last-to-olympia-humanize-the-hard-is-it-a-fluke-love-your-evolution-competitor-things","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061","url":"https://confessionsofabikinipropodcast.libsyn.com/taylor-crowell-dead-last-to-olympia-humanize-the-hard-is-it-a-fluke-love-your-evolution-competitor-things","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/confessionsofabikinipropodcast/TAYLOR_CROWELL_final.mp3?dest-id=715831","summary":"In today's episode, I sit down with IFBB Pro Taylor Crowell, an online coach, and all-around bodybuilding lover. She has spent the last several years learning, growing, and evolving through every phase of this sport — from the stage to the off-season and everything in between. Her mission is to help others experience that same kind of growth—physically, mentally, and emotionally. She is all about finding the balance between the grit and the glam, showing up with intention, and leading from the front as both an athlete and a coach. TOPICS COVERED -low placings do not dictate your future -developing grit -building relationships -goals for the off season -losing more than you win -imposter syndrome -have fun -focus on longevity 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 TAYLOR: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tcrowellfit/ TIME STAMPS 1:00 introduction 4:40 getting engaged 8:17 being a competitive dancer 13:26 handling injuries 18:40 developing character 24:30 having a support system 30:19 dealing with low placings 35:48 building in the off season 46:00 it takes time 52:00 sharing the journey 57:17 thrill of the chase 64:44 making it to the Olympia 82:30 what's next for coaching 89:18 advice for competitors","meta_description":"In today's episode, I sit down with IFBB Pro Taylor Crowell, an online coach, and all-around bodybuilding lover. She has spent the last several years lear…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":5756,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/confessions-of-a-bikini-pro-68061/episodes/taylor-crowell-dead-last-to-olympia-humanize-the-hard-is-it-a-fluke-love-your-evolution-competitor-things/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/taylor-crowell-dead-last-to-olympia-humanize-the-hard-is-it-a-fluke-love-your-evolution-competitor-things.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}