#50 Courtney McConnell WBFF Bikini: Overcoming shyness, building confidence, powerlifting in your off season, waiting to compete when the time is right

This week’s episode is with the incredible Courtney McConnell who is a WBFF Bikini athlete and online nutrition and training coach from the gorgeous Gold Coast!

I absolutely love following Courtney on social media - not only does she put out super helpful macro friendly recipes and guidance all the time, but I really admire her style of training. She is one strong woman and we had a good chat on this episode about much we love compound lifting!

In this episode we spoke about:⁠

• Finding fitness after coming back from a Contiki tour
• Learning to track macros before macro tracking was popular!
• Why Courtney waited until after 21st to compete
• Trying different federations
• Best show moments
• Learning the hard way to take a break between shows
• Trying out powerlifting comps
• Why being strong is THE BEST!
• Should you squat and deadlift as a bikini competitor…?
• Courtney’s passion for helping others develop confidence
• Tips for building confidence and overcoming shyness
• Courtney’s competing plans

And SOOO much more!⁠

If you want to follow Courtney to learn more about her coaching services you can do so at @projectme_coaching and follow her journey to stage in October you can do so at @courtney_healthandfitness 

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Until next time…⁠

Love you!⁠

R x
#SLBC