#43 Latoya Caruso WBFF Figure: bikini to fitness to figure in a year, embracing weight gain, dealing with online bullies, making sacrifices, crazy prep brain moments

This week’s episode is with the beautiful Latoya Caruso who I’m sure many WBFF competitors will be familiar with!

Latoya had the most incredible journey in 2019 with her comp preps and it was amazing to watch her go from bikini to fitness and ultimately taking out 2nd place figure in her first year of competing! In this episode we dig into how she managed it and the things she learned along the way.

She’s such a beautiful soul and certainly a competitor to keep an eye on for her next show!

We spoke about:⁠

Dealing with cancelled shows last year due to COVIDBikini to fitness to 2nd place figure in a yearUsing social media to fuel her competitive natureWhat drives Latoya to competeSwitching to a new coach 9 weeks outWhy its vital to be 100% open and honest with our coachesThe sacrifices she had to make to get the result of her last compHow she stays motivated when things get hardDifficulties dealing with reverse dieting snd binge eatingEmbracing growth season and dealing with weight gainingThe one thing that changed the game for Latoya’s trainingDealing with online bullies and negative commentsImportance of your support networkCrazy prep brain momentsLatoya’s competing plans and goalsHer one piece of advice for new competitors

And SOOO much more!⁠

If you want to follow Latoya, learn more about her journey you can do so at https://www.instagram.com/latoyacaruso_/

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Until next time…⁠

Love you!⁠

R x

The Secret Life of a Bikini Competitor Podcast is a weekly show featuring unfiltered conversations with female bodybuilders. Speaking to both pros and amateurs from all different federations and categories, your host Robyn Challands goes behind the layers of tan and sparkly bikinis to find out what it’s really like to be a bikini competitor. No topic is off limits!

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• Latest episode: 2021-06-29
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