Apr 10, 2020
In this episode, Celeste speaks
with Maia Gordon, an IFBB Bikini Pro who qualified for the Olympia
at her pro debut at the first ever Ben Weider Natural Show and had
originally gotten into the sport of bodybuilding as a way to
challenge herself.
Celeste and Maia first talk about the art and importance of posing
and how Maia studied routines of the athletes she had looked up to
before even stepping on stage for the first time. Maia also shares
the approach she takes as a posing coach and how she sets herself
apart from others.
Celeste and Maia discuss the strategies that Maia has taken, both
in prep and her improvement season, that helped her to achieve a
winning physique. Maia talks about the changes she’s made to her
training based off the judges feedback to bring her best physique
to the Olympia stage as well as the adjustments in her methods of
training as the Coronavirus outbreak temporarily forced her into
at-home workouts.
Maia shares her strategies and plans she has for competing leading
up to the Olympia despite the uncertainty surrounding the
postponement of shows due to the pandemic. Celeste and Maia talk
about Maia’s favorite exercises for hamstrings, glutes, and
shoulders, and from there dive into the topic of mindset and mental
work and Celeste shares valuable insights on how this work is not
only helpful for competing but in any goal one sets for themselves
in life.
Maia shares with us how she got into bodybuilding and how learning
to “trust the process” was something she had to learn to understand
through experience and wasn’t something she believed right off the
bat.
Celeste asks Maia about the Ben Weider Natural and Maia gives us
details on how a natural show is run and how they go about drug
testing the athletes. Celeste concludes the episode by asking Maia
her advice for both novice competitors and girls on their journey
to getting their pro card.
Connect with Maia:
https://www.instagram.com/maiagordon_ifbbpro/
Connect with
Celeste:
https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/
www.celestial.fit
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STAMPS
[1:32] Celeste asks Maia about her pre-stage ritual.
[4:30] Maia discusses her realization of the importance of posing
while studying different competitors routines on stage.
[8:46] Celeste asks Maia about the approach she takes with her
clients when it comes to posing, what she prioritizes with her
clients.
[13:00] Celeste asks Maia about what things she did that she thinks
helped her bring that winning physique, in off season and in
prep.
[15:41] Maia talks about her mental growth and how that has
attributed to her success.
[19:06] Maia talks about how she’s using her feedback from the
judges and what she’s doing to prepare for the 2020 Olympia.
[21:00] Celeste and Maia discuss how her prep training and strategy
have changed & been affected by the Coronavirus lockdowns and gym
closures.
[22:42] Celeste asks Maia about her mindset aspect of her prep with
the lockdown adjustments and uncertainty of show dates as the
Olympia approaches.
[24:40] Celeste asks Maia if her prep strategy or approach will
change given the adaptations she’s made because of the
lockdown.
[25:50] Maia tells us her favorite exercise for glutes, hamstrings
and shoulders.
[28:20] Celeste asks Maia about the personal development and
mindset tools she’s been focusing on to help her step into this
current version of herself.
[33:00] Celeste highlights and shares valuable insight on the
importance and efficacy of the power of mindset work, how we can
manifest beliefs into behaviors which will honor our goals.
[35:41] Maia dives into what inspired her to get into bodybuilding
and how her journey started.
[40:10] While discussing her beginnings in bodybuilding, Maia
explains how she came to understand the meaning behind “trusting
the process.”
[46:23] Celeste asks Maia to share details about the Ben Weider
competition being that it is a natural show.
[53:50] Celeste asks Maia for her advice for newbie competitors and
girls on their road to pro