232: Balancing Expectations and Confidence with Milene Lingiardi

You do not want to miss this episode with Milene Lingiardi. She's beautiful, has a full time job as an engineer, and she sticks to a vegan diet while competing. In our conversation we discuss the obstacles of having a full time job while being a professional bodybuilder and she shares so many great tips on balancing the different aspects of life as a vegan athlete.

Here's what you'll hear:

[4:00] Bikini Hack

[8:00] What was life like before you started competing?

[9:00] What was your life like in Brazil?

[10:00] What brought you to the United States?

[10:30] How were you introduced to Bodybuilding?

[13:00] When you started competing did you fall in love with it instantly?

[14:00] Did you also think you would turn pro?

[14:30] How are you able to manage your full time job and bodybuilding?

[16:00] Do you ever have to choose work over bodybuilding?

[18:00] What was it like not tracking your macros for a full week for the first time since you started competing?

[20:30] How do you perform well at both your full time job and as a bodybuilder?

[23:00] Are there any sacrifices you feel like you've had to make?

[24:30] How does it affect you mentally when you have to give up certain things?

[25:30] How do process things when you feel like it's time to take a break from bodybuilding?

[27:30] What contributed to your decision to switch to a plant based diet?

[32:00] Being plant based, what do your meal plans look like?

[37:30] What does peak week look like in terms of the foods that you eat?

[38:30] Tell us a little bit about our pro debut

[40:00] How did it feel to go through your pro debut and not have fast success?

[42:00] Now that you are in the pro league, what are some things that you are learning about it?

[43:30] You used more of a balance approach prepping for your last show, can you explain what they is and why you chose that approach?

[48:30] How are you feeling right now in your current prep?

[51:00] What are some lessons that you've learned in your first year as a pro?

[52:30] What are your plans after your next show, what would you like to achieve?

[53:30] What are some of the good things that have happened in your first year as a pro that you'd like to repeat?

[54:30] After you take some time off, what will you do differently in your next season?

[56:30] What are your goals moving forward?

[57:30] Dear diary

Find Milene on IG @milenelingiardi

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