By Amy King
In this 2-part Interview we talk to PT and 2 season bodybuilding competitor Rochelle Firth. Rochelle shares intimate details about her journey from weighing over 100kg with poor fitness and nutrition habits to sustaining a healthy body weight and composition.
We also then explore her journey into competing and how bodybuilding has impacted other areas of her life.
Rochelle shares the good, the bad, the myths busted and the lessons that will forever shape who she is and how she chooses to live her life.
We also talk about the importance of working with a coach and realistic goals.
Rochelle shares the good, the bad, the myths busted and the lessons that will forever shape who she is and how she chooses to live her life.
We also talk about the importance of working with a coach and realistic goals.
Rochelle is passionate in working with women, particularly young mums on getting back into the gym and building the right behaviours and attitudes towards fitness and their bodies. To work with Rochelle, you can connect with her via IG @_Just_Rocky_ and the Facebook Communities.
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Key Insights – Part 1
Your family’s attitudes, beliefs and behaviours shape your health and fitness habits, how you look at yourself and your behaviours. It’s up to you to become aware of these and choose another way.
The number on the scales is a poor measure for how you look, feel and perform. Weighing a certain number will not give you the body you want to have.
Dieting does not have to be hard or make you feel like s@#! to be effective and your relationship with food needs to be addressed before undertaking a bodybuilding competition. Rochelle spent 6 months before starting a prep with her coach to learn that food was not good or bad, carbs aren’t the enemy, food is not a reward and to let go of the “if it fits in your Macros” approach. Which is essentially a lot of mental effort and teaches you bad behaviours focused on “cheating the system” when not used properly.
Rochelle found that Bodybuilding had a surprising impact on the rest of her life in a positive way. Specifically, she built resilience, built confidence and trust in herself that she can follow through and created better boundaries.
Rochelle found that Bodybuilding had a surprising impact on the rest of her life in a positive way. Specifically, she built resilience, built confidence and trust in herself that she can follow through and created better boundaries.
Stay tuned for Part 2, where we continue the conversation and cover the impact of post comp, forming realistic expectations and the importance of having the right coach throughout on and off season.
You can catch the episode on Spotify, Google Podcasts and YouTube.
Amy King is the founder of AKE Fitness & Nutrition. When she’s not serving her clients, she is pursuing her corporate career in mining, bodybuilding and spending time with loved ones. She calls Perth, Western Australia home.
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