Today I speak with Adam Atkinson, to talk about my first season competing with him as my coach and his philosophy and approach to prepping and improvement seasons. We talk about how Adam helped me with my hormones and finally decided to work with him for prep. Adam is so dedicated to the health of his athletes through stress management and picking shows that will work with their lives. We go through the why and how behind my prep season and what we are expecting for improvement season. Towards the end, we also answer some listener questions, including questions about supplements. I also talk with Adam about my personal hormone health and how we are dealing with it.   So many of you have been asking for this episode. I can’t wait for you to listen!   Topics covered include: -loyalty and knowing when to move on -choosing shows and reducing stress -changes in tracking food -embracing changes to training -success without using PEDs -meeting the needs of clients -adjusting training to correspond to macros -looking for the root cause of an issue -goals within the industry -being open to change -test, don’t guess -committing to growth -All In mentality and personal responsibility   CONNECT WITH CELESTE: Website: http://www.celestial.fit Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/ All Links: http://www.celestial.fit/links.html CONNECT WITH ADAM: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seeyoulaterleaner/ Website: https://www.seeyoulaterleaner.com/   TIME STAMPS 1:00 introduction 4:42 deciding to work with Adam and first steps 10:35 approach to tracking macros 15:15 training like a bikini competitor who needs to grow 25:03 being natural and expectations of success 29:35 common traits in athletes that turn Pro 36:55 training progression during prep 46:50 choosing the right National show 51:02 moving from Ohio to Vegas 55:35 listener questions: Yohimbine HDL, Calcium d-glucarate 61:44 paying attention to hormone health 75:15 what Celeste needs to be more competitive 83:50 working with clients who have binge eating disorder 93:30 mitigating muscle loss       CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE FOOD RELATIONSHIP COACHING SERIES   CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE FREE POST SHOW BLUES COACHING SERIES   LEARN MORE AND APPLY FOR MY 5 WEEK FOOD RELATIONSHIP HEALING & DISCOVERY COACHING PROGRAM   FOR OTHER FREE RESOURCES, LIVE EVENTS, AND WAYS TO WORK WITH CELESTE CLICK HERE