ANGELA RUTHERFORD; Decade Long Road to Pro, Motherhood Boundaries, Hormone Recovery

Today I speak with IFBB Pro Angela Rutherford, a coach for
FitBody Fusion, who started competing in 2012 in a natural
federation called NANBF, in figure. She switched to the NPC and
bikini in 2013 and did her first National show at the end of the
season, where she got last callouts. After taking time off to
improve her physique, she returned to the stage in 2017 and
competed in multiple National shows before taking a break to
start her family. Her daughter was born in 2020 and just 15
months later, she returned to the stage in both bikini and
wellness. After placing better in Wellness, she decided to focus
on that division, but then became pregnant with her son. She made
her comeback this year and finally earned her Pro card at 2023
Junior Nationals. 


 


Angela shares about how she balances motherhood, coaching and
bodybuilding. You don’t want to miss this episode!


 


TOPICS COVERED


-overcoming an eating disorder in her teens


-prep and motherhood


-picking up unhelpful habits


-working out with kids


-muscle loss during pregnancy


-hard learned lessons


-struggling with hormone imbalances


-going Pro after 10 years


 


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TIME STAMPS


1:00 introduction


5:25 achieving your goals as a mom


12:40 nutrition expectations


16:43 incorporating her kids in her workouts


18:45 shifting into motherhood


27:30 returning to stage postpartum


32:10 competing on the National stage


35:55 food mistakes and disordered eating


41:45 developing positive body image


49:10 signs of better health


53:03 working as a coach


59:40 lessons learned getting to the Pro level


66:02 goals as a Pro


67:20 advice for competitors


 


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