JESS JOHNSON

Today, Celeste chats with Jessica Johnson, an Australian Pro who
is also an online and in-person fitness, nutrition, and posing
coach. She begins talking about how before she steps on the
stage, she takes a deep breath and reminds herself she put in all
the work and she deserves to be there.


In university, Jess studied psychology and takes mindfulness
into everything she does. Jess talks about her previous
experience in the Air Force and that is still a Reservist. She
explains how living the Air Force life made it difficult to
settle into a routine and train.


Before Jess joined the IFBB league, Jess was a Pro in two natural
federations. After she competed in the Natural equivalent of the
Olympia, she returned to Australia and decided to switch to IFBB
for more opportunities.


When Jess was competing in the natural federations, she was told
to compete in Figure because she was too muscular for bikini. She
was glad she did figure but her heart was in bikini. It taught
her how to be a chameleon, to change her posing to change her
body.


When she does virtual posing classes, she uses different camera
angles so she can see what they are doing, there are advantages
and disadvantages to virtual posing. She loves the challenge of
catering to different learning styles.


Jess talks about placing third at her first pro show only and
hour after she earned her pro card! It gave her the confidence to
push forward and improve as a pro. In the whole country of
Australia, there are only three Pro Cards given in a year.


Jess speaks to her struggles with IBS and how it affects her
preps. Because of this, she is very sensitive to carbs. She and
her coach have open discussions about when the plan needs to
change and when it needs to be followed. Communication is key to
coaching. She always talks with a potential client on the phone
before committing to coaching them.


Jess explains the effect doing 12 back-to-back shows had on her
and how mindfulness was the key to pulling herself out of a
restrict/binge cycle. Moving into an improvement season, Jess
likes to stay consistent but with less structure to help herself
not fixate on the food. When in prep, she likes to do longer
preps to allow for diet breaks to help her metabolism stay
healthy.


In her youth, Jess used to get called harsh names making fun of
her thin figure, she never thought she would  be know
for her glutes! Jess talks about the techniques she used to grow
her glutes and offers some things to avoid. It’s not always about
adding more weight. Work smarter not harder!


Jess leaves us with advice for new competitors to find a good
coach and work with them to put on muscle before prepping. For
competitors on the road to pro, Jess says to be consistent and
persistent. If you want to be a pro you have to act like a pro.
Just don’t give up!


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Time Stamps:
[1:00] Introduction
[2:01] Importance of mindfulness
[3:25] Jess talks about her time in the Air Force
[7:40] Difference between the Australian and American
bodybuilding leagues
[10:20] Benefits of competing in IFBB
[13:00] How past experiences influence current outlook
[15:05] Virtual posing classes
[17:11] Jess talks about her journey to pro.
[22:10] Competition structure in Australia
[29:20] Feedback from pro debut
[31:55] Jess talks about how her body responds in different
scenarios
[38:00] Knowing when to change things from your plan
[40:05] prioritizing communication in a coaching
relationship
[45:50] Daily mindfulness habits
[51:27] Red flags that you may struggle post-show
[52:25] Shifting mindset from prep to improvement season
[57:10] Success through consistency and taking your time
[60:45] How Jess transformed her gluten
[68:45] advice for new competitors and those on the road to
pro
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