SHONTE TURNER

In this episode, host Celeste Rains-Turk has the pleasure of
interviewing a figure amateur-turned-bikini pro, inventor of
swapTRAP & yoTRAP, business owner of TurnFIT, and disabled
Air Force veteran Shonte Turner!
 
Tune in to hear Shonte’s journey of finding the stage while she
was stationed overseas. Shonte explains how she was doing
twice-a-day exercises and keeping a food diary before macros
became popular in the fitness world. She emphasizes the
importance of finding a passion in fitness and setting a routine
to stay sane during and off competition prep. Furthermore, she
reinforces the importance of having discipline in all aspects in
life for maximum potential.
 
Shonte explains why she stayed in the figure division before
secretly prepping for her first bikini competition despite the
recommendation of her coach. Since turning pro, Shonte values the
importance of listening to your body queues and taking diet
breaks when needed.
 
Shonte opens up to Celeste about being an inventor and the
expensive legal process involved. She explains the financial
struggles of production and learning the business of
sales/marketing. Shonte expresses the power of having supportive
family, friends, and fellow competitors to help her business rise
to what it is today.
 
Shonte’s success story and her no-bull personality provide
listeners an episode unlike any other!

Connect with Shonte
Here: https://www.instagram.com/turners_turnfit_ifbbpro/

Connect with Celeste
Here: https://www.instagram.com/celestial_fit/

 
TIME STAMP of EPISODE
[1:43] Stage ritual
[2:52] Shonte’s reason to start competing
[6:54] Evolution of training in bodybuilding
[13:16] Balancing life outside prep
[16:49] Switching from figure to bikini
[23:40] Struggles of being a disabled veteran
[25:22] Shonte’s road to pro
[32:59] Getting over a weight plateau
[37:46] Relationship with food/taking diet breaks
[46:33] Shonte’s invention/owning a business
[49:14 - 49:35] Accidental pause
[60:08] Balancing work/family/relationships
[63:29] How to be a marketable competitor athlete/business
owner
[71:38] Shonte’s best advice for competitors