This year’s physique season is coming to a close, and after another great year – and attending the 2016 Mr. Olympia – I’ve had the chance to reflect on the things that I’ve learned in the past 12 months. Yes, even with years of helping athletes in their competition journeys, I’m still learning every [...]
One of best part of Shawn Couture Cuties (SCC) is watching our athletes strive and achieve their goals. With each new goal reached, each competitor turns right around to set a new goal. It is a wonderful rotation of competition in which athletes succeed and grow into a cycle of conquering the stage at [...]
As an up and coming NPC athlete looking toward an IFBB PRO card can be really inspiring as you prepare for local and regional competitions leading up to a PRO qualifier. After all, a lot of the world’s most successful IFBB Physique and Bikini competitors started out as local athletes just like you. And, [...]
Butterflies, lightheadedness, rush of adrenaline, fear and nervousness.There are endless physical and emotional symptoms of physique competition stage fright, and in most cases it’s a perfectly normal feeling. These feeling only become an issue when they become so debilitating that you can't enjoy the moment and perform at your best. Standing in front of [...]
Can you succeed as a physique athlete and still not be fulfilled? How many times in your life have you achieved what you set out to do and then a short time later thought, "Is this all there is?" There is a formula for success - called the science of goal-directed achievement – which is the [...]
Becoming a successful Physique Competitor takes more than just having the best trainer and coaches. You also need self-discipline, patience, and a strong work ethic fueled by a strong desire to grow and improve.Everyone desires to do great things its human nature, but not everyone is willing to go through the trials and tribulations that develop [...]
I need to get something off my chest (call it a rant) in regards to an announcement made by Lee Thompson last week. Lee WAS the NPC Chairman of the state of Texas and arguably the most successful NPC branch in the organization. Lee announced that he would be making a clean break from the [...]
One of the most difficult areas to manage when preparing for a physique competition is staying focused on your preparation all while trying to manage the other areas of your life. Life's daily challenges in and of themselves will stress most people's ability to stay focus. But when you add in the multiple day training sessions, meal [...]
Have you ever felt like throwing in the towel and giving up on your dream of ascending from an NPC Competitor to IFBB Pro? Or just giving up on the sport altogether? I know when I first started to compete I would have my doubts, but in the midst of those moments I always [...]
As physique competitors, we all have a driving force behind why we enter the arena of physique competitions and as such have unique goals we desire to achieve. Whether it is reaching a certain level of fitness, becoming a world renown fitness model or maybe one day stepping on the Olympia stage. The journey towards self-fulfillment [...]
