The Women's Fittest Podcast
The Women’s Fittest podcast host, Debra Jean Terpstra, is a 47-year-old, lifetime drug-free women's physique bodybuilder, coach, business owner, and single mom, delivering a balance of scientific and anecdotal health and fitness info uniquely purposed for women. Critical thinkers will find practical application on everything fitness related from healthy food relationships to contest prep. Whatever your level of knowledge Debra provides expert advice on nutrition, exercise, hormones, mental health, and more, delivered in easy to understand vernacular from a variety of evidence-based and experienced foundations. Debra's passion for bodybuilding and the human condition is apparent in her personal interviews that showcase NPC and IFBB athletes (her guests) in a raw and genuine way. These women are the heart and soul of professional bodybuilding and fitness, and these are their real-life experiences. The Women’s Fittest is your one stop shop for bodybuilding and fitness info, no matter where you are in your journey. Healthy looks different on everybody.
The Women's Fittest Podcast
IFBB Figure Pro Kate Grevey: My Choice to use Performance Enhancing Drugs (Why, When, & How)
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Thanks for listening to another episode of The Women’s Fittest Podcast! This is episode #157 interview with IFBB Figure pro Kate Grevey.
This was such a fun and very honest chat. I’ve known Kate for many years (we met working together for Isolatorfitness at the Arnold Sports Festival in 2016) and her candor and spirit are relatable and refreshing. She’s been competing since 2002 and takes us on the entire journey with aspirations to be an IFBB natural pro. The tenacity and drive Kate has for the sport is undeniably respectable. Her passion for bodybuilding is apparent. Throughout this interview she openly shares where, when, and why, along the way she eventually incorporated drugs to achieve her pro card goal. A story any female should hear before examining what it takes to be competitive in this sport, I’m grateful to Kate for her realness. She loves her story and I love it too. Lots to absorb here, I hope you all enjoy this convo between friends.
Topics covered
- Her intro
- Cigarettes, thigh gaps and punishing workouts: how the 80’s/90’s ruined us
- Her first show in fitness in 2002 at 21
- What she learned from each coaching experience: protein for building muscle, starving in prep, and macro matching
- Why she left the natural federation
- Hormone replacement therapy and her experience with medical doctors
- Finally adding PED’s
- Standing her ground with coaches and finding one that aligned with her long and short term goals
- Judge Cliff Bomar: “You don’t want to get your pro card too early”
- Missing her IFBB pro card by one place six times
- Considering downsizing to bikini?
- Finding your purpose with competing (the goal is a moving target)
- Finally getting her pro card
- The importance of losing REPEATEDLY
- 90’s diet culture
- Her current coach Jason Theobald
- Keeping her daughters from body image issues and where self worth comes from
- Asking your coach questions and things we know now about competing as women
- Final thoughts (Any regrets?)
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