KAREN YUEN

Confessions of a Bikini Pro

Today I speak with Karen Yuen, one of the 6 IFBB bikini pros from Hong Kong. She turned pro in 2019 at her 5th NPC show. Due to covid travel restrictions i did not compete in 2020. In 2021, she had her Pro Debut in USA , despite 21 days hotel quarantine after she returned home. She placed 5th among Olympians at both shows - San Antonio Pro & Minneapolis Pro. Outside of competition, She is a gym owner, a fitness & posing coach, and also a dog mom of 3! She coaches both lifestyle and competition clients, and helped a client obtain her pro card in Japan.

Karen give great insight into what it’s like to be a gym owner and a bodybuilder in an Asian country. You don’t want to miss this interview!

Topics covered include:

-How she started in bodybuilding

-life as a gym owner

-bodybuilding in Asia

-stress management

-productivity while on prep

-traveling and quarantining

-mindset in improvement season

-choosing the right coach

-competing in as a Pro

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TIME STAMPS

1:00 introduction

3:07 areas to improve

6:10 keeping intensity in training

11:45 changing mindset about improvement season

17:44 changing approaches

23:55 goals for the future and bodybuilding

31:00 is it worth it?

37:30 saying yes to opportunities

39:15 training while on quarantine

44:15 being a gym owner

49:00 being a bodybuilder in Hong Kong

57:25 advice for competitors

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