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I won my IFBB Bikini Pro Card at my 2nd show!

How the HECK did I get here?!

By: Caroline Ofenstein

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Caroline winning her IFBB Bikini Pro Card in her Angel Competition Bikinis Crystal Firework. Photo Courtesy LiveWell.

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Thank you to Caroline for being a guest blog on The Angel Blog by Angel Competition Bikinis! This blog will inspire you to keep reaching for your dreams. It will share details about international travel and  why it's not necessary to follow the normal path to IFBB Pro. A great read for any aspiring athlete!

From Crossfit to IFBB

When people ask me how long I’ve been competing, they are usually shocked to hear I’m an IFBB Bikini Pro but only in my second year of competing in bodybuilding.

I won my pro card at my second (!) show, which feels like super-hyper-lightspeed-overdrive compared to most bikini pros. I also competed outside of the US to win my pro card, not the “traditional” path of Miami Nationals or Junior USAs where many women compete multiple times on those stages before winning their pro card. 

So how the HECK did I get here?!

If we take it back a few years, you would have found me in the CrossFit gym instead of in high heels and my beautiful AC bikini! I was a CrossFit Level 1 Coach and die-hard competitor at the local level since 2015. So while my first bodybuilding competition wasn’t until 2019, I have been coaching and competing in the fitness space and trying to put muscle on this long & lean frame for several years. 

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"So while my first bodybuilding competition wasn’t until 2019, I have been coaching and competing in the fitness space and trying to put muscle on this long & lean frame for several years.

Fitness + travel?!
Sign this girl up!!

Along with my background in fitness, I was also studying nutrition prior to joining the NPC. I became a nutrition coach (NCI Level 2, PN1) in 2017 and have been continuously studying nutrition and working one-on-one with clients ever since with Tailored Coaching Method. This gave me a super solid background with nutrition & tracking macros before ever starting my first contest prep.

My first bikini competition was in October 2019 in Denver, CO and I walked away with three first place awards - First Time Ever, Novice, and my Open class. Heading into my first show I had the ‘one and done’ mentality and afterwards I didn’t even know I was nationally qualified (or what that meant)!

But my drive to push myself to the next level took over and soon after that show I had the opportunity to compete at the Olympia Amateur South America in Medellin, Colombia. I jumped at the chance to compete abroad! Fitness + travel?! Sign this girl up!! The pro card on the table for the overall top three bikini athletes was icing on the cake.
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The Winning Show!

I dove into another prep at the end of 2019 for the Olympia Amateur SA in February 2020. I also doubled down on my visualization and manifestation work to get my mind right heading into this next level competition. It was a whirlwind to travel long hours to a foreign country during peak week, but it was also the absolute best time of my life!

All of the announcing was completely in Spanish and there were beautiful competitors from all over the world stepping on that stage. I met so many amazing people, had the chance to be judged by Tyler Manion and Joe Pishkula, and managed to sneak in with a third place finish overall (although I actually didn’t even think I placed overall based on my definitely-not-fluent Spanish skills)!

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It was a surreal experience to say the least. I took a very non-traditional path to my pro card, but my solid base of muscle from years of being an athlete and my ‘YOLO’ attitude when the opportunity came up proved useful.

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While it’s certainly uncommon to win your pro card at your second show, my journey is proof that it IS possible :)

I am incredibly grateful for the path I’ve taken and my best advice would be to always follow your intuition. In today’s ‘hustle’ society, it’s so important to take time to pause, breathe, smile and quiet your mind to get back in tune with yourself. Listen to your instincts, set clear goals & consistently take action towards them, and keep your energy positive.

You never know when it’s going to be YOUR day so don’t give up until you get there!

And to close this blog with a little vulnerability - based on my accelerated path to the IFBB Pro League, I am very nervous about how I will stack up to other competitors at this higher level. But… There’s only one way to find out, and that’s at my pro debut later this month! Wish me luck and stay tuned via Instagram @carolineofenstein_tcm.

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"You never know when it’s going to be YOUR day so don’t give up until you get there! " 

Thanks again to Caroline for sharing her story with us and inspiring all of us!

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