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Bodybuilding After 40: Erika Sweeney’s Story | Episode 21
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In this episode of Talk Your Abs Off, host Abby Clapper sits down with the incredible Erika Sweeney - a bodybuilder who shares her inspiring journey into the world of bodybuilding at the age of 45..
Erika shares her empowering journey of discovering bodybuilding later in life, what drew her to the sport, and how it transformed her both physically and mentally. From the intensity of training and dialing in her nutrition, to walking onto a competition stage for the first time, Erica opens up about the highs, the challenges, and the lessons she's learned along the way.
This episode dives deep into:
- What it’s really like to train for a bodybuilding competition
- The role of strength training for women in their 40s and beyond
- How body image and confidence evolve with the sport
- Mental resilience, motivation, and redefining what’s possible at any age
- The truth about what happens behind the scenes in bodybuilding
Whether you're curious about competing, looking for midlife fitness inspiration, or just love hearing stories of women rewriting the rules, this episode will leave you motivated to chase your own strength - inside and out.
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