Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about identity

and how you can be incredibly grateful for the life you’ve built while still figuring out who you’re becoming. I’m an immigrant from Bangladesh. A wife who married outside of her culture. An IFBB Pro bodybuilder, coach and business owner who still works at a supplement store. Fitness and bodybui

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A gentle reminder for my fellow bodybuilders: you are not supposed to be stage lean year-round. I understand how mentally challenging the off-season can be. I’m a competitive bodybuilder too. After seeing yourself extremely lean for weeks, watching some definition soften as body fat comes back c

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How I program my quad + glute day as an IFBB Wellness Pro 💪🏽🍑 Right now, I’m in a maintenance/building phase, so my focus is less about doing more and more about making every movement count. From activation → compounds for one muscle group → isolation → compounds for next muscle group → upper

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How I program my quad + glute day as an IFBB Wellness Pro 💪🏽🍑

Right now, I’m in a maintenance/building phase, so my focus is less about doing more and more about making every movement count. From activation → compounds for one muscle group → isolation → compounds for next muscle group → upper glutes → unilateral work→ cardio, there’s a reason behind how I

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POV: My athlete sends me her 47th peak week update and I’m analyzing it like 👓💻😂 Peak week = your coach suddenly becoming a full-time detective. Every check-in, every update, every detail… I’m watching. All jokes aside, this is something I take seriously as a coach. I’m very hands-on with

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2018 ➡️ NOW. Same exercise. Different version of me. 💪🏽 There was no overnight transformation. No perfect program. No magic shortcut. Just YEARS of showing up, learning, growing, falling off sometimes, getting back on track, and continuing anyway. That’s the part of fitness and bodybuil

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You don’t build a bodybuilding physique by constantly trying to make yourself smaller. One of the hardest lessons for many women is realizing that building muscle requires a building season. More dieting, more cardio, and more training aren’t always the answer. 3 mistakes I see women make all

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I talk about three mistakes I see beginner bodybuilding athletes make repeatedly: rushing to the stage without building muscle first, neglecting nutrition during the muscle-building phase by eating garbage instead of quality protein, and failing to practice posing, relying only on diet and cardio f

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If you’re doing single-leg hip thrusts but feeling everything except your glutes… your setup might be the problem. 👀🍑 Here I’m breaking down the single-leg dumbbell hip thrust with my athlete and showing her how to position herself, control the movement, and actually isolate the working glute.

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Your social media is NOT for your family, friends, coworkers, neighbors, etc.🗣️ READ THAT AGAIN. 👀 When you start documenting your fitness journey, building a business, or becoming a new version of yourself… some people who know you will think it’s cringe. Post anyway. Because the people

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#onthisday but somehow I still have legal “family members” all up in my business gossiping behind my back being passive aggressive 😁🤷‍♀️

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This is just a sneak peek of my athlete’s peak week depletion workout. 🎥 Watch the FULL workout on my YouTube channel to see every exercise, coaching cue, and what peak week really looks like. 👇 Comment “PEAK WEEK” if you want more behind-the-scenes coaching content. #PeakWeek #Bodybuil

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Sumaiya | IFBB Wellness Pro