Ep 89: Broken Foot, Unbreakable Mindset: How Rachel Farganis Became an IFBB Pro Against All Odds
About this episode
Rachel Farganis shares her inspiring journey of becoming an IFBB Pro despite a broken foot just weeks before a major competition.
On this week’s episode of Bikinis After Babies we are joined by IFBB Bikini Pro Rachel Farganis- a wife, entrepreneur and mother of two. Rachel quickly became the talk of the bodybuilding world last summer when photos of her pro card win in an orthotic boot flooded Instagram!! Rachel shares the incredible story of how she broke her foot less than 2 weeks before North Americans and how she overcame this huge obstacle to achieve one of her greatest accomplishments- becoming an IFBB pro. Rachel didn’t allow the injury to delay her show or break her mentally- she uniquely designed a foot brace that mimicked the height of her posing heel and adapted her posing around her new “show”. And Rachel didn’t just show up- she won both her classes, an overall and took home two pro cards!! An inspiring and resilient athlete, Rachel encountered many challenges on her climb to the pro league and shares so many takeaways from her journey- from navigating the guilt that many mothers feel when carving out time for themselves, to battling years of self-doubt and an unhealthy relationship with staying “small”. Rachel’s story is one of resilience, determination, and constantly learning what she’s…
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