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NPC Masters Bikini Fit Fly Girl Elena Machin

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Elena Machin says she did the first-ever bikini competition in Vegas and still had to walk without being judged.

1. Fitness Junkeez speaks with Elena Machin about bikini competition, Masters, and faith in the context of her Las Vegas fitness journey. 2. Giovanni hosts Elena Machin, a Las Vegas-born hairstylist and longtime competitor, and her background matters because she connects beauty work, stage work, and bodybuilding prep. 3. The episode asks what competition prep changes in a person’s life when the focus shifts from trophies to discipline, spirituality, and self-control. 4. Elena says she was never an athlete growing up, sang and acted, and started lifting in her mid-20s after a trainer in Gold’s Gym suggested weights. 5. She says she first resisted lifting because she did not want to look bulky, then fell in love with it after a couple of workouts and later entered bikini competition. 6. Elena says she did the first-ever bikini competition in Las Vegas and was not allowed to be judged because she had not registered the night before. 7. She names Elaine Goodlad as the old-school figure competitor who encouraged her to do a show in Los Angeles one month later. 8. Elena says she competed from age 33 to 41, took an 11-year break, and returned to competition two years ago. 9. She says her current competition focus has included the Jay Cutler show, the Ascension show, and now fit model before returning to bikini at the Jay Cutler. 10. Elena says she won three first-place finishes last year and is now competing in Masters. 11. She says the journey matters more than winning because she likes the regimen, the closed-off focus, and the fact that not everybody can do it. 12. Elena says the hardest part of prep is food, and she values finishing a 12-week journey feeling better than when she started. 13. She says prep increases her time alone, which strengthens her connection to God and gives her more inner discipline. 14. Elena says she is Cuban American, went to Cuba for the first time five years ago, and now uses that experience to remember how scarce food can be. 15. She says her daily practice is reading Jesus Calling, even if she misses some days and has to move to the next date. 16. She says she talks to God throughout the day, including while driving, and does not believe church attendance is required to worship. 17. Elena says trauma four years ago tightened her spirituality and made those conversations with God feel constant and personal. 18. The conversation stays conversational and reflective, with Giovanni using faith language while Elena answers in a direct, upbeat, and personal style. 19. People interested in women’s bodybuilding, faith, and Masters competition. 20. People wanting only high-drama sports talk without spirituality.

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