The Hype Files
IFBB - unfiltered. I'm your host, Shannon - and I am here to bring you the stories, the moments, and the truth behind the athletes shaping the sport. Being an IFBB bikini competitor myself, let's dive into the highs, lows, backstage reality, and the future of bodybuilding in NZ. Expect athlete interviews, live show coverage, and a growing look behind the lens as the sport evolves. Big shifts are coming in 2026… watch this space.
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Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Sunday Jan 12, 2025
Blessed enough to have a FOURTH episode to bring to you all with the queen Kate Carroll!! We have quite a series going on and I'm here for it! Apparently you are too based on the stats from 2024 😮💨During this episode we're chatting about Kate's first Olympia experience - and everything involved! Such as: the ENTIRE trip, thoughts on her placing/judging, backstage, challenges she faced etc. And there was a lot of other goodies to chat about too - such as: answering all of your IG questions, the new Fit Model Division, our NZIFBB 2024 season, her upcoming Pro Tour plans & a WHOLE lot more!
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Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
Tuesday Jan 07, 2025
THE FULL 2024 WRAP-UP EPISODE 🎙️ is now up on our YouTube and Spotify!!Wrapping up everything that happened in 2024 including: chatting about the new Fit Model Division, our thoughts on the year, Frank drops a HUGE announcement, predictions and plans for 2025, what’s next and of course the SURVEY RESULTS provided by you! We share what YOU thought - such as: who displayed the best posing, most deserving Pro Card wins and even if you thought the judges got it wrong (or right!)
Lots of exciting chats in this episode! It was a lot of fun! Thank you Frank and thank you EVERYONE for such an awesome year in 2024.
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Friday Nov 29, 2024
Friday Nov 29, 2024
It’s the FINAL show of 2024 for NZIFBB and it was an awesome way to complete the year! There was a full Regional Show which qualifies those competitors for the 2025 NZIFBB Nationals. There was also a Pro Show for Classic Physique and Mens Physique! What a show!! A lot to cover!A huge CONGRATULATIONS to the Overall and Olympia Qualifier Winners! 🏆-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡
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Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
Tuesday Nov 26, 2024
They’re back from the Olympia, the IFBB season’s over and I managed to steal an hour of their time to chat about the year. And WHAT A YEAR it was!! Kicking it off by getting engaged, the USA Pro Tour, Jasmine receiving her O qualification, competing at the O, clients competing & so much more!
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Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
It had to be done! A very highly requested guest and one of my fave NZ Bodybuilding Athletes, Dom Fonoti! We’re chatting about his season, how bodybuilding started for him, all about training, posing how he picks his trunk colours and so much more! VERY excited to see what Dom does next in our sport - I have no doubt he'll be back to DOMinate when the time suits 😎 thanks for your time and opportunity to chat Dom!! 🖤
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Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Sunday Nov 24, 2024
Your NZIFBBBikini Masters Champ, my WOV teammate and all round great gal, Aimee Laing. We chatted about winning Masters, her two seasons competing and the growth in between, (trigger warning) binge eating and disordered eating and so much more!!! We dive deep early on in this episode so be ready for some real talk ♡ and thank you once again for your time Aimee!!
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Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
Wednesday Nov 20, 2024
NZ’s newest IFBB Figure Pro, Jen Lowrey! Chatting about going Pro in her debut season with IFBB, switching between types of training, staying disciplined, posing, goals going forward and of course, what’s next!? Thanks for your time to chat Jen, so great to meet you and very excited to see what impact you continue to make in the world of bodybuilding!
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Sunday Nov 17, 2024
Sunday Nov 17, 2024
From South Island Champs Mens Physique Overall winner - to NZ’s newest IFBB Mens Physique Pro - Isaac Newman! We chatted about his two Divisions (Classic Physique and Mens Physique) and which one he will pursue, the whole journey into bodybuilding and becoming a Pro, changing sport from rugby to bodybuilding and of course - when will his Pro debut be?
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Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Two for the price of one 😉 haha I was joined by not only NZ's newest IFBB Bikini Pro, Christel De Klerk but also her Coach, Logan Robson - IFBB Bodybuilding Pro, fresh back from the Masters Olympia 😮💨 it was awesome to chat to these two - considering I hadn't had Christel on the pod since she won the Bikini Overall at Moes Muscles 2023, we had a LOT to catch up on! Including, the BIG win, how the offseason went, moving to Aus, Logan's perspective and feedback, thoughts on Olympia and (of course) what's next?!
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Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
Tuesday Nov 12, 2024
WHAT A DAY!! NZIFBB Natural and Standard Nationals 2024 - we have TWELVE new IFBB Pro's here in NZ and they all set the standard!! Frank Carroll and I do our usual thing in this episode and break down both shows and share the placings, pro card winners, feedback on the venue/audience/etc! Don't forget to like and subscribe if you're enjoying our wrap-ups and stay tuned for our Moes Muscles wrap-up coming soon too! The final one of the year 🥹-----BUY ME A COFFEE ☕️ #SupportThePodcasthttps://buymeacoffee.com/teamempireSupport the Pod to improve our content! Better podcast quality, improve podcast equipment, high profile podcast guests, travel if required, etc.🎙️ Anyone who buys me a coffee will be added to our IG Close Friends list and we’ll livestream shows and events for this community only! ♡
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