Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
Jodi Sheakley-Wright is a wellness coach with a PhD in nutrition, OCB natural bodybuilding pro in women’s figure, as well as a judge for the OCB. She has over a decade of experience in the fitness industry and a wealth of experience when it comes to diet and behavior coaching. In our conversation we explored her background as a competitor, her dietary strategies for curbing bad behaviors, and the importance of resistance training as you age. She also shared what she's learned over the years as a judge and much more.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
2:39 - Jodi's Athletic Background
4:14 - Pregnancy & Controlling Postpartum Weight
7:57 - 80s/90s Perception of Female Bodies
9:24 - Getting Into Competitive Bodybuilding
13:28 - Managing Stress Through Exercise
14:39 - First Competitions
15:47 - Brock's Experience Competing in Bodybuilding
16:42 - How Bodybuilding Enables Confidence
20:43 - Perfecting Peak Week
22:51 - Program Changes To Shape Physique
25:05 - When You Should Break Form
26:54 - Intuitive Training
29:31 - Approach To Diet & Cardio For a Show
32:58 - Different Dietary Strategies
35:54 - Sustainable Diet For General Population
37:52 - The Advantage of a Meal Plan
40:07 - Curbing "Bored Eating"
42:44 - Making Bad Decisions More Inconvenient
44:09 - Combatting a Slow Metabolism As You Age
48:17 - Resistance Training Increases Longevity
49:13 - The Perception of 30 or 40 as "Old"
51:36 - Lessons Learned as a Bodybuilding Judge
55:17 - The Emotional Journey Competitors Go Through
57:26 - Doing The Unsexy Work
1:00:32 - Subjectivity in Bodybuilding
1:02:46 - What's Next For Jodi
For More:
Support the Podcast: buymeacoffee.com/Brockcovington
Follow Brock's Instagram: instagram.com/brockcovington
Follow Brock's YouTube: @BrockCovington
Follow Jodi's Instagram: instagram.com/jodiwright_phd
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Jodi Sheakley-Wright is a wellness coach with a PhD in nutrition, OCB natural bodybuilding pro in women’s figure, as well as a judge for the OCB. She has over a decade of experience in the fitness industry and a wealth of experience when it comes to diet and behavior coaching. In our conversation we explored her background as a competitor, her dietary strategies for curbing bad behaviors, and the importance of resistance training as you age. She also shared what she's learned over the years as a judge and much more.
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
2:39 - Jodi's Athletic Background
4:14 - Pregnancy & Controlling Postpartum Weight
7:57 - 80s/90s Perception of Female Bodies
9:24 - Getting Into Competitive Bodybuilding
13:28 - Managing Stress Through Exercise
14:39 - First Competitions
15:47 - Brock's Experience Competing in Bodybuilding
16:42 - How Bodybuilding Enables Confidence
20:43 - Perfecting Peak Week
22:51 - Program Changes To Shape Physique
25:05 - When You Should Break Form
26:54 - Intuitive Training
29:31 - Approach To Diet & Cardio For a Show
32:58 - Different Dietary Strategies
35:54 - Sustainable Diet For General Population
37:52 - The Advantage of a Meal Plan
40:07 - Curbing "Bored Eating"
42:44 - Making Bad Decisions More Inconvenient
44:09 - Combatting a Slow Metabolism As You Age
48:17 - Resistance Training Increases Longevity
49:13 - The Perception of 30 or 40 as "Old"
51:36 - Lessons Learned as a Bodybuilding Judge
55:17 - The Emotional Journey Competitors Go Through
57:26 - Doing The Unsexy Work
1:00:32 - Subjectivity in Bodybuilding
1:02:46 - What's Next For Jodi
For More:
Support the Podcast: buymeacoffee.com/Brockcovington
Follow Brock's Instagram: instagram.com/brockcovington
Follow Brock's YouTube: @BrockCovington
Follow Jodi's Instagram: instagram.com/jodiwright_phd
Gear I Use!
Ten Thousand | bty.tenthousand.cc/covington2 | Code: COVINGTON ~ 15% off
Definite Articles | glnk.io/njj0/brockcovington | Code: COVINGTON ~ 20% off
