The podcast nobody else was making

THE
OVERALL

For the other 364 days.

Every other podcast talks about the stage. We talk about everything else.

Hosted by Alexis Counts · NPC Figure Overall Winner · Season 1 Coming

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The podcast nobody
else was making.

Bodybuilding has no shortage of content on peak week, posing, and prep. The Overall covers the stuff that actually determines whether you stay in the sport long-term.

Money. Identity. Career. Relationships. The quiet stuff — out loud. All divisions. All levels. Bikini to Open.

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Episode 001

The Great Turnover

You just got laid off. Good. How a job loss becomes the most structurally perfect time to start competing — less takeout money, more free time, and the stage as your next interview.

Money · Career · Identity

Episode 002

Who Are You Without the Stage?

When your entire identity becomes your physique. What happens in the off-season when the structure disappears and you have to figure out who you are again.

Identity

Episode 003

The 9-to-5 Athlete

Meal prep in the break room. Training at 5 AM. Taking PTO for shows. How competitors build careers while training like their body is their job.

Career

Episode 004

Prep vs. Partnership

Your body changes. Your mood changes. Your schedule disappears. What happens to your closest relationships during the hardest 16 weeks of the year.

Relationships

Episode 005

The Whole Competitor

You can love the sport and still be a full person. What it looks like to chase a stage goal without sacrificing everything else that matters.

Showing Up Whole

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Alexis Counts

NPC Figure competitor. Tech professional. Texas. 2023 NPC San Antonio Figure Overall winner who got tired of waiting for this conversation to exist.

"I compete, I work a 9-to-5, and I'm trying to hold it all together like everyone else. Let's figure out the quiet stuff out loud — hoping you figure it out with me."

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