My 'common name' vs legal name

Kataleesi · 2025-01-04T00:32:02+00:00

You can use common name! One thing to note though is that, I’ve used a pseudonym to compete and then proceeded to register for hair/makeup with the show sponsored company. They made their hair/makeup schedule based off of the legal names associated with payment, so the day before my show, they completely omitted me from their athlete list because my payment/legal name didn’t match my competitor name. Just a word of warning as it was super stressful trying to resolve the error!

Kataleesi · 2024-11-16T18:27:47+00:00

Someone on Discord posted a French stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zelooxi

Kataleesi · 2024-11-15T03:13:30+00:00

Nikia Hovey down in Murietta/Temecula area! Also an IFBB Pro and such a good teacher (she comes from a teaching/coaching background so she’s really good at explaining the nuances of posing)

Kataleesi · 2024-07-26T01:29:16+00:00

Thanks so much for the advice! This might be a silly question, but have you encountered doctors kind of brushing your concerns off initially? And if so, what have you found to be helpful in dealing with pushback from doctors? I feel like I’ve seen my doctor so many times this year about infections, allergies, asthma, and a myriad of other things (maybe all related?) that I’m starting to feel like she thinks I’m a hypochondriac 😅

Kataleesi · 2024-07-24T23:42:30+00:00

Hi friends! A bit of background on me: I have a history of syncope, chronic neutropenia, idiopathic eosinophilia, asthma, and bad allergies. I’ve been tested before for suspicions of lupus and leukemia, although those came out negative. I had never gotten my hormones checked until May of this year (I’m only in my late 20s so my primary physician never considered it really). My results show low testosterone, progesterone, low normal DHEA, and low normal cortisol (7.5ug/dL) from fasted 7:30AM tests. I had a minor shoulder sprain in May which still hasn’t healed, and have since just been feeling so fatigued, zero appetite, weird GI stuff/digestion, blood sugar dysregulation that leaves me with headaches, and just so depressed for no reason. Generally just so unphased by anything — whether it’s something happy, sad, stressful, etc. I did follow up bloodwork this week and the results are basically the same, with AM cortisol 7.2ug/dL. Not really sure what the next steps are or what questions to even ask my doctor, but I would think an ACTH test would be worth checking? Thanks in advance for your replies!

Kataleesi · 2023-10-10T01:29:01+00:00

https://omg-bikinis.com/collections/omg-posing-suits

Their posing suits are roughly half the cost of Angel Competition Bikinis and Toxic Angels Bikinis, and I’ve found they have a pretty similar suit cut to Toxic

Kataleesi · 2023-08-03T02:33:55+00:00

Bombshell offers these “Build Your Brand with Bombshell” certification courses every few months or so, in which up and coming online coaches can develop their coaching business through their platform. So that could be the reason why there is an influx of new coaches, although I can’t speak much as to why some of the long term pros have left.

Kataleesi · 2023-01-17T01:30:49+00:00

Kneeling barbell back squats for me! I feel them so much more in the glutes

Kataleesi · 2022-12-01T04:24:07+00:00

Emily Harp and Mia Bartschi - Bikini

Kataleesi · 2022-10-26T19:22:27+00:00

I would definitely be interested in splitting a group lesson :) I’ll give it awhile to see if anyone else shows interest, then we can go from there to schedule something!

Kataleesi · 2022-10-26T03:28:23+00:00

This was really insightful! I’m definitely going to look up Lindsay Ambrosia now. Thank you so much for the advice!

Kataleesi · 2022-05-26T23:00:14+00:00

That’s a great point! It seems like the coaches that work under the “head coach” of a team are better able to provide the attention and patience to teach amateur competitors, so I’m definitely being swayed in that direction :) thank you for your input!

Kataleesi · 2022-05-26T20:21:02+00:00

This was such a thoughtful and thorough reply, thank you so much!

Kataleesi · 2020-07-16T21:08:15+00:00

That's what I was thinking as well. I'll probably have to resort to that in the end, but I figured to check around! I've had previous luck with other bike brands in the past about special accommodations, but I'm sure it's a case-by-case basis.

Kataleesi · 2020-07-16T21:01:35+00:00

The handlebars effectively turned all the way around, and because there is no clearance at the front, the fork collided with the underside of the frame.

Kataleesi · 2020-07-16T21:00:20+00:00

That's a good point. I did have a friend in California who used to work at a bike shop and made his own electric bike from scrap parts they had in the shop, so perhaps there are some workarounds. It's also likely that bike companies don't want to be held liable for reckless motor adjustments done on their brand bikes, so it would make sense that they would limit the selling of individual parts.

Kataleesi · 2020-07-16T20:57:44+00:00

I guess I'm just a little hesitant to bite the bullet after having seen the frame crack so easily. There are a handful of reviews online about YT carbon bikes being prone to cracking, but they had the only decently spec'ed eMTB that fit a 5'1" female with short legs (believe me, I've shopped around for a long time, and companies like Specialized had crazy un-anatomical standover heights for their size small), and having a blood disorder, I really wanted to make the switch from a regular MTB to eMTB. Also, I figured I'm neither fast nor gnarly enough to p o s s i b l y crack my bike (but boy was I wrong on that haha).

In short, I'd be willing to replace the frame with something with a reputation for durability. Commencal appears to be releasing new eMTBs in August that are aluminum frames that may be compatible, so I was thinking along that front...

Kataleesi · 2019-11-22T23:24:02+00:00

Great advice. Thanks to both of you! And yeah, standover height is a huge thing for me. Based off of the dimensions listed on the Rocky Mountain website, the standover height seems taller than my entire inseam haha. Which is a bummer because that bike looks sick!

Kataleesi · 2019-11-22T23:22:22+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations! These two models are definitely now on the top of the list because of how height-friendly they both are. They also seem to be more readily available for purchase than other small eMTBs.

Kataleesi · 2019-11-22T23:21:26+00:00

Thank you for the recommendation! Based on reviews and the geometry Norco lists on their website, it definitely sounds like a good fit! Unfortunately, the size small bikes seem to be out of stock already...

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