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One never wants to say never, but she is honest with herself. The size and conditioning required in Figure along with constant internal bleeding and Crohn’ s symptoms do not equal gains. She stated that it makes the contending physiques near impossible to achieve. If it went back to the days of the Erin Stern look, maybe she could come back. So what about bikini? She smirked and said bikini would only be an option if she got some serious butt implants. I think that’ s a hard no.
Today, her focuses are on her businesses in property management, Center Stage Contest Prep & Posing, Tamen Stuve Healthy & Wellness Consulting, and holding corporate contracts with Esso, Shell, and JV Drivers. Her newest venture is with business partner Tara Laviolette as a CPA event promoter through TNT Muscle Productions.
She has a high standard for her clients, as with anything she does. With a tough love approach, she calls her coaching method all-inclusive.
She phrased it that she will“ forever have a foot in the back of her client”. She is not here to motivate, but to push one past their comfort zone to bring their best physique out.“ All-inclusive”, meaning she gets a bit involved in everything. Not just diet and training, but posing, suits, hair, make-up, tanning, and stage presence. Her referrals are expected to provide the high standard she would want for
herself.
Her advice for those getting into this sport? One needs to weigh out the investment on the return. Spoken like a true entrepreneur. It is not cheap when you quantify time, energy, and money; you need to ask if the return is enough. Right now for her and her health, the return is nonexistent. She invites all those starting this sport to ask the same question. Her belief is that people nowadays want to be a competitor for all the wrong reasons: social media attention and immediate