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Kaitlyn Willing

@byemombod

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✝️ Jesus is King
👶🏼 Birthed 5 Babies @growingupwilling
💪NPC Figure Competitor
📈Co-Founder + COO @babysteps_org
🎙️Podcast Host @unplannedanduntold

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📌Because this one deserves a permanent spot on the feed. Thank you Lord, for all the ways you have blessed me over the years and if sharing my story helps just one person, then I know it was all worth it.
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#jesusisking #bodybuildingmom #fitnessjourney #figurebodybuilder #bodybuildingjourney taken in Phoenix, Arizona by @byemombod

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Thank you to my husband… my rock, my sounding board, my built-in hype man, and the one who pushed me into this journey in the first place. 🩷💪🏼

Yes… my bodybuilding journey may have started because he looked at me and said, “I love you babe, but I don’t think you have what it takes.” 😂 And honestly? That one sentence lit a fire in me I didn’t even know existed.

But from that moment on, he has been my greatest supporter. The early mornings, the meal prep, the mood swings (sorry babe), the late-night cardio, the exhaustion…he has been there for every single bit of it. Cheering, encouraging, challenging, and pushing me to become the absolute best version of myself.

Watching how proud he is of me makes all of this even sweeter. There’s nothing like having the person you love most standing beside you, believing in you even when you’re struggling to believe in yourself.

Thank you, babe, for calling greatness out of me before I even knew it was there. For pushing me, supporting me, and loving me through it all. We did this… together. 🤍🏆
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Coach: @coachmarsellzaborek
Posing: @cara_barnes_ifbbpro
Bodywork + Mentor: @daniellebejarano
Hair: @beautyby_ericaa
Makeup: @lebou_beauty @marvinalexanderbeauty
Tan + Backstage Assistance: @liquidsunrayz @letssgettoasted
Gym: @mountainsidefit
Show: @wjc_productions
Stage Practice: @ptbyjoe_studios_
#fitmom #fitmoms #bodybuildermom #bodybuildermoms #strongmoms #bodybuilder #fitnessjourney #fitnessmom #figurebodybuilder #figurebodybuildermom #bodybuildingjourney #strongwomen #athleticmom #byemombod #bodybuilder #bodybuildingmotivation #bodybuilderlifestyle #bodybuilderlife #figurecompetitor #figurebodybuiliding #gymrat #gymmotivation #fitnessmotivation #fit #figurechampion #ameturbodybuilder #npc #npcfigure #npcfigurecompetitor #nocfigureathlete #bodybuildingmom taken in Phoenix, Arizona by @byemombod

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When a muscle mommy and a muscle daddy live happily ever after ✨ Except when we both can’t agree on the workout for the day 😆
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#fitmom #fitmoms #bodybuildermom #bodybuildermoms #strongmoms #bodybuilder #fitnessjourney #fitnessmom #figurebodybuilder #figurebodybuildermom #bodybuildingjourney #strongwomen #athleticmom #byemombod #bodybuilder #bodybuildingmotivation #bodybuilderlifestyle #bodybuilderlife #figurecompetitor #figurebodybuiliding #gymrat #gymmotivation #fitnessmotivation #fit taken in Mountainside Fitness by @byemombod

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Fair warning: Incoming long, sappy mama post. 🥹❤️

She’s been at all 3 of my bodybuilding shows each year since she was just a toddler. Watching me train, watching me push myself, watching me do things that are hard. And while I hope she’s proud of her mama, what I hope even more is that she’s learning something far bigger than anything I could ever accomplish on a stage. ❤️

The day before my show, my mom took her on a hike. At one point, she wanted to climb up on a big rock with her older brothers, but her Mimi told her she couldn’t because it was too hard.

Without missing a beat, she responded, “Mimi, I can do hard things, you know?”

And when her dad told me that story, my heart could have burst.

Because THAT. That right there is what I’ve been trying to instill in her since she was born.

That she is strong. That she is capable. That hard doesn’t mean impossible. That she doesn’t have to shy away from something just because it challenges her. And that she is so much stronger than she even realizes.

Bodybuilding may look like it’s about building muscles, but for me, it’s about so much more. It’s about showing my daughter what it looks like to work hard for something, to keep showing up when things get uncomfortable, and to believe in yourself even when something feels out of reach.

But I think the part that makes me the most emotional is knowing that her strength doesn’t have to be born out of the hard things life puts her through. It can be born out of love. Out of encouragement. Out of growing up surrounded by people who remind her of what she’s capable of before she ever has a reason to doubt it.

I don’t want her to have to become strong because life forced her to be. I want her to grow up knowing she’s strong because she’s been told, shown, and reminded of it her entire life.

And if all these years of watching her mama chase big goals have taught her even a little bit of that, then I’ve already won something far greater than any trophy or crown I’ll ever bring home. 🥹💖 I love you so much baby girl.

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#fitmoms #bodybuildingmom #fitnessmotivation #npcfigurecompetitor #npcfigure by @byemombod

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2026 NPC Whitney Jones Classic Women’s Figure Overall Champion

Athlete: @byemombod
Taken by: @bloomhausmedia
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🪩🦋🤍Weeerrree baaaaacckkkk!!! 🪩🦋🤍
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#npcfigure #npcfigurecompetitor #nocfigureathlete #showdayready #fitnessmotivation by @byemombod

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Big weekend ahead! 💪🏽

Wishing all of you the best of luck as you step on stage this weekend!

The work, discipline, and consistency that goes into competing deserves recognition. It’s been a privilege to be part of your recovery to help you stay ready to perform.

Now it’s time to show off all that hard work. Go crush it! 🔥
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#gym #phoenixaz #arizona #recovery #bodywork taken in Phoenix, Arizona by @byemombod

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Come along with me to train some back 🦍
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🎡🎢It’s all just fun and games until you start looking like an 👽🛸 by @byemombod

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Personally speaking… this last month smacked me upside the head. Things were thrown at me that I never saw coming. I had every reason to throw in the towel and quit.

But I think that’s where you find out what you’re made of.

When life isn’t going according to plan… when things feel heavy… when quitting would be easier… and yet you still choose to show up for yourself.

That’s the win. Not the placing on stage.

Now it’s time to finish what I started. No excuses. No backing off. No wondering what would’ve happened if I pushed a little harder.

Two more weeks to empty the tank, leave it all out there, and see what I’m made of when it counts.

I didn’t come this far just to show up.

I came to compete.

Two. More. Weeks.

Let’s freakin’ go. 🔥
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#bodybuildingwomen #bodybuildingmom #npcfigure #fitnessmotivation #figure taken in Phoenix, Arizona by @byemombod

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37 🥹🎂✨

A little older, a lot stronger, and more grateful for this life than ever. Thank you Lord, for blessing me with a beautiful family, amazing friends, and a healthy body that can keep up with it all. 🤍

And because simply blowing out candles felt a little too boring… 😂💪🏼

Cheers to 37!

#womenwholift #StrongWomen #FitnessMotivation #WomenWithMuscle #birthdaygirl taken in Phoenix, Arizona by @byemombod

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-“Simba, remember who you are” 🦁🐆
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#figurebodybuilder #figureroutine #npcfigure #npcfigurecompetitor #gymmotivation by @byemombod

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