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Sinah Deborah Matas

@sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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🇦🇹 1st IFBB FitModel Pro Athlete
Dipl. Personal Trainer
Psychotherapist (i.A.u.S.)
Transforming minds & bodies since 2020
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Maybe the problem isn’t that women are becoming “too thin”.

Maybe it’s that we’ve started finding taking up less space desirable again.

And that says a lot more about us than it does about any individual woman.

What do you think? 👀

#Psychology #Psychoanalysis #ThinIdeal #BodyImage #FemaleBody taken in Biograd na moru, Croatia by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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She wasn't created on stage.

She was created in the moments no one applauded.

Every time she chose discipline over comfort.
Growth over certainty.
Faith over fear.

The physique is just evidence.
The real masterpiece is the woman who built it.

For years, I thought I was chasing a better body.

Looking back...
I was rebuilding an identity.

Bodybuilding didn't teach me how to be strong.
It simply revealed the strength that had been there all along.

Today, I stand on this stage healthy, natural, and deeply grateful.

Grateful that I get to live this life.
Grateful that I get to push my body to its limits.
Grateful that I get to inspire others through the sport that changed my life.

As a personal trainer and future psychotherapist, that's the mission that matters most to me:

Helping people become proud of who they are

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Because true transformation is never measured by the mirror—but by the person looking into it.

Coach: @jennybrnx (Words can't even describe how thankful I am for everything you've done for me. 🤍)

Show: @tampapro @timgardnerproductions
Video: @gilcoproductions
Makeup: @spencerwellscreative
Hair: @glossedby_jayce
Tanning: @hotspotcompetitiontanning
Posing: @coachxcoco
Heels: @chri.glamfit
Bikini: @omgcustombikinis

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#ifbbpro #fitmodelpro #bodybuilding #selfimprovement #mindset taken in Tampa Florida by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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Results are public.

Standards are private.

That’s why most people chase one
and avoid the other.

Memento mori.

#mindset
#discipline
#bodybuilding
#ifbbpro
#selfmastery

coach: @jennybrnx
sponsor: @prozis
venue: @ifbbpro_npcaustria by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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6 months ago

Vergiss nicht, deine Brille aufzusetzen, damit du den Ball nicht mit einem Menschen verwechselst. 😂 #funny #lustig #gym #bodybuilding by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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Your life leaves clues.

Your habits, decisions, relationships, environment — they all leave a trace.

And sometimes taking ownership starts with being honest about what those patterns are actually telling you.

Your life is the receipt.

#selfdevelopment #psychology #mindset #selfawareness #bodybuildingpro by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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Emotional intelligence — we hear the term everywhere. But what does it actually mean?

It’s more than simply “being good with emotions.”

Emotional intelligence involves being able to perceive, understand and manage emotions — in yourself and in others — and use that information to guide how you think and act.

And importantly:
regulation ≠ suppression.
The goal isn’t to never feel anger, anxiety, sadness or discomfort.
It’s to understand what’s happening — and have more choice in what you do next.

I originally explored these concepts in an academic essay on Emotional Intelligence, and wanted to translate some of the key ideas into something a little more accessible.

Save this for later — and send it to someone who might find it useful.

Never published, but at least got a 1 for it
🤣🤓

Based on: Matas, S. D. (2023). An Essay on Emotional Intelligence [Unpublished manuscript]. Sigmund Freud PrivatUniversität Wien.

#emotionalintelligence #psychology #selfawareness #emotionalregulation #psychologyeducation by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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Comparison is a natural part of how we evaluate ourselves.

The problem is when someone else’s body becomes the standard by which we measure our own.

Especially online, we’re constantly exposed to carefully curated versions of other people — making comparison almost inevitable.

My 2 cents:
Be inspired. Learn from others.
Just keep your own trajectory in sight.

Because progress becomes much easier to recognise when you stop measuring it against someone else’s.

#socialcomparison #bodyimage #psychology #fitnessmindset #selfdevelopment by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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7 days ago

CLIENT SPOTLIGHT - MEERA 🖤

1,5 Jahre Zusammenarbeit. Drei Phasen. Unzählige Check-ins. Und eine Entwicklung, die längst weit über das Gym hinausgeht.

Als Meera zu mir kam, hatte sie Rücken- und Knieschmerzen, Angst vor dem Gym – aber einen eisernen Willen, ihre Lebensqualität zu verbessern.

Wir starteten mit Phase I: Trainingstechnik lernen, Schmerzreduktion, eine Routine entwickeln und Vertrauen in den eigenen Körper aufbauen.

Danach folgte Phase II mit der Integration eines individuell optimierten Ernährungskonzepts.

Mittlerweile sind wir zum zweiten Mal in Phase III – mit Full Coaching, regelmäßigen PT-Einheiten und wöchentlichen Check-ins.

Heute: nachhaltig -6 kg, Muskelaufbau, schmerzfrei, mehr Wohlbefinden und ihre beste Form bisher!

Und das Lustigste: Wir haben monatelang ausschließlich auf Englisch kommuniziert, bis Meera irgendwann meinte, wir könnten doch auch Deutsch sprechen. 😂

Ich bin unglaublich stolz auf dich Meera!

Nicht nur auf deine Disziplin – du hast keinen einzigen Check-in und kein Training verpasst, auch nicht, wenn du alleine trainieren musstest.

Noch viel mehr freue ich mich aber über dein neues Selbstbewusstsein und all die kleinen Erfolge im Alltag, die weit über das Gym hinausgehen.

Und das Beste? Das ist erst der Anfang. 🖤

Individual. Holistic. Sustainable.

→ sinahmatas.com

#clientspotlight #fitnesscoaching #personaltraining #sustainablefitness #bodytransformation by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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14 days ago

No one is coming to save you.
And honestly? That’s good news.

At some point, you have to stop waiting for the perfect moment, the perfect circumstances, or someone else to give you permission to start.

Because your standards don’t change when you want them to.

They change when you start acting accordingly.

And no — I don’t mean turning your life into one giant self-improvement project.

I mean making a decision.
Then making it again.
And again.

Your life changes when your behaviour starts matching the person you say you want to become.

That’s the part nobody can do for you.

And if you want someone to help you figure out what that actually looks like for your body, your life and your goals — that’s exactly what I do.

Individual. Holistic. Sustainable.

Coaching → sinahmatas.com

📸 @toby.harrison
💄+👙 @giulia_befierce ❤️

#mindset #selfdevelopment #bodybuilding #fitnessmindset #holisticfitness by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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19 days ago

From 21 to 28 👼

A lot changed.
A lot didn’t go as planned.
And I definitely didn’t have it all figured out.

But looking back, every detour, every risk and every decision to bet on myself was worth it.

Turns out, taking your dreams seriously can take you pretty far 🖤

#selfdevelopment #bodybuilding #entrepreneurship #psychology #dreambig by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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6 days ago

Bei mir steht der Mensch im Mittelpunkt.

Nicht nur das Ziel auf dem Papier, sondern die ganze Person dahinter – mit ihrer Geschichte, ihrem Alltag, ihren Herausforderungen und ihren Ressourcen.

Diese Geschichte begann mit Rückenschmerzen, viel Alltagsstress und Frust darüber, trotz Sport keine wirklichen Fortschritte zu sehen.

Heute gibt es eine feste Routine: regelmäßiges Training, eine flexible 80/20-Ernährung, ausreichend Schlaf und vor allem ein viel besseres Verständnis dafür, was der eigene Körper tatsächlich braucht.

Das Ergebnis? Mehr Kraft – körperlich und mental. Mehr Selbstbewusstsein. Mehr Selbstbestimmung. Und vor allem: heute schmerzfrei.

Nebenbei sind 8 kg verschwunden. Aber ehrlich gesagt ist das für mich nicht einmal der wichtigste Teil dieser Transformation.
Viel wichtiger ist, dass sie heute weiß: Fortschritt ist niemals linear.

Es wird Rückschritte geben. Tage, an denen die Routine nicht funktioniert, der Körper nicht mitspielt oder die Motivation fehlt.
Aber Erfolg bedeutet nicht, nie wieder zurückzufallen.

Erfolg bedeutet zu wissen, wie man sich wieder zurückholt. – körperlich und mental.

Genau diese Entwicklung ist es, die mich als Coach am meisten stolz macht.
Und genau deshalb liebe ich meine Arbeit & meine Leute - ich bin so stolz auf dich M.! 🖤

Individual. Holistic. Sustainable.
sinahmatas.com

#personaltraining #holisticfitness #sustainablefitness #bodytransformation #fitnesscoaching by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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20 days ago

When I was in my early 20s, I used to dream about having a gymwear collab.

And now I get to work with @prozis — not only on quality gymwear, but also supplements, equipment & so much more.

Get your new gym fit/supplements/etc with code SINAH — plus the current sale & gifts. 👀

⚠️right now, you can even combine SINAH with IMBACK for up to 25% off protein!

Only until tomorrow⏳

#prozis #prozisathlete #gymwear #fitnesslifestyle #bodybuilding by @sinahmatas.ifbbpro

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