Valerie Ocano Fitness

Valerie Ocano Fitness I help individuals transform their bodies and outlook on dieting forever. Lose fat, find balance, &

11/24/2025

My idea of a good time is trying all the new leg machines at and getting humbled 😅

Let’s just say I wouldn’t put the first two in a client’s program unless they were advanced and had good pelvic stability.

Slide 1-2: single leg multi-reverse glute ham (first time seeing this one in person!)
Slide 3: max glute kickback pro (this machine felt HEAVY 😵)
Slide 4: single leg hip press (love this version - I prefer unilateral training to help correct imbalances)

11/19/2025

Fed, locked & loaded 🔫

has all my favorite shoulder & back machines for that hour glass shape. The new location especially 😍

There’s no contraction like the one I get with this dual lat pull down 🤌🏼

The moment I said to myself “I am an athlete year-round,” everything changed.I recognized that all of the high level com...
11/10/2025

The moment I said to myself “I am an athlete year-round,” everything changed.

I recognized that all of the high level competitors/top IFBB pros had one thing in common — they were executing with the same level of intention whether they were in prep or not.

I didn’t need more time to have unshakeable adherence post show, I simply needed an identity shift. Because as soon as I identified with being an elite pro, I adopted a new way of being — my actions immediately aligned with that new identity.

The illusion is that change takes time. The reality is that change happens the moment you decide.

Real transformation must happen within you well before its physical manifestation.

All it takes is
one decision,
one gentle pivot,
and the entire path unfolds differently.

The real question is, which version of you will you choose?

You don’t need to be further ahead right now, you need a new perspective.Left: 10/8/2024 (6 weeks post 2024 season)Right...
11/04/2025

You don’t need to be further ahead right now, you need a new perspective.

Left: 10/8/2024 (6 weeks post 2024 season)
Right: today (7 weeks post 2025 season)
113.8lb in both

I’m sharing this in case you need this reminder just as much as I do.

My rookie pro season brought all kinds of unexpected mental challenges.
I found myself constantly (subconsciously and consciously) comparing my journey & progress to others’. For the first time in my competitive career, I found it hard to shake off the pressure I was putting on myself.

But I remind myself:

*The only progress that’s relevant is my own. It’s the only one that’s worth investing my time and energy into. It’s the only one that matters.

There’s so much power in doing things on your own terms, and only when they align with your values.*

When you feel like you’re behind, remember this: Life has a way of preparing you quietly, often in ways you cannot see. The ego is fickle and it so desperately craves validation. Giving into pressure is the easy thing to do — the hard thing is staying true to yourself.

TLDR:
I’m so ridiculously proud of this progress.
It’s me vs me. Always has been, and always will
be 🤍

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11/01/2025

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That dream that you can’t stop thinking about? It’s there for a reason.Not because realizing it will make you happy,but ...
10/22/2025

That dream that you can’t stop thinking about? It’s there for a reason.

Not because realizing it will make you happy,

but because in its pursuit, you wake up the version of you that forgot you were created for more.

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everything I’ve missed about Cali 🖤
10/20/2025

everything I’ve missed about Cali 🖤

10/13/2025

So much of our struggle comes from thinking that we are late, we are behind — that what we want should already be ours.

But perhaps the reason you do not have it is because the version of you that will truly appreciate it has not yet awakened.

There is no need to worry because life has a way of preparing you quietly often in ways that you cannot see.

That uncertainty is shaping you, chiseling you like a sculptor shaping stone.

When you look back, you will see that every delay was protection,
every silence was a teaching,
every pause was a preparation.

-Alan Watts

No expectations for how things should be — just flowing with life & embracing its uncertain nature 🤍📸 ...
10/11/2025

No expectations for how things should be — just flowing with life & embracing its uncertain nature 🤍

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