Cylence Unlocked
Cylence Unlocked
Podcast Description
Step into Cylence Unlocked, where Cydney Gillon, eight-time Figure Olympia Champion, and her coach Damian Segovia, a 17-time Olympia-winning Evogen Elite coach, share insights on bodybuilding, motivation, and life. Get behind-the-scenes stories, expert advice on training and nutrition, and lessons on building a champion’s mindset. Whether you’re a competitor or fitness enthusiast, this podcast inspires you to push limits, crush goals, and unlock your full potential.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast centers on themes of bodybuilding, motivation, and life lessons, with specific episode topics including the pressures of competition, the importance of mindset in athletics, and the intricacies of nutrition and training. For example, their debut episode delves into the impact of over-coaching on athletes and the mental strategies required to maintain a champion's status, as well as discussing the evolving dynamics of the figure division.

Step into Cylence Unlocked, where Cydney Gillon, eight-time Figure Olympia Champion, and her coach Damian Segovia, a 17-time Olympia-winning Evogen Elite coach, share insights on bodybuilding, motivation, and life. Get behind-the-scenes stories, expert advice on training and nutrition, and lessons on building a champion’s mindset. Whether you’re a competitor or fitness enthusiast, this podcast inspires you to push limits, crush goals, and unlock your full potential.
What separates champions from everyone else? Is it talent or the mindset to keep going when nobody is watching?
In this episode of Cylence Unlocked, I’m joined by my co-host and coach Damian Segovia as we answer some of the biggest questions we've ever been asked about success, confidence, setbacks, discipline, and building a winner’s mindset. Together, we share the lessons behind eight Olympia titles, the failures that shaped us, and the mental habits that helped us keep showing up when it mattered most.
We dive into visualization versus daydreaming, overcoming self-doubt, handling failure, staying authentic under pressure, and why your work ethic will always outperform motivation. This conversation is packed with practical advice for athletes, entrepreneurs, business owners, and anyone chasing a goal that feels out of reach.
If you're ready to build confidence, develop mental toughness, and stop letting fear dictate your future, this episode is for you.
Watch this episode to discover the mindset shifts that can change the way you approach success, setbacks, and your life.
Key moments of this interview:
0:00 Why Champions Think Differently
2:18 The Obsession That Built 8 Olympia Titles
5:33 The Dangerous Line Between Discipline & Burnout
7:01 The Words She Refuses to Say
9:36 Why Setbacks Don't Exist
12:00 Losing After Becoming Champion
15:45 Visualization vs Daydreaming
18:03 The Brutal Coaching That Changed Everything
23:56 Most People Are Just Daydreaming
26:53 The Biggest Lesson From 8 Olympia Titles
30:06 Why Success Never Lets You Relax
33:14 The Happiness Mistake Most People Make
34:38 The Confidence Secret Nobody Talks About
35:51 Why She Never Experiences Self-Doubt
41:41 The Hidden Danger of Negative People
43:17 The Mindset That Changes Everything
Social Media & Contact Information:
Cyd Gillon IG: @vytamin_c
Cyd Gillon YouTube: @CYDGillon
Damian Segovia IG: @the_pro_ducer

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