12/03/2026
7 weeks out… and my perspective on bodybuilding has somewhat changed 🖤
I originally wasn’t planning on sharing much about this prep, but I feel there is actually a lot to say about the process and the sport in general.
Bodybuilding is surrounded by a lot of controversy, and honestly I used to completely demonise it because of a previous experience. Now I preface this by saying, I am in no way encouraging anyone and everyone to compete, this is not a sport designed for everyone and choosing to compete is not a choice anyone should take lightly, it is an extreme sport in a number of different ways…
But a lot of the controversy, while sometimes justified, comes from a lack of awareness around what actually goes into getting on stage.
Stage lean isn’t healthy long term and it’s not meant to be. It’s a temporary condition athletes reach for competition, not something anyone should expect to maintain year round and the process itself can reveal some issues deeper in a persons psyche is they haven’t spent time healing first.
My prep in 2021 was so far from healthy it’s not even funny.
This time? It’s been 1000x smoother, nutritionally, physically and mentally. Thankyou 🙏🏻
And honestly I think a lot of the issues people see in bodybuilding come down to three things:
- the athlete’s mindset
- their why
and
- the coach’s ability to manage them properly through the process.
Last time I competed, a big part of my motivation came from a need for external validation.
I thought if I got lean enough, small enough, if my waist was tiny enough… I’d finally look the way I believed I should.
Looking back now, I tied a lot of my value to that.
This time is very different.
This time I genuinely don’t give a s**t 🤣
In fact, I’m already excited to gain some of this body fat back afterwards, because the body that is happiest and healthiest for me isn’t stage lean.
This prep isn’t about proving anything to anyone else.
It’s about finishing something I once said I’d never do again… and doing it properly this time.
7 weeks to go 🫡