13/01/2026
This is pretty much what every athlete, especially fighters and bodybuilders, will testify.
The weight cuts and diets, in preparation for competition or combat, is the most grueling aspect of the grind.
Depriving your body of calories or certain macro nutrients, in proportion to your output in training, is beyond torture.
The entire day is a mental battle, just to sit and stand, to shower, or even pick something up becomes a painstaking task.
Your life revolves around the conservation of energy.
It revolves around the precision in timing for food and supplement intake.
It revolves around the precision in timing for sleep, work, and training.
Any little distraction can throw these balances off.
We must stay focused as possible during this time and overcome our mental struggle in the workouts 2 times daily.
If you know anybody going through these times try to be as helpful as possible, calm and patient with them.
It's for a short time and then it's over and everyone will rejoice in the results.
Cheer for those chasing their goals and dreams.
Don't hate on them because they seem impatient, blunt, tired, or zombie like.
That's part of the game.
Let's understand and help each other through these battles.
P.S. extreme weightloss and body transformations can be also just as hard and difficult for a normal person as can equally be for a professional athlete preparing for competition.
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