06/01/2026
clarity | these photos are two years apart.
the first was taken after my last competition in 2024.
the second was taken today.
i stepped away from the stage to do something many competitors struggle to do: spend time building.
like so many women in bodybuilding, glutes remained my primary focus.
what i learned is that high-volume training and less food will never build the shape most people are chasing.
time.
recovery.
progressive overload.
proper programming.
and enough food.
those are the things that built these results.
for years, i overtrained and wondered why my body wasn’t changing.
when training becomes an emotional outlet, it’s easy to mistake doing more for making progress - more sets, more exercises, more cardio, more days in the gym.
but bodies are built during recovery, not exhaustion.
muscle is built when you give it a reason to grow and the resources to do it.
to achieve this shape, i had to let go of three things i was convinced would hurt my progress:
• more rest days
• less training volume
• more food
ironically, those were the exact things i needed.
understanding the body means understanding that more is not always better.
sometimes the hardest thing to do is less..
.and sometimes less is exactly what produces the results you’ve been chasing. 🤍