Here I am sitting at my desk with my arm in a sling, working on several article ideas and I am struggling to figure out which article I want to share the most. I really want to talk about coaches and how valuable they are on our journey to the stage. As I am writing about coaches I began to think about the “instant expert phenomena” that happens right after someone does his or her first bodybuilding show. Then there is that topic of attitude. I have been seeing a lot of miserable bodybuilders on social media lately, talking about “sacrifice” and “struggle”. I just feel like the “struggle mindset” is not the mindset to have when you are dedicating yourself to something that promotes a healthy lifestyle. Plus we are bodybuilding because we choose to be! Bodybuilding is something that should be enjoyed not dreaded. Finally, after many arguments with myself, I decided to put all three ideas into a single article, a three headed monster. Here you have it!
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In many cases, an injury is not enough to ground you completely, although many people are willing to let that happen. Injuries and setbacks are very difficult to deal with but you must be able to carry on. An injury can give you an opportunity to fix a weakness or become creative with workouts.
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I have tried nearly every training philosophy known to man in my quest to become the biggest and leanest form of myself possible for the bodybuilding stage. After taking a hiatus from bodybuilding, to compete in strongman, I decided to give CrossFit a shot because performance was my new goal and CrossFit is an excellent form of cross training for strongman competitions, many top strongmen will agree. I was a little apprehensive at first ...
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