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One of the most dangerous things in bodybuilding is when mental illness gets mistaken for discipline.

Depression.
Anxiety.
Disordered eating.
Obsessive thinking.
ADHD.
Autism.
Trauma.
Personality disorders.

These are real neurological and psychological conditions… yet in bodybuilding they often get brushed off as:

“Prep brain.”
“You’re just tired.”
“Take a rest day.”
“Sleep more.”
“Stop being emotional.”

Here’s the problem.

A lot of symptoms of mental distress look exactly like behaviors the sport rewards.

Extreme rigidity becomes “discipline.”
Obsession becomes “dedication.”
Food fear becomes “being locked in.”
Isolation becomes “focus.”

So sometimes what people celebrate as commitment…
is actually someone quietly deteriorating mentally.

Contest prep is one of the most psychologically demanding things you can do.

Low calories.
Hormonal disruption.
Sleep disturbance.
Constant body scrutiny.
Pressure to perform.

For someone already managing mental health challenges, prep doesn’t create the problem…

It amplifies it.

And if coaches don’t understand the psychology behind what they’re seeing, they can easily push athletes past a breaking point instead of toward growth.

Athletes are not just physiques.

They are nervous systems, histories, and human beings.
And the sport needs more coaches who understand both performance and mental health.

Because sometimes the strongest coaching decision…
is not pushing harder.

It’s knowing when something deeper is going on.

Turns out mixing citrulline, caffeine, creatine, sodium and bad decisions was the answer 💪🏼

I’m peak offseason right now. 213 lbs this morning.
6’5 in heels. About 40 lbs above projected stage weight.
And I’m not hiding.

I’m performing. Strength is insane. Sleep is locked in. Recovery is on point. Hormones feel good. Mindset clear.

This is what my build phase looks like. And I’m still posing.

Not because I look stage lean. Not because it’s pretty. But because it’s part of the job.

Posing is neuromuscular training. It’s isometric contraction. It’s motor control. When I hit a back pose at 213, I have to actively recruit glutes, hamstrings, lats, spinal erectors.
There’s no “leanness illusion” doing the work for me. It’s pure muscle control.

That improves motor unit recruitment. It strengthens my mind-muscle connection. It carries over into my lifts. If I can’t control it on stage, I can’t maximize it in the gym.

I used to struggle with being this heavy. Now I embrace it. Because this size is intentional. This strength is intentional. This phase is intentional.

You don’t accidentally build an elite physique. You build it by respecting every phase.

So yes, I’m 40 lbs above stage weight.

And I’m still practicing. Because when the body fat comes off, I won’t be learning how to pose. I’ll be sharpening something I’ve already mastered.

That’s the difference between dieting for a show… and building like a pro.

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