The Aesthetic Revolution

Haven’t posted as much this week on my feed … just focusing on some other things 😤💯🙏🏻 ⁣
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But here’s where my man and I are currently sitting at in the off-season a little over two months post show 🙏🏻💯⁣ appreciate this guy more than anything … always 💯🙏🏻
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187 lbs going up ⬆️⁣
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Trying to stay as productive and efficient as possible working toward our growth for next year ⁣
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Happy Saturday Everybody !! ⁣

Hope everyone has a great weekend and a great start to the new week 💯😤

How I deal with “𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀”…and still manage to progress toward my goals in my fitness journey … 🙏🏻💯✊🏻⁣
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Let’s face it guys …Stress can be absolutely devastating to all of our goals if we let it …and it’s a certainty on your search for more… it’s a fact of life .. life’s hard 💪🏻💯⁣
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Not only does stress affect our internal functions, rise cortisol levels,etc…But as the stress builds, it becomes our center of focus in our mindset 🧠! And that’s where it can take complete control of your journey! Cause You’re starting to doubt yourself ⁣
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So I personally think the key 🔐 factor in how we deal with this and move forward starts with the mindset 🧠 we approach our everyday life with… ⁣
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For me, I started waking up realizing the most important thing I can do in my storm searching for more is to be thankful for everything that I’ve been so fortunate to have in my life to this point…. ⁣
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My family, friends, who I am (my personality), my ability to learn, and lastly the fact I have the opportunity to make an attempt at anything I want to pursue in life! That right there is a blessing in itself..💯 I’m truly thankful 🙏🏻⁣
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Once that mindset is established it becomes a lot easier for me to block out the stress. Because the gratitude I have for what I do have makes it so much easier to block out all of those things I want and am working for but haven’t reached yet 💯 ⁣
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Then I break each day down into its own little project and checklist ✅ forget the long term goals.. what can I do on this individual day to be better for myself ?!🙏🏻 how do I take one step forward even in the storm I find myself in??⁣
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We gotta be comfortable being uncomfortable guys 😩🙏🏻 because what’s the alternative !?⁣
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We Quit???⁣
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🙄 ! But that doesn’t get us what we want. Thats taking the easy way out ..you gave up…✊🏻💪🏻 and how many times have we done that when the storm starts? And then it’s Back to square one 🤦🏻‍♂️so why!?⁣
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Navigate the storm baby.. claw away Day by day💯 the only way to end the stress is to either quit or see the goal through⁣
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You want this really bad right!? Me too! ⁣
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SO BRING ON THE FU***NG STORM ⛈ 💯 it’s the only way!⁣
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The biggest thing that comes from living a healthy lifestyle and one of the most important in my opinion is building a sense of self confidence 🙏🏻💯⁣
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The way you feel about yourself is one of the most important things in the world 🌎 🙏🏻💯⁣
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Ya know it’s funny actually lol ⁣
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Cause people will tell me sometimes “you clearly love yourself” and then proceed to smirk and make it a joke 😂 like I don’t realize they are trying to make me out to be a narcissist 🤷🏻‍♂️ lol but you guys know I don’t care I just do what makes me happy 💪🏻✊🏻💯 ⁣
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But honestly ya know what.. lol !? ⁣
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They’re right tho 😂🤷🏻‍♂️ ⁣
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I love myself ! I really really do! ⁣
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But not the way people will try to push that narrative 🙏🏻💯 they’ll push the narrative that i over love myself cause unfortunately it’s apparent that they aren’t happy with themselves at all 🤷🏻‍♂️⁣
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And Ya know I’ve worked really hard on myself.. I’ve put a lot of time and effort into myself.. and for as much as I do love about myself, I’m also my biggest critic! And theres a hell of a lot of things I try so hard to work on constantly to get better .. I’ll never be perfect.. nor close for that matter .. none of us are.. ⁣
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But the way we view ourselves plays a huge roll in the way we carry ourselves, the energy we give off everyday, and our outlook on life🤷🏻‍♂️💯 ⁣
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I believe in making myself the biggest project I’ve ever worked on. It’s a lifelong deal … ⁣
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We show up for ourselves everyday.. we make mistakes… we learn.. we grow.. we move forward 💯✊🏻💪🏻⁣
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But to be a joke that you love yourself? Lol I mean idk 🤷🏻‍♂️ I don’t think I’m the one with the problem on that…. Do you?? ⁣
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The key to everything else starts in the mirror 🪞😁💯💪🏻⁣
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I have such a long way to go in my journey, but being back in my hometown almost has this full circle feeling to it right now 🙏🏻✊🏻💯 ⁣
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This was the gym where it all started for me 🙏🏻! Just little by little. Ups and downs, and learning as I went… everyday after work without nearly a clue like I do now of how to properly train or diet… but I just gave it all I had… and a lot of pain, a lot of hope, a lot of just everything I left in this building every single day for years … I truly think the gym saved my life…. THIS gym in particular saved my life… at that point in my life this is what I needed the most. It gave me a release 🙏🏻💯 I was lost honestly 🤦🏻‍♂️⁣
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Now being back for the first time in a long time and Running into so many people yesterday that I remember from years ago 🙏🏻💯 the support/ respect level just hits different . I mean like I said these people get it.. They know how far I’ve come. They used to watch me in here everyday bone ass skinny just tying to get better.. as we all pushed each other and shared positive energy every day.. now being back and being able to show them how hard I’ve been working just makes me feel a certain type of way…🙏🏻💯 I earned that man . And no one can take that from you. Just like I tell all of my clients you earn that progress every single day with the sweat on your sleeves..⁣
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As I left I walked out to my car with my good buddy and I said “man look” …. There was this crazy beautiful orange sunset setting in the background and I just had this crazy good vibe and feeling all over my body like everything’s alright in the world 🌎 ⁣
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I truly do wanna travel and experience the world someday 🙏🏻. ⁣
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But I promise you There ain’t nothing like home baby 💯💪🏻 this is what made me who I am 😤💯 this is where the 🔥 started ⁣
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Alright let’s get back to the basics ….. are you guys making sure to achieve “Progressive Overload” in your training ? 🤔 💭 ⁣
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Progressive overload can be achieved when you increase the weight, intensity, distance, timing, or number of reps in your training routine through a variety of movements… ⁣
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It is believed Progressions should be kept within 10% or less each week which will allow for gradual adaptation while also minimizing injury. ⁣
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Everyone is familiar with the plateau effect right? As the body adapts to the current training routine (same sets, reps, exercises, etc), you slowly will notice over time the exercise is no longer as difficult to complete.⁣
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According to NASM, with respect to progressive overload, you are attacking the muscle tension variable by increasing the load and causing more force output of the muscle over time. ⁣
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The additional stress added will force the client to push themselves harder and recruit as many muscle fibers as possible.⁣
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This is why building out your strength program is so important guys. We’re always looking to get better and achieve better results which can only be done by progressive overload.. ⁣
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A decrease in loading will actually cause muscle atrophy ……which is a decrease in muscle size and strength⁣
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So Make sure you push yourselves guys.. but most importantly make sure you push yourselves effectively! Find the weight where you want to be for each movement (not to light, not overly heavy) and slowly push for small increases over time. Isolating that muscle. ⁣
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If you focus on progressive overload and moving the weight effectively with proper form, you SHOULD have your training routine on track 🙏🏻💯⁣
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From there we wanna buildout a program of effective and fundamental movements. It doesn’t need to be anymore than an hour a day. For example my chest/back day yesterday was 4 exercises … Be Effective !!⁣
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And always remember to focus on that DIET 😳⁣
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Nothing happens without that first and foremost ⁣
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You can’t drive a ferrari without fuel baby 🤷🏻‍♂️💯🔥⁣
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I want to take a second today and give a huge shoutout and thank you to truly one of the most genuine people/friends you could ever come across or meet 💯✊🏻 ⁣
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And Guys this is what the gym is all about 🙏🏻⁣
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Sometimes It’s crazy how the world works … I met Chantelle about two months ago visiting Los Angeles working out in zoo culture with a friend when I randomly asked her how they wipe down their equipment because I didn’t notice anything in there to use like back home … She was then kind enough to lend us her spare towel for the day and even go above and beyond to offer to show us around and make us feel welcome… trying to help us experience LA 🙏🏻✊🏻💯⁣
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So now making a friend … it made coming back to Los Angeles for these two weeks to watch my buddies dogs a special trip.. instead of being lonely and trying to explore California on my own without a friend.. and we all know how that feels… now I had one 🙏🏻 and not only that but a true friend.. a genuine friend… one that shared the same passion for fitness and helping others in their journey just like I did 💯..⁣
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And not only that but Honestly Chantelle is one of the hardest working people I’ve come across. Everyone out there is hustling with two or three jobs or side hustles just trying to see their dreams through and it’s beyond inspiring … ⁣
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So I can’t thank her enough for taking the time out of her busy schedule to make me feel welcome and truly get to experience what life would be like in LA for those two weeks… ⁣
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Not to mention I had to answer the question ⁣
“are you guys dating” about 500 times this week 🤣🤣🤣⁣
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lol but no guys were just good friends who share the same passion for the fitness industry and are helping each other strive for our dreams 💯💪🏻 and I’d take her energy on my team any day of the week 😤😤💯💯⁣
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You’re the definition of a good woman 🤙🏼 and In a world often so cold and inconsiderate good people are a rarity these days 😤💯 the appreciation I have for your genuineness and friendship is something I don’t take lightly ! ⁣
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Thank you for being a good person in this world 🌎 ⁣
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I can’t wait to see how you help people on their journey Chantelle !⁣
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Coach and I had a planned burger and fries this week for a free meal 🙏🏻🔥 … so being that I was on the west coast i figured I just needed some “in n out” to fill that void 🍔 🤙🏼🔥💯⁣
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But you know there’s only one way I had to order my food……⁣
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Animal style baby 🤯😤🔥⁣
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Soaking up as much vitamin D as I can 😎🤙🏼⁣
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Everything’s just been a nice change of pace than what I’m used to on the daily routine back home… ⁣
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Completely different vibe …. 🌴☀️⁣
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God knows I love home with everything inside of me😤😤🙏🏻 …. But how do you not fall in love with it out here … 💯💪🏻 ⁣
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The way the weather affects my mood is truly unbelievable 🙏🏻💯✊🏻⁣
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So this is where the big dawgs go huh 👀⁉️⁣
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Now this how a gym should look … ⁣😤💯✊🏻⁣
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I don’t think “having dreams” is the problem for most people.. I think they just forget to believe in themselves and chase them 💯🙏🏻✊🏻💪🏻⁣
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I have to remind myself every single day anything is possible 🤷🏻‍♂️ but if that’s what it takes to get me to take my step forward for the day then so be it 💯✊🏻⁣
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To be honest I really had no plans of posting anything today 🤷🏻‍♂️💯 …. this is just going to be one of those weeks I honestly really haven’t been looking forward to and I kind of just been blah about it 😑😂🤷🏻‍♂️ ⁣
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But you know how it is you get in your own head , you have stuff to do , or you might doubt yourself , etc…. But you just gotta keep moving forward 🤙🏼⁣
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Then my homie hit me this morning and sent me this and simply said “here bro I made this for you , I was just messing around with some stuff ” …. 🙏🏻💯 which thank you my boy 🙏🏻💯🙏🏻⁣
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And Honestly my First thought was “𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 ? 🤔💭… 𝗢 𝘄𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗽𝗲”….. and then I just sat there and stared at it a little deeper and I couldn’t help the one thought that just circled my brain.… cause honestly idk I just haven’t been feeling myself as much at this very moment. It’s Just one of those times of life … that’s how it goes lol ⁣
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So I just found myself Looking at me smiling … and I kept thinking of all the people that tell me constantly how I’m always smiling and cheerful even just the last two days 🙏🏻💯 and I always think “really? Lol idk about all that ” …. Cause so many times I feel like my life’s a giant tsunami and inside I could erupt at any moment lol .. but yet I’m sure we all do ⁣
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So I thought about all of that and I looked at the picture and how I try and approach situations vs how I’ve been feeling now and I thought to myself… as long as I never lose that… as long as I just keep smiling and I keep pushing … 🙏🏻 I’m sure everything will be just fine 💯⁣
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It’s The day you lose that smile .. thats the day the world can get really fu***ng Cold really quickly and there’s no telling where it’s heading 🙏🏻💯⁣
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Have a good week everyone 💯🫡😤⁣
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Don’t lose that smile ✋🏻😤⁣
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