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Read this transformation story 💯⠀
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On the left I was 26 and working 14-20hrs a day out of town 5-7 days a week most of the year. It was the first year I started tracking my food, cooking, and meal prepping. I packed my 5 chicken and rice meals a day for the week. I got to where I hated chicken, especially a week old and cold but I knew it was what I had to do to gain the weight I wanted so badly. I used mostly hotel cable machines, push-ups, and I put paddles on my hands so I could use them as resistance in the hotels that had pools. Was it ideal? No but I did the best I could with what I had. ⠀
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In the middle i was 29 and this was the week after my first show. I learned so much that prep about mental strength and how my body reacted to certain foods. I have so much more respect for those that compete now because I know how mentally and physically exhausting it can be and how much time and effort they put in. ⠀
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The last pic I was 31, almost exactly a year ago. It was probably the hardest time of my life as I was going through a divorce and questioning a lot of things in my life. I spent countless hours in the gym after work on a empty stomach most days. I was down about 10lbs in this pic from the total of 30 I lost during that time. It's easy to look at someone and see a muscular physique and think they are vain or how lucky they are to look like that without knowing the journey it took to get there. The sacrifices made, missed parties or gatherings, strain on relationships, countless meals and hours in the gym, or financial cost on food alone. This journey isn't for everyone and most don't understand, but for those like me it is our happy place that often gets us away from the stresses of our everyday lives. Every year I have been able to say I'm a year older, but I'm in the best shape of my life!!⠀
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