As a teen in the early 2000’s, I dealt with a variety of issues - ADHD, bulimia and body dysmorphia being some of the main ones. A lot of us have these stories - I accept that.

Where the magic happens is what you DO with that.

I tackled. Head on, in the weight room. I learned about nutrition from a scientific standpoint.

I was literally determined to pull myself to a level playing field, no matter how long it took. And it took years.

Now that I have climbed that crappy mountain, the view is much better. I taught myself the true value of strength.

You see, strength training in the gym healed my mind. It taught me that in order to get stronger, I had to increase weight/reps.
Increasing a number…hmm, that was different. My whole life it’s been about making numbers smaller.

Well, in order to increase those numbers in the gym I had to eat more. Hmm…that was different. My whole life it’s been about eating less.

You see where this is going?

Through this change process my mindset began to shift. And as that shifted, so did my views on my body, my life, my habits and thought patterns and self-talk. Because that stuff never served me in the gym. It brought me down. And the more I gave into it or tried to balance competing objectives, the the more stuck I felt.

It took a lot of up and downs but here I am - stronger then ever, from the inside out. No more stuck. Always moving forward. More confident in my body then I have EVER been. I have an incredible handle on how to achieve aesthetic changes, and a much better outlook on if those changes are even worth it at any given time. I can deadlift better than most people I know and can teach you how to do the same.

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