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Solitude

Your day starts and ends in solitude… Your mind focuses on every detail of the day ahead of you while also reflecting on the accomplishments of the day concluded. Each thought during this time invokes actions to be taken…each action is another block being placed in the mighty pyramid that you build one day at a time.

There is no limit to how much time you’re willing to spend…how many resources you’re willing allocate…how much pain you’re willing to endure…how many battles you’re willing to fight...how much energy you’re willing to expend…and lastly how much you’re willing to sacrifice…to see it through…to give it everything you have in order to present a finished product worthy of your satisfaction.

Value cannot be set on this and the price you paid is not measureable…all you know is that in the end you gave everything you had and nothing could have made the outcome better…even more, it was worth it, but only you can appreciate why that is,…because only you know what you did to get there.

That is why you find the solitude so comforting. This is not about anyone else. This is about your hierarchy of needs. This is about self-actualization. You recognize your ability to become something more and you cannot live with not making it a reality. You don’t need to justify it.

Life is an opportunity.

You are simply doing everything you can to take advantage of that opportunity, because you don’t know when it might get taken away from you!

Focus

Everyday I get up it’s time to punch the clock…there’s work to be done and I must earn my place. I have a vision in head…a goal…a dream, but I’m not going to just get there without doing something. Everything I do every second of every day…every meal, every set and every rep of every workout…every hour of rest…every minute of posing…it all matters. It’s all part of the big picture.

For 26 weeks I am focused on every little detail that might make me better when I walk onstage. My competitors are out there somewhere…they’re probably training hard…I will train harder…they’re probably keeping their diet very clean…I will keep mine cleaner…they’re probably practicing their posing…I will practice mine more often and longer.

I will not be outdone! Achievement is born from opportunity, but from there I must be willing to make sacrifices and get out of my comfort zone. This willingness to make sacrifices combined with the drive for perfection is what will allow for me to attain excellence and turn my dreams into reality!!!

 

Journey

You have embarked on a journey that few would understand or even want to be a part of. Ahead of you lies a long hard road filled with obstacles that will try to test your desire, motivation and spirit. Best part, this road is optional and you chose it. Always remember why you chose it…Because you can! You will always be and always have been more than just another average individual, living an ordinary life. This path you chose enables you to test the very limits of yourself to remind yourself that YOU ARE ALIVE!!!

Your ability to take this path and not falter where others would, inspires those who want to dream and motivates them to have a purpose. To them, you are more than human, but for you…it’s the only way to live. Every day you wake, you think about what you need to do to reach your goal. You never consider any reason that you won’t succeed. You never believe that anything can get in your way or stop you. All you see is the path, your goal and the space in between. Today and everyday the actions you take narrow that space.

 

The following were pieces written during the 2005 contest season. I would sometimes put some thoughts down before going to the gym just to help myself remember why I was going.

Leg Day

Choose a path that few are willing to follow and even fewer are able to follow. You’ve already set the standard for your physique in your mind … now you must follow through with hard work to attain that standard. Every day is gameday in this sport and you need to show up ready to make some sacrifices.

Inside your mind there are two individuals.... One who is afraid, has doubt and does not believe in great things. F*** that! Destroy that individual! Never let him appear or make an impact! The other individual in your mind believes anything can be achieved … is never afraid... and has no doubt.... Today and everyday you must listen to and be that person.... That individual in your mind will lead you to your success!!!

It’s Leg Day!!!

It's Leg Day!!!

6.5 weeks left until the first competition...

That means a limited number of opportunities to a attain a new standard for you physique when you step onstage...

That means what seemed like a hard workout last week won’t compare to what you’’ do this week...

That means only 12 leg workouts left to bring out the separation, striations and vascularity that no one else will be able to match...

That means today when you walk out of the gym at the end of your workout, you’ll know no one else could have possibly worked harder than you did today!

That means you are going to to take every measure possible over the course of the next 2 hours and the next 2 months to make yourself look like a f***ing freakshow!

Pain is a necessary component of sacrifice, which is the barrier between mediocrity and excellence!!!

Your willingness to endure that pain is a weapon in a battle to defy the limits of your own body!

No Excuses! No Fear!

No F***ing Limits!!!

2.5 weeks left!

2.5 weeks left!

Only 4 leg workouts left before you hit the stage! The opportunities to make an impact on your physique are becoming more and more limited by the day!

For over 13 weeks you’ve trained your a** off and have not been afraid to make sacrifices.

Why stop now?

This is when some of your competitors are getting tired and have just started going through the motions. They are just counting down hoping that the last few weeks will just magically make them tighter. Their willpower is not as strong as yours...they are thinking about food...their workouts lack the necessary intensity...

Not You … You are different

Because in the closing moments you are ready to take it to yet another level that no one else can even fathom.

Somehow, someway you will find a way to train even harder in these last weeks.

Think back to when you first approached this contest season...

Think about the goals you set for yourself...

Are you going to conquer them … or are you going to concede?

If you concede now, all you’re left with is excuses...

It’s time to go full throttle! Train your f***ing a** off for 2 more weeks, because you won’t forgive yourself if you don’t! The time will pass, the pain is temporary, but what you’re left to remember afterwards will stay with you forever!