Prep Files - 10 Weeks Out

I can’t believe that I’m already halfway through my prep. When I kicked this off back in May, I was ambivalent about bodybuilding, but confident in my ability to do what I needed to do to look like a bodybuilder onstage. Ten weeks in, I’m more confident in my ability to reach my goal, but less ambivalent about bodybuilding as a sport. All of the concerns that I had before competing - the subjectivity of the judging, the cost of the competing, and the high potential to warp your relationship with food - were spot on, and often worse than I realized. That said, I’ve generally enjoyed my prep, and I’m looking good and feeling both healthy and motivated, so I guess...