

we getting thicc thicc 😜 I just wanted to share a little bit of realness for a second because I've not been feeling the most confident recently. I'm 4 weeks out from beginning my first bodybuilding prep, I'm currently sitting at the heaviest weight I've been in my life but have also built the most muscle I've ever had... Unfortunately I've been getting quite a bit of hate and negativity from strangers on the Internet who probably 1) don't have a clue about bodybuilding at all and 2) are very insecure in themselves, because I know that people who are genuinely happy in themselves don't put others down. I also know that I'm still in pretty good shape for someone who has been in a calorie surplus for >2 years, although I have a bit of a stomach just now from water retention. I hopefully won't have to get this "fluffy" next time I go through a gaining phase but my body composition has held pretty well so far. Being at this body fat % has fuelled my performance and allowed me to lift heavy as fuck weights in the gym - I'm currently RDLing 120kg and hip thrusting 175kg and I wouldn't be able to do that if it weren't for all the food I've been eating 😉 I'm in love with this sport and my understanding that you have to get uncomfortable in order to see progressions is what has allowed me to make those progressions! If I was so obsessed with being lean or smaller when I wouldn't be able to grow the amount of muscle that I'm trying to grow. In a world that's already full of so much negativity, it costs nothing to be kind. I've been a little hurt and felt pretty insecure this weekend with some of the awful comments people have made about my body but instead of dwelling on those, I'm going to focus on how good it feels to fuel myself properly for my workouts and how strong I've become. It's less than a month until I start dieting and I know all of my hard work will be revealed then 😉 Thank you so so much to everyone who was supported me on this journey so far!! 💖💖