Why I Don't Compete (And Never Will)

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Why I Don't Compete (And Never Will)

I’ve never competed, and I really don’t see myself ever doing it.

Fitness is just one of many aspects of my life. I’ve been doing it for a long time and it’s really important, but its purpose is to improve my overall life. It’s not something I have an interest in taking to the extreme.

Shorter periods of extreme focus are fine, especially in the beginning, just to get that initial momentum and ingrain the proper habits. But as a long-term approach, aiming to have fitness revolve around your life rather than the other way around will lead to better overall well-being for most people.

I’m not against anyone’s desire to compete, but it’s important to understand what you’re doing before you get into it. Dropping your body fat percentage down to a level where you’re ready to step on stage is ultimately a form of controlled starvation, which is damaging to your health, at least in the short term.

For the average guy, once you get down to about 10% body fat and lower, you’re likely going to start seeing negative side effects both physically and mentally, and for women, it might be somewhere around 17-18%.

I experienced this myself when I dieted down for professional photos. Once you hit that unhealthy body fat range and try to maintain it, everything goes downhill. You end up constantly preoccupied with food, hungry all the time and always thinking about your next meal. Your performance in the gym goes down, you feel tired, you feel more lethargic and your mental sharpness decreases. You may have increased anxiety, and your libido basically gets destroyed.

I don’t regret doing it because it was a good learning experience and it was interesting to push myself, but I have no desire to do it again anytime in the near future, and competing would be even more extreme. For me, somewhere around 12-14% body fat strikes a good balance and can be easily maintained on a permanent basis.

For some people, the sacrifice to compete is worth it. But before you commit to such an extreme process, do your research and get an understanding of what’s involved and how it might affect your health, both physically and mentally. It’s important to be aware of what’s actually going on and to ask yourself why you want to do it and if it’s truly worth it.

Bottom line, if you have a passion for competing and you know what you’re getting into, then go ahead and do it. But it’s not something that I recommend to most people or personally have any interest in.

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