The Barbell Academy Australia

30/10/2025

"if you ain't first, you're last."

Look.... if you lost, you lost for a reason.

Someone out-worked you, out-ate you, out-posed you, or just showed up with better genetics.

That's the game.

You can sulk and blame politics, lighting, judging, mercury retrograde.

Or you can accept you weren't good enough this time and fix the holes.

Losing doesn't make you a victim. it just means there's work left.

Don't cry about it.

Get better.

29/10/2025

Peak week is sequencing.

Not rituals.

Not wizardry.

Not a last minute let's try things.

You don't need to "dry out"

You need:

Carbs stable water/salt AND patience

The biggest L's I see:

Cutting sodium.

Changing 6 things at once.

New foods.

Training during the load.

Being emotional.

Test your load early.

Log everything.

Repeat what worked.

That's peaking.

Save this for when you're losing your mind in the hotel bathroom. And if your coach isn't doing this then let this be the first sign to jump ship.

Stop wasting a year of work in the most important week of the year.

28/10/2025

2017 is a long ass time.

But good things do.

Plus we got a lifting comp ticked off now so, whatcha going to do about it.

45 and slamming heavy weights.

Going from can't play with kids, to, I can now launch them off the balcony like shot put strong.

BBA gets it done.
But we can't replace the kids you throw.
That one's on you.

27/10/2025

Stay a while and listen. 🧑‍🦲

Your body doesn't give a sh*t about your six-pack, it cares about survival.

When you're dieting, hunger isn't just a mindset issue, it's a survival response.

The leaner you get, the more desperate it gets. Some people adapt fine. Others feel like they're being starved alive on 2,000 calories, que in GLP-1s.

That's also a part of genetics.

Fat loss isn't just "eat less." It's "eat less, while managing the biological maddness that follows."

The deficit works.

Managing hunger keeps it working.

25/10/2025

Gonna immortalize this on the internet because it's just too damn cute.

24/10/2025

Its the season for it.

You're not a drunk toddler with a credit card and zero self control.

Because every year, the same story plays out. Someone gets shredded, wins a trophy, celebrates with 40,000 calories of "balance," and by Thursday they look like a croissant with abs.

Enjoy the hard work, but not everyday.

You ain't done yet.

Handle it like a pro, or you'll spend the next year fixing the damage.

✌️

23/10/2025

22/10/2025

One of the biggest problems with the coaching industry.

One of.

You can literally throw anything into a bio and be taken at that value. Most don't even know the basics.

X plus years of coaching.
X qualifications.
X bullsh*t.

If your coach can't explain why your carbs are where they are. Easy sack.

Coaching isn't a template or copy paste from one client to another.

Or worse. Copying bons new from the world's greatest authority ChatGPT.🤡

It's years and skin in the game.
Practice.
Continual learning.

21/10/2025

Most peoples "off-season" is just an untracked bulk with mediocre training.

A proper off-season, precise eating, brutal training, proper rest.

The goal is to grow what's missing.

Not to just eat and train the same way.

We fix what's broken.

We get a little bit fatter, get used to it because it's all for the better.

Everything else is just a story that you tell yourself between prep.

16/10/2025

Imagine having a coach that doesn't do the above.

Now imagine having a coach that does the above.

That's crazy.

Hit me up on WhatsApp how bo dat.

15/10/2025

It's an individuality thing.

Step back, big picture.

Some people need more fat to grow, some don't.

Coaching isn't about a template, it's about the f****** person in front of you.

If your coach gives everyone the same plan, which is a plan that doesn't help you. Sack them.

This isn't Subway. It's bodybuilding.

14/10/2025

For the boys who wanna sound smart at dinner but still say 'natty lighting'