30/07/2025
I've always been very active so seeing this was a bit of an eye opener.
On the left, I was at what I would consider my peak performance. I was cycling everywhere, training 5+ times/week, playing rugby, jiu-jitsu, cardio was on point, I was running fast and lifting heavy.
In the middle, I'm at the tail end of my sympathy pregnancy. I'm constantly injured, eating for 3 (or 30 some days), breathing heavily doing simple tasks and really hating the way I looked and felt. Going from feeling like a fine-tuned machine to a sack of spuds wasn't on the agenda 😂
On the right, I got control of my nutrition; admittedly took some extreme measures to mentally reset my association with food (definitely not a scientific approach or something I would recommend but it worked for me). I started training with a bit more focus and intent, adding more cardio and upping the intensity to what I was doing before.
And that's how I did it - I changed my approach.
When the weight got out of control I tried going back to my old routine multiple times, but my body couldn't handle it. I'm older, in worse shape and had an injury list as long as your arm.
Changing the focus from training to nutrition first was the game-changer I needed. The more the weight dropped, the easier workouts felt; the easier the workouts felt, the more I could push myself; the more I could push myself, the better I felt.
If you feel like old routines aren't getting you the results you had before then perhaps you need a change of approach too. If this is you, drop me a message and let's chat.
