For many of us, our fitness lifestyle is simply nothing more than a hobby. Granted some of us take it a little more seriously then others, but unless you work in the fitness industry in some capacity, you simply maintain your lifestyle through passion.
You still have a 'day job' so you can keep feeding your passion - right?
I believe being a competitive bodybuilder/fitness athlete is one of the most arduous activities you could ever undertake. No other sport requires you to be so diligent with your training, nutrition, supplementation, recovery etc for months, if not years at a time. Even our Olympians don't work as hard as we do!
This is why I want to tackle the tricky subject of succeeding as a physique athlete in the real world!
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