This one might stir the pot a little bit.
After my bodybuilding competition, I’ve had so many people say, “Wow, that’s so extreme. I could never do that.” And honestly, that phrase has been sitting with me for weeks because it made me start asking, what are we actually calling extreme these days?
We’ve normalized so many habits that break our bodies down. Running on caffeine and stress. Eating processed foods day after day. Not sleeping, skipping movement, and numbing stress with alcohol.
But when someone decides to prioritize their health, when they start weighing their food, getting up early, drinking their water, or saying no to happy hour, suddenly that’s the extreme thing?
Let’s be real. It’s not extreme to care about your health. It’s not extreme to train your body, cook your meals, or hold yourself accountable. What’s actually extreme is ignoring your body’s signals, the fatigue, the inflammation, the brain fog, and pretending that feeling miserable is just part of being an adult.
In this episode, I’m unpacking:
Why we label things as “extreme” when they simply make us uncomfortable
The truth about discipline (and why I’m not as “disciplined” as people think)
How small, consistent, boring habits are the most radical form of self-respect
Why mindset matters more than motivation, and how your environment shapes your beliefs about what’s “normal”
I’ll share my personal reflections from bodybuilding prep, my marathon days, and even my old habits…the ones that really were extreme in the worst way.
This isn’t about competing, dieting, or being perfect. It’s about flipping the script on what we’ve been told is “too much.”
Because you don’t have to do a bodybuilding show or run a marathon to be intentional about your health. You just have to decide that feeling good is worth the work, even if it looks different from what everyone else is doing.
Tune in to this episode if you’re ready to challenge the norm, reclaim your definition of healthy, and rise and redefine your own limits on your terms.
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