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Focusing purely on size and aesthetics almost destroyed my athletic career. Here is why chasing looks leads to injury, and how to train for real performance. The Cold Open If you walked into the gym during my early training days, you would have seen me doing what 90% of guys do: chasing a bigger chest, wider shoulders, and bigger arms. I was obsessed with how I looked in the mirror. I thought if I looked like an absolute unit, I’d automatically perform like a elite athlete on

Sidelined by sciatic and lateral cutaneous nerve pain? Learn how I kept 80kg of muscle mass and 80% of my strength through a 6-month forced recovery—and how you can protect your gains during an injury. The Cold Open Six months. That is 26 weeks. 180 days. Half a year. That’s how long I was forced to completely step away from heavy lifting after suffering severe damage to both my lateral cutaneous and sciatic nerves. If you’ve ever dealt with nerve damage, you know it isn't li