05/18/2026
The hardest part of getting lean isn’t maintaining it. It’s letting it go.
That body in this video? That’s not what I look like today. I’m not far off, but I’ve intentionally allowed myself to gain a little weight and body fat since our wedding, and I want to talk about that.
Our wedding was my version of a bodybuilding competition. It was the event I peaked for. And just like competitive bodybuilders don’t stay stage-ready year round, I’m not going to either.
Here’s what nobody tells you about peak conditioning: holding it has a cost. Your body, your hormones, your social life, your mental bandwidth. All of it pays the price when you force leanness past the point it was meant to be held.
Letting go of a physique you worked hard for takes a different kind of strength than building it. It means trusting the process enough to know you can get there again. It means choosing sustainability over a number on the scale. It means treating your body like something worth caring for long term, not just for a single moment.
Breaks aren’t failure. They’re part of the plan.
You can be proud of what you built and still give your body permission to breathe.
