“Behind the Scenes” of a Personal Best: Mental Health

2017 when I deadlifted 198 lbs (90 kg) ➡️ 2020 today when I lifted 295 lbs (134 kg)

YES I’m proud of the personal best but that isn’t what I’m actually most proud about or why I shared the video. What I am most proud of is all of my hard work behind the scenes:

1️⃣ Taking everyday of the 3-year period to improve my mental health
2️⃣ Being strong enough to ask for help when I need it
3️⃣ Resilience to hold myself accountable in achieving realistic goals
4️⃣ Dedication to getting outside once a day and to keep moving daily
5️⃣ Staying positive when things are shite ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

The list goes on, but those are the first five that came straight to mind! ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

You often just see the “final product” on social media! I wanted to share that it takes damn hard work; lots of ups and downs; and a long time to achieve goals!


When I look at this picture comparison, what I see is the significant and important change in my mental state! Where I was once consumed by constant negativity, seclusion, anxiety and self-loathing. Through personal training, I developed self-acceptance, confidence, mental resilience and physical strength.

I have become happy with WHO I AM! But this has taken 5 years of DAILY hard work. To be honest, there are certainly days when things aren’t perfect and certain negative feelings creep in, but I have learned to accept this inevitability, recognize the warning signs, and positively react using the many mechanisms of help that I have learned through my mental, physical and fitness health journey.
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I am BEYOND excited to be a personal trainer! I want to use my experience to help others.
My goal is to be that POSITIVE IMPACT and POSITIVE INFLUENCE on the lives of other people by:
1. Helping people achieve their health & fitness goals
2. By spreading happiness, a positive attitude and by simply caring about others
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Everyone deserves to be healthy, fit and happy!
Stay strong; Stay positive; Be resilient 💪👍