
I love training, so convincing me to do more was never particularly difficult 😂
At different points I was lifting 5–6 days per week, adding cardio, doing more exercises, pushing harder.
And technically, I was very “fit” and “strong”.
But I was also constantly carrying so much fatigue.
I’d hold more water, feel puffier, struggle to recover properly, and spend a ridiculous amount of my week either training or recovering from training.
The frustrating part?…
Doing more wasn’t necessarily making my physique look better.
So I started asking a different question.
Instead of:
“How much training can I fit into my week?”
I started asking:
“What is the minimum amount of training I need to create the maximum visual effect?”
Because if my goal was an hourglass physique, every part of my program needed a reason to be there.
I didn’t just need more muscle.
I needed muscle in the RIGHT places.
Glutes.
Upper back.
Lats.
Shoulders.
While keeping my waist looking tapered and giving my body enough recovery to actually adapt to the work I was doing.
And that’s where things changed.
I started removing the junk.
Less unnecessary volume.
Less cardio for the sake of burning calories.
More attention to exercise selection, progressive overload, deep core control, fuelling and recovery.
Eventually, I was doing considerably LESS training…
…and getting more of the physique effect I actually wanted.






