When you’re deep in contest prep, every single workout is a battle against your own fading energy—and today, the iron won the first round. Welcome to the raw, unfiltered reality of the pre-stage grind: THIS BACK WORKOUT COOKED ME – 39 DAYS OUT. At just under six weeks out, the calorie deficit is hitting hard, the brain fog is real, and yet the standard of training cannot drop by even a single percent.
