CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE October Magazine | Page 24

You can be a bodybuilder and still be
successful at many other things in life.
Oftentimes people think that to be a
professional athlete, you cannot do
anything else in life. That your entire life
must be devoted to this and you cannot
have a family, a career, a job, etc. John
had and continues to have an amazing
family, many successful businesses, and
still manages to be an amazing pro
bodybuilder.
You should not focus your attention on
factors you cannot control. You think you
have bad genetics? That you can’t burn
fat or you can’t build muscle? Who cares?
You can’t control this. You have to play
with the cards that you were dealt and
make the best situation out of your
current state of affairs
Listen to your body. So many people
neglect listening to their body and they
just continue to push until their body
breaks down. Listening to your body is
crucial in order to live a long healthy
lifestyle and be in the best possible
shape. I learned from John that if you are
training and an exercise is not feeling
correct or like you might get hurt doing
something...to move on. Your body tells
you many things, and you have to listen
to it.