The Fear-Based Decision to Stay in a Contest Prep State

i think the nature of contest prep where you're trying to reach a certain level of condition and i will say there is this the sigh of relief when you actually do get into really good state shape. Once you get shredded once you're there it is really nice to be like oh thank god okay i made it but i can't say that  because because you're all encompassed and focused on getting to that point you're much more likely to look at what you don't have in terms of your conditioning then what you do have. If you've used to have body image or eating disorders in the past linked to the way you saw yourself that's a really easy way to get back into