The Reality of Bodybuilding and Genetics

So what are you looking at? If I say, Luke, I want to be a pro bodybuilder. What are all the boxes that I need to check as being things that are essential to my success? Well, the first thing you need to look at is do you have the genetics to be a pro bodybuilder? You know, just because, and the thing is just being able to get big isn't enough. You have to have, there's a certain bone structure. You need a certain joint structure. There's certain tendon length you need, or your muscles just aren't going to look good. So that's the first thing. So let's put that aside and say, you know, I want to make the most of my physique. Like I want to be the best me I could possibly be. Yeah. The first thing is take as little gear as you need. We're talking gear too. You're going to be a pro, right? Well, even before that, let's say before we get to that. Before that, number one, make sure your training is sound. Make sure it makes sense and it conducive to what you want It specific to the adaptation you looking for Making sure that you not doing too much too soon Like people will get Flex Magazine and they start doing you know some ridiculous workout written by a ghostwriter that the person that they say is doing it hasn even done it Like, don't don't hit yourself with a nuclear bomb when a BB gun is all you need at first. save the big stuff, save the advanced stuff until you have a good foundational concept of basic, just getting really good at basic stuff and taking your time and understanding that this is a process. You're not going to be, you're not even going to be a good amateur bodybuilder for four or five years. You know, they think that we're longer. They think that, okay, I'm just going to start training and in three months, I'm going to win my first show. That's not how it works. that's that's how instagram makes you think it works but that's not how it works it was eight years of training for me before i ever even thought about stepping on stage and even then i thought i wasn't ready that was the time back then right like when when i was a kid and we were getting in the bodybuilding people would train you know they would train for 10-15 years before even thinking about jumping on stage now people think they can do it in 10 weeks or 10 months and just doing gratification. So before you go into other stuff, I want to kind of decode this a little bit and dissect this a little bit. So, you know, start with what? You're saying like, make sure you kind of get by with the minimum effective adjustment. What does that look like? What are your kind of priorities and pillars for someone with just respect to training? Like, what should I be looking at? Is there specific skills I should be good at? Is there specific periodization that I should be looking to implement? What would you say is like foundational?