07/09/2026
Bit of a spicy one this 😂
Many years ago, I used performance enhancers
I desperately wanted to build muscle so I’d “look the part” as a PT
After years of frustration, I convinced myself I didn’t have the knowledge, skills or patience to get there without a shortcut 🤷🏻♂️
So I took them
And they worked
Until they didn’t 😅
I got bigger, stronger and leaner
But the shortcut came with a price 👇
😫 Mood swings & hair loss
😫 Poor immunity
😫 Low testosterone afterwards
😫 A LOT of anxiety about what would happen when I stopped
Deep down I knew my gains were being propped up by something I couldn’t keep doing forever
And exactly as I feared…
When I stopped, so did a lot of the results
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That experience taught me something I’ve carried into my coaching…
You cannot solve a long-term problem with a short-term solution
And I think there’s an interesting parallel with weight-loss jabs 💉
Before anyone comes for me 😂
I’m NOT anti-jabs
In the right circumstances, alongside the right lifestyle changes, I think they can be a genuinely useful tool 🙌
But here’s the important bit 👇
The jabs need to be a TOOL within the process
Not the WHOLE process
Think of the Three Little Pigs 😂🐷
If your fat-loss house is built entirely on medication…
What happens if you stop taking it
If your appetite increases
If the food noise returns
If the same old challenges return
That’s a “straw house” 🏠🤷🏻♂️
Fairly defenceless when the Big Bad Wolf of real life comes knocking 😂🐺
That’s why it’s so important to learn how to lay bricks 🧱
🥗 Nutrition
💪 Strength
🚶 Movement
😴 Sleep & stress
🧠 Emotional eating
🍕 Your relationship with food
📅 Routines that survive busy weeks
💚 A lifestyle you can actually sustain
If your foundations are strong, the jabs can help you build the “brick house” faster
And you’re not completely dependent on them to keep the roof up 🙌
I’m all for that 👍
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Whether your shortcut is Mounjaro, a crash diet, keto, fat burners or endless cardio
Ask yourself 👇
Is this a straw house…
Or a brick house? 🧱
Because ultimately, you don’t just want short-lived progress
I literally looked like this for a few months only ⬆️😂
You want results you can actually keep 💚
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If you’re struggling to put everything together, I can help 🙌
My FREE eBook, Fat Loss That Lasts, is all about building those foundations brick by brick 🧱
Available at GymHippie.co.uk