4. Build your confidence
Having confidence issues? There’s nothing better than training and competing to build up your confidence. By training hard and creating a physique that others can admire you’re taking the first step to shedding those confidence issues. Competing on stage in front of a large crowd of people is sure to be nerve racking, but once you’ve done it a few times you’ll watch your confidence sky rocket. You’ve done something only a small percentage of people dare to do. After that, no one would blame you for walking around with a chip on your shoulder.
5. You may just have what it takes
How do you think Phil Heath became a champion? By being afraid to take risks? By doubting himself. No. The man took a chance, saw that he had potential and went for it. The most important competition he’s ever faced was his very first. Why? Because it revealed the opportunity to take things to the next level. No one gets anywhere by refusing to try. If bodybuilding is what you want to pursue then stop second guessing yourself and aim to hit the posing stage. It’s the only way to find out if you have what it takes.
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