Week 10 check-in and reflection on my own gaining phase | Coach Jack Mann
Channel: whojackmann
Date: 2022-08-25

‘Ey up! A different take on the check-ins I've been doing this year on Instagram.

This year’s massing phases have helped me to gain strength and size and confidence again in lifts and with weights I’ve not touched in a while.

Nonetheless, they’ve also been mentally challenging.

I’ve had nothing but compliments from friends and family and yet, sometimes, unfairly, some of the people closest to me have had moments of unnecessary gip because I’ve not always enjoyed the feeling of deliberately putting on weight.

Last week I caught up with mates I’ve not seen in ages from up north, down south and uni and not one of them commented on the extra fat I’ve noticed around my lower back and abs.

They asked how I was and what I’d been up to and how the coaching was going, they told me about their work, and their families and this other lad from Middlesbrough I reminded them of and simply had to meet.

When you’re in your head about how you look, it can feel impossible talking to someone else about it. If you don’t have a friend or partner or family member to help ground your perspective or help with your blind spots, this is where a coach can be helpful.

If you’re struggling with something like this, or have struggled, let me know – I’d love to know if I can help or to learn how you managed to get through! Now, as for this other lad from Boro…

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