How Long Until I Can Compete?

Question: How long will it take for me to be ready to compete?

(and this is literally all the information supplied; just that question).

Answer: Well for starters I can’t answer that question for you because I don’t know who you are, have no information about you whatsoever, don’t know what you look like, etc. That said, how long it takes to be ready to be stage worthy is based on:

1. What you look like now.

2. What you need to look like to be competitive on stage.

3. The difference between 1 and 2.

4. Your level of commitment to the process.

5. Genetics.

6. Your prior dieting history (big one).

There you have it. No one-size-fits-all answer, as those 6 variables will be different for everyone. So the answer is always individual, hence why coaches who put everyone on a 12 or 16-week prep or whatever arbitrary number of weeks are clowns.