I spent the majority of my life working to get the “perfect” build of athleticism and muscle mass to allow me to play linebacker in the NFL. I got myself to that place of
“perfect health”, where I did just that…
I was 235 pounds, 9% body fat, could dunk a basketball with two hands standing directly under the rim, and was one of the best athletes on the football field… But once my career in the NFL abruptly came to an end due to a neck condition that doctors said “could have paralyzed me”, I had a massive epiphany.
At that time, I thought that “being healthy” was all about having as much lean muscle, with as little fat as possible. I thought how I looked in the mirror, was a direct reflection of how “healthy” I was. Despite me being an extremely low body fat percentage, and stacked full of muscle, when I was not working out, I was tired, I had to take naps all the time. I also had bad gas 24/7, was chronically bloated, frequently had heart-burn after meals, became obsessive over my eating schedule, my joints always ached, & suffered from a lot of anxiety.