03/11/2025
For a long time, my whole identity revolved around the gym. How couldn’t it, I worked and ran my businesses from one.
Training, lifting, pushing for that next PB - it gave me purpose, direction, and confidence when I needed it most.
But somewhere along the way, I started to realise I was only seeing myself through one lens, of how much I lifted, how disciplined I was, how consistent I could be.
And when I wasn’t training, or life pulled me away from that structure, I felt like I’d lost a part of who I was.
Here’s what I’ve learned:
You can love training deeply - and still make space for the rest of you.
Because you’re not just a lifter. You’re a whole person with layers, interests, and a life outside of the gym that deserves just as much energy.
Strength isn’t only about showing up for your sessions. It’s about how you show up for yourself when you’re not training. This can show up in how you rest, connect, play, and grow.
Lifting can be the thing that grounds you, but it shouldn’t be the thing that defines you.
When you start exploring who you are outside the gym - the hobbies you enjoy, the people you connect with, the small glimmers you find in daily life - you start to build a stronger foundation than any barbell could ever give you.
There’s the version of me that walks the dog at sunrise, that listens to music just because it feels good, that loves to cook, laugh, read, and just be.
Strength training will always be part of who I am - it taught me resilience and shaped the way I show up for myself.
Discovering who I am outside of the gym, been a whole new kind of growth 🖤