Why I Walked Away From Competitive Bodybuilding| DLB
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I get asked all the time why I stopped competing, and I don’t think I’ve ever really told the full story.
I competed for almost 10 years. I started in Figure, where I was constantly told I was too muscular and too conditioned. Then Women’s Physique was created, and suddenly there was a division that fit exactly what I had built. I became the first Women’s Physique pro and went on to win the first-ever Ms. Physique Olympia.
But after years of competing and doing multiple shows a year, bodybuilding had become my entire life.
Even when I wasn’t prepping, I was calculating food in my head, thinking about what I ate, and trying to outwork it. Eventually Rob stepped in as my husband and told me he missed his wife.
What was supposed to be a one-year mental break became two years, then three, and eventually I realized I didn’t need a placing or a competition to keep doing what I loved.
In this video, I’m training legs from a pop-up gym at the Olympia while talking about why I stopped competing, winning the Olympia, losing the following year, the reality of competitive bodybuilding, and what I learned when I finally stepped away.
One of the biggest lessons came from taking second: people didn’t care where I placed. They were following me for the journey.
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Why I Walked Away From Competitive Bodybuilding| DLB
DanaLinnBailey
45,930 views
🔥 SIGN-UPS FOR MY REBUILD CHALLENGE ARE OFFICIALLY OPEN!
This fall, it’s time to BUILD. For 6 weeks, I’ll coach you through my complete gains-focused programming with weekly progression, gym + home options, nutrition guidance and meal plans, live coaching, weekly check-ins, prizes, and the REBUILD community doing it with you.
🔥 SIGN-UPS CLOSE SUNDAY OCTOBER 4th, DON"T WAIT!
JOIN MY REBUILD CHALLENGE → Use this LINK https://joinplaybook.com/50k-fall-fit...
I get asked all the time why I stopped competing, and I don’t think I’ve ever really told the full story.
I competed for almost 10 years. I started in Figure, where I was constantly told I was too muscular and too conditioned. Then Women’s Physique was created, and suddenly there was a division that fit exactly what I had built. I became the first Women’s Physique pro and went on to win the first-ever Ms. Physique Olympia.
But after years of competing and doing multiple shows a year, bodybuilding had become my entire life.
Even when I wasn’t prepping, I was calculating food in my head, thinking about what I ate, and trying to outwork it. Eventually Rob stepped in as my husband and told me he missed his wife.
What was supposed to be a one-year mental break became two years, then three, and eventually I realized I didn’t need a placing or a competition to keep doing what I loved.
In this video, I’m training legs from a pop-up gym at the Olympia while talking about why I stopped competing, winning the Olympia, losing the following year, the reality of competitive bodybuilding, and what I learned when I finally stepped away.
One of the biggest lessons came from taking second: people didn’t care where I placed. They were following me for the journey.