I have a confession to make. I’m ashamed to admit it however I’ve been quite lazy when it comes to work this week. My weekly blog which is due out every Monday is only now coming out today which is three days behind schedule. I’m also behind on invoices, scheduling and I haven’t even started designing my weekly training programs and nutritional plans for our online clients which are due out every Friday morning.

So what’s up?

Have I been sick? Nope.

Have I been busy? No more then usual.

Am I burnt out? NEVER!

I’m in contest prep mode baby!!!!!

Ugh, talk about a lame ass excuse…….

If you follow me on Instagram or Twitter or are a member of our Facebook Group Page you might already know that I won my Pro Card this past weekend. That’s right, I pumped up my big win like a gym girl with a perfect ass update bathroom selfie! I posted that shit up everywhere!

For myself personally, this was an absolute huge accomplishment. I’ve been competing in fitness competitions for almost ten years now. I’ve done hundreds upon hundreds of hours of cardio. I’ve eaten copious amounts of plain grilled chicken breasts and steamed broccoli. I’ve worked out on no carbs, zero sleep and through my fair share of injuries. I’ve sacrificed nights out with friends, family dinners and many other social events just so that I could achieve my goal. And now through all the pain, sweat and tears that goal has finally been accomplished.

So now what am I suppose to do?

Believe it or not, the very next day after I won my show I was left asking myself this exact question. No, I didn’t take anytime to reflect on my win. I didn’t even take time to relax. In fact, I was right back in the gym the very next day training legs! Who does that? I mean you would think after all the months of dieting and training I would have given my body at least one day of rest. One day to indulge in the foods that I had deprived myself of. One day to sleep in and skip my morning cardio session. One day, where I could wear jeans and a dress shirt rather than shorts and a tee-shirt. But that day did not happen. Less then 24 hours after my ultimate goal had been accomplished I was already planning out my next big goal that I wanted to achieve.

Okay. So what the hell is wrong with me???? I mean seriously. Who in their right mind doesn’t take a break? Not just from training and dieting but from life in general?

To understand my train of thought you would have to understand my upbringing. You see, I come from a family of extremely hard workers. Both my parents have worked for as long as I can remember. In fact, my Mom went back to work 6 days after she had given birth to me! My Dad taught my brother and I how to fold our own laundry and clean the dishes by hand before we turned 5. I had my first real paying job when I turned 7 years old as a Newspaper Delivery Boy. I learned the value of hard work at a young age and my parents installed a crazy/sickening work ethic in me long before I could even legally work.

What some people called obsessive I called dedicated. What some people called dysfunctional, I called ambitious. What some people called insane, well yes, I actually agree with those people, I might in fact be slightly insane.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m quite content and happy with my current life. I enjoy what I do immensely. I receive alot of personal satisfaction from a hard day’s work. So why can I not just sit back, relax and enjoy the moment? Or at least enjoy that very same moment that I had been chasing for almost ten years to win my Pro Card?

To me the answer is actually quite simple. The moment was enjoyed for exactly that – one moment. And now I’m left looking to capture my next “moment”.

Hence why after 8 weeks of dieting, 8 weeks of little to no sleep, 8 weeks of training my ass off (literally), and 8 weeks of competing in back to back to back bodybuilding shows, I was in need of another moment. And I found it!

As of this coming Saturday, November 7th, 2015, I will be competing in my very first Pro Show down in Calgary, Alberta. The competition will be tougher. The show will be held in unfamiliar territory. And the goal to win my class seems almost too big to achieve at this current time.

But then again, win or lose, it’s just another moment. And no matter what happens this coming weekend, I can guarantee you that as soon as that moment has passed, I will be planning out my next goal to set out and accomplish and that next moment to capture and conquer.

“Be Happy, But Never Satisfied” – Bruce Lee

Yours in Good Health,

Nick Cosgrove