MY FITNESS JOURNEY. As a boy growing up, I started with football. But in 2012, I was forced to stop playing. As time went on, my cousin started weightlifting in 2017. He would tease me and even punch me just because he had started lifting weights. That was actually how I got into weightlifting. I started lifting in December 2018, but because of my family background, I had to work and take care of myself. I wasn’t able to train consistently, but I made sure to train whenever I had the time. I was struggling with life alongside training. Sometimes, after training, I didn’t even have food to eat. And we all know how difficult it is to build muscle when you’re not eating enough or getting proper nutrition. Even after school, things didn’t immediately change. At one point, I was training only about 10 days a month. I could still build some muscle with that, but my nutrition wasn’t good enough because I was still living with my parents. It wasn’t until 2025, when I moved out of my parents’ house, that things started changing. I began training at least 15 days a month, and that’s when I started noticing a significant change in my physique. Looking back, I realize I didn’t have the perfect conditions. I just kept going with whatever I had. The journey wasn’t easy, but I never completely stopped.

Losing weight comes down to three things: consistent training, proper nutrition, and patience. You don’t need shortcuts; you need habits you can maintain.

Gym bros chasing protein goals, meanwhile Nigerian bros are loading up on smoked fish. Protein is protein, but the local gym bro knows how to make it work with what’s available. Smoked fish is better than whey protein for me.

You can build a noticeable physique in a week depending on individual.

Consistency.