What are your goals for the next 12 months? This past week I decided to stop being quite so vague with my bodybuilding ambitious, because that wishy-washy mentality was effectively giving myself a pass to not work as hard as I could. I already entered the scene with worse health and an older age than most folks, so I have to lock in completely if I want to achieve my goals. I'm aiming for a show in October 2027. Specifically, South Australia Titles B season Men's Physique. I've made myself a full countdown calendar and intend to fully weaponize my metric-tracking autism to do the following: 6 intense lifting workouts a week. 300 calories cardio a day. Bioimpedance scan at the start of every month. Progress photos at the start of every month. Tracking my cut/bulk cycles. Rating my daily diet adherence out of 10. Using MyFitnessPal to track macros. I just took my first round of photos, since it's day 1. Honestly, it's more grim than I realised. My bodyfat is sitting WAYY too high, so. 1 month aggressive cut, 9ish month bulk, then prep phase over the last 6 months before the show. Whilst I don't expect to win anything - to get on the stage and not embarrass myself is my goal - I know that my personal standards are going to mean that I have to TRAIN as though I do expect to win.