Columbus, Ohio — early March, during Arnold weekend.
A quick pose check with my coach, Giuseppe. Moments like this are where small details get sharpened: how the lats open, how the mid-back tightens, how the pose holds under the lights. On stage, those details decide everything, so we refine them long before the judges ever see them.
The work isn’t just lifting. It’s learning how to present the physique you’ve built.