Over the years, many of you have followed my bodybuilding journey through competition photos, training videos, and updates from different stages of my career. You’ve seen the victories, the setbacks, and many of the moments that happened in the spotlight.
But there has always been another side to that journey.
In my latest video on my Italian-focused Instagram page, where I’ve recently begun sharing training content for my audience in Italy and across Europe, I explain why I started this new series. The goal isn’t simply to show workouts or highlight results. It’s to share everything that happens behind the scenes — the part of the journey that often has the greatest impact, but receives the least attention.
Before bodybuilding, I spent time in athletics, soccer, volleyball, basketball, skiing, and powerlifting. Looking back over more than 16 years of training, I’ve come to believe that victories tell only a small part of the story.
The real value of this lifestyle is found in the difficult moments. The setbacks. The losses. The mistakes. The days when progress stalls and you have to decide whether you’re going to keep moving forward anyway. Winning a competition is an incredible personal achievement, but it doesn’t define you nearly as much as the person you become while working toward that goal.
That’s what I hope to share through this series.
If I could go back and start my journey again, I would have loved to have someone beside me who could explain the lessons they learned through experience — the mistakes to avoid, the mistakes worth making, and the perspective that only comes from spending years under the bar.
Since this series is intended primarily for my audience in Italy and across Europe, the videos are recorded in my native Italian. But even if you don’t understand Italian, I think you’ll get value from watching the videos.
Check out my latest video here on Instagram. And if you’re not already subscribed to my EU/Italian Instagram channel, please consider subscribing!