For over a decade, I have experimented with different supplements, PEDs, peptides, SARMs, etc.
Here is the approach that got me the most locked in I have ever been:
1. Prioritize health: Consistent bloodwork, doc oversight, and using that data to make informed decisions on my protocol so every compound I run has a clear use case.
2. Set the foundation: Training, diet, sleep, recovery. Without this, everything else falls apart. No amount of peptides, gear, or supplements drives results that also protect health and longevity. The foundation cracks, the structure topples.
3. Min/max it: Minimize the BS (alcohol, porn, weed, doomscrolling, obsessing over politics). Maximize the high ROI stuff (lifting, sleep, sunlight, real food). I stopped being a mindless consoomer and started focusing on efficient output. What is poisoning my mind, body, and soul, and what is nourishing it?
4. Less is more: Lowest effective dose, highest ROI. Start simple, build the core, then slowly layer on.
5. Finding balance: A complete reprioritization. What actually matters? Family, health, work, deep relationships. Everything else is noise. It is easy to get caught in the comparison game in the social media age. I shifted to an internal locus of control instead. What can I do today to put myself in a better position than I was in yesterday? I stopped spending energy on what I cannot control.
The mindset shift that made all of it work: Continuous improvement.
I dropped the ego and started challenging my own views and biases instead of defending them. Community feedback, acknowledging the gaps in what I know, listening to people, adjusting the framework.
The loop is simple:
Identify -> Plan -> Execute -> Review
Execution is where the real magic happens.
Most people, myself included, can get stuck planning forever. Over-engineering the perfect training plan or cycle, endlessly searching for that one magic pill or injection that delivers results overnight. It doesn't exist. Your body and health is an operation that runs 24/7 until the day you die, not a one time project you work on. Review is where you catch what is and is not working for your specific goals, and collect feedback for later.
What this actually got me:
-> Health optimized: Bloodwork is the cleanest it has ever looked, and I am tracking far more than just testosterone. Lipids and metabolic panels dialed, BF in target range, blood pressure down, hormones optimized, risk factors identified, sleep scores up.
-> Mental sharpness: The most locked in I have ever been, organized and efficient. Top performer at my day job, on track for president's club.
-> Stopped top consuming, started producing: Less doomscrolling, more content creation.
-> Mental health: Cut alcohol way back. No more hangxiety, no Sunday scaries, no guilt or regret hanging over me. I am drawn to delayed gratification now, not the quick dopamine hits that leave me drained.
-> Recovery: I feel and look better than I did in my early 20s. Athletic, strong, flexible.
-> 1% better every day: Once the foundation is solid, you layer optimization on top.
What is one thing you are doing today to put yourself ahead of where you were yesterday?