I spent 10 years searching for something that covered everything. This is what that search produced.
Powerbuilding. Bodybuilding. High rep training. CrossFit. I tried all of it. Each time I thought I'd found the answer, something fell short. I'd get stronger, or bigger, or fitter - but never all three, and never in a way that felt complete.
I kept coming back to bodybuilding because it produced results. But the body it built was strong in one direction. My back hurt. My hips were stiff. I looked capable but I didn't feel it. Strong in the gym, fragile everywhere else.
So I stopped trying to find the right programme and started building my own answer. I took what actually worked from everything I'd tried - heavy compounds, loaded carries, unconventional movements, conditioning - and combined them into something that didn't force me to specialise.
The physique got better. The injuries stopped. And for the first time, the training felt like it meant something beyond the mirror.
That's what I coach now. Not a system I read about - the one I built over 10 years of training, testing, and figuring it out the hard way.