Chris Bumstead describes a moment of powerlessness that taught him humility and the difference between what he controls (effort, mindset, daily actions) and what he doesn't. He calls competitive bodybuilding unhealthy, citing extreme physical strain, chronic stress, and elevated cortisol that disrupts healing. That struggle fuels his mission to become the best version of himself.
One of the biggest moments of feeling powerless, just completely powerless. Every man experiencing a journey of powerlessness which leads to a sense of, like, humility and gratitude. There's so much you can do, but there's always a level beyond what you're capable of. My journey, starting with that really led to every moment of success. And everything that I did win, it was like, yes, I did this, but there's so much in my control that got me here and there's so much out of my control that could take me from here. So it kept me with a sense of humility throughout my entire journey. Bodybuilding is not a healthy sport. You put your body through what felt like it was just physical health. And then what I was learning, because it was not a mean thing with a lot of stress, cortisol, mental stuff, stuff that I held into my life that was causing some kind of reaction in my body to not feel regulated and heal efficiently. That was kind of how my journey started. And then every year from there was like, how can I just grow and become better? And my mission in life was to become the best version of myself.
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