Average experience — good sport, mediocre gym

I want to separate the sport from my specific experience. Bodybuilding as a discipline is genuinely compelling — the progressive overload, the depth of macros tracking, how posing transforms the look of your physique. All of that is real and valuable.

My gym, however, has been mediocre. Coaching quality varies session to session and limited prize money in natural shows has been handled poorly. I've seen people get hurt because progression was rushed. If I were starting over I'd research gym culture more carefully before committing. The sport gets four stars; my current gym gets two. This review averages to three.