Chris Bumstead talks about his routines and self-improvement goals for the 2024 season: "Nobody can beat me"

Chris Bumstead enters the new year with a desire to improve mentally and physically. In a recent YouTube video, Bumstead shared the secret to his enduring motivation and stressed the importance of goal setting and a consistent routine.

"It all goes back to lack of humility, the more humble you are, the more you're willing to work for something, the more you're willing to learn. I just think it's one of the best qualities to have in order to pursue any form of improvement, especially self-improvement."

Chris Bumstead faced many obstacles on his way to his fifth title. From the revelation that he suffered a torn latissimus while training for the 2023 Olympics to the announcement that he and Courtney are expecting their first child, Bumstead is a man on a mission. As a man who is constantly trying to outdo himself, Cbum is looking to improve again in 2024.

After securing his fifth title at the Classic Physique Olympia, Cbum took a temporary break from the gym to undergo a hair transplant. Now rejuvenated and ready to resume training, he is preparing to return. To ease himself back into his training routine, Bumstead has implemented a "Push-Pull-Legs" style training split that he plans to incorporate into his three to four workouts per week.

Chris Bumstead gives his take on the challenges in bodybuilding

In a recent YouTube video, Chris Bumstead talked about his goals for 2024 and the challenges the new season will bring. While it won't be easy, Cbum looks at these trials as a way to improve physically and mentally.

"The first thing that comes to mind is the challenge that [bodybuilding] puts in front of me, the challenge to constantly improve, to find new ways to keep myself motivated. To find new ways to be more consistent and that goal is to keep pushing myself to something better and better"

"It's just like a physical goal that I can chase, that also makes me a better person internally and mentally. It's a physical goal that I'm constantly chasing after and pushing myself and winning more Olympia's, gaining more muscle, getting a better physique and things that bring with it all these mental challenges that make me put myself in situations that are really difficult. I think when you put yourself in difficult situations, you become stronger and better in many aspects of life."

Chris Bumstead also addressed his ability to be confident on stage, or lack thereof, as he confided that it took him until his fourth win in the competition to believe that no one could beat him.

"I'm not always confident. I definitely wasn't always confident. The confidence that I have, I had to earn it. Like the first three Olympia's and ten shows before that, whenever I got on the podium, I was really super nervous, I didn't feel confident,"

"Honestly, it wasn't until the last two Olympiads that I was like in my head I'm going to win this one. This is mine. Nobody can beat me. It took me four titles to really feel like that. This year was the first time I said it out loud," Bumstead said.

Chris reveals how to stay motivated

Chris Bumstead admitted that there are bad days when exercise and good food are the last things he wants to do.

"A structured routine is something I find very useful (for discipline). This year, when I was really struggling in the part where I tore my wing, I had to keep my discipline and stay locked in."

His way of combating those weak moments is a strict routine that eventually becomes systematic.

"Getting up at the same time every day, doing cardio at the same time every day, breakfast, everything into a complete routine, so on those days when you feel like you really don't want to, you don't want to do fucking cardio, you don't want to workout, whatever, it just doesn't matter because it's part of your routine, you just become a robot and you do it without thinking. Just run through your days and manage them the best you can."

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