Comparison is the fastest way to kill momentum

Dave has been part of the #IWANTABZ contest for over six years. And for the first few of those years, he didn’t even submit his final results.

Not because he failed, but because he was comparing himself to everyone else.

During those early runs, Dave got stronger. He built confidence. He even started to see abs. But instead of owning that progress, he measured himself against other people’s photos, other people’s results, and other people’s timelines.

And that comparison made his progress feel smaller than it actually was.

Eventually, the mindset shifted. Dave stopped chasing someone else’s finish line and started focusing on his own work. When he did, everything changed. The consistency stuck. The confidence grew. And the contest became what it was always meant to be — a tool to improve your life, not judge it against someone else’s.

His advice is simple: do this for yourself. Not for likes. Not for placement. Not for anyone else. Why not you?