yeah the picture of him as a skinny kid to now always makes me laugh.
Coaches himself too. I think he had a coach once about 8 years ago for a short while then went alone. Won more things than i thought too. Midlands, Britain, England, 2x Uni and the heavyweight NABBA. But he never brings it up. Hes always humble and respectful to others. Gentle giant really, tho when hes on prep and his hoods up you dont approach while hes training lol. Hes got that cold focused Ragnar Lothbrok look going on lol. Ive never seen someone go to absolute failure like he does when prep training. I remember him getting stuck on the Hack Squat cus his legs gave up. Had a member of staff spotting him but was too much weight to move so people had to come rushing over to push it back up and lock out lol.
Hes just started training with someone for the first time in his life too. Just before lockdown finished he started training with the owner of the gym i train at, Jamie Johal, both massive and tall. I know when i spoke to Josh hes really enjoying having a partner in the gym, and hes adjusted his training routine in terms of reps and sets and making good gains.