[Ben]

Tough couple of days hence no updates, a bad session followed by getting ill so just feeling a bit dead but trying to keep routine and get all my bits done! Can’t always be smooth !

[Ben]

Gig was great. Got back late and slept in, very needed. Worked all day and smashed all food, hydration and general admin too.

Feeling ready for a big week. All systems go.

[Ben]

Worked this morning then a hot training session doing some upper body work I missed the other day. Now a gig up in London which will be horrendously sweaty at O2 Brixton 🔥

[Ben]

Training was mostly very good today.

Some solid front squats , frame carry and sandbag carries, then had stone to shoulder which sadly went terribly solely due to the heat 🙄 annoying

Couple big weeks of graft before Englands Strongest Man to go 💪🏻

[Ben]

Horrible couple of days in the UK heatwave truly just way too hot for life but got shit loads done including finishing off the garden ready for levelling and had physio etc

Cancelled all coaching clients, the gym is an oven and it’s just not productive so I’ve been at home working there when not slogging in the garden.

Cats are suffering too and I’m too big and soft to watch them struggle.

Can’t wait for this to pass over. Bring on winter lol!

[Ben]

Huge day today.

Got into the gym for 7am sharp to get my session in

120kg x2 circus DB for a PB – buzzing. Think if I peaked properly I could have a shot at the British record.

Then onto a full 8 hours of garden graft digging, carrying wheelbarrows etc. horrible in this weather

Consumed 7 litres of water mixed with Hydration and a few scoops of Performance Fuel in the mix too – necessary

[Ben]

Hopefully everyone else drank 4 litres of Hydration like I did yesterday. Crazy weather this week but we adapt and crack on (and thank past Ben for buying an aircon unit)

Deadlifts were okay yesterday, still struggling to find pop off the floor which is mega frustrating but onwards we go.

[Ben]

Crazy work day in the heat. Moved an aircon unit around our house to keep it bearable today, this week will be very hard!

Get the Hydration in 🥴

[Ben]

Incredible workshop day today at the gym always buzzes me up coaching in person and having people listen to me chat about what I love!

Basically took up all day, I’m knackered now ! 💪🏻🙏🏻

[Ben]

Usual Thursday yesterday big upper body hypertrophy session!

Highlight being a 150kg x6 incline bench press

Followed today by a very special day of filming up in Oxford 👀 and a great but tired session

270kg x3 squat
320kg 2x20m frame carry
160kg x3 stone to shoulder

Big weekend incoming

[Ben]

Standard Wednesday! Coaching, gym deep clean, physio, house bits, work. I call it a rest day but there isn’t much rest 😂

Another class productive day though and ready for end of week training!

[Ben]

Great session today in contrast to yesterday!

110kg x3 dumbbell then easy 3×3 at 90kg
Accessories which felt great

Much more myself!

One great thing recently is my joints feel superb. Cure Coming and Osteo Pro to thank for that!

[Ben]

Meh session today. Deadlift just feels off at the moment and it’s knocking my confidence in the lift. Hopefully it comes together I’ll just keep controlling the controllables 💪🏻

Better tomorrow

[Ben]

Big old work day today and snuck in time for a trip to Kent to see the nephew and my partner Emily’s family, was lovely.

Big week incoming (every week is a big week 😂)

[Ben]

Yesterday was a decent training day but just felt lacklustre. Need to remind myself of my own progress sometimes!

260kg x5 high bar squat, 190kg 2×6
Frame carry 4x15m up to 300kg
Sandbag intro training

Few protocols to get my body feeling 100% going forward. Recovery needs to be a priority.

Busy day at work today with content filming and a photoshoot to finish it.

Knackered!