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  • Ben

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    August 24, 2026 at 2:23 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    71.1

    ill take that weight because i woke up at 10 to 4 this morning for early work and usually weight spikes with them early wake days

    Had busy morning today

    5am and 6am group training

    7;15 PT

    9:15am group training.

    Had meal one there at 8:45 so in to train upper in a few mins. Can deffooo feel todays early wake up haha.

    Mind is good, staying calm and feeling calm, Lets fucking go happy monday

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  • Ben

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    August 23, 2026 at 2:55 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    71.0

    Big prep low. Mainly due to fatigue drop with no cardio. Coz even when i do my 11-12,000 steps a day, right now inbetween im legit restinggggg.

    Rest Day today, had a lovely morning walk around the lake. Had a lil bit of a headache this morning so im monitoring that. Had about 5L yesterday so im not low on fluid. Going to prioritise hydration and electrolyte balance today.

    No Cardio today

    10,000 steps

    1920 RD Food.

    2 weeks out holy shit mane

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  • Ben

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    August 22, 2026 at 8:52 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    71.6

    Had good fasted bowel movement this morning which was a surprise.

    Weird stages of fatigue and grogginess for random stages of the day, one day i feel fantastic in the morning , shit midday, decent afternoon and the other end ,

    Feel horrific morning, then feel fantastic post workout and afternoon haha.

    Had legs A today, deffo the hardest session of prep so far, the focus, intent and execution was still great and didnt have much drop offs in performance, but outside that between sets I was looking like i was on another planet lmaooo.

    No cardio today and tmr coz my body just loses sharpness in the legs and need to pull off the stress. I think by monday and for next week will potentially be my last week of cardio. (I want to keep pushing / dont we all hahaha)

    10000 steps

    1950 kcal

    Legs

    Seated Ham 2x

    Leg Ext 2x

    Hack 1x

    leg press 2x

    lying ham 1x

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  • Ben

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    August 20, 2026 at 9:03 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    71.7 today, prep low was yesterday at 71.6

    Crunching hard for fat loss the last few days, and taking it all in. Staying ectremely present.

    I hate counting down the days and weeks tbh because i dont want this process to end haha, fucccken hell it goes by too quick.

    Todays POA still the same

    45min cardio

    10000 steps

    Baseline food.

    Had a fun push day today, all numbers held from last week except incline DB press where i was 1 rep down but ill take that 100%

    As long as these drops arent catastrophic and super all of a sudden, then thats okay for me. Still upholding intent, focus and execution as always.

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  • Ben

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    August 20, 2026 at 8:57 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    Days are only gonna get harder as you get closer to that competition but you can definitely push to it. It’s definitely an incredible feeling when you push to that first prep when you want to do more and more it’s fantastic. Enjoy the ride.

    Oh absolutely Meg ! Really trying to take it all in now day to day without any neglect.

    Thank you also for popping by :)))

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  • Ben

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    August 18, 2026 at 2:46 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    71.9

    Had a fantastic sleep, prob best sleep ive had in weeks lol.

    Felt a bit pinchy this morning I WONT LIEE , but fuck it we ball.

    Also cut out ALL monsters/ zero sugars since sunday and will continue till showtime. To see if any GI, inflammation goes down.

    Todays POA

    Cardio is back in 45min

    Lower B

    10000 Steps.

    19 Days.

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  • Ben

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    August 17, 2026 at 10:32 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    72.6

    Update, had another high day yesterday and got told at midday hahaaha. (2770cal)

    So the higher vol of food later in the day deffo caused the weight spike but look notcable sharper.

    Todays poa

    no cardio

    10000 steps

    baseline TD Food (1950cal)

    Went in for upper today, went quite good. Only the pulldowns took the biggest hit. Rest of lifts all held from last week.

    Sub 3 weeks !!!!!!

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  • Ben

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    August 16, 2026 at 1:59 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    71.9

    Rest Day today.

    Last few days been diff scheduele.

    Thur and Fri reg food , cardio and steps.

    Had a high day yesterday for legs (+800 cal) , 8000 steps and no cardio. And dropped 0.1kg the next day.

    Todays agenda is back to normal RD Food (1990kcal) but no cardio and 8000 steps and i assume tmr we are back crunching with the output. Still doing daily check ins. Its also great to keep me accountable for posing rounds and presentation because i send my pose rounds to my coach as well as my shots. I try to imagine im being judged on film so i keep my transition, mid section and overall physique in balance between shots.

    Training enjoyment has been very good this week, feel fucking great, some drops of weight in movements however but im getting much better effectiveness and stimulus from it, so thats a W in my book.

    Cant believe im this close out and feeling relatively ok.

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  • Ben

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    August 13, 2026 at 2:08 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    72.0

    biiiig drop today at last we are seeing something positive.

    Had a really good sleep last night so that was a massive contributor. Legs feel alot better today and feel quite good.

    Earlier session today due to ive labour this afternoon so im tryna keep baseline activity low until then.

    Still did my 45min fasted cardio this morning but just keeping steps minimal in case of how long ill be working for,

    Push day today about to go down in few mins. Same volume

    2x lying lateral cuff

    2x incline db press

    2x flat plate load

    2x pec deck

    3x trice[ ext

    2x ez bar oh ext.

    Lets have itt

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  • Ben

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    August 11, 2026 at 10:24 pm in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    72.7

    rest day,

    Legs mainly glutes are abso,utely coooooked post legs hahaha.

    Some updtae with prep. cardio bumped to 45min, and food change of greek yogurt meal to see if that is the cause of my digestion issues. Havent been toilet in last 2+ days. Had extremely small movement fasted today but still blocked up.

    Big crunch time, feel good and just want to take the daily process of ticking the boxes. idc about show weeks atm

    3.5 weeks out.

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  • Ben

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    August 9, 2026 at 4:44 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    72.8

    Fasted 30mins cardio. Rest Day

    Happy Sunday everyone, had a lovely morning, nice coffee at the beach and lovely long walk along the coast, watching the surfers and just chilling.

    The look is continueing to improve daily atm, that is what we need, at last i feel like im going somewhere again.

    Sleep is bit okay, not the best but i do crash nice and early and wake up feeling great. Digestion is just starting to hold now as the deficit is getting deeper on now.

    Input and output staying the same

    2048 TD

    2035 RD

    7X30 Min Cardio.

    I predict we will have one more food drop before peaking and cardio being removed in approx 1.5-2 weeks time. Lets HAVVEEEIT

    4 weeks out !

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  • Ben

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    August 8, 2026 at 9:44 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    72.9 prep low

    fasted 30min cardio.

    cardio is back in and 10000 steps is back in.

    Had a fantastic leg session today, did my full week of training in the gym i work in as now its back open again and now i can train here and kill two birds with one stone here.

    Leg and hack sets are taken a hit now but the iso. movements are still holding very well. Feel pretty fecken’ good today, spirit is sweet and loving the daily tasks !

    Still currently at daily check ins atm.

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  • Ben

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    August 6, 2026 at 4:06 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    73.1

    Push day today and fasted 15min walk.

    gameplan same as yesterday, 9000 steps and no cardio.

    So baseline food is back, 2040 cal day.

    Feel fucking fantastic, so excited with the process lateley, loving thissssss. Still at the daily check-ins, the sharpness is deffo coming back with the decrease in output.

    Wrapped up push today, fantastic session, alot better than last week.

    Volume still the same. GAME TIMEEE

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  • Ben

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    August 5, 2026 at 12:28 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    73.5

    been holding this weight. Had 4 days high day, reduced steps and no cardio.

    Look is getting abit sharper but now time to crunch again.

    Back to baseline food of 2050 cals.

    No cardio today ive been told however so i just did 4k fasted steps.

    Todays POA

    Morning PT, Walk, Rest day, Afternoon PT and class.

    Now its really time to push, i need this.

    TRaining strength / power has dipped last 2 sessions. But need to see if it keeps declining or itll hold for the next while. The intent and focus however will still be there.

    Fucking hell prep is flying, i dont want it to end hahaha

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  • Ben

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    August 2, 2026 at 1:29 am in reply to: Ben M Log for first ever show of 2026

    73.5

    Rest day

    Weight drop with a leg day, no cardio, less steps and high food. Good feedback..

    Had improved sleep last night while having less wake ups needing to go bathroom.

    POA for this sunday will be even more ‘lazy’ then yesterday lol.

    Did fasted 25 min walk, prob walk 5-10 min after each meal and then thats basically my activity.

    Was quite a happy boi with the higher food yesterday haha, thought id wake up with a spiked appetite but i suprisingly haven’t really so.

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