Chloe
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Apples and oranges. This is the beauty of working with someone who has a detailed backlog of weeks, months or years of information to give you a much better answer.
You could bump food up (the timing of which really isn’t that important). If you did you might feel a touch fuller and you might see a very very small increase in performance. But the benefit of this could be so insignificant you’d not even notice.
IMO, I’d continue to diet until you see a significant loss of training performance in a single session… providing you know for certain you’re absolutely nailing sleep and hydration, then bump total food up for a day (maybe even two) by about 20%ish primarily through carbs. Regressions when dieting are bound to happen at some point. Weight moves weight so the lighter you get the harder it’ll be to shift load alongside the fact you’re in a deficit.
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Hey guys,
Training day again for me. It was quads, I didn’t send it because of the time I had off but it was a great session anyway.
Woke up early got my meals all prepped, if you don’t do this honestly it’s a game changer, makes it so much easier to stick to meal timings and I find it helps with appetite.
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I have never seen this happen before but Jordan’s seen it first hand so I wouldn’t worry about it, obviously don’t want it to be regular thing though I get that.
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you can still have the same foods daily but still have variety If you are stressed that will impact your stomach massively, have you tried journaling or meditation? I know it isn’t everyone’s bag but they help massively. If you know what’s causing your stress that’s a start too. I can’t see your plan that you’ve attached I’m sorry
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I wouldn’t be training legs in peak week, take legs out around the week out mark.
Your peak week training wants to be pump work only, the aim is to cause the least amount of inflammation possible.
Could look something like this
Monday Push – leave 2 RIR
Tuesday Pull – leave 2 RIR
Wednesday Rest
Thursday Upper pump, no heavy weight at all
Friday off
Saturday show day
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Did these issues start when pushing food?
Adding more variety to your plan will help your gut, you need different pro, carb and fat sources.
I agree with Clare here, add in some fermented foods too.
One thing to consider too is your stress levels, do you feel more anxious at all?
Might be easier to answer this if I do post the plan, I’ve attached it here, hopefully it’s readable!
Yeah issues started near the end of the push up, increased calories a bit too aggressively and ended up around the 6k mark. Did a mini cut and reset to about 5250 but it didn’t help, couldn’t push the food any more so moved into a diet phase and took a good chunk out, the plan attached is what I’m moving to from the end of this week and is about 4k cals on a training day. Weight has been dropping really quickly but I’ve played about with weight loss before and found I can tolerate a fairly aggressive cut, especially near the start.
As far as variance in the meal plan it does really help me to keep it simple as I batch prep four days of meals ahead of time (working fairly long hours and dont always have facilities at work to sort out food). My veg does vary (no veg noted in the plan but I do have it with most meals).
And yes, stress is high currently, hopefully not for much longer but definitely could be a factor.[/quote]
Did these issues start when pushing food?
Adding more variety to your plan will help your gut, you need different pro, carb and fat sources.
I agree with Clare here, add in some fermented foods too.
One thing to consider too is your stress levels, do you feel more anxious at all?
Might be easier to answer this if I do post the plan, I’ve attached it here, hopefully it’s readable!
Yeah issues started near the end of the push up, increased calories a bit too aggressively and ended up around the 6k mark. Did a mini cut and reset to about 5250 but it didn’t help, couldn’t push the food any more so moved into a diet phase and took a good chunk out, the plan attached is what I’m moving to from the end of this week and is about 4k cals on a training day. Weight has been dropping really quickly but I’ve played about with weight loss before and found I can tolerate a fairly aggressive cut, especially near the start.
As far as variance in the meal plan it does really help me to keep it simple as I batch prep four days of meals ahead of time (working fairly long hours and dont always have facilities at work to sort out food). My veg does vary (no veg noted in the plan but I do have it with most meals).
And yes, stress is high currently, hopefully not for much longer but definitely could be a factor.[/quote]
Did these issues start when pushing food?
Adding more variety to your plan will help your gut, you need different pro, carb and fat sources.
I agree with Clare here, add in some fermented foods too.
One thing to consider too is your stress levels, do you feel more anxious at all?
Might be easier to answer this if I do post the plan, I’ve attached it here, hopefully it’s readable!
Yeah issues started near the end of the push up, increased calories a bit too aggressively and ended up around the 6k mark. Did a mini cut and reset to about 5250 but it didn’t help, couldn’t push the food any more so moved into a diet phase and took a good chunk out, the plan attached is what I’m moving to from the end of this week and is about 4k cals on a training day. Weight has been dropping really quickly but I’ve played about with weight loss before and found I can tolerate a fairly aggressive cut, especially near the start.
As far as variance in the meal plan it does really help me to keep it simple as I batch prep four days of meals ahead of time (working fairly long hours and dont always have facilities at work to sort out food). My veg does vary (no veg noted in the plan but I do have it with most meals).
And yes, stress is high currently, hopefully not for much longer but definitely could be a factor.[/quote]
Did these issues start when pushing food?
Adding more variety to your plan will help your gut, you need different pro, carb and fat sources.
I agree with Clare here, add in some fermented foods too.
One thing to consider too is your stress levels, do you feel more anxious at all?
Might be easier to answer this if I do post the plan, I’ve attached it here, hopefully it’s readable!
Yeah issues started near the end of the push up, increased calories a bit too aggressively and ended up around the 6k mark. Did a mini cut and reset to about 5250 but it didn’t help, couldn’t push the food any more so moved into a diet phase and took a good chunk out, the plan attached is what I’m moving to from the end of this week and is about 4k cals on a training day. Weight has been dropping really quickly but I’ve played about with weight loss before and found I can tolerate a fairly aggressive cut, especially near the start.
As far as variance in the meal plan it does really help me to keep it simple as I batch prep four days of meals ahead of time (working fairly long hours and dont always have facilities at work to sort out food). My veg does vary (no veg noted in the plan but I do have it with most meals).
And yes, stress is high currently, hopefully not for much longer but definitely could be a factor.[/quote] you can still have the same foods daily but still have variety 🙂 If you are stressed that will impact your stomach massively, have you tried journaling or meditation? I know it isn’t everyone’s bag but they help massively. If you know what’s causing your stress that’s a start too.
I can’t see your plan that you’ve attached I’m sorry 🙁
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Woke up this morning feeling back to normal after being unwell yesterday, got myself outside for a morning walk before having meal number 1.
After having 9 days off from the gym I trained hams and glutes, I was expecting it to be a challenge but it wasn’t too bad actually. Just felt amazing to be getting a pump again! I am looking flat but that is expected
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Agree with Jordan and Hilly here.
Monitor weight on a daily basis and take your pics weekly too. It can be hard if you are self coaching to see yourself objectively but then again that’s what this platform is for, so if you are ever struggling with this then just ask 🙂
If weight holds this isn’t always an indication to keep adding more food, I always think slow and steady wins the race. As long as training performance is good and you aren’t starving then just be patient 🙂
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Did these issues start when pushing food?
Adding more variety to your plan will help your gut, you need different pro, carb and fat sources.
I agree with Clare here, add in some fermented foods too.
One thing to consider too is your stress levels, do you feel more anxious at all?
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Hey guys today hasn’t gone to plan, I woke up a little sick, so wasn’t able to train. I’m feeling a lot better now so I am hoping by tomorrow I’ll be 100%.
I’ve made sure I’ve stayed hydrated and eaten what I can stomach that’s all you can do when you are in this situation and of course rest.
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Are you using pink salt? I would add 1g of that to each meal.
I would also vary your carb and fat sources more too. You would benefit from more fruits like kuba suggested- berries, mango, pineapple, kiwi.
Coconut oil is a great fat source alongside avocado.
Aim 6 litres of water per day too, not sure how much you are having right now though.
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I agree here. You don’t want to compromise your digestion. I find my stomach is extra sensitive when in prep too.
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Hey,
If you can recover from adding in additional hamstring movements pre upper then do this 🙂
Typically though I find that when there is already a lot of focus on a body part ie more frequency and volume and that area is not progressing it’s more likely a execution problem 🙂
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Hope you’ve all had a wonderful day.
I’ve been preparing myself for the rest of the week, messaging clients and doing lots of housework. The normal stuff post being away.
I can’t wait to go back to training tomorrow I am feeling very flat after not training for a week but I know in a week I’ll be feeling nice and full again!
I’ve got a big push of growing before doing a mini recomp in the next few months, I am not even sure I’ll need to pull back but we will see how I look when the time comes.
My goal is to really blow my lower up, although I’m happy with my muscularity atm I know I’ve got more to add which I am more than excited about!
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With any diet you want to slowly increase calories and reduce output. Your body is very vulnerable at this time.
How lean are you? Did you loose a lot of weight?