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Rest day.. Clients, food shop and managed to fit in an hour to get me eyelashes done.. that’s 2 days in a row doing ‘Girly stuff’! (Not a regular occurrence for me!)
Bodyweight seems to have stabilised somewhat this week, although up slightly. The plan was to peak my off season weight at around 55kg and at the point of deciding to introduce anavar I was 55.8kg. In the first week, with no changes to diet or output, weight then increased to 57kg, which we expected, however, we wanted to see this settle a little more this last week, which it seems to have done. I’ve been fluctuating between 57kg and 57.4kg. I am potentially 19 weeks out right now, so I don’t want to be adding extra fat down at this point, but I’ll be chatting to Jordan tomorrow morning to see if we need to make any changes yet.
Just to point out that since my initial couple of weeks post comp of a more ‘Relaxed’ diet (and a couple of days off over Christmas), I’ve been following the same plan ever since. Both training and diet hasn’t changed. I think all too often, people don’t wait long enough before accessing the effectiveness of a plan, think it necessary to switch things up without reason or inexperienced coaches changing plans for the sake of it. If something’s working and you’re progressing, stick with it for as long as possible before implementing any changes.
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Being organised is very exciting to me.. haha!
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Leg Day was a tough one this morning at Primitive! I sometimes think it would benefit me training with a partner, especially on Leg days. I’ve always trained by myself and I like the fact that I can completely focus and don’t need to talk to anyone, but I wonder sometimes if having someone there to spot if needed and have that reassurance might potentially push me further. Anyhow it was a good one today regardless, but I did nearly get stuck at the bottom of a sissy squat between the base and the smith..!
LEGS 2
Seated hamstring curl – 2 sets of 8-10
Smith squat – 2 sets of 8-10
Sissy squat – 1 set of 8-10 (In smith)
Leg extension – 1 set of 8-10
Single leg lying ham curl – 2 sets of 8-10 (Dual as this machine is impossible to do single leg on!)
Abductor machine – 1 quad drop, 15 on the first
Adductor –1 quad drop, 15 on the first (R/P Frog press instead)
Standing calf raise – 3 sets of 10-12, 1 min rest in between, last set into a stretch.After clients, the rest of this afternoon has been spent at the hairdressers.. am I the only one that doesn’t find this relaxing!? I always get far too hot and agitated.. and I’m sure it doesn’t need to take so long.. haha!
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Awesome massage treatment today. We predominately focussed on my upper back, but Lee also looked into the problems I’ve recently been having with my elbow/tight forearm. He noticed some issues around my left shoulder and left upper arm, which is more than likely what has been causing the issue. Bit of scraping, cupping, deep tissue techniques and a lot of pain later and it’s certainly freed up some tension at the moment. He also pointed out that my left shoulder sits differently in it’s socket to the right side.. marvellous! Our bodies our all interconnected, so likely all of this combined with constant heavy training has all played a part. I’m going to make sure I keep on top of treatments, corrective exercises, as well as my natural anti inflammatory supplements as it’s not a situation I need getting any worse. Ah well, at least it’s a Leg day tomorrow!
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Yeah we definitely have no reason to moan @ryanpetford ..Especially when our ‘Suffering’ is self inflicted!
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Morning! Rest Day.. A morning of clients and an afternoon of brutal massage is on the cards for me today.
Also, that latest podcast/You tube interview I recently did is live now and available to watch here if anyone’s interested: https://youtu.be/BlPOvqgihII
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Sometimes it’s just a case of needing to build more muscle overall. Introducing some unilateral work could also help to bring up lagging parts. Always start the set on your weaker side and then match those reps on the stronger side. Get clever with posing too to mask weaker areas.
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Busy one for me today, but got a decent Push workout in this morning, despite a delay getting to the gym. I always aim to book work and clients in around my usual training time in order to stay consistent and in a routine with my meals, supps, etc. I’m most certainly a creature of habit and get a little stressed if I’m thrown off my usual training or meal times unless I have prior notice to get my head around it and can pre plan! Anyway, it went well. Got a pb on shoulder press by 2kg.. I’ll take that! Progress is progress, however small!
Back to work this afternoon for an evening of Clients 🙂
PUSH 2
Shoulder press machine – 2 sets for 8-10
High Inc Smith press – 2 sets of 8-10
Dips – 1 set of 8-10 (Weighted)
Cable x over – 1 set of 15
Side raise machine – 3 sets of 15
Tricep bar pushdown – 3 sets of 12
Single arm seated DB curl – 2 sets of 8-10 (Missed this out due to elbow)
Dual machine curl – 1 set of 15 (Missed this out due to elbow)
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Favourite exercises.. Leg Press, high Inc Shoulder press
Most challenging.. Split Squats
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Pull Day.. Really good session. Still working around my elbow. I’m finding the use of straps and hook grips very useful in these Pull workouts to eliminate as much gripping as possible, which helps.
We’re having a bit of a shift in equipment at my regular gym, so some of the old equipment has been removed to make way for new. I usually do a plate loaded lat pull down for my first movement in this rotation, but had to settle for a cable today.PULL 1
Wide Lat pull down – 1 set of 10-12, stay on the same weight for a second set
T bar row – 2 sets of 8-10
Assisted chin – 2 sets of 10-12 (Using bands)
Seated cable row (narrow attachment) – 2 sets of 10-12
High cable for rear delts – 3 sets of 10-12 (Using wrist cuffs)
Seated Single arm DB curl – 1 quad drop – 12 on the first (Missed these out due to elbow)
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I agree @samking104 ..the amount of perfectly good food that goes to ‘waste’ is very unnecessary.. however, any pizza that becomes contaminated with pineapple should most definitely be disposed of!
Elbow/Forearm is easing off thanks. I’m just working around it, avoiding aggravating exercises and have increased curcumin, omega 3 and CBD.
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Yes that’s the site @corinne
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Cardio after every meal on the day you want to compete? That’s like trying to fill a bath with the plug out. Not a good idea.
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Rest day.. Lovely rainy day chilled at home. Caught up on some jobs, drank coffee and wasted time 🙂
.. Coffee Connoisseurs! I love a good black Coffee. Give me your top recommendations. I’ve been trialling the Cannonball Coffee company’s blends recently, which I really like, but always on the look out for any new ones I haven’t come across yet.
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@corinne My parents were both teachers as I was growing up. We lived in Derby, so that’s where I’m originally from. My Dad was such a brilliant person, but sadly died suddenly when I was 18 years old. My mum continued to teach until eventually she fell in love again, which led to her moving further down South. They went away one year to Fiji and were heartbroken by the poverty and conditions the children were growing up in. It had such an impact on them, that this then led them to setting up a Charity, which is now known as ‘Children of Fiji”. It”s become very successful and they fly out there twice a year for a couple of months to continue their work.
My Sis from Tenerife is hopefully coming over with her family in the Summer.. So fingers crossed we can all get together then!
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