[Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro]

A new low again today 244.6lbs – lightest I’ve been for a VERY long time. Shows there is always still a bit more to come off

Pushing hard atm – we put some carbs in today, only 100g but was enough to make training much more effective – we manipulated macros but kept calories the same.

A few more days then we dance again ?

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I always like to opt for output over direct cardio where appropriate (steps). But for course cardio will be needed for a lot of people. Always a good idea to be ahead of the curve so you have time to pull back nearer to the show and drop some fatigue to bring a fresher look.

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Steps being as high as they are atm is deffo pretty tough. (Not complaining just being transparent) … but overall less fatiguing than direct cardio. In a fairly large deficit atm but I think we’re going to be lowering that now as we approach the desired condition to allow for fatigue management so I can be somewhat fresh coming into the next show.

Being pro fats my body adapts well from a fat loss perspective but can deffo feel the impact it has on training most notably from a pump perspective (to be expected).

Holding condition, or improving it you could say, in between shows is hard and needs to be managed carefully. But overall feeling good and where I need to be right now 🙂

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Don’t hold on, makes zero sense – especially on the tread mill

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Evening guys hope you’re well. Got some big plans in the pipe line, not going to say too much on it right now but over the next few days I will reveal all #cryptic ?

Don’t leave us hanging, Joe! What’s going on? Looking great btw and rooting for you this weekend in Sweden.

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Fully focussed on Sweden then we can talk about the future plans for sure #dickmove from me tbf ??[/quote]

But the questions was not why you has it in me and Kuba understand that more dose more.

More Winnie more hard look and so on but in i safety perspektiv why not been thinking about it earlier and hade higher mast and test for exampale because of the damage on the kidneys and liver. You have joe i did not think he was prepared to pushed the orals so early in term of health[/quote]
There is a point in which for some athletes – ie people pushing for pro status and beyond that you just have to push certain things a little more that what is considered more of a ‘safer model’.

And as I said before. I have only been at this peak done of drugs for around 4 weeks. We titrated up from cruise doses at the start of prep to what you see now. And winny/halo have been in for the shortest time too 🙂

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I’ve been on gear over 10 years and never once aspirated. Never had an issue at all. So imo it doesn’t matter either way.

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Evening guys hope you’re well. Got some big plans in the pipe line, not going to say too much on it right now but over the next few days I will reveal all #cryptic ?

Don’t leave us hanging, Joe! What’s going on? Looking great btw and rooting for you this weekend in Sweden.

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Fully focussed on Sweden then we can talk about the future plans for sure #dickmove from me tbf ??

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Any issues with hair loss running mast so high?

Literally none – I have also had a hair transplant so my hairline is pretty solid (happy days haha)[/quote]

Can you answer kubas question about the High Orals so early im also interested in the thought process[/quote]
All done bud – let me know if any further questions

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Any issues with hair loss running mast so high?

I take advantage of this question to ask you about the hair transplant you’ve had some time ago.

Are you using any product to protect the transplanted hairs (minox, fina, etc)?

How much time did you have to wait to be able to return to the gym?

Are transplanted hairs less likely to be affected by aas, especially dht ones?

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Hey Rick sorry I missed this – ok so yeah I’m running finasteride at 1mg daily and have been for 18months.

I took 6 weeks off in Total. I timed it with a post show period so Treated it as a kind of deload.

Transplanted hairs shouldn’t be effected by aas at all the hair at the side and back (where they take the hair from) isn’t effected by DHT.

I stayed on some form of cycle throughout and never came off (I ran 300 test while I didn’t train)

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So then we are now 10 days out from Sweden pro qualifier

Plan is in – were pushing pure condition for this show

We’re going to run pro fats in a small deficit from now – my body reacts very quickly to zero carb

No direct cardio to reduce lower body inflammation buuuuut steps at are 20k so it is what it is

We’ve increased anabolics somewhat from the oral perspective and added in 40mg halo daily – we’ve also pulled GH now as we’re looking to push for pure condition

Current cycle:

Test 300

Mast 1500

T3 50

T4 100

Telmisartin 120

Winny 100

Anavar 100

Halo 40

Proviron 20

Clen 80

Yohimbine 20

This is my peak load and I’ve only been at this for 3 weeks. We started at the start of prep 14 weeks ago at cruise dose and titrated up each week so I had the benefit of each anabolic increase inline with the one increase in deficit over time.

Any questions fire away guys

what’s the thought process behind orals being so high at this point ? [/quote]
Purely for the cosmetic ‘hardening’ look – winny was increased and halo was added – all others were already in

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Any issues with hair loss running mast so high?

Literally none – I have also had a hair transplant so my hairline is pretty solid (happy days haha)

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[Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro]

So then we are now 10 days out from Sweden pro qualifier

Plan is in – were pushing pure condition for this show

We’re going to run pro fats in a small deficit from now – my body reacts very quickly to zero carb

No direct cardio to reduce lower body inflammation buuuuut steps at are 20k so it is what it is

We’ve increased anabolics somewhat from the oral perspective and added in 40mg halo daily – we’ve also pulled GH now as we’re looking to push for pure condition

Current cycle:

Test 300

Mast 1500

T3 50

T4 100

Telmisartin 120

Winny 100

Anavar 100

Halo 40

Proviron 20

Clen 80

Yohimbine 20

This is my peak load and I’ve only been at this for 3 weeks. We started at the start of prep 14 weeks ago at cruise dose and titrated up each week so I had the benefit of each anabolic increase inline with the one increase in deficit over time.

Any questions fire away guys

Thanks for the info sir, did you only tan mast in your prep and if so why no tren?

Thanks for sharing man ?[/quote]
Hey yes we started out on primo and then switched to mast around 12 weeks out – I wanted to try a prep without tren because I really don’t like the way it makes me feel if I’m totally honest. And I’m pretty happy with the package we’ve been able to build without the tren – personal preference I guess you could say 🙂

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Hey bud imo in this situation I wouldn’t worry about what ‘is better’, I would be focussed on what it is that you can do efficiently and more importantly without pain related to your injury. Push it as far as you can intensity wise whilst avoiding pain/further injury. If you can’t use maximal load due to joint pain, then yes focus on tut, you can still take this to failure – it’s just via a different mechanism.

Caveat – load is key and progressing it over time will drive adaptation to course, but you can do Jack if your make your injury worse – so focus on what you CAN do and do it well 🙂

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Hey mate great to have you back, I’ve a couple of questions on your cycle if you don’t mind

1-with mast that high how is your E2 levels?

2-is it usual to have t3/t4 ratio a little higher such as 50t3/200t4? Any issues with it being what you’re currently on ?

3-with halo what effect have you noticed in the past ?

4- yohimbine, what did you titrate this up from and when do you pull it pre show?

4- does the yohimbine hold water ?

5- do you split oral dosages or all pre workout ?

Hey bud

1. As I said I’ve only been at this peak load for 3/4 weeks so haven’t noticed any sides as yet. Haven’t done on cycle bloods so can’t give an exact answer but anecdotally I feel great

2. Up until 2 days ago it was 25 t3 and 100t4 so ratio was 4:1 and is only now 2:1 for 9/10 days or so

3. Halo – strength and ‘hardening’ effect on the look

4. Yohimbine -started and remained at 20mg daily since the start – it can hold water yes, we pulled this about 5 days out from last show

5. Split am/pm

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So then we are now 10 days out from Sweden pro qualifier

Plan is in – were pushing pure condition for this show

We’re going to run pro fats in a small deficit from now – my body reacts very quickly to zero carb

No direct cardio to reduce lower body inflammation buuuuut steps at are 20k so it is what it is

We’ve increased anabolics somewhat from the oral perspective and added in 40mg halo daily – we’ve also pulled GH now as we’re looking to push for pure condition

Current cycle:

Test 300
Mast 1500
T3 50
T4 100
Telmisartin 120
Winny 100
Anavar 100
Halo 40
Proviron 20
Clen 80
Yohimbine 20

This is my peak load and I’ve only been at this for 3 weeks. We started at the start of prep 14 weeks ago at cruise dose and titrated up each week so I had the benefit of each anabolic increase inline with the one increase in deficit over time.

Any questions fire away guys

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