Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro
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Having a wicked time out here In barca, it’s such a lovely city – we’re off to the international fitness summit today which should be fun! And tomorrow I think we’re going to do some exploring and visit the cathedral which looks phenomenal loving the paella out here. All sorts of gains haha
Good to hear buddy – when are you due to return?
All sorts of gains? Primarily glycogen, water and fat then ???? haha. What’s the guidelines on off season refeeds or off plan meals this time around?
____________________________Comp history:
NPA South West 18th August 2019
– 1st: NPA South West 2019 Novice 1st Place
– NPA South West 2019 Best Male 1st Timers
– NPA South West 2019 Best Transformation Male
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Lifetime natural – first show 18th August 2019.
Journal – Road to First Comp
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Get back Tuesday morning and straight back to routine ????While away this time I’m not tracking anything, just keeping activity high and eating ‘nice’ food.
Tbh I just eat off plan when I feel like I want to. Nothing set it stone. It’s more when me and Ashlee want to go out together ????
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Only thing I’d personally do is put calves at the end of the session so they don’t inhibit any direct leg work ????
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Having a wicked time out here In barca, it’s such a lovely city – we’re off to the international fitness summit today which should be fun! And tomorrow I think we’re going to do some exploring and visit the cathedral which looks phenomenal 🙂 loving the paella out here. All sorts of gains haha ????
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Had a good push session today In barca with Ashlee. Deload week so still went heavy but no ‘failure sets’ and reduced volume.
Currently at a restaurant having some chicken and rice which was awesome. Keeping food sources as clean as possible and trying to keep cals high – don’t want to come home and have lost weight! We growing!!
Anyway meeting up with Charlie Johnson tomorrow to train legs which should be fun, then off the the international fitness summit for some networking and hopefully some learning. Looking forward to it. Frilly get some more paella in tonight 🙂
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I bloody hate deload weeks. I’d rather just have a week away from the gym. Find it very difficult to back off and besides, gives your body a chance to properly recover. Absence also makes the heart grow fonder.How did the deads go yesterday? Like you, I prefer conventional over stuff legged. Well, I like Yates style which I guess is a hybrid between the movements.
When’s the getaway matey? Definitely have to indulge in the authentic local cuisine. Get stuck in to the tapas too!I
Have you put on that 5kg of muscle yet!?
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Comp history:
NPA South West 18th August 2019
– 1st: NPA South West 2019 Novice 1st Place
– NPA South West 2019 Best Male 1st Timers
– NPA South West 2019 Best Transformation Male
___________________________________________________
Lifetime natural – first show 18th August 2019.
Journal – Road to First Comp
Hey bud yeah fully agree my man. Tbh I’ve never had a deload in my life ha.
Dead’s were great. Had some fun and pushed some weight, worked up to 280, then 220 for 2 work sets.
We’re off to Barcelona tomorrow my man! Buzzing mate! Haha 5kg is coming slowly
Hah glad I’m not the only one!
Nice deadlift sets for a man with a bad back. Absolutely love deads and looking forward to getting them back in.
I’m assuming you’re currently in a paella coma currently haha? Hope you’re enjoying your downtime with the OH.
____________________________Comp history:
NPA South West 18th August 2019
– 1st: NPA South West 2019 Novice 1st Place
– NPA South West 2019 Best Male 1st Timers
– NPA South West 2019 Best Transformation Male
________________________________________________________________
Lifetime natural – first show 18th August 2019.
Journal – Road to First Comp
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Thanks bud and yeah well the reason dead’s are back in is because they don’t hurt my back whereas Rdl’s do! But yeah felt good and looking forward to progressing
Haha yeah paella last night was banging. Deffo a highlight of Spain, along with afternoon siestas ????
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Hi Joe, just wanted to hear your thoughts on your rebound. I can see you’ve jumped into 5k calories on training days pretty quickly but were you not scared that with your metabolism being down regulated it would be an issue? Obviously I know you want to put size on and you still kept PED’s quite high but is this something you did in the past and you knew it works for you. I’ve seen your recent pics on IG and whatever you’re doing clearly works because you still holding onto very good condition but would you recommend this approach to other people or like your clients? I know it is very person dependant and there is a lot of factors that play a big role. Or would you rather recommend going the safe way and gradually increase cals, let’s say 500 kcals every week until you reach your offseason cals. Or would that be waste of time as you might miss out on potential gains in your rebound phase?
Hey man. Yeah this is deffo a hard one mate and as you say VERY person dependent. I’m very very lucky that I really struggle to put on body fat (unless I ate like a dick lol) … my body seems to utilise food very well especially post show and of course I train very hard for between 2-3 hours per session which is another reason I can handle higher cals…. now obviously alot of other people do this too but they get fat – so it’s trial and error really buddy.
We tried this approach with my brother after his show in June and he got very watery and held some unwanted body fat so it didn’t work for him. We had to cut him back down THEN Gradually increase so the answer to your question is that, there is no definitive answer. Just trial and error and do what works for you but deffo be cautious in your approach to start with 🙂
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I bloody hate deload weeks. I’d rather just have a week away from the gym. Find it very difficult to back off and besides, gives your body a chance to properly recover. Absence also makes the heart grow fonder.
How did the deads go yesterday? Like you, I prefer conventional over stuff legged. Well, I like Yates style which I guess is a hybrid between the movements.
When’s the getaway matey? Definitely have to indulge in the authentic local cuisine. Get stuck in to the tapas too!I
Have you put on that 5kg of muscle yet!?
____________________________Comp history:
NPA South West 18th August 2019
– 1st: NPA South West 2019 Novice 1st Place
– NPA South West 2019 Best Male 1st Timers
– NPA South West 2019 Best Transformation Male
________________________________________________________________
Lifetime natural – first show 18th August 2019.
Journal – Road to First Comp
Hey bud yeah fully agree my man. Tbh I’ve never had a deload in my life ha.
Dead’s were great. Had some fun and pushed some weight, worked up to 280, then 220 for 2 work sets.
We’re off to Barcelona tomorrow my man! Buzzing mate! Haha 5kg is coming slowly ????
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I wouldn’t worry massively about progressing the single arm stuff at the end. So long as your dips are progressing your arms will grow
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So deload week is boring. I’m getting dead’s done this evening though – RDLS were too painful for my lower back so excited to give dead’s a go again after last week. I love the movement and always connect well. Will let you know how I go – but deffo looking forward to progressing them !
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That’s sounds perfect to me buddy. Minimal fats around training to allow for uptake of carbs (fats slow the digestion) – so this set up looks pretty optimal and if your comfortable with it then crack on 🙂
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What’s up guys hope you’re all good. Trained with my brother today and had a nice chest session – was a little off plan as it’s ‘Deload week’ – I feel really good and kind of like I don’t need a deload so did some heavy chest stuff but much lower volume so deloaded In volume but not intensity. This week I will likely train like that when I’m away which should be fairly easy to do – (it’s usually hard do progress lifts normally when travelling due to different kit etc)
Anyway I’m looking forward to travelling and getting away with Ashlee for a few days. We have an apart-hotel so i can cook meals but I will also he enjoying some Spanish paella I can tell you that much haha
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Just take your time bro you’ll get it back I’m sure bud. Not really sure what else I can say other that keep at it!
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Leg day deload today was actually quite nice. Weird to not do as much volume but was a welcomed break and I’m off to Barcelona this week so the deload has come at a good time. ????
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Veet for sensitive skin is amazing. I have sensitive skin too (????♀️) and it works wonders mate
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Great session today down at Ultimate fitness with IFBB Pro Darren Farrell. I’ve know Darren for many years since we were both very small haha so I love seeing how far he’s coming and now obviously being a pro! Surround yourself with positive and like minded people guys it will make you be a better version of yourself!
We hit push today and I’m feeling strong. foods found in well, body weight is up and strength is up ????
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