[Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro]

Yes absolutely. Completely changes the exercise and muscle fibre recruitment. Could also look at utilising bands if one of them movements stalls.

When doing pauses just make sure you are actually pausing. Seen a lot of guys doing ‘pauses’ that are just normal reps lol

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Hi Joe, it’s very motivating to see that you didn’t wait around and jumped into off-season so quickly and with such a big drive. I’d like to ask how long will you wait to get your bloods done once you start the cruise? And also are you thinking of coming off completely or is that not an option haha Anyways keep pushing hard man

What’s up buddy. Thank you man. Yeah I got muscle to grow so no time to be wasted!! Haha I will wait 8 weeks post show, start my cruise for 8 weeks, then get bloods done. All being ok, will jump back on cycle for a BIG push.

Whilst competitively bodybuilding I will not come off off. I will just blast and cruise whilst monitoring bloods and ensuring health is a priority. It wound be largely negative for me to come off now for sure.

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Morning JOE!

Sorry mate – i was typing sneakily at work sat next to my colleague… Jordan! haha

Thats super helpful – happy to step away from competing for a year or two and make improvements.

If you werent getting stronger, and food was high enough you were gradually increasing in weight… what could be the issue? If its not laziness of just not pushing yourself… if sleep is okay.. hydration is… and training a body part once a week… could anything else prevent progress?
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Haha that’s ok bro I’ll let you off lol

No worries bro glad to be of help mate

Things that prevent progress – not being able to physically train really fucking hard. Nutrition not being on point – look especially as pre/post meals. Also look at improving frequency of training – once a week isn’t enough for a body part in my opinion. That’s why the push pull legs split it great. Or even an upper/lower or full body split to increase the frequency for each body part.

Hope that helps man

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How many calories were you having near the end of your prep? Just curious on the difference of that versus your rebound calories

Hey bud tbh I stopped counting but last I counted rest day was around 1400 and training day like 18/900 and it deffo went lower than that. So yeah we’ve bumped up nicely and filling out a treat ????

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Haha yeah intensity is high. But I’ve trained like that for years, so slot in well. No tears as of yet.

Agreed, you can’t become so focussed on one body part and neglect others – even if they are seen as strengths. I’m looking forward to just getting quality size now – and don’t worry I’ll always ensure I’m one of if not the most conditioned on stage no matter how big I get
Glad you’re along for the journey with me bud

Give it a few months and you’ll be crying more than you did watching Lion King the 2nd time round… you have seen the new one, right?

Good to hear you’ll bring the shredz. Could you be even leaner I wonder!? There’s that magical word ‘quality’, anyone can bring size and slap it on haphazardly to make a scale weight and ‘improve’ said bodypart.

Definitely mate, but now you’ve got the added pressure of adhering to your journey with me watching it haha. Been an interesting journey so far seeing you transition from AD to being with the TrainedbyJP team.
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Haha I haven’t cus i was on prep when it came out but it’s in the to do list – I can’t go cinema when on prep, popcorn smell breaks me ????

Yeah I think with more muscle I will get even leaner as I can push it harder without the worry of looking stringy. Yeah man I wouldn’t step on stage without the signature condition. Haha

Haha I thrive if pressure and meeting goals and target so your presence on my journey is welcomed with open arms 🙂 thanks my man

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18 months will be plenty for an awesome transformation. I start my next prep march 2021, so we’ll have around the same length improvement phase. Can’t wait to watch how you progress, Joe!

Thanks Gavin, yeah I achieved a lot in only 8 months last time so another 10 on top should be awesome! Let’s smash this off season then bro! ????????????

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Hi Jordan,

Apart from trainedbyjp getting more involved.

What do you do differently other the last 2 years than before? You seem to of grown seriously quickly over that time – proper transformation. I have my final this October then will be looking into 2021 to bring something much more dense.

What are the main things i need to concentrate on and focus on over a 15-18 month off season? Slowly try to build food and strength up – I dont drink and very routined anyway.. so I have the environment – but very excited for post show to get to work!

Cheers Joe!

Hey bro, I’m guessing you didn’t mean to call me Jordan haha ????

Thanks my man! Yeah the past year or two have been very productive indeed. I would largely put it down to couple of things.

– sticking to diet in off season and not eating shit for the sake of it

– not chasing a scale weight (you will get fat) only increase foods when weight plateuxs

– probs most importantly – log booking and progressing my lifts. I’ve done it before but the last two years along with all of the above have been great. I used to ego lift big time but now I don’t, I lift with great form and progress where I can, not just for the sake of numbers

– patience is also key, but sounds like you’re keen to make changes and put in the graft

Hope that helps man 🙂

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That’s a lot of protein powder. Is there a reason why not solid foods? Is it appetite or digestion issues ?

No just easy to consume the whey bud. Perfect with digestion. Also my fridge is broken so can’t store meat at the moment. So more chicken will be added soon 🙂

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It’s hard to get mindset right again after these sorts of things. But like Corinne said, get a spotter to stand with you to give you piece of mind. Don’t try and move your feet again midset. And just get back to it, hopefully you are log booking so just get back to progressing your numbers and everything should take care of itself. Take it easy bud.

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Yeah man that’s shit. Deffo mind games going to be playing with you. It may take a little time to build confidence but keep at it pal, it’ll come back I promise you.

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Haha yeah intensity is high. But I’ve trained like that for years, so slot in well. No tears as of yet.

Agreed, you can’t become so focussed on one body part and neglect others – even if they are seen as strengths. I’m looking forward to just getting quality size now – and don’t worry I’ll always ensure I’m one of if not the most conditioned on stage no matter how big I get ????

Glad you’re along for the journey with me bud

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It’s hard to get mindset right again after these sorts of things. But like Corinne said, get a spotter to stand with you to give you piece of mind. Don’t try and move your feet again midset. And just get back to it, hopefully you are log booking so just get back to progressing your numbers and everything should take care of itself. Take it easy bud.

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DIET UPDATE

this has been my rebound diet now for just over a week or so (made a few changes here and there) – I’ll list macros for you guys to see too. Fire away with any questions

DIET
– Pre and pwo meals to be fat free
– Fats can come in first, 2nd to last and last meals

Legs – 24/07/19 – 4976 Kcal
C – 677g (200 post w/o)
P – 358g
F – 83g

Upper – 25/07/19 – 4608 Kcal
C – 612g (160 post w/o)
P – 353g
F – 77g

Rest – 26/07/19 – 3827 Kcal
C – 316g
P – 353g
F – 121g

TRAINING DAY – LOWER

Meal 1 – 6/6.30am
100g baby rice
25g whey
30g peanut butter
75g mixed berries

Meal 2 – 9.15am
1.5 scoops protein
2 bagels
60g jam
3 salted rice cakes

Meal 3 – 11.30am – PRE
120 baby rice
50g whey
50g jam

Meal 4 – 3pm – POST
50g protein from whey
300g cooked rice
2 x bagels
60g jam

Meal 5 – 6/7pm
225g steak (uncooked)
200g cooked rice
75g avocado

Meal 6 – 10/11pm
250g 0% Fat Greek yoghurt
25g protein from whey
75g berries
2 crumpets
40g jam

TRAINING DAY – UPPER

Meal 1 – 6/6.30am
100g baby rice
25g whey
30g peanut butter
75g mixed berries

Meal 2 – 9.15am
1.5 scoops protein
2 bagels
60g jam
3 salted rice cakes

Meal 3 – 11.30am – PRE
100g baby rice
50g whey
40g jam

Meal 4 – 3pm – POST
50g protein from whey
300g cooked rice
1 x bagels
60g jam

Meal 5 – 6/7pm
225g steak (uncooked)
200g cooked rice
75g avocado

Meal 6 – 10/11pm
250g 0% Fat Greek yoghurt
25g protein from whey
75g berries
2 crumpets
40g jam

REST DAY

Meal 1
120g oats
25g protein from whey
20g dark choc
30g peanut butter

Meal 2
1 bagel
50g protein from whey

Meal 3
3 whole eggs
7 egg whites
6 turkey bacon slices
1 bagel
20g butter

Meal 4
225g steak
200g cooked rice
75g avocado

Meal 5
500g 0% fat Greek yoghurt
50g protein from whey
30g peanut butter
100g frozen fruit
1 bagel

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Hey buddy

Three weeks on and reverse diet appears to be going well, along with training. Regular sessions with the bosses – that’s some first class motivation right there I bet!

Now you’ve had a bit of time to reflect on this past year, what are you most happy about so far and on the flip reverse areas for improvement?

How is the other half getting on? Has it hit home she is a professional bodybuilder yet?
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Hey bud thanks for the message mate. The reverse out has been awesome so far and i deffo have the best two training partners! Haha

Ok so obviously most happy with winning the overall in Watford. The feeling of winning a show is unreal then taking the overall is something special. I cannot wait until I do it at a pro qualifier. Performance wise I was very happy with my posing and presentation – I spent a hell of a lot of time getting that shiz on lock down and then was nice to get such good feedback on it.

Improvement wise – deffo arms. Bit more back. Tbh just bigger everywhere. More time needed in off season this time. I put on 5kg of stage weight from an 8 month off season so this time round we’re looking at (I think) a minimum of 18 months to make the necessary changes.

Let me know if you wanna know anything else buddy 🙂

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Hey Joe, what’s your rebound diet looking like now

I will lost my full diet break down now for you buddy

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I would deffo look at increasing carbs around the workout Window and use foods that digest well with you. For me that’s bagels and baby rice and rice. But use what works for you.

You could also increase your cals on a rest day with some higher fats as your carbs will be lower.

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