[Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro]

Back in for push today. Trained with my brother and had a banger tbf. I just added a photo here sat around 270+ atm. Was out of GH for about 10 days as I said before but it’s back in now so should see us drive on again. Just doing the daily atm.

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Sounds like PCA and 2bros if competing in the UK would be best for you guys bud.

All the current shows are still online so check them out. May not be the exact same dates as next year but will give you ball park figure.

PCA is on website and 2bros this years line up is still a pinned photo on their ig

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280, then 285, then 290 💪 let’s go!!!!

Sounds like you’re making great progression even with the shoulder and back issues Joe.

Quick Q – have you always been an advocate of low volume or have you played around with different formulas and just found that this is what work best for you?

Thanks bro!

And I’ve done probs most things over the years. I find lower volume personally better at growing and retaining muscle for sure.

I’ve tried higher volume and RIR and all that and seemed to progress much less when doing so.

Hope you’re well too buddy.

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Yeah so it’s very hard to assess after only a day or so – as Jp says give it a couple weeks to lets things settle and then you will be able to judge more efficiently.

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Leg day today and what a session. We’ve implements some single leg Bulgarians on the smith too which have been mega hard 😂 not done them in ages so took some getting used to. Feeling smashed now.

Todays session was

Adductor
Single leg kneeling ham
Hip press
Pendulum
Single leg smith Bulgarians
Leg ext
Ham curl

Off home now to eat and then get back into some work. Clients and the whole team killing it now and I love to see it!

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For me it depends what your goals are too. Bulk/cut? If foods lower you can deffo get away with a smaller pre like whey and a banana or something small like that and intra eaa. If gaining can you eat early? Or is that hard for you? I wouldn’t wanna be eating a big ish meal at 4.30/5am. Perhaps you could follow the same route I just mentioned and have a large portion of carbs in your intra. And yes I’d also have a larger carb meal pre bed.

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Rest day today for me. Had a chiro appt which was very much needed. Needed my back sorting out (as usual) along with my shoulder. And this treatment following the deep tissue I got the other day was awesome. Already feeling looser. BPC arrived today too so looking forward to using that and getting things even better.

Weight sitting at 272 atm and been off gh for about 10 days (order problems, don’t ask) but back in today. I’m inactive to it. Wanna start heading up towards 280 now that’s the next goal. Which in shape! Let’s have it

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You will never please everyone, nor should you try! So in technical terms… fuck em’!

You do you bro. Trust me man, all of us athlete on here have faced all sorts of comments over the years whether that be from family/friends or people on social media

I can guarantee you none of us would be where we are now if we had listened to this negative shite and then not gone through with our goals

Rise above my fiend and keep doing your thing

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So I had some treatment on my shoulder on sat as I said. And today was push. I defo felt a little less discomfort today – of course still not without pain but was better than it’s been previously. So looking forward to getting the bpc in and keeping in the regular soft tissue work there.

Low volume still so one all out set. Today’s session was.

Pec deck
Nautilus seated flat press
Prime incline press
Prime super high incline press
Prime standing cable fly
Prime side laterals
Db laterals
Cable tri extension

Then I went on to pose and do a check in for Pat. I’ll keep you posted on his feedback.

But appetite is in a good spot. Food going in nicely and we’re in a good place, so all we need to do is repeat 💪

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Not sure I’ve ever thought to myself ‘I need optimal stomach acidity’ haha. But I do want food digestion as a general thought process all the time.

So yeah taking digestive health supps is important.

Also refrain from oral steroids if you’re susceptible to getting stomach acid reflux as they deffo can make things worse.

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I suppose it’s just a case of finding ways to work around those Injuries whilst still being able to make progress – maybe increasing rep ranges to reduce loading?

All good here thanks, Push yesterday and legs today – Sunday roast almost ready whilst watching Sco vs SA on the box 🏉

Yeah there’s a few ways around it and that’s deffo one of them although not to the point that loading becomes too easy (most will do this – easy option).

Sounds like a good few sessions there bro! Hope you enjoyed and enjoyed the rugby too!! Take it easy big man

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What the boys said. Super simple. Just make sure you use the same ratios is the cooking rice:water.

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Looks like a good session Joe, first time I have used the Hammer Strength kit was last week when I visited and I was really impressed by it – low row and pull down in particular.

How does the shoulder hold up on back days? Or is the pain more prevelant on chest & delts?

Keep ticking those boxes✔️

Thanks bro and glad you liked them dude! My shoulder is fine on pull days, I do have to line up a touch different on some single arm movements to get the same contraction. But pain wise all good. Push days are obv pretty painful. Had an awesome treatment with Jen today at the shed and she really helped open up my lat/scap area where I think the pain is coming from or at least the origin of the issue. Hope you’re well too bro!

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Agreed with the guys always a better look without imo. Unless you’re pushing silly amounts like 2000g carbs in a day. Which you probably aren’t .

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Great back session today with my bro. Haven’t trained with him in a while, so it was good to get one in together. Today we ran.

Rope/cable pull down
Hammer strength low row
T bar
Single arm hammer pull down
Upper back Cable down
Bicep cable curl

Simple and effective. Heavy, hard and to failure. Just the way we like it.

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