Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro
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Amazing back session today. Best one I’ve had in a while. Everything is just really clicking atm. Strength is great and I’m enjoying training. Many preps in the past I’ve been struggling to enjoy training this deep into a prep so this is a very good sign. Did a few posing rounds after today with Adam too and think I’ve finally chosen my posing track, so looking forward to piecing that together too over the next few days and getting that nailed on. Another day done. Up at 5am tomorrow to do it all over again, delts and bis is tomorrow session!
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Rest day today ngl find them pretty boring 😂😂 Wednesdays are also a quieter work day for me. I just wanna get in the gym and train haha. Anyway, in for back tomorrow. And obv cardio early doors. Looking forward to getting after it again. Deffo feeling meaner and getting more vascular etc but my strength is still flying so cannot complain at all!
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Unreal chest day today. Really feel the halo doing its thing now daymmm I felt strong today. 8 plates aside on the Atlantis press which is pretty mega. Everything just felt money today!! Such a good session and then posing after. Cardio this am and ended up on 20k steps because Nancy is a way and I’m in charge of walking kojo the doggo 😂
Leg day tomo so no am cardio and a touch extra food. Would say I’m excited but I’m not as in still not hungry in the slightest haha. Will take that though at 4.5 weeks out!
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Yeah don’t just go to no band, regress the strength of the bank until you feel you can do it without and then slowly progress weights from there always assessing pain tolerance, if any pain at all
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Lovely little rest day today. Cardio this am as normal. Then Went to meet some friends with Nancy for a coffee and then onto a long walk with Nancy and kojo. Got fully lost and we’re walking somewhere completely off road like non walking terrain – but was fun tbf! And for some rough steps in! Chilled when I got back, some admin stuff, a film and now off to sleep at 9.30 for a nice early start once again tomo 🙂
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Haha no my man just gunna have to be happy with what god blessed you with… or just get massive 🤣
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Very chilled Saturday today. Bit of a later start because I was up late watching the Arnold’s. As I will be tonight 😂 … had my hams/glutes session today and then rest day tomo. Meeting a mate for coffee tomo and then getting myself ready for the week ahead. Usually like to spend Sundays getting food ready and prepping my work stuff for the week.
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Don’t see anything wrong with it though. If it’s not painful. Doesn’t matter that it’s hard surely? You don’t wanna just do stuff that’s ’not hard’ right? Do it early in your session where you’re lockout strength is best. Then as another compound if you’re short of kit you coukd do an incline smith press if you like ‘stable’ exercises. Or indeed you could look at DB pressing, but probs be able to run the smith up for longer.
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Very good delts and bi session today – felt really strong despite not really feeling up for it before I went to train.
6 plates a side on the nautilus shoulder press for 9 I was pretty happy with.
Last session of the week tomorrow I have my hams/glutes+1 quad session.
Just sat down now ready to watch the big boys on the Arnold Classic – enjoyed the classic boys earlier and was class to see Logan do so well too. Patrick’s client, seems I’m in good hands 🤣
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Never had that myself. There is a lot of illness going around right now too man – rest/hydrate you’ll be good to go.
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Back day today really good session with my bro Adam. Todays session was
Single arm hammer pulldown x 2
T bar row x 2
Prime mid row x 2
V bar pull down x 2
Single arm cable lat row x 2
Bicep cable curl x 3Checked in with Patrick which was really happy with the current look and changes since the slight food drop last Friday.
We crack on 🫡
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Yeah get them tested but it’s not cheap, be easier to source a new person for a reputable lab – shouldn’t be hard with BB friends 🙂
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Rest day today and honestly I find them a little boring… I still do most of my work in the am slot up till about 1pm then the afternoon when I usually train I tend to have little concentration so usually have some chill time but feels like passing the time when prepping a little bit. Anyway just some real talk.
Got a new hose cover for my cpap to stop it giving me dry mouth and some tablets to put in my mouth to keep my mouth moist so hoping that will help tonight 😅
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If your arms are really lagging add in an arm day for 16-20 weeks as well as the extra volume on push/pull or legs etc and see how that goes. Then assess and go from there.
Generally if something isn’t great it needs more frequency and volume.
This is on the assumption execution and intensity are already up to par.
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