Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro
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I used to pt 6-8am work, full time 9-5, or again 5.30-7.30, then train, then food shop, home eat and sleep. Take from that what you will.
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Been a very good few days of training. And also went in to see my chiro Friday. Needed a bit of fixing up.
I’ve been seeing the same guy nearly 7 years now twice a month every month and I think I wouldn’t be here without that man. Especially after I broke my back, he keeps it all aligned and in good working order – as good as it can be 😂
Something seems to of clicked with training too, I feel super strong, like a good bit more than I have done. Can’t it a finger on it but yeah it’s good.
Rest day today and back to it tomorrow – my split falls so I have Xmas day off anyway so no deviations to the normal training plan. Happy days .
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Today was good ! I posted the session on insta
So leg extensions because in don’t have many sets today I’m bottom peg for both. In 2 sleeps I have lots more sets as it’s just back and legs
The lay out of what I’m going to do to keep this leg is as follows
Day 1 : full body ( no hams or biceps )
Day 2 : rest
Day 3 : back, legs , biceps
Day 4 : rest
Day 5 : upper
Day 6 : legs and biceps
Day 7 : rest
It’s funny how necessity will force a split that is super hard that maybe would be avoided for how hard it is ( today I was wrecked after 3 hours ) , but because of the necessity, the ability to endure becomes higher . Shows really how everything is mental , and when choice is removed , we will push harder ! Even me, who pushes real hard
Today I will adjust the exercise selection somewhat to speed it up , I need to get the duration down just as it’s meh at the 3 hour mark . ( it won’t be immediately obvious
Why it took so long to some , but when your strong , warm ups take time lol)
Show dates next year are out , October 4th and 18th , if I’m ready earlier I will go earlier , but this leg needs to be fully 100 percent before I deficit, but it will be based on this split and the timelines , so all looks like will line up ok
My goal is obv to win, but it’s mostly to get back up there and then start beating my own looks , it doesn’t take then very long until you win , if you beat your own look 4/5 times . Many don’t seem to view winning in this way, which I find odd . To me, winning is just a result of progress , and self progress is easy , and then once it’s your time to win, it’s your time .
Good to see you today bud
I love this approach on winning too, as you can’t control who turns up. But you can control your own progress and getting better, and better and better… until you’re the guy that ‘turns up’ so to speak.
Looking forward to seeing your return to stage
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Veryyyy good leg day today. Felt very strong indeed and did some stuff I’ve not done before. Feel like things are really kicking into another level right now. If I can stay uninjured we’re going to be in a bloody great spot when it comes time to prep in Feb.
Everything on clock work right now and I’m just riding the wave!
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Awesome back session today. Was in for a solo session and was a good one. Everything just felt great and mg strength is really flying now!
Got some good work in on my biceps too. And managed 1 set of abs 😂😂 cramping hell! lol
Feeling amazing now though. And shows decided for next year!
Going to be doing Sweden on 11th May and Ireland on 17th May for my pro qualifiers!
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Exactly what Jp said – also use straps In your pull sessions that will probs help you with back engagement as opposed to bicep from time to time.
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Very very good chest day, managed to hit 4 plates smith press for 8 on the cybex smith. 4.5 plates for 10 on the nautilus decline and 6 plates 4th ex on the Atlantis incline for 10. Some good numbers there and not loads of shoulder pain so the bpc protocol is deffo working. 300mcg a day plus 8iu of gh.
Staying uninjured is literally one of my biggest goals right now as it’s something that could throw off the whole prep for next year. That being said, everything I’m doing is full send. It’s a fine line. But we’re walking it.
Shows have been chosen for next year 👀
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Amazing weekend up in London for a little Christmas break. Deffo been very chilled and laid back, just wanted to be present and enjoy myself. I tried to make sure I ate as much as possible as usually I’d lose weight on weekends like this, but I came back and weight a touch more so that’s bloody awesome!! Very happy with that.
Off to sleep now need a good catchup night guys x
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Had a good session today up in London at muscle works Bethnal Green. Trained delts and arms with Darren who came up with me. Shoulders been better with the peptides in. Still painful, but not as much, and I can deffo now do more work! So moving in the right direction.
We’re up for the weekend for some Christmas shenanigans, winter wonderland and all that jazz tomorrow and a non bodybuilding day. Looking forward to it. Just not all the steps 😂
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I love smashing on lyles golden syrup, bangs, same macros as honey.
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Always hard to give proper feedback without seeing you actually do it
Everyone says they progressively overload their sets and think they train hard and to legit failure. Had it many times with clients. Then mask for training clips and they’re just so far off. (Not saying you are)… but along with the execution thing, obv that’s important, but then again imo intensity is the actual big player when it comes to actually adding muscle
You can being doing everything perfect and still not grow because intensity isn’t there … at least to the degree I would say is legit
Also ‘feel’ isn’t always the best thing to go off, if you’re doing the movement. Something is moving that weight and unless you’re a complete beginner you’d have a pretty good guess it’s the target muscle
To conclude, just get stronger and keep learning to take sets to legit failure
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Got my arms session done today. Ended up going to everlast gym. Little easier to get to and quite like going there when it’s just arms. Little change of environment. Can smash a good arm workout anywhere tbh if you know what you’re doing.
Had a good day. Launched a new programme at work for coaching. Went on a nice dog walk. And had a cooked roast dinner from Nancy to replace one meal. Basically was the same meal chicken and potato lol just a lot nice haha
Ready for another week tomorrow!
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Yeah don’t worry about the food sources TOO much. So long as you’re eating mostly whole foods somethings like a bit of cereal is no issue at all. Make sure it all digests well and you’ll be fine. Monitor weight gain, when it stalls, take food up again.
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So the peptides are really working nicely on my shoulder now. Chest this week was the least amount of pain I’ve had in so long. It’s plagued me for so long, but this week I felt like it didn’t to the point of really effecting my session so that was a massive win! We’ll see how it is towards the end of the week when I hit delts and get some shoulder pressing going!
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I mean yeah if you’re getting stronger, body weight is going up and you’re remaining in an appropriate body composition then I’d say you’re probs growing. Just imagine what you could do if you manage to sort the sleep. I really hope you do man.
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