Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro
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Cut been going well. Weight is going down but training performance has been tanking a little bit for the past 4 sessions. Thought it was a fluke but session after session energy has been low. I’m at 2850cals 214 protein 321 carbs and 79g fat. Split into 4 meals and 1 scoop dextrin intra. All my carbs are pre and post workout meals. Do I need to spread my carbs out more or leave them as is?
You absolutely shouldn’t be tanking training performance. This is nothing to do with food as you’ve been doing this for a few days (relative to your first post). That’s literally in your head.
Remove that silly though. Logbook your lifts and do not let them tank like your life depends on it (train fucking hard). Let’s go.
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Yeah Jordan nailed this really don’t need to over complicate it. Keep your same training and make sure you progress or at the very least (when your lean) maintain them.
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Appetite is coming back a little bit now which is nice. Sitting around 4-4500 kcal 4 meals a day (decent size meals) and an intra on training days.
I have structure but a touch of flexibility while I’m on cruise and fertility programme. As I said before feeling on a very nice place re shape/look and starting to make progress again while cruising which is always a good place to be, especially as I don’t know for certain how long I need to be on lower drugs for.
Either way I know I’m going to be super responsive when I go back on which I’m excited for when the times right!
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Decent day today. Busy with check ins again. Then went off to train back at kings. Another really good session. Having been on this cruise now for a good bit of time, I’m starting make progress again while on cruise and it’s good feeling.
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Never been a big fan of deloads where you still train but pull back either volume or intensity. I’d rather just take an extra day or two off and make use of that time personally.
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Very busy one today. Morning check ins with the guys, all very good!! Then a trip across London to see my osteo – got some very intense needling in my biceps/lats/pec followed by some soft tissue and release work. Ngl is was painful but that’s what you need, and my range of motion and pain levels were dramatically improved after wards. Then I went to the gym for legs as there was no was I was doing any upper body after that session.
Todays session was
Lying ham x 2
Leg ext x 3
Pendulum x 2
Lunges x 2
Seated ham/adductor super set x 2
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Sorry been a bit off and on guys been having some issues with the app kicking me out. But seems to be ok today. I did some content for kings gym today over at the Croydon one the. I trained back in there. Had a decent session tbf. Nothing fancy just your basic back movements 2 sets and some biceps at the end.
Also ran a live call on training for my current group coaching lads which is going really well.
Feeling a bit battered tbh after a few days of had training. But we move.
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I went to my doctor via nhs and got referred to do a sleep study test (a little machine you take home for one night to analyse your sleep) – from here I was diagnosed with sleep apnea and given a cpap machine. Go and see your gp and they’ll sort you out if you have it.
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Really good chest and delts day today
Session was
Seated cable fly/press x 2
Nautilus flat press x 2
Close grip machine chest press x 2
Machine shoulder press x 2
Cuffed laterals x 2
V bar press down x 2
Rope ext x 2Decent pump and strength holding out nicely whilst I’m cruising.
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Busy day tomorrow, up early to get all my check ins done and then I’m off to Brighton to get my PRP treatment on my hair to help with some thinning. I’ve neglected in past couple years when I should have got it done after my transplant but I’m getting ontop of it now and then will keep ontop of it through maintenance after.
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I’ve noticed the cheats, cottage pie, steak and chips etc.. that’s got me questioning, are you still being coached by Patrick Tuor?
No having a break atm brother while I’m running an extended health and fertility phase (for obvious reasons), and yeah those meals are only ever subbed for the last meal. Which I do often in off season anyway (higher cals than my normal meals so helped towards growing when trying to do so).
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I’ve not done this myself as haven’t used it in prep or for a load but given the increased insulin sensitivity and glucose uptake it can provide you could surmise that it would actually help you uptake those nutrients as Haider has suggested above.
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Was in for legs today and had a great session
Lying ham x 2
Leg ext x 3
Pendulum x 2
Leg press machine x 1
Lunges 1 x 30, 1 x 20
Seated ham x 2 Superset adductor x 2
Standing calf x 2Home for steak and chips cooked by Nancy for our evening meal as she’s doing all our evening meals which is honestly so nice right now
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Today was a busy day! Had my first check ins with my new group clients. Went to kings gym had a really good upper session! Tomorrow busy day talking at a motivational and business event in London so will be a full on weekend! Enjoyed a homemade cottage pie 🥧 this evening and getting an early night 💤
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So should I stick with what im currently doing? I’ve been dieting, so progress has been good despite some weight decrease
It’s more about volume doesn’t matter is you do 1 exercise of 6 sets compared with 3 exercises of 2 sets. Of course hitting from diff angles is great but are you doing more exercise for the hell of it. Do you really feel and connect amazing with them all? If one is a bit subpar just do more of the others.
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