Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro
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Cooked Nancy and I a homemade curry tonight. Ngl I don’t cook ever (aside from prep sruff) so this was a bit of first for me. Ngl it turned out pretty banging tbf! And actually enjoyed doing it so think I’m going to cook a little bit more perhaps… if Nancy let’s me because she’s the real chef 😂 that aside a normal day really, training and working and same again tomorrow!
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Sunday rest day done and now prepped and ready for the week ahead. Work and training should all be back to full swing which I’m looking forward to. Back is pretty much better now and not had a peep out of it now!
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Went down to the new Muscleworks today in Southwark. Was impressed with what they’ve done there in a pretty cool space as well. Lots set out nicely into body part sections. Also a really cool touch was having all Olympia winners pics on the wall from the first to the most recent – all 19 of them! Which was class. I trained upper and used a good handful of kit in there. Class session, and look forward to heading back again soon.
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Legs, obviously wasn’t going to be setting any records in this first one back doing legs. I wanted to see if anything hurt first. And nothing did so that’s a win in itself. I kept it simple and in the 15 rep range so weight was moderate, session was lying ham, leg ext, seated leg press, 45 leg press, adductor, calf
The big win was again no pain and I can only build from here! Let’s see how the rest of the week goes!
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Back in the gym today and honestly it was ok. Not good. Not bad. Ok. I went in with the mindset to just get a pump and not re hurt myself. So in that sense mission accomplished. Going to build up this week for a few days and next week start ramping shit up again. Going to have to look at my leg training while I’m off cycle, as my body clearly doesn’t wanna do what I was doing.
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So after multiple chiro sessions and a deep tissue today I think I’m good to go again. It’s such a weird one with my back because it’s something I really can’t rush and need to be careful with so I do take my time. But we’re nearly in a fresh week and I’m ready to get cracking again thank the lord 😂🙏
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Off to chiro again tomorrow and hopefully fingers crossed I’ll be able to get back into the gym. It’s deffo feeling better so hopefully we’re nearly good to go. Just been working and eating and sleeping it feels like – not a fan of this routine without the gym! 😂
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5th day of no training now. Back in for my 3rd chiro session in 6 days tomorrow. I did feel a touch better after the session on Monday so hoping tomorrow’s session makes it better so I can get back in the gym towards the end of the week. That would be ideal 🙏
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Another day of no training because of my back issue, been on since Thursday now. I went in to see the chiro again today and he was able to get some cracks out of my lower back which didn’t budge on the first session last Friday. The cracks felt so good like I needed it! But been sore all day.
Deffo still can’t train, can’t even sit down properly so yeah trainings out the window. I have stood all day at my standing desk which has been good for not compressing my lower back.
Fingers crossed I start to feel better soon 🙏
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Morning of jobs that I needed to get ticked off! Ring door bell set up 👀
Followed by long afternoon dog walk, a little content for instagram and a gammon roast and Netflix to finish the weekend off! Early night ready to start Monday feeling refreshed! Hope you’ve all had a good weekend. Off to 😴tb-jp.com/collections/clothing - The most anabolic clothing ever! |
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Back still painful.
Been working with the standing desk to see if it helps at all.
Few client set ups today for first time competitors.
Followed by a Battersea park dog walk and a chilled one this evening. Fajitas and a movie! 🎥tb-jp.com/collections/clothing - The most anabolic clothing ever! |
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Had to visit chiropractor today for an emergency appointment. Could barely get up this morning my back was so painful! Been on painkillers today and will assess how I feel tomorrow. No training for today.
Chiropractor advised standing desk is a must moving forward. And small mobility movements through out the day to prevent long term pain.
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Trained upper today at a different gym in London called Yorkys – old school gym run by an ex professional bodybuilder with her two sons now. Well selected kit in there!
First of my group coaching calls tonight and kicked off their 8 week programme. Looking forward to seeing their results. Back has been giving me some pain which isn’t great but we push on!tb-jp.com/collections/clothing - The most anabolic clothing ever! |
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Decent leg day yday feeling pretty cooked today. Deffo feeling a bit run down too. I don’t ever really get ill, usually run down and then better, so hopefully this is like normal for me and doesn’t progress to anything worse. Wouldn’t be surprised though with what’s going around.
The Normatec recovery boots have been epic. I train legs/lower twice a week so pretty much have had them on every day and massively helping with my recovery!
Rest day today, back in tomo!
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Good to be back in the fold again today. Normal working and training day back at full whack. Been training upper/lower of late which I’ve never really done in my life but I won’t lie I’m really enjoying it tbh. Feeling very strong as well training this way across all muscle groups.
Today’s sessions was:
Seated cable fly/press x 2
Nautilus flat press x 2
Panatta shoulder press x 2
Machine lateral raise x 2
Dual arm pull down x 2
Prime row x 3All sets 7-15 reps and all to complete failure.
Bosh. Just how I like it.
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