Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro
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I went to see my doctor and got diagnosed with sleep apnea. Have an appt next week to pick up my cpap (free on nhs) – I’ll post about it once I’ve had the appointment and for my machine.
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Rest day today my whole body is sore and I love it. Back in for legs tomorrow at the shed.
New programme is written up and ready to go. Going in with some heavy low volume work 6-10 rep stuff with a second heavy set and intensifier. I may have to start on a little lower volume than I’ve planned but I’ll feel it out as I go until I hit the sweet spot.
Food wise we’re at 3700kcal. Peds still at 2.2g as I come out of the prep and traverse this rebound. Doing bloods this week to see if I can stay on until the end of May and make the most of the rebound. If I can I will and then I’ll run a 6 week cruise after that, bloods again. Then into the big boy off season.
Did someone say back to open bodybuilding? Yep.
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Must be good to feel the fullness come back bro! What’s the plan of attack moving forward?
Honestly man it feels so good. Back to life! Going to go into off season and get big and strong again with no limits like no holding back and see what happens. I’m still deciding the route but I’ll write it all here when I’ve fully decided 🙏
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Much needed rest day yday I was smashed! Proper good week of training so far! Feeling big and full and strong again… sat just over 250lb so 20lb up since last friday lol
Pull today and felt nice and strong down at the shed. Cracking session.
Single arm prime pull down
Prime row
T bar
Prime dual pulldown
Shrug
Db curl
Cable preacherIn for push tomo!
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Decent day today. Travelled back to Cheltenham to be a specialist witness for a friend who did a world record barbell hip thrust with Guinness world records. He did 444.5kg which is insane!
Then ingrained delts and arms at the shed and had a banger of a session! Body is still a little sore in the joints etc but feeling much fuller and stronger already and like I really want to be in the gym! Feels so good to have energy and desire to train again!
Will list out my new diet tomorrow too.
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First leg session in about a month today post my shows… had a class session at muscle works in London.
The session was as follows;
LEGS
Lying ham – 1 x 15, 1 x 10
Kneeling ham – 1 x 12
Leg press – 1 x 20
Belt squat – 1 x 20, 1 x 12
Leg extension strive – middle pin x 20, bottom range x 15
Seated ham – 1 x 20, 1 x 15
Cybex Glute kick back – 1 x 20, 1 x 12
Adductor – stack x 20, x 15
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In for my first session post show today and trained pull at muscle works in London. Going to be training here now when I’m up in London. It’s a bit easier for me to get to without having to drive to kings. Class gym. Very old school but some nice pieces of kit in there. They’ve recently extended the gym too so now has a huge new room for arms and delts and another for legs. Good environment and all round class bodybuilding gym. Back to Cheltenham tomorrow for legs at the shed!
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So then that certainly didn’t go to plan. I was second call out and really didn’t get much of a look in. We were happy with the look and all but clearly wasn’t what they were looking for yesterday.
The last few weeks has been extremely hard trying to keep my body weight down at the cap level. I need to have a good think about the future and the direction I want to go in.
But for now just going to take a bit of down time and just live and enjoy life and training and push business hard.
Travelling home today. Had some nice food last night but today going zero carb so I don’t feel awful on the flight and when I get home. Going to control the rebound properly and as I have been using Aldactone the last week it’s important to not mess around. Water high and let things wash off to get back to a nice base line to then slowly go up from.
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I always draw my weekly gear into a 10ml syringe then split it evenly into insulin needles so I can jab it daily. Once drawn up I just leave them in the cupboard and room temp.
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It’s show day! Up early today. 4am as we needed to leave at around 6. Meal 1 was 150g salmon, 80g rice and 1.5L water. Looking to get in 2.5/3L fluid before I hit the stage for the first time as my body looks so much better with water in.
On the way to the venue now. I have 80g baby rice with me too ready to go for second meal after I get my tan.
Then the show starts at 9 with classic being first up. So I imagine I’ll be on at around 9.30 am or so. The set up today is like a pro show with pre judge in the am and finals in the pm.
So when I get off stage we’ll eat and drink up based on how I feel and look. Excited now and ready to go!
Thanks to all you guys that have followed my log, I appreciate you all and as always any questions please just ask. Let’s go 🫡
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1 day out. Just been a nice chill day today. Rested most of the day and went for a haircut in Stockholm city centre.
500g carbs in today. Nothing crazy we started the day heavier and backed off as we went on so we can wash off overnight and hopefully be nice and dry for the morning.
Everything going very much to plan 🙂
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From wake till reg at 5pm just 1L water and 8 rice cakes with some salt to make sure I make weight. I was 2lb under so should be all set by the time we get there (will go to the loo a few more times too)
Straight after reg I’m doing 1.5L fluid then 120g baby rice, 20g iso and 20g almond butter. Then we’ll drive back and I’ll do another 1.5L water then around 7ish we’re doing a double burger and fries. Then likely 2 more clean meals of chicken/salmon/rice. Will try and total 6L fluid for the day then we’ll see what tomorrow brings 🙏
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And like that we’re in route to the airport. All fat load meals packs and ready to go.
Feeling ready to go and buzzing to smash this last show out!
Fat load today and tomo should see that last couple of pounds drop on just before the weigh ins on Friday.
Then I can sit back chill and eat up as luckily the show is Sunday so I have a full day to load this time!
Best of luck mate ! Smash it and enjoy[/quote]
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Excited to see your look in Portugal Man, very much ready to turn pro so can’t wait to see it happen for you mate!
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And like that we’re in route to the airport. All fat load meals packs and ready to go.
Feeling ready to go and buzzing to smash this last show out!
Fat load today and tomo should see that last couple of pounds drop on just before the weigh ins on Friday.
Then I can sit back chill and eat up as luckily the show is Sunday so I have a full day to load this time!
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