Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro
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Physio and potentially a chiro/osteo to get get things back in line
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So peak week is upon us. We’ve removed all direct cardio now which is nice, only steps. I’ll still do my morning routine and walk the long way to the gym so I can stretch, pose, do abs and have a sauna. Then walk back. Staying on baseline food as I’m just under the cap now which is nice. Weigh and height on Friday then we carb up and of course I’ll let you guys know what the plan is when we get to it 🙂
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Any interest in CrossFit having seen a session bro?
Yes mate 100% I have a lot of time for the guys at the top they’re legit serious hybrid athletes. Post bodybuilding that’s where I’ll probably focus my attention. You?
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9 days out now where did that time go. Mad. Pretty much there or there abouts now. Feeling good and in striking distance now. Mock peak is all trialled and ready to go so we know what we’re going to do pre show now which is a nice stress reliever. In for some deep tissue work today and then in for chiro tomorrow to keep me ticking over. So looking forward to that. Going to get some deep work done on my legs today, hopefully help then dry out some more too. They’re a little heavy from cardio/steps/general fatigue so this should help a lot. I always like to do my chiro the day after a massage so my muscles are somewhat less tight and it helps the effectiveness of the work the chiro can then do.
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Good session today. Night little drop In weight following the refeed on Monday. We’re going to just run this up to the show now and should naturally drop down under the cap again. So I’m nice and fresh for the show and can eat/drink a little on the day and not have to starve myself to make weight. Feels like a much better place than I was in last year in comparison 😅😅
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You’re going to be pretty covered here man haha – deffo get them all in (assuming your an assisted lifter?)
hi yes mate i am on cycle and in one month on prep[/quote]
Then yes all of those will have you pretty covered my mantb-jp.com/collections/clothing - The most anabolic clothing ever! |
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Hey Joe! Good luck at your show this year. Your look is awesome and I’m really excited to see you crush classic. It’s been fun to follow along.
I also enjoyed your videos on the SMP. One question I always had about it – when you get old and your hair is gray, won’t it look really weird having the black tattoo underneath? Something I’ve been debating for myself.
Thanks!
Thanks man appreciate that buddy!
The SMP will be faded and gone by the. The tattoo doesn’t go all the way through the dermis of the skin like a traditional tattoo 🙏
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You’re going to be pretty covered here man haha – deffo get them all in (assuming your an assisted lifter?)
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Very good day today. Had Ryan Brambleby from the physique collective come down and build out my posing routine with me today. And we also hit a push session. All filmed for YouTube. Ontop of that I was also running a mock peak for the show.
We weighed In at 5pm yday to make sure I could make the cap at the required time then did 4 big clean meals and 4L more water (was only 1 meal and 1.5L before 5pm), then 2 more meals this am and then did a pump and post at around 12.30 to roughly emulate stage time.
The look was good, fuller and clean. But we can see my body reacts better to having some ‘dirty food’ in there – it seems to give me a more aggressive/knarly look and looks fuller and actually drier/tighter. So we’ll look to do a combination of clean and then probs five guys for pre show. Everytime we’ve done that this prep the look has been fantastic the next day.
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Pumpage is our pump product – this can help with pumps in the gym provided you’re eating adequately and are sufficiently hydrated as well as getting enough sodium through your diet. Without any of that it may not do a lot. As the word states. They are supplements. To supplement a good diet and training set up.
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Nearly today to box off cardio as usual. Then took my gf Nancy to a CrossFit class where I watched which was quite fun and nice to do something different. One of her friends owns a coffee shop here in London so went there after and then onto a nice park walk. Had a super chilled afternoon watching the rugby too. Felt a quite tired today so was nice to get a little recharge. Not setting an alarm tomorrow either to let my body get up when it wants to and give it a good bit of rest. See what we weigh then I think we’ll run the mock peak tomorrow. Will keep you guys posted on the plans as they unfold.
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Why do you use so much? Sounds like you’re reliant?
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231.8lb today that’s finally under the cap at 2 weeks out. Very very happy with that! We’re going to run a mock peak in the next few days to practice what we’re going to do before the show so we can dial it in for when it matters. I’ll update you guys on the plan when it’s set 🙏
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Ah I miss ephedrine literally cannot get it nowadays really as it’s now a controlled drug
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Rest day today – always a bit long when prepping but gotta be done of course. In for push and check in tomorrow 🙏 so look forward to that and seeing how we’re looking. It’s the only time I really properly look and assess myself when I look at the camera. I’ve never done am morning check ins myself as my physique is just so so different in the am it’s like I don’t even lift 😂 but feeling good and still cracking on. Nothing too much to note today tbf 🙏
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