Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro
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Today I travelled to lisbon as it’s the mr big evolution show this weekend 🙏 and I have friend competing (I’m not competing or coaching this weekend so should be nice and chill)
I just trained legs at blackout gym which is by far the best gym in lisbon. Very very good indeed! Loads of all the best branded kit and a great vibe too.
We’re back in there Friday for push. Heading back now, going to grab some food to prep some simple meals to keep me going.
Holding 265lbs nicely now on maintenance food/training and cruise dose gear. My body is feeling refreshed and nearlyyyyy ready to go. Just not quite yet 🤣
hey joe, how do u manage gh use while traveling? do u skip it for a few days?[/quote]
Nah I just take it with me bro – usually take unmixed vials enough to cover the trip and mix it while away. Always pack it in the suitcase that I check in 🙏tb-jp.com/collections/clothing - The most anabolic clothing ever! |
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Maybe a tiny bit or the other option is to creep up those reps on that weight until your comfortable in the rep range and then look to add weight again there. It’s not a bad thing, it’s just given you feedback you can now act on 🙂
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Not the best couple of days since coming back I got a bad stomach and have had to toilet issues that come with that – to put it politely. One good thing is it’s made me shredded again lol but obv not ideal. Just been trying to stay as hydrated as possible and get lots of electrolytes in. Legs tomorrow so hopefully no accidents 😅
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Hey guys literally had the worst reception out here but also been quite nice as it has barely worked and I’ve just not been on my phone much which was what I’ve needed tbf.
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Yeah keeping your body as locked in as possible is very important – stability is a vital variable to control when looking at moving maximal load.
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Another 6k steps boxed this morning at sunrise, I can’t explain how good this is for me right now. Off the back of that cut this is the perfect place for me to chill and just do nothing. The steps are lovely too around the vineyards and out in the sun so I’m tanning up nicely. Our friends are out to visit us today too so we’re going for a nice dinner tonight. I’ve been tracking and eating nicely in the day and then not tracking my last meal – which has either been going out for a normal meal (not over eating and binging) or having a bbq which is just lots of meat and salad.
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Another class day Boxed off nearly 18k steps. I’ve just been walking, working and sun bathing… oh and getting eaten alive my mosquitos lol. But In reality I’m having the best time out here Getting exactly what I need, rest 🙏
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Hilly has nailed this here. I deffo wouldn’t wanna be that low on test. The benefits far outweigh the potential risks here for me.
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The most chilled day ever today, little lie in, a nice long walk in the sun, grabbed breakfast – decided to go no carb and save most if my calories for today for the evening bbq we had which was amazing. Tbh I only had 100g rice and the rest was meats! And then a few biscuit/treats after. Back to work tomo but still going to have an nice chilled day of no training and sun bathing 🙂
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Hard to give a definitive number as everyone is diff (sorry for the generic answer) but as Claire said try not to bounce up too much more than a lb or so per week. LOOK at yourself and don’t just go on scales. Compare pics and keep composition in check. With everything in check you can deffo add some nice muscle just be consistent don’t rush it 🙂
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Back into the swing of things now guys, heads fully back and I’m feeling good. Took me longer than I thought to get mentally and physically going again after that cut. I’m out in the south of France now for a week of full chilling and R&R. Got my laptop to stay ontop of work, we’re staying at my gf’s families chateaux. It’s so secluded and in the middle of nowhere it’s perfect. I’m going to get some long morning walks in, lots of sunbathing by the pool and lots of bbq’s. Got some amazing meat selections here. Will be eating nicely and tracking my intake so I can stay on point. But also have some downtime too. Will be raring to get back to it when I get home next Sunday. Operation refinement season is a go!
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I literally have carbs in every meal just do what you want to do it doesn’t matter all that much. Do what feels best.
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What is your weight cap Joe?
I’m classic at amateur it’s 232lbs buddy
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Class to see you over the weekend man, and hope you’re feeling better soon too bro ❤️
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So I’m off to France for a week of r and r on Friday and I cannot wait. I won’t be training while I’m out there but I will be tracking my food and keeping my steps nice and high with long morning walks.
So my current macros are
200g protein
500g carb
50g fat
3250 kcalStill pretty low tbf and hard to keep there as my appetite is sky high post show but I am doing so and tracking my food throughout the day. So if I eat a biscuit or piece of chocolate or whatever I track it and then stick to macros.
This is keeping me accountable in this week post show so I can control the rebound which is super important as I don’t have space in the cap to blow up. As I said yday everything will be added in the specific areas of requirement (as much as we can control) 🙂
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