Joe Ballinger IFBB Pro
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Here are some notes I took myself when researching it some time ago. Excuse the bullet format, but probs easier for this style of post anyway:
Metformin provides the following:
1. Lower oxidation
2. Lower inflammation
3. Neuro, renal, hepatic and cardiac protective
4. Anti Cancer properties
5. Improved insulin resistance (lower insulin and blood glucose)
6. Increased fatty acid oxidation
7. Decreased Triglyceride,LDL and increased HDL
8. Ability to prolong a supraphysiological hormonal state to pull out more progress otherwise cut short
9. Enhance body composition changes
10. Diminished health detriment for life after bodybuilding
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Hope everything gets back on track for you asap Joe and you can start to really progress. Feels like this offseason has been a bit all over the place so far.
Thanks man, we’ll the real off season is only just about to properly start. My post show navigation period was deffo longer than planned but glad to be back in the uk now with full focus on BB business and health. Thanks for the support bro 🙂
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So landed back in the UK now. Ngl buzzing to be home and get back to routine and everything now. Was super motivated last weekend after the Arnold’s festival (still am obv) – had another 2 weeks left in Ibiza. Decided to just do a few days, had to go back to get my stuff too of course so had a nice few days chilling and working.
Still not 100% health wise which is annoying but back to the British climate and my own bed and I’m sure I’ll be good to go for Monday. Got some big things planned now business wise which im really excited for to build and grow 🙂
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While you’re on you may as well use it to get to where you want to get to and then come off and go through the correct pct procedures. And yea, like Kuba said once you’re off. Stay off. Otherwise starting and stopping is just doing more harm than good.
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Ok so worst again today. I think I now have some kind of stomach bug, I have zero appetite , I haven’t been sick but feel very nautious. Didn’t train, I smashed all my work and managed to get some extra sleep in. Last night here tonight going to head down the port and chill out, get an early night then home tomo 🙂
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Yeah I’d probably carry on everything as normal and then you’ll be able to decipher more efficiently. At the moment you don’t have enough information to make any decisions off. Ride out the illness, tbh sounds like food poisoning but again, always hard to say.
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First session today today in ten days and it was actually not too bad. All things considered I’m also pretty happy with how I’m looking. I deffo thought I’d look worse – I just posted a video on ig for reference.
Just did an upper session here in Ibiza. I’ve also planned to head back a little earlier than normal, I won’t shake this illness fully being here in an air conned room etc. Also very much looking forward to getting back to full health and routine when home.
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Literally any of the go to carb sources. Just cycle them out if you get bored. Potato, rice, cream of rice, pasta, oats, obv some may sit better than others but all are cheap and easy to make ‘nice’ with a little tlc
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Hey Zach yeah I would say so, you may get a similar effect if your susceptible but trial and error with bloods is obv best way to know for sure. Go off feel and bloods and then assess from there 🙂
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If I was coaching you. Your need a legit priming phase before you bulk again. Your physique isn’t in an optional position to grow from now, you’ll gain fat at a rate too fast for my liking. Which isn’t optional for training etc and also decreases insulin sensitivity etc. You look like you’ve made a good start man, already got a decent bit of muscle there so get on the priming/cut phase. Get lean. Then slowly move into a massive phase from there. I’d suggest getting a coach too if you want to save the mistakes etc. Good luck brother.
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Unreal day at the Arnold’s today, just watched the live show. That was insane! Gives me so much inspo seeing all the boys up there! Andrew Jacked took the win and he looked insane. James was also incredible and I was also impressed with Martin. Big Marc took 5th, his MM is just wild.
I love networking and events like this, it was so good to see everyone there. Proper lot the fire. I’m heading back to Spain tomorrow to get my stuff and have a few days chilling and then I’ll be back to set up off season base camp in the UK. What a weekend 🙂
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Back in the uk now and feeling a little better. Still not out the woods yet and I haven’t trained properly in like 5 days. I’m off to the Arnold’s festival today, so should be good to see lots of people today I haven’t seen In ages. I won’t be training this weekend because I’m still unwell so just recovering and socialising for me this weekend 🙏 hope to see some of you there!
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Caught a bug out here and had the worst 36 hours or so. Literally the worst migraines night sweats etc, led in bed straight for 28
Hours of that time too. Feel completely drained so next few days will be hydrating and making sure I do everything to feel better. Dosing up on pain killers and trying to rid this virus 🙁tb-jp.com/collections/clothing - The most anabolic clothing ever! |
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Had a good gym session we found a gym called nirvana and they had loads of new hammer strength and life fitness stuff in there. It was good enough, we used all of their 20 plates on the chest press machine lol so probs won’t do legs there 😂
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You probs just need to find a variation that works for you. Whether it’s barbell, smith, db, upright bench, high include. There’s so many Variations. And when you plateaux, change variation or change rep scheme set up. Still so many ways to progress 🙂
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