[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Friday! Up for a walk, work and then in for hams and glutes. Had to adjust my usual belt squat RDL to a barbell unfortunately the belt squat was seemingly a hot commodity in the gym today. Still a really good session complete. Feeling a little more like myself in this session. Ready for bed and up early to catch a train up to Bradford for the event tomorrow! Exciting!

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[Maddy]

Hiya Joseph,

I couldn’t agree more with James. I’d suggest to sit at just above maintenance, train hard consistently and focus on continuing to get really good at the basics. I know you don’t want to hear the ‘enjoy your teens’ talk, but a lot of us here who started at a younger age genuinely focused on training hard, eating enough and keeping it really simple.

I completely understand that,but what i dont understand is that yall are recommending a surplus when im simply already unhappy with my body composition[/quote]
A slight surplus is all you need. Literally 100kcals. You might even need a little more. If you’re unhappy with that stick to being at maintenance. At 16, you’re likely in a position where you need to build muscle. A slight surplus/just above maintenance will mean you have enough food to sustain building muscle alongside all the demands that come alongside being 16. You aren’t yet a fully developed adult. You have at least 10 years more of growing and developing as a human being! You need enough food and recovery to sustain that as well as trying to grow tissue.

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[Maddy]

Hiya Joseph,

I couldn’t agree more with James. I’d suggest to sit at just above maintenance, train hard consistently and focus on continuing to get really good at the basics. I know you don’t want to hear the ‘enjoy your teens’ talk, but a lot of us here who started at a younger age genuinely focused on training hard, eating enough and keeping it really simple.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Thursday, rest day today and I NEED IT. Up early to drop off my partner at the airport then back home to continue with the day! Check ins and a lot of laptop work completed for the day. Broke up the day with a few short walks and now very much ready for sleep and ready for bed!

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[Maddy]

Lots of options here! If you’re trying your best to save money, budget how much you need for meals each month and cross reference the above options in different supermarkets to get the best price to fit your budget. I tend to find things like CoR and Whey really handy to have access to to make quick meals.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Wednesday! Up for a walk and today was beautiful, warm and sunny! Breakfast and then straight into work, check ins and training analysis. Also a TONNE of washing completed because of the nice weather. In for quads and glutes today. Bit of a hit and miss session. Started off really well and then started to tail off a little with some movements not feeling great. Split squats in particular. Popped over to see my grandmother after then back home fto finish work for the day. Went for a motorbike ride this evening and it has wiped me out! Meals consumed, steps hit. Ready for bed

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[Maddy]

Adjustable resistance profiles are not a must for everyone. If you have access to it great. If you don’t, don’t worry about it.

A reason to not use prime kit/kit with adjustable resistance profiles is if you prefer how the other machine (without it) feels. No need to overcomplicate it at all. It’s down to preference and access.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Tuesday! Rest day for me consisting mostly of work and check ins. Really lovely sunny day today and enjoyed a walk on the morning and evening to break up the day. Final meal consumed and I’m ready for bed!

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy bank holiday Monday! Up a little later but the usual routine is as had! Up for a walk, breakfast then straight into check ins and work. I ended up training a little later and forgot that the gym was to close a little earlier today! Still had a great ham, glute and delt session and got everything done! About to finish my final meal for the day and hopefully get to bed at a decent time!

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[Maddy]

Totally agree with the guys above. Keep protein as is!

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Easter Sunday! Same routine as usual. Up for a walk, breakfast and a little work before heading over to see family for a few hours. Then back to finish work for the day and make a lovely lamb ragu for dinner. Feeling a little more sore than usual (I very rarely get doms) likely after being away just need a little time adjusting. Not super excited to hit a bank holibob Monday session tomorrow but needs must!

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[Maddy]

Hi guys! Happy Saturday. Usual routine as always. Ended up being up WAY later than expected last night as I went with my partner for a job he got called out to. Ended up waking up a little later as I was really tired. Up for a walk, breakfast, work and then in for quads and glutes. Really positively surprised with how good everything felt despite feeling quite tired. Back home after for a little work, bit of shopping and now chilling!

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[Maddy]

Hiya Chris, just to help get a little more info on this.
– How long have you been experiencing this?
-Have you experienced this before?
-When do you find this sensation is at its worst? (Upon wake/post training/before bed)
-when did you last deload?
-what is general recovery like (sleep/stress etc)

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[Maddy]

Hello hello happy Friday! Up for a walk, breakfast and then a little work. A rest day for me so popped over to see my parents and catch up after my travels. Just finished my final meal and I’m ready for bed

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[Maddy]

Hi guys! I was having a bit of a problem logging in over the past couple of days! It’s been pretty uneventful! Had day 4 in Georgia where we hiked up to a waterfall. Flew back home from Georgia the day after and was absolutely exhausted! I did my best to stay up, work and complete a usual rest day. Tried to sleep at a reasonable time. I was totally wiped. Up today to resume my usual routine! I’m down around a kilo. Not ideal
But not really that deep. Getting back into the swing of things will have bw come back up. Up for a walk, breakfast, work and then in for hams and glutes. Really good session! Straight back in and things felt great! Back home to continue work. Finished my final meal and now ready for bed!

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