[Maddy]

Hello hello guys! I’ve managed to get back onto the site so here’s a little update from the past week from me… nothing super different! Another week building, doing the do, plodding along.

Filming for my YouTube today and tomorrow with an update of the build too. I usually reflect at the end of my video about what’s gone well this month, what could I do better, and what I’ll do moving forward. BIG thing I want to improve is my time spent in the gym. Obviously I get training done but recently I’ve allowed for a bit too much yap. I haven’t done a good job of reinforcing boundaries around my time training. Today I did get very frustrated. Moving forward from today I’m protecting that time a little more.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys. Very normal Wednesday today; up for a walk, work and then in for legs. I can’t lie, today’s session was shit. My head wasn’t in the session and quite honestly I just wanted to leave. Still
Got everything done and then finally left. Popped over to see my grandma to make sure she’s alright then back home to continue editing. Happy for today to be done

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[Maddy]

Hiya Jonathan, I second what James mentioned. How has this set up been for you so far? Really have a look at execution of movements in the areas you want to bring up. Often, that’s enough to make some pretty big change to lagging areas. From there any changes to volume or frequency will be much more rewarding

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Tuesday! Usual rest day for me mostly doing work and editing. Popped over to my lovely grandmothers in the afternoon as it’s her 95th birthday! Had lots of tea and some lovely cake to celebrate. Back home after to continue with a bit of editing and wrapping up for the day

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Monday. Finally a good night’s sleep last night although one night is simply not enough as I still feel wiped. Up for a walk, check ins and work and then in for hams and glutes. Very mediocre kind of shit session. It’s evident I’m tired and so my main priority will be improving sleep and stress. Back home for a quick food shop and to wrap up the day.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys, didn’t manage to get on to write my log yesterday so here’s the rundown! Training in the AM after breakfast at a local commercial gym. It’s been upgraded with a few things since I’ve last been and I was pleasantly surprised as I managed to get in a decent quad and glute session. Packed up and then headed of for camping and fishing. Really lovely day and managed to catch my first fish. I genuinely love watching fishing programs and play a few games that incorporate catching different species and so fishing for the first time was really fun. Slept pretty bad 😂 but I suppose that’s normal for a blow up bed. On the road back now to continue on with the day, I have a little work to do and then hopefully rest and reset for the start of the week

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[Maddy]

Hi guys, rest day today. A LOT of editing. I’ve been swamped after a busy June of shooting. I’ll go for a walk this evening to help me hit my steps as today I’ve been pretty much sat all day

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[Maddy]

Totally agree with Clare, after 4 weeks if appetite has improved you can then start to creep food back up. A jump of 300kcals to start with and then assess weekly 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi Nicolas, this is a little more person dependant. I personally like to follow the trend of TD food and NTD food which usually would include me having lower carbs on a rest day. I have done the above with some clients and it’s been great, some not so much. As long as you recover well and perform well in the gym you’re good.

This could work for you, it might be a case of trialling and seeing how you get on.

What are your current goals? Building? Dieting? This can also have some impact on taking this approach. Let us know

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[Maddy]

Hi guys MUCH better night sleep had me feeling a lot more like myself. Up for a sunny and hot walk, work and check ins and then in for hams glutes and delts. Great session! As the belt squat is always taken I’ve swapped to doing RDLs in the 3D Smith/Freedom Rack and it was humbling but really really good! Back home to continue work/editing and now wrapping up for the night

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[Maddy]

I agree with the guys above and second what Kerry has mentioned! Interested in seeing some of your sessions because 3-3.20 is rather chunky

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[Maddy]

Hi guys. I slept like shit last night and so today has been a struggle. I’m really feeling less sleep taking a hit so hopefully some cooler/earlier nights will have me feeling better. Rest day today mostly doing work, visited my lovely grandma, food shop and usual chores

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[Maddy]

Alison covered all bases. Totally agree!
I do find vacuums help a lot with the ability to control breathing and hold in your midsection better on stage.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Tuesday! Very normal day for me, up for a walk and quick food shop before sitting down to work and then heading in for a full leg session. The gym was surprisingly busy and so had to swap pendulum for hack. No issues at all actually felt great, overall session was fab, no niggles no SI issues and great sensation across the board. I actually felt like shit yesterday very very tired and lethargic, achey and very sensitive to light. Very brain foggy too. Migraine? so today was a great 180

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[Maddy]

Hiya Liam, just to get an idea of what you might already be doing, let us know if you currently consistently salt/season any of your meals and if you take anything like electrolytes? Some of that info will be helpful.

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