[Maddy]

Hi guys! Happy Monday! Feels very strange to not be training on a Monday but here we are. I absolutely needed this rest day. I feel MILES better compared to this time yesterday. Up for a walk, breakfast, check ins, calls and work. Out for another walk this evening and now chilling for the night!

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[Maddy]

Hi guys! Happy Sunday. Today very much felt like a Monday. Since I’m trialling one-on-one off, I was in to train hams and glutes today. It was an OKAY session. This has been a week of getting back properly into the groove with training after being ill over christmas and after pushing training this week, I’m struggling to recover. I have a rest day tomorrow, so that will help loads. Still progressed movements well, just TIRED today. Back home for work, check-ins, calls, and finally wrapping up for the day now

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Saturday! Taken a rest day today and will be trialling one on one off for a while. It’s likely because I’m a bit run down but for the past month or two I’ve been coming into my final session of the week with a lot less gas in the table. Likely because I train the day before. So I’d like to trial one on one off rather than following a weekly schedule. It’ll mean my day to day will be slightly different. If I find I don’t find much benefit from this, and that my general life/work becomes a lot more stressful to handle with a
Changing schedule I’ll adjust accordingly! Chill day today with some nice walks, work and now chilling for the evening

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[Maddy]

Hiya Sam. Totally agree with the guys above. All in all, yes it can be beneficial and if possible would be great however, if you have limited availability to kit/movements, running the same rotation can still bring great progress. I’ve been running the same rotation for the longest time now and still progressing movements well

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[Maddy]

Hi guys! Happy Friday. It’s felt like such a strange couple of weeks with bank holidays, Christmas and New Years cutting up the week! Up for a very icy walk this morning, breakfast and work then in for a full leg day! Had a great session. It was very busy and so unfortunately had to sub a few movements in (pendulum and seated leg curl for hack squats and lying) it is what it is and still got a great session in. Back home after to continue on for the day, short walk and chilling now

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[Maddy]

Hiya Ryan, Kuba makes a great point. Are you currently dieting? Reversing out? Offseason? There are other ways to combat satiety beyond reta if you’re really struggling. Let us know

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[Maddy]

Totally agree with Benners 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hiya Harriet, have you expressed this worry and your digestive issues to your coach? They should be able to write you a meal plan to help with this. Macro tracking is great but often if you’re experiencing poor digestion and have a history of it, a meal plan where you work with your coach to slowly introduce foods would be a great way to go about it.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys!

Happy New Year! Had a lie-in today after a very late night last night! Rest day today for me! Up for a walk, breakfast, then some very motivating check-ins today! Saw some family and enjoyed lunch together. Just wrapped up work for today, and I’m ready for another chill evening. It makes a world of difference having a couple of hours at the end of the day just to chill, play games or watch a film. I wake up the next day feeling like I’ve had a nice HARD reset rather than having the days bleed into each other. I hope for more of this in 2026!

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[Maddy]

Hiya Lennon,

All the responses above are great. They give you a lot to think about and ways to adjust your mindset and expectations in a session. I think Meg mentioning trying to swap out the movement is a great idea for now, so you have a bit of a reset and can start to shift away from that mentality.

Remember, your progress over the course of time (reps/load/accuracy) is far more important than your progress session to session. I understand that it all adds up, but if you have a couple of sessions where you don’t make a load or rep increase, it’s not going to be the end-all be-all of your progress.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys! Happy New Year’s Eve! Had a lovely day today up for a walk, check ins and work and then in for my final session of 2025! Hams and glutes. It was great. Saw my lovely grandma and now spending the evening with family to see the start of 2026!

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[Maddy]

Hiya Samuele,

Layla has outlined a lot of key things I agree with. This is your first comp and I think it’s important you have fun with it while you do all the things within your power to do your best!

I totally agree with subbing in comp specific movements (SBD) and seeing how you fair with recovery so you can set frequency accordingly. (Layla gave a great outline to start with)
Also, practice comp specific lifts with commands and brush up on rules for the federation you’re competing with.

I also MASSIVELY agree with allowing yourself to sit in a weight class you don’t have to cut down into for your first comp.

If you have any questions over the course of your prep for this don’t hesitate to ask 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi guys! Rest day for me today! Same routine as normal. Up for a walk, breakfast and then settled down for check-ins and training analysis. These are always fun post christmas! It’s nice to see clients/athletes enjoy themself, make progress and have fun through christmas! Went out for a short walk this evening as honestly steps have become something that has started to slide for me and so far i’ve been getting away with it but I do enjoy going for a walk and so i’m making an effort. Little food shop and now finishing off for the day!

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[Maddy]

Hiya Giorgi, don’t stress, don’t worry AT ALL! I agree with the guys above. You haven’t lost anything and as long as you’re back to good health the best thing you can do is resume your protocol/routine and this will soon be a thing of the past!

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Monday! Woke up and felt a bit ‘off’ with a bit of dizziness and nausea. I’ve swapped my glasses to a different pair as I have a feeling that these migraine symptoms are being triggered by a new prescription! Usual routine. Up for a walk, breakfast packed some orders and check ins before training. Eased in to my usual quads and glutes session and I can’t lie, it was HARD. I struggled through as I was still feeling a bit off balance and nauseous. Training DID actually help and for the most part I had my eyes closed. Back home to continue work for the day and chill. This evening I feel MUCH better and so I think the change in glasses was very helpful

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