[Maddy]

Hi guys, I hope you’ve had a fab start to your week. Same Monday as always! Up for a rainy walk, breakfast and then work! In for quads and glutes again today. My SI is not great, but not as bad as it’s been previously. I’ve managed to get booked in for this Wednesday. The catch is it’s at 8:15 am… and so I’ll have to be up and leaving here at something stupid like 6 am. I’ll do it. I did look around for a chiropractor in south london but honestly, i KNOW i can go somewhere and feel batter andd so i don’t want to fuck around. I’ll adjust training and work at the front end of this week; it’ll be worth it.

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[Maddy]

Hiya Joe, just chiming in, I’ve never used elbow sleeves but I do like wearing knee sleeves. I have a suuuuper old pair of SBD knee sleeves that have been hanging on for dear life for honestly like 5+ years now. I would suggest the tbjp ones but if they’re not in your size strength shop isn’t a bad option 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hello hello a chilled Sunday today. Up for a walk. Breakfast and a little work getting everyone set up for the week. Been chilling on the sofa and doing bits in town (food shopping and packing orders) watching the end of a movie now then likely bed 💫

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[Maddy]

Hiya Damian, great that you’ve found a gym that keeps you excited about training.
– nothing wrong with a V squat machine. It’s person dependant. Some get along great with it and some don’t.
– single leg ham curl is great. If people don’t have access to a machine version of this you can literally do any normal lying/seated curl with one leg than the other. Very normal to adjust load as you’re using one leg.
– I’ve heard good things about BPC157. I have no personal experience here but some of the team might.
– as for HRT, it totally depends on the person so I think saying 40+ is a very generalised statement

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Saturday. Had a little lie in, breakfast and then some work. Ended up training a little later than usual as I was back and forth with a client with some editing adjustments. Trained hams and glutes. Starting to feel a pull in my adductor/groin region so hoping my chiro will have availability this week. Back home to finish off a little work, went on a walk and now ready for bed

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[Maddy]

Have you addressed what the issue is with your knee? Seen a physio/osteo/chiro and received treatment or diagnosis?

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Friday. Up for a walk, breakfast work and then in for training. Legs today (quads and glutes and one hamstring movement) adjusted load slightly for the sake of my SI. All in all a good session. Did some posing after. Very tempted to get a shorter pair of heels to see if I have better control and sit better in my poses. Back home to corrections for editing and client work. So much back and forth and unfortunately still not done. Just finished my final meal ready for bed

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[Maddy]

Hiya John, is this also in reference to your question about feeling pretty fatigued?

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[Maddy]

Hi guys. Rest day today, a LOT of laptop work, editing, calls and check ins. Went for a short walk in the evening and so ready for bed.

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[Maddy]

I would say 5 seconds is quite a long time to sit in the stretched position. I think it’s good to execute the movement with control rather than rely on momentum to bounce up. Much like any movement, perform it with control. If that means pausing for a moment in the stretched position go for it.

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[Maddy]

Hiya Jamie, I get the average across the week 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hello hello, woke up today feeling similar to yesterday so decided to continue on my routine as usual. Up for a walk, breakfast, work and then in for hams and glutes. Was particularly careful with bstance rdls as my SI hasn’t been great. Pulled back on load and it made bracing and stacking way less of a challenge and a lot less pressure on my SI. Happy with that for now but ideally I want to be working at my usual load. Back home to continue editing and working for the day.

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[Maddy]

Hiya Kbb. Remember that training arousal is unique to you. You might see people online going absolutely crazy pre set, if that works for them that’s great. What you should see as more important is if it works for YOU. It’s good to see that you’re recognising what works for you and what doesn’t. Finding that balance will be great to help you get the most out of your training 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi guys busy day today even if it was a rest day. Woke up with a bit of a scratchy throat. Over the course of the day it’s gotten worse. I fucking hope it doesn’t progress to full blown sickness but here we are. Editing, check ins, client calls, orders packed and steps done for the day. Even managed to squeeze in a food shop. I hope I sleep off this scratchy throat because I have shit to do for the rest of the week

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Monday! Great start to the week after a lovely evening yesterday. Weight didn’t change at all which is fab. Up for a walk and it was already BLAZING. I love the sun and I love the heat. Breakfast, work and then in for quads and glutes. My SI isn’t bad bad but something’s up. I learnt my lesson last year after being in a LOT of pain so I’m not going to ignore it. I went into today’s session a little more cautious. Abductions have historically caused my pelvis issues and so I pulled back on load a little today as I could feel it was a bit jarring. Leg extension, leg press. Glute drive, addictions, kickbacks and calves caused zero issue. Smith squats however, I decided to reduce load. Bracing under 2 plates did NOT feel right and so I kept it there and did what I could. Back home for editing/work, a short walk and my final meal then BED! Priority is to book in with my chiro tomorrow and look around for someone who can provide soft tissue work in south London.

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