[Maddy]

Hi guys, it’s been a long day today. Up and out for a walk, breakfast, work, gym. Quads and glutes was fantastic. A little posing post as well. Went to then visit my grandmother and continued working from her house (she was a little lonely so brought my laptop) back home by 8pm for my final meal, final steps and now in bed.

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[Maddy]

100% train your abs/core like any other muscle group. They can be trained more frequent also

What are good movements that can be progressively overloaded overtime for someone who does not have an ab crunch machine in their gym?[/quote]
Cable crunches, hanging leg raises, ab roll outs, sit ups, hollow holds just to name a few. There’s so many out there

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[Maddy]

Hello hello guys. Rest day of catching up on work, calls, check ins and emails. I’m fairly sure I’ve missed something I was meant to do today but that’s tomorrow’s problem now. Steps hit, I slept SO well last night I was exhausted. Feeling a lot better hydrated and rested after travel and very busy days in Italy. I’m only a kilo up and so bodyweight should come down nicely back to where it was in the next couple days/week. Ready to sleep, SO excited to train tomorrow it feels like it’s been so long (it’s been a week)

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[Maddy]

Is this for shoulder and chest pressing movements? I defo agree with Clare looking into supplementation that can support recovery as well as physical therapy as well as feeling out movements and taking note. If you can’t press without causing further pain and issues, I’d avoid it. It doesn’t mean you can’t make any progress at all, you definitely can. Your journey to improve and perhaps stand on stage again is unique to you. Don’t limit yourself by believing you can’t make progress. Make do with what you are capable of doing.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys, I wasn’t able to upload my log yesterday. Final day in Italy yesterday and it was spent with family. We traveled up to a local town in the mountains and enjoyed a beautiful lunch. Then traveled back and got to doing some check ins from the hotel then back out for a dinner with everyone one last time. I was up early this morning to head off to the airport for an early flight. Back home in the U.K. now. Today and tomorrow will be rest days catching up with a little work and getting back to usual routine and hydration. I am defo dehydrated!

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[Maddy]

Hiya Kian, have you been making progress with your current split? If yes why change anything at all?
Putting on as much muscle as possible is a long process. Don’t get caught up looking for the fastest way. Focus on consistently applied effort and patience.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys, day 3 in Italy. Up and out for breakfast and a short walk. Spent the morning and early afternoon going up monte vergine and seeing some of the views and church at the top. Just had lunch with family and possibly out this evening for bowling. We shall see!

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[Maddy]

I totally agree with Michaela. Likely best to sit here for the meantime, enjoy your holiday and then assess when you come back 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi guys. Day 2 in Italy and so far it’s been another long day! Up for breakfast and then pretty much spent all Sunday with family. Enjoying a dinner out this evening and hopefully a walk around town before collapsing into bed

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[Maddy]

Hiya Jack, hilly has given some solid advice. I totally agree. Give it some more time and assess visuals/performance before making another increase 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi guys early start today to fly to Italy this morning. Lovely day but I am feeling SO tired. A day of relaxed food and spending time with my partners family. I actually haven’t eaten a lot but for sure kcals are higher! Enjoyed walking around the town and seeing some of the local sights. Hopefully not too late of a night but we shall see!

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[Maddy]

Hilly is 100% with this! Watch old shows, watch posing tutorials, watch people who are very good with stage presence and posing. Then look at yourself and your physique and see what you can bring to your poses. It takes time! Reach out to posing coaches and be open to learning from others.

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[Maddy]

I second Kerry with this! Good thing is you’re able to articulate and explain the pain level and when pain is present through specific movements. Seeing as you’ve already pulled back pressing movements for a short time and you’re not doing a crazy amount of pressing movements, seeing a physio and allowing for a more hands on approach will absolutely help you avoid things getting more serious. Pain is feedback, so don’t ignore it!

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Friday! Routine a bit out of whack today breakfast then a bit of a walk before heading in for a full leg session. I’m off to Italy early tomorrow and so I did my usual Friday quad and glute session with some additional hamstring movement that I’d usually do tomorrow. I’ll likely have a few days off from training so I can afford to push a little harder today. Overall a really really good session, longer than usual but felt great! Bodyweight hit a low today which was nice. A few days of relaxed food and chilling and then back to baseline when I’m back!

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[Maddy]

Hiya Amine. Is this sciatica pain something that comes and goes? If so do you notice anything in particular that triggers it? Might it be very constant?

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