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Hi guys happy Saturday. Chill day! Up after a short lie in, went on a walk, breakfast and then in for my final session of the week. Hams glutes and a touch of delts. Gym was lovely and quiet so happy days. Came back and have been having a lovely chill Saturday
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I agree with everyone above! Communicate with your coach and have a conversation about how you’re approaching things this time round. A good coach will want you to understand why certain protocol is in place.
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Hi guys, Friday is here! Chill day today up and out for a walk, breakfast and some work and then in for quads and glutes. Nothing crazy nothing new. Same old Friday session. Nothing super interesting to report! Bodyweight is still trending down so just doing the do for now. Chilling for the evening
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Sas hit the nail on the head! Hilly summarised it really well too. Control and connection is defo what counts 👍🏼
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Hello hello rest day today for me and I’ve completely lost track of time as the day went on. all the usual things ticked off, steps, meals and work done for the day and i’m pretty much ready for bed!
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Hiya Liam, just watched through this. While you are rounding your lower back a lot less in this video I’d still honestly drop the load further. You lose position at rep 4 with the bar swinging in front of you which is a good indication that you need to continue working on form/skill acquisition before you chase load. About your stance being too wide, it’s pretty hard to see here from a side angle. You might be standing a little wide, but I do notice your feet are turned out. I’d usually suggest keeping your feet tracking forward so you can press through your whole foot effectively. Is there any reason why you’re starting top-down? I’d suggest pulling from the floor for a SLDL. It looks to me that you’re not creating tension effectively enough too. This will come from a mixture of pulling the slack out of the bar before the weight leaves the ground, bracing effectively, anchoring your hips down and using your legs rather than relying on your back to lift the load.
I still think pulling back on load and building back up with more consistent and solid form will be one of the best things you can do to get to a position where you can work towards 5 plates.
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Hello hello happy Wednesday. Very normal Wednesday for me, up and out for a walk, breakfast, work and then in for hams glutes and delts. Great session, up a smidge on bstance rdls and a few other movements. Happy days. Popped over to see my darling grandma and then back home to continue with work, finish off steps and chill!
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Hiya Liam. I wholeheartedly agree with Marc and Rich. Strip it way back and start from square one. 20-25kg aside. It will feel frustrating to do but your positioning is no where near where it needs to be to handle load like 5 plates. Power comes from creating tension and really good positioning. Are you looking to do this for hypertrophy or are you chasing a number? Totally fine if it’s both but I really strongly suggest you spend some time focusing on skill acquisition with lighter loads.
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Hi guys. Very normal and boring day today! Check ins and a LOT of work for MAD. Broke up the day with a few walks but pretty much been at my laptop all day, how boring. Tomorrow will be a little more eventful.
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Hiya Tobias, I agree with Kamara. If your look is unaffected (no bloating/digestive issues or water retention) there’s no real need to cut these out.
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Hi guys happy bank holiday Monday. Bank holiday means the gym shuts a little earlier than usual and that meant the gym was PACKED today. A lot of chatty people meant my session was a little longer than usual. Really happy with today’s session regardless. Back home to do just a smidge of work, went on a lovely (slightly chilly) walk and then chilled the rest of the evening
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I totally agree with Allison. I suggest adjusting your split to suit your needs a little better. Allison outlined it very well. Remember that your main goal is to progress those leg sessions! Think about recovery too, if you’re very active at work and you find your bodyweight doesn’t come up, and your lifts are slow to progress you may need a little more food, you may need to focus on better sleep. Be as accurate as you can in those leg sessions and give your full effort. It will take some time but it will be worth it 👍🏼
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I see! How is your training structured right now. Have you been progressing your lifts? How is your recovery?
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Hi guys, hope you’re having a lovely Sunday. Up and out for a walk, did a little work and then spent the day with family. Steps hit easily as I spent lots of time walking and playing with Mr Jeeves (the best dog in the world) home now ready to chill with what’s left of the evening
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Hiya Alessandra. I am very much like this too. My upper body naturally sits leaner than my lower half. If you’re dieting it just takes more time for your lower body to come in. What are you looking to achieve right now?
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