[Maddy]

Hello, another day of feeling really quite ill. Minimal food, trying to stay on top of liquids

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[Maddy]

I’m down bad with some kind of flu. Fighting for my life. Dramatic but it’s awful. No training. Minimal food because i have a temperature and will throw up. Literally not moving from one spot just doing check ins and that’s all i can manage right now

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[Maddy]

1) Are there areas in life you think you can improve in that will make you a better competitor?

2) What are the biggest struggles you face in prep and off season?

3) Do you think you can have balance whent trying to become the best version of yourself?

4) If you were 4 weeks out from your show and your friend invited you to a birthday meal and drinks, would you attend?

Hiya Jordan, thanks for the questions!
1) in regards to where I can personally improve. It’s stress! I’m a bit of a stressy anxious person. Not to the point where it really affects my mental health but I need to get better at knowing when it’s okay to pull back and let things be. And then be at peace with it! Defo working hard on that this year.
2) My biggest struggles in prep is lowkey the above. I do feel my last prep I was way better at handling stress but towards the end I could feel myself not being as present and becoming a little withdrawn and in my own head a lot of the time. As for offseason, I think I could be better at again recognising when I need to pull back. Coaching myself can be tricky at times (prep and offseason) and I look back to scenarios where my body is telling me ‘hey I’m feeling beat up’ but I’ll ignore the signs and end up feeling much worse. That’s another thing I’m working on in 2025.
3) I do believe I have a good ‘balance’ In my opinion the word ‘balance’ gets thrown around a lot and honestly while how I live my life may look ‘extreme’ from an outside perspective, I’m really happy!
4) I’d absolutely attend! I’ve been in many scenarios where I’ve been very close to show and still attended parties or get togethers. You don’t NEED to eat and drink because others are. It’s totally fine (imo) to support friends and then leave when you need to leave 👍🏼 if your friend is a good friend they’ll understand and be supportive of that too.

This was fun thanks for the questions 💖

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[Maddy]

I’m down and out today with some kind of flu so no training just trying to get work done and recover

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[Maddy]

Hi guys very normal Tuesday has been had. Out for a walk in the morning and work for the day. In tomorrow for hams and glutes 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hiya Tony, how has progress been so far with these movements in the same session?

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[Maddy]

Hello hello happy Monday. Very normal Monday and the start of a short tidy up phase. Nothing drastic, just a drop in food an increase in steps and a smidge of cardio. lThe goal is to (as I said) tidy up a little. I have the rest of 2025 ahead of me for an offseason and so a little tidy up will set me up nicely for another push up. Right now (pre tidy) appetite is okay and digestion pretty good. However body fat is creeping up to me so the time is now so I can continue pushing up later 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Tooootally agree with the above saying to ask your coach why these are being implemented. You have the right to be inquisitive and in general to know why certain actions are being taken. A good coach won’t mind you asking questions and will be happy to respond and explain 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Sunday has been super chill. Steps hit meals eaten, shopping done and clients all set up and ready for the week ahead 🫡

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[Maddy]

Hiya Adrian, I agree with Adam and Sara. Taper off the usage of bands especially for hack if you’re not in pain. If you are in pain I’d always find the root cause rather than just adapting movements. (You may already have done that) As for making a habit out of using bands, I personally wouldn’t advise it. I think warming up really well, wearing knee sleeves if needed, thinking about movement selection that suits YOU best and controlling load appropriately is the best way to move forward rather than using a band.

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[Maddy]

Hello hello happy Saturday. Chill day today, lie in and breakfast. A little work and then in for hams glutes and delts again. Decided to prioritise this as I have a big quads and glutes session Monday and want to feel fresh. Been chilling for the rest of the day playing on my switch ✌🏼

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Hiya Luna, I totally agree with Clare, be cautious while combining high amounts caffeine alongside medication. If you’re taking 400mg and not seeing any problem then continue. I don’t have ADHD but do have close friends who do and are medicated. From speaking to them previously they do find that caffeine actually helps them a lot through the day getting work done and in training sessions to focus and stay mentally ‘in’ the session. Totally anecdotal and just a few people’s experience there. If you’re worried about your heart health have a look at your blood pressure and resting heart rate.

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[Maddy]

Ello ello happy Friday. Today I’ve taken another rest day. This morning I had to have a bit of dental work that took up quite a bit of the day. My mouth has been ✨numb✨ for some hours and so I’ve opted to rest as getting in kcals will be rather hard and likely fuck up my digestion. Training will resume tomorrow.

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[Maddy]

Hiya Joe, What rep ranges might you be working to?

It doesn’t look bad to me but I know very little about you!

What are your overall goals right now? Have you had much training experience?

Knowing a little more about you and what you’re looking to achieve will mean training can be tailored better. This is totally fine as a basic structure to follow, but I may say differently if I had a little more info about you.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys very normal Thursday rest day has been had. Work, steps, meals and some food shopping done. There’s a nasty flu going around and I’m doing my best to avoid it 🫡

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