[Maddy]

Hello hello. Very busy day back and forth as well as doing check ins. After yesterday’s treatment I’m feeling tender. Trained hams and glutes today and I’m feeling my SI and groin not feeling great right now. Womp womp I’ll see how things progress through the week

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[Maddy]

Hi guys, Chill Monday! Chiro appointment at 11am but the drive is about 2 hours… so left at 9am. I’m glad I stuck to this appointment as I could feel my SI getting a little tight and psoas too. Resting for the rest of the day and then ease into a e session tomorrow. Popped over to see Mr Jeeves (the best dog in the world) and we went for a walk and then back home for a quick shop and home

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[Maddy]

Hiya David, I would feel absolutely fried if I did this and it would likely bleed over into having poor sessions after and get stuck in a loop of feeling tired and making little progress. I personally wouldn’t program things this way. I think if you’re able to hold on to that excitement for each session you get to sldl you’ll make great progress over time 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hello hello happy Sunday, resting today. Steps hit, meals eaten and a tiny bit of work done. Mostly chilling 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hiya, I agree with most of the above. For the most part in an offseason I too usually ‘allow’ my clients to have an off plan meal once a week or encourage an untracked meal with family. I do this myself. They also know their macros and have freedom with this given they’re making the progress needed. As for a diet phase or prep, I tend not to opt for a total off plan/’cheat’ and rather bring kcals up and suggest it be from the foods they’re already eating if needed as this means digestion doesn’t get funky. As Andy mentioned, it’s person dependant and the progress they’re making or need to make.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys. Chill Saturday has been had. Up for breakfast and then in for hams and glutes a bit later. Gym was absolutely rammed so I really tried to be in and out. Back home, and today has been really quiet and chill. went out for a walk to hit steps and get some shopping and have been playing Switch for most of this evening 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hello hello, happy Friday, happy valentines. Very normal Friday today. Full legs today in the gym and had to swap the pendulum for a hack squat. It was hell in a good way. While I’m no longer injured and have recovered well, some movements do cause a little discomfort. I’ve been doing split squats with dumbbells vs a Bulgarian for a while now, but today, I tried Bulgarians in the smith and was pleasantly surprised to find zero discomfort in the movement. Happy days.

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[Maddy]

Hiya Jarod,

Sorry, it’s been a while since my response on this. I’ve looked at the product on the website and its amino acid profile. I’ve compared this to a basic whey amino acid profile. In short, I think the quality of this product isn’t the best. I’ll try my best to explain;

You need to hit a leucine threshold to maximally stimulate MPS. If I compare this brand (Future whey) vs a bog standard whey (not even a high-quality whey like tbjp) The leucine per 100g (Future whey) is 0.136g and the bog standard whey is roughly 10.6g. You roughly need 3-4g of Leucine per serving of protein to support MPS maximally, which is usually in around 30g of whey. 30g of Future Whey does not provide enough leucine to maximally stimulate MPS.

This product is also missing some amino acids in the profile and has more non-essential amino acids than essential (when comparing)

Technically, you can stimulate MPS with lower leucine but it’s not as effective.

All in all, continue using this product if you have it, I don’t think the quality is great but seeing as it’s one of the few things you digest well, it can’t hurt. I would suggest finding some foods you can digest to ensure proper recovery and muscle-building👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi guys, big laptop and work day today. Check ins and client calls. Wrapped up the day with a walk to finish steps. Slept really well last night and ready for bed now 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hiya Raul. I agree with the guys above! 4 working sets on this day is not a lot and usually most people (natural or not) would recover from this. I know you mentioned a few other movements like adductors and calves but even then, most would recover in 5 days.

What is food, sleep, stress and overall training like?

As Adam mentioned outlining your split may give us a little more info but I’m also interested in what you’re doing outside of the gym to support recovery.

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[Maddy]

Hello hello, usual day has been had and was in for hams glutes and delts a little earlier today. Session went really well not much more to note! Popped over to grandmas and then back home for work. Just finished off my final meal and now ready for bed

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[Maddy]

Hiya Adrian. Totally agree with the guys above. An extra 2k shouldn’t normally cause that much stress and 12k in total isn’t extremely high. I’d too suggest looking at recovery. Might you have any tightness in quads/hamstrings/calves? Also do you feel any discomfort in your knees in training? Perhaps consider some rest as Marc mentioned.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys, regular Tuesday has been had! But of a rush in the morning so had to cut my morning walk short but made up for it with a walk this evening. A day filled with check ins, work and chill 🫡

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[Maddy]

Hiya Mervin, Kuba and Clare have given some solid advice on supplementation and ultimately rest! Listening to a medical professional is also important. Adam has made some fantastic points in regards to how to ease back into training which I think is key after initial recovery. If you’re able to let us know what sport you’re returning to we may be able to help further if needed 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Monday. Up as usual for a walk/breakfast/walk/work and then in for quads and glutes. Really good session even if the gym was pretty busy. Honestly wasn’t feeling super excited to train today as things are pretty heavy and sometimes a little daunting but got things done one at a time and left feeling better.

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