[Maddy]

Hiya Daniel.

The guys above have explained things wonderfully. I think you’re looking at the usual guide given in absolutes.

The example of 1-2lb of weight a week is only a guide to cross reference with visuals and training performance. Not everyone will be able to make that rate of gain as body fat could come on far too fast. Some people can absolutely make that rate of gain and keep very good composition.

As Kuba rounded off nicely, a slow controlled rate of gain is key.

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[Maddy]

Hello hello, chill Saturday has been had! A lie in followed but a touch of work and breakfast and in for my final glute/ham/delt session of the week. Really good session but feel a tad wiped from yesterday’s session. A little posing then back home to chill for the rest of the day 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi guys, chill Friday. Usual morning routine then in for legs. Guy was very busy as I arrived and so had to sub in sissy squat for leg extension. Not ideal but I really didn’t have the time to wait. Job done and it actually felt really good. Really happy with my progress on pendulum and the rest of the session felt a little sluggish but we have those days from time to time. Back home to continue on with work and then spent the evening with family. Back home and I’m so ready for bed

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[Maddy]

Hiya Gavin. Totally agree with the guys above. 4 total sets. 2 traps 2 lats 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi Micko, as the guys above mentioned. Whatever you chose to do, train hard and do your best. That’s literally all you can control if you have a lot of demands in life right now.
I’m a huge advocate of people choosing a split they enjoy as usually it means they can stick to it for a long amount of time because they actually enjoy it. Unless you’re looking to be competitive, that’s another story! So if you’re looking to try a different split that you may enjoy more, I say go for it. Try it out for a while and see how progress goes, how you recover and if you may enjoy it more. It’s normal for people to go through periods of their life where they need to adjust training around life and they can still make very good progress 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi guys, chill Thursday today. Usual morning routine and then straight into check ins and laptop work. Packed a few orders for MAD. and popped into town for an eye test. I am more blind 👍🏼 chill evening and ready for bed

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[Maddy]

Hello hello Wednesday is done and dusted yet again. Up for a walk and breakfast, work and then in for training. Hams glutes and delts. Everything felt REALLY good today. Forced to barbell hip thrust instead of nautilus glute drive and other than sore hips (because barbell) but was very pleasantly surprised. Still killing myself with dumbbell presses but it’s all good. Popped over to grandmas for a little visit and then back home to finish off and wrap up the day 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Totally agree with the guys above. Calves and abs aren’t super demanding in the grand scheme of things. Go ahead and see how things go doing that 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hello hello rest day today focused around work. Mostly check ins and some editing today. A lot of my clients are sitting in improvement phases, challenging themselves in the gym and feeling a little uncomfy now and again in their off season physiques. Just mentioning it because I’m noticing more and more that people who have not yet got enough muscle for their category are comparing themselves to those that do. Putting on muscle takes a long old time and it’s okay to realise that you’re not in a place YET where you look how you want. Had a few conversations around this today 👍🏼 currently sitting in a long offseason myself and as long as I continue keeping my head down and allowing my bodyweight to come up, i’ll look back and not feel as if I wasted my time 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hiya Piotr, I’ve just watched through the videos. I can definitely see that you’ve made lovely progress over the past 17 weeks. Fantastic that your performance is still good in the gym and that sleep and general wellbeing is good. What are your legs looking like? I’m assuming given the posing you’d be looking to compete in bodybuilding rather than mens physique so seeing your legs would be great if possible. This gives us a better idea of where your physique is at on the whole. 👍🏼

As a general response there’s quite some time between now and November so given the timescale and how your upper is currently looking, I’d think about bringing kcals up for a period of time before continuing to diet.

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[Maddy]

Hi guys happy Monday. Very typical Monday, up for a walk, breakfast and work and then in for quads and glutes. Great session. I’m wiped. Back home to finish off the rest of the day and now so ready for bed

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[Maddy]

Hiya Jack. I agree with Jordan. Often it’s a case of trialling movements to see if they cause pain or not and then seeing what you have available (without pain) to continue. I would also suggest seeking out an osteo/physio/chiro to have a look over you if you haven’t already. I struggled the majority of 2024 with groin issues and I train legs very frequently! It’s frustrating but can be done 👍🏼

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[Maddy]

Hi guys! Had a lovely Sunday so far. Feel very much reset and ready for the week ahead. Up for breakfast and a little walk to a coffee shop nearby and then in to watch the afternoon session of the darts. All my fav people are out so I bummed out. Drove back home and did a little work getting clients set up for the week. Chilling for the rest of the evening!

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[Maddy]

Hiya Angus. Clare is on point with her feedback here.
Making sure you are eating enough on the day to day for kcals is also important. Have a look (or if you’d like share with us) what your kcals are and what your activity levels are like. Are you consistently eating enough to support your goals and appetite or might you be accidentally under eating and putting yourself in a position where impulsive eating is more likely to happen.
A few other things to consider;
-What is body fat currently like?
-Might you know what triggers these episodes?
-Where are you at in your journey?

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[Maddy]

Hello hello. Final training day done for the week. Hams glutes and delts to finish and it was a good one. Rdl’s feeling great. On the way to watch the darts this evening and have a chill night x

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