Marc
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Hi bud
I agree with what Rich is saying here. Using intensifiers such as rest pauses across your workouts on exercises will still be physically demanding. Training at 50% to perform a rest pause i would say is limiting yourself when you can be pusher harder to create a greater demand on your body to grow.
You mentioned up to 5 minutes before you feel recovered if you were to do 2sets. I wouldn’t imagine you should need this long and if so I’d be looking at working on cardiovascular fitness to help with your recovery between sets
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This week has dragged not training but I’m starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Looking forward to an early night and getting back in the gym tomorrow. I’ve definitely missed training this last week!
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Likely the federation she is competing with will offer a tanning service and in that case it’s likely going to be the most reputable people for her to get her tan with. Personally myself and my girlfriend both find pro tan to be the best tanning service. Whoever she does go with be sure to speak to them about their tips on prepping her skin prior to the show. All the best for her competition
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Getting a little better but not back to normal just yet. Headaches have stopped so that’s a bonus. I’ve had my daughters today, so just been outside with them today getting in some fresh air.
Been pretty much NTD day calories all this week and I’ve still seen weight creep up. I’ll be interested to see what happens next week when I’m training and also having TD calories
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, I’ve had a close friend use it and fluid retention was clear to see. Not something I would recommend
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Similar to the last few days still not back to feeling normal again. Contemplated training today but I just can’t shake this headache / migraine feeling. Off to bed now, feel like a week training has been wasted 🙁
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I wouldn’t force a range, especially if it’s causing more issues than it is benefit.
But I would work on mobility and this will have some carry over into getting into more comfortable positions
Thank you for the reply. I’ve started a mobility routine I found online and started doing some stretching after my sessions😁. [/quote]
Pleased to read this. Try to make this part of your normal training routine this way you know you are getting it done consistently and can really see the benefits -
Another rubbish day to be honest. No training again, still not feeling too great and appetite is low. I did think when i woke up this morning I was feeling better but feel pretty flawed with energy and just not 100%. Want this done with, just want to crack on with training etc. anyway I’ll try not to be negative tomorrow, praying for a better day!
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Hi Tom
Have you tried this meal plan yet or have just put it together. I’ve worked your protein out to be 395g. This seems very very high, I’m 130kg and the highest my protein is on my rest days and this is set at 341g. Did you work out this macro split yourself? I would definitely suggest taking on the board the comments above but also using the meal planner to help with your calories / macro split
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Not too much happening today. Not felt 100% so it’s been a day of trying to recover and feeling better. Rest day food has gone in and a few short walks 5-10 mins to help with food digestion and so I don’t stay home all day.
Hoping tomorrow will be better, but will see as to what I do about training.
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Hi James
Welcome to the site. I hope with the advice you have been given you have been able to choose a split. If you have, what did you go for? How are things going for you so far?
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Hi guys… I hit a push session today, first session since Friday because I haven’t been feeling 100%. Still not quite a 100%, walking getting steps I feel a little breathless, not like I’m heavy but more so because I have this cold that hasn’t shifted.
But anyway, gym session today was good I was happy with how it went to be honest and it felt good to train. I dropped a set on most exercises to ease myself in and not trash myself. Strength was still really good so another plus.
I’ve been instructed to take tomorrow as a rest day and back in on Thursday so that’s the plan for tomorrow.
Tried the DNFM pre workout in candy today, gets the thumbs up from me lol
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Pretty crap day to be honest. Not felt great, slept a fair bit and appetite hasn’t been good but still trying to get meals in. I didn’t train today, my training is 4 days a week, so I’m praying I will feel better asap and get all sessions completed this week
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Day celebrating Kerry’s nans 90th birthday today. Really nice day seeing her nan and also the rest of her family as it’s been quite a long time seeing them with us living like 3 hours drive away.
En route back home now, looking forward to getting in bed and sleeping lol and hopefully also waking up fresher than what I’ve felt the last few days
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I will usually throw additional carbs anywhere from 100g carbs over 2 meals upto 300/400 over 4 meals. All clean. I put these in sporadically when needed using my eye. So if a client looks a little fatigued or has run flat (glycogen depleted) for a long period of time I will implement additional carbs. It’s rare I will give a cheat meal off during a prep but I may do if we are far enough out from a show or if the client really needs a night off socially and is on or ahead of schedule.
That’s what I’m actually noticing works really well with me. I’ll add an extra 100g of rice a meal. When I refeed in my last meal only I feel like my body rips through it to fast n I go flat sooner. When I have a whole day n I slowly add the extra in it’s like my body stays fuller longer with it. I dropped having a cheat meal now just because I know it’s my inner desire for food n its not optimal for my progression over all.[/quote]
Having the refeeds will help from a data standpoint too, as you can see what the food does to your body and is a better way to monitor as it’s a calculated amount of food. Spreading the carbs over meals won’t give you big spike in carbs either in one sitting, which sometimes can make you feel sluggish afterwards