[Marc]

I agree with what the guys have said above. Another point to also consider is when you plan in a de-load or de-volume. Your lifts might have stalled because you do not have bouts of short periods from training at a higher intensity. In some cases a de-load or de-volume could be the answer for lifts stalling. Is your body tired, his your recovery optimal? These are points to also consider before changing exercises.

[Marc]

Hi mate

This isn’t something I’ve ever had or know of anyone who has. It seems like you are taking the right steps in terms of having an endoscopy.

Info online I think can be a blessing but also a curse as we try to self-diagnose ourselves. I would wait for the advice from the person you are seeing.

If however training you feel uncomfortable listen to your body. Work with your body not against so try not to do any exercises for now that cause major discomfort until you get further advice.

All the best with this

[Marc]

Hi guys

Rest day for me today. I’ve felt a little more fatigued this week so after speaking with cal I have ran a de-load week. 3 sessions in total, at reduced intensity which I think is really helping my body feeling more recovery.

I had a sports massage today as usual on a rest day. The person who does my massages has also put together a mobility plan for me which I will be including daily to help my performance in the gym.

[Marc]

Hi everyone same problem here

I order on 27 November and i still didn’t get anything?? I contact them by email and instagram and no response

Did they give you a timeframe for when it will be completed. I use this company and always been reliable for me. Continue to follow it up, as turnaround is normally quick and it should be considering the main competition season is now over

[Marc]

That was some Olympia final yesterday. A new era with a new MR Olympia. I did think Hadi deserved the win, but I also thought Derek looked very good so it was good to see them rewarded. Really pleased for Samson also, I thought he could have placed higher but 6th at his Olympia debut is very good.

Rest day for me today, chilled day getting a few bits sorted for Christmas, watching the World Cup final and also time with family.

Looking forward to getting back in the gym tomorrow!

[Marc]

Hi Ritchie

If you’re here to learn which I am sure you are which is why you signed up, it’s definitely worth sticking around. Not just from the content side of things but you can literally ask any questions you have and the team will get back to you.

[Marc]

Olympia weekend, open bodybuilding definitely looks interesting this year with such a stacked line up. I’d say there’s a strong chance that there will be a new MR Olympia this year, looking forward to see how this plays out.

Today I did a push workout and some abs afterwards. Abs in an area I feel I can improve upon so I’m making them a priority this off season throughout instead of closer to competition prep as I know I can improve on them based on the stage pictures this year.

[Marc]

As above! You may find that prices may vary with coaches, but be sure to know you will get the best value from coaches and you might have to pay a little over the amount you want to get the service and results you want.

[Marc]

Hi all

Feels like forever that I’ve been able to write my log. I’m still here, pushing on.

Mainly been training upper body, with the odd leg session mainly isolation exercises.

Weight holding between 126-127kg and I’m not in a push up phase. Very happy with this because there are so many tools that haven’t been used yet.

Olympia weekend, I’m excited to watch it all unfold as it’s a stacked line up across each division. Of course, I’d love to be there competing this year, but as a fan of bodybuilding it’s still really cool to watch it!

[Marc]

Comes down to personal preference. In theory yeah you should do it, but I’ve not done that for a while myself personally.

[Marc]

Peter has got this one spot on. Just on the protein suggestion, personally I would go with performance isolate as it’s tri blend and you will be covering all bases – hydro isolate and isolate and concentrate proteins so you will be getting the very best quality protein

[Marc]

I agree with Oscar, the reason I think he would say only one push session is to focus on the body parts that you want to bring up the most.

The only suggestion I would make in the back of Oscar’s reply is that If this was me I’d like to start my training week with a body part I want to progress the most, so in your case legs or back as you will be fresher after a rest day.

[Marc]

Lots of useful comments here from the guys. I’ve found both quad only and hams only sessions have worked well for me years ago. But the most benefit I’ve found was 2 full leg sessions a week (similar to what you have wrote). First session starting with quad exercises and the second session starting with hams. This meant that overall volume was more specific and that I didn’t find myself doing more exercises than need say for example if I trained only quads and calves. Trial and error as we all have given different opinions. Think about what is giving you the best return progress wise and what you can recover from also.

[Marc]

I agree with Clare and Rich with there replies. Don’t let it affect your session!

[Marc]

I’m in the side of running one split as this is what’s worked for me personally. However, two splits could be of benefit say if you have a lagging part and wanted more volume.

There’s lots of replies here to your question so have a think what you might prefer and go down that route. Most of all go with what will bring you most enjoyment as that will likely help your progress the most.