[Marc]

I like to have an hour gap between my pre workout meal and training otherwise I still feel full and sluggish. How do you feel training 30 minutes after you pre workout meal?

[Marc]

No training today, it’s been a day of client work, my weekly trip to the barbers and more kitchen purchases with an air fryer this time (to add to the rice cooker yesterday). Actually excited to use them both as I’ve been told it’s super easy and saves time.

Bodyweight has been creeping up this week, with the slight tweak with food higher carbs and lower fats. Bodyweight this morning fasted was 126.4kg and although though it’s not all about weight it’s nice to see scale weight creeping up. Oh and the change in 6 meals instead of 5, is working well for digestion and appetite currently!

…. 1 last point, as of last week I’m no longer working with cal as my coach, we are still on good terms but it’s a decision I felt I needed to make.

I’ve not put it out there on social media right now (and I won’t be making a big thing of it either) so it’s an exclusive for you guys only on the tbjp site. I won’t say too much on this for now, but my current plans in place I’m happy with so far!

Stay tuned

Hello Marc🤙

Do you like to tell us, why you split appart? Do you were unhappy with your look you brought, the progress you did or something else? 🤔 I thought you both were matching pretty great 😶

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Hi Laurenz

I have much respect for cal and I do believe together we made great progress.

Without going into all the details, for where I am in my journey / age at 35 I don’t want to miss my opportunity. Last year, personally I was not happy with how I looked on stage when compared to 2020.

[Marc]

Today should have been a training day, but in the end it ended up being another rest day. Got my usual sports massage treatment in today which was definitely needed.

Supps order arrived today from tbjp and I’ve got the new greens superfood this month so I’m looking forward to trying this.

Cardio is definitely going to be part of my off season set up, so another delivery today with a polar h9 heart rate monitor strap.

[Marc]

Hi cooper

Good on you for posting how you are feeling at the moment. You mentioned you are feeling low in motivation and frustrated. In this instance a tired body will take longer to respond whether that be growing or cutting.

It’s not uncommon to have these moments, so try not to be too hard on yourself.

For now taking the break like you had mentioned could well be a good start point to help feeling a little more refreshed.

When you get a moment pop some pictures up here so we can offer some advice on how to approach this cut.

Can you give us some more information on what you had been doing for cardio and steps please

[Marc]

No training today, it’s been a day of client work, my weekly trip to the barbers and more kitchen purchases with an air fryer this time (to add to the rice cooker yesterday). Actually excited to use them both as I’ve been told it’s super easy and saves time.

Bodyweight has been creeping up this week, with the slight tweak with food higher carbs and lower fats. Bodyweight this morning fasted was 126.4kg and although though it’s not all about weight it’s nice to see scale weight creeping up. Oh and the change in 6 meals instead of 5, is working well for digestion and appetite currently!

…. 1 last point, as of last week I’m no longer working with cal as my coach, we are still on good terms but it’s a decision I felt I needed to make.

I’ve not put it out there on social media right now (and I won’t be making a big thing of it either) so it’s an exclusive for you guys only on the tbjp site. I won’t say too much on this for now, but my current plans in place I’m happy with so far!

Stay tuned

[Marc]

Ham isn’t a protein source I would use regularly. Compared to chicken it is lower in protein, so you would need to eat more than you would for chicken. If you are in a bulk, food volume would be higher here from ham.

[Marc]

I think the guys have all said some really good points. For me doing something that helps to relax my mind before going to sleep like reading a book / some breath work helps to unwind. Could be worth a try for you also

[Marc]

Another day resting. Got a few short walks in between meals and client work completed. Finally… invested in a rice cooker, potential game changer for meal prep & on order is an air fryer too. Anything now that can save some extra time and help my routine I’m all for it.

[Marc]

Another rest day today. Day spent doing client work and also caught up with my brother today also.
Been a change in my meals, I’m now up to 6 meals instead of 5. Big change here for me, but the intention is to help digestion and smaller more manageable meals.
Food today was;
Macros – P316g C695g F63g / 4611

Meal 1
100g cream of rice
100g banana 100g blueberry
50g Whey isolate
20 nut butter

Meal 2
100g Jasmine rice
50g mixed veg
200g low fat steak mince
100g low fat pasta sauce
100g pineapple

Meal 3
100g Jasmine Rice
100g pineapple
50g veg
200g wild Salmon

Meal 4
150g chicken
200g sourdough bread
50g veg

Meal 5
100g Jasmine rice
50g mixed veg
200g low fat steak mince
100g low fat pasta sauce
100g pineapple

Meal 6
100g cream of rice
20g Nut butter
100g strawberries
50g whey isolate

[Marc]

I would train as usual up until your holiday and then take that time off as your de-load. When you return, just ease yourself back in slowly at lower volume and loads. Within a few sessions you will be able to ramp the intensity back up and be able to start progressing again.

So the sessions when I come back will essentially be like a deload after the holiday in a way? [/quote]
To an extent yes because you won’t be able to pick back up where you had left off before going away. Even if you are feeling fresh and raring to go it’s still best to ease yourself back in to training with lower volume

[Marc]

I Agree with all the comments above. I’d add be consistent checking BG 3 or so times a week will help give you a good average for where you are Readings wise and if any adjustments need to be made

[Marc]

Out with my kids today and Kerry at a trampoline inflatable park, lol I was watching ha I know my limits.

AC open bodybuilding results, what a result for Samson. Really pleased for him. Nick placing second, when only a few months before he beat Samson at the Olympia… andrew jacked placing higher than big Ramy, again that was a result andrew placing better than he did at the Olympia. This just goes to show that on any given day, results can go either way!!

I won’t talk about my team Man U, Liverpool destroyed them today

[Marc]

Thanks for getting back, yeah I added pics no idea why they’re not showing and when I tap add photo they’re not coming up as an option to post. added them on my laptop so might only be viewable on there. And yeah I agree about the time frames just need clarity on which you think is the best way to go really and whether I could be a bit leaner for summer and still grow eg. Minicut then push cals slowly back up?

If you send your pics over to me on instagram I’d have a better idea to advise because it’s hard to say without seeing your pics, thanks

[Marc]

Family day today, did some baking with my youngest and played a few games at home.

Caught up on the highlights from the open bodybuilding at the Arnold’s. Top 3 look like very good, tough one to call which way it will go. Was pretty mad to see Clarida standing next to big Ramy and battling with him. Insane how much muscle and the condition he packs on his frame.

[Marc]

Hi Tom

Did you post some pictures with this, because they aren’t showing. If you did can you post them again please?

To confirm you want to add more muscle but you want to also be lean in June/July? This would leave 4 months ish, not much time to do both. Do you have a preference given the short timeframe.

Repost pics if you can, then can give some more advise