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  • Meg

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    February 28, 2026 at 7:32 am in reply to: The Evolution

    Hey guys

    Happy Saturday

    Hopefully you’re all excited for a great weekend ahead

    Rest day here today, which will be nice

    And then tomorrow will be a lower body

    Really enjoyed my leg session yesterday and it’s nice the last week strength really feels like it’s started to build up well

    It is nice to see what good food and more of it can do and I’m actually really enjoying being stuck into a little bit more of a grow phase , looking forward to seeing the changes that can happen

    Have a great weekend all

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

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    February 27, 2026 at 9:27 pm in reply to: Upper-Lower split for my GF

    It’s not bad at all, if she has ankle mobility issues could she not just do a primer / warm up at the start and keep her actual calf work till right at the end to give her glutes the focus

    I do like a kick back variation in all sessions for an isolated glute exercise doesn’t need to be at the start but a nice way to end

    I suspect the smith squat is glute dom?

    And leg press glute focus ?

    And split squat glute bias stance ?

    How about having her split as

    Glutes

    Upper

    Rest

    Glutes

    Upper

    Lower

    So you can make specific glutes only session to give it priority whilst not ignoring whole

    Leg and having a day dedicated solely to that if her goal is still to develop them as a whole

    Hi Meg, thank you very much for the answer
    Unfortunately, she only has Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday available to train
    Leg press is glute bias
    Smith squat is quad bias
    Bulgarian split squat is glute bias
    Where would you insert the glute isolation? [/quote]
    Hey

    Okay perfect so if she’s really wanting glute focus with very little of anything quad I’d go
    Glute isolation
    3 x glute compounds
    2 – at a push 3 extra isolations with a mix of glute and hamstring and some quad if wanted

    Then calves can be added where you find finds best

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 27, 2026 at 9:24 pm in reply to: Upper-Lower split for my GF

    Hey guys happy Friday

    A nice one
    Check ins including check ins for the Jan 12 week challenge we do at mk to help educate and support non competitors in how to train hard, eat well and move whilst fitting around there busy lives

    Then headed to derby to train and see Kerry in person , she’s looking great some nice changes in areas needed since end of last season it’s all about refinement now as really unless just little bit of upper glute as a bikini girl and for her size and her stature in the class she’s pretty well packed always the ability to be better and tweak things but actual mass she doesn’t really need any more off other than a tad bit of upper glute over time which has already biikt so well the past 18 months

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 26, 2026 at 5:40 pm in reply to: Upper-Lower split for my GF

    It’s not bad at all, if she has ankle mobility issues could she not just do a primer / warm up at the start and keep her actual calf work till right at the end to give her glutes the focus

    I do like a kick back variation in all sessions for an isolated glute exercise doesn’t need to be at the start but a nice way to end

    I suspect the smith squat is glute dom?
    And leg press glute focus ?
    And split squat glute bias stance ?

    How about having her split as

    Glutes
    Upper
    Rest
    Glutes
    Upper
    Lower

    So you can make specific glutes only session to give it priority whilst not ignoring whole
    Leg and having a day dedicated solely to that if her goal is still to develop them as a whole

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 26, 2026 at 5:36 pm in reply to: The Evolution

    Hey guys

    Rest day for me today which was a productive one

    Client work
    Walk
    Meal prep
    And headed to the hairdresser

    Back home to work and night time routine ahead of let’s again tomorrow

    Headed to derby tomorrow to see clients and train legs

    I feel a little heavier this week ( haha ) bulking not sulking, it’s funny how my weight is actually pretty high but my look is so different to when I was full blown offseason for my pro comps, I honestly struggled a little at the very start of this year with a moment I guess all competitor get when they finish there competing days of oh yeah I actually look very different and I wasn’t sure how I felt about it, probably a little sad if I was to be honest, for most probably better as obviously less gear, less harshness in my face and voice, but to be it was actually a very sad reflection moment but in over myself now, I took a step back from competing at a right time for me reaching the pinnacle, achieving my goals as a competitor and reaching the time I’d set myself 5 years before as to when it was time to take a back step from utilising PEDs – so with that I do feel accomplished but still sad times having a different look to my physique at times haha

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 25, 2026 at 11:43 am in reply to: Training working construction

    It’s absolutely possible, but my question to you is, are you following a nutrition plan outside of training that caters to your recovery?

    Nutrition is pretty on point tbf, I’m also having intra workout carbs and hydration during work and during workouts, but I am also in a deficit so that will also contribute to it [/quote]
    Hey what is your training split looking like at the minute

    Whilst you’re in a deficit and can’t control output at work, it may be worth looking into the split and if reducing amount of days / sets would be ideal to keep performance high and frustration with that low

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 25, 2026 at 11:41 am in reply to: The Evolution

    Hey guys

    Legs for me, glutes to be specific today which will be :
    Kick back
    Reverse lunge
    Hip thrust
    Glute machine

    It’s a lot brighter in the uk this week with some blue skies everyone is definitely in a better mood haha what we like to see, nice ti take the dog and not be in 15 feet of mud haha

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 24, 2026 at 6:31 pm in reply to: Snappy attitude

    You have to remember, you are the one who chooses it

    She isn’t

    I’m sure that she is kind and understanding, but don’t let it be taken out on anyone else as you are the one who chooses it

    If you feel like you are going to react, take yourself away like Hilly says take a breath and then says what’s on your mind in a way the more that you can practice it the matter you’ll get at it

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 24, 2026 at 6:29 pm in reply to: The Evolution

    Hey guys, hope you’re well

    Rest day today

    Had a normal morning of working and walking and meal prepping

    This afternoon, I saw my dermatologist, to run over my skin, just to see in terms of products for my face if there’s anything different that I need, so that I can grow old gracefully LOL

    I was supposed to have my hairdresser appointment, but she cancelled so I just came home to work

    Nice and productive

    And ready for a glute session tomorrow

    Hope you’ve all had a good day

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 23, 2026 at 5:23 pm in reply to: First competition

    Hey, hope you are well. I couldn’t recommend doing a long diet before doing a prep, firstly I think it’s nice to do that without the pressure of a competition first before you do get going with a competition prep
    And likely you’ll probably have a lot less more muscle than you think that you do and getting that nice response that you will get into the offseason if you diet firsts without it being a prep would give you a nice base for a real building phase
    And as much as there are lessons to learn in bodybuilding you don’t want true commitment in a diet to happen in a comp prep you want to be confident in your ability to be 100% any any situation before you start a comp prep
    I promise you’ll enjoy it more if you don’t rush and learn to diet well properly before / build some real mass

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 23, 2026 at 5:08 pm in reply to: The Evolution

    Hey guys, hope you are well

    Productive start to the week , and first day back in after the weekend with clients doing their check-in looking forward to lots of great achievements and progression for the Mol across this year becoming and healing everything that they set out to do

    I trained legs today a very good session , really happy with the performance in the gym and I’m excited for keeping on making lots of progress within this growing phase, I saw a nice PB today on the leg. Press I have never gotten nine reps with six plates on the Arsenal, so that’s exciting food is doing the job

    Hope you all have a great week

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 22, 2026 at 7:57 am in reply to: The Evolution

    Hey guys, hope you are well

    Today will be upper day

    And I am really looking forward to it – I will be feeling for YouTube so that is going to get done

    And it will be a day thatMK do a lecture this morning- which kuba will run and he is doing it out to external of MK as well so set to be a good one

    All around hunger management which I’m sure as people get closer to prep starting but also summertime diet that it will be a great one for lots of people to listen to

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 21, 2026 at 1:29 pm in reply to: Pre work supps & digestion

    I’m not too sure if this is a stim pre-as I’m not too familiar with the name, but a lot of people can’t handle stim pres and it does the same as what he does for you – maybe you could try just a black coffee if it’s a boost of energy that you are looking for or even just trailing a pump pre

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 21, 2026 at 1:26 pm in reply to: The Evolution

    Hey guys, hope you are well

    Happy Saturday

    Today was a usual weekend day

    No check ins other than those that are getting ready to compete soon
    I had a couple of calls with some clients about their competitive season so that we could just speak over the plans for the year
    It is set to be a great one

    I had a lower body session today, and I did it over in Manchester as I have an appointment with my surgeon to review my breasts post surgery, they probably isn’t a nice way to say it so I might as well just say it as it is

    Hope you all have a good day

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

  • Meg

    Member
    February 20, 2026 at 3:10 pm in reply to: Waist trainers

    Kuba does every day for his first part of the day

    I definitely believe it’s contributed to him being more aware of keeping his midsection in

    I don’t think it should be an all day wearing thing

    Control is the key like Louis says

    Meg Sylvester IFBBPRO

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