[Ross]

As above you’ve experienced a blood sugar drop. Eating sooner after your workout should prevent you getting to that point. Utilising an intra workout of carbs/EAAs during long, intense sessions will help too.

Thank you for the reply Clare, I do currently use an intra so I thought that might’ve been enough to avoid things like hypos but next time I’ll not leave it so long before eating post workout

[Ross]

You had a HYPO bud – your blood sugars dropped – next time try get the meal in a little faster bud.

Noted! Will absolutely do that, what a rotten feeling it is haha!!

[Ross]

I think it was hypoglicemia due to drop in bg

Thanks Gabriel, I did think that was what it was, first time I’ve ever felt like that so just wanted to check

[Ross]

Today’s push session was fantastic! Push has never ever been a strong movement pattern for me, since banding the smith press I’ve seen huge increases there which I’m sure has helped in other areas of my pressing.
I’d also taken a week off caffeine and today was the first day back on so I’m pretty sure the scoop of re-ignite was enough to really push me through a good strong session.
The session went like this;
Cuffed crucifix lat raise
D handle cable fly
Banded incline smith
Incline cable press
Pec dec
Single tricep extension
Long rope tricep extension
Cuffed lat raise

Now, we nightshift ?

[Ross]

Definitely grow. Looks like a good start point!

[Ross]

Calories have been pulled as we now look to get out of this dieting phase as quickly as we can. Leg days are 3000, upper body days are 2850 and rest days are 2700. Cardio is up to 90 minutes across the week.
I’m ready to get back to gaining, we’ve set it that prep will start next year, if the look isn’t competitive we’re going to go into a photoshoot instead. I want stage next year, I want it, there’s nothing to do this year but to work my bollocks off and grow

[Ross]

You can buy a wedge from Amazon for about a tenner, about 10x cheaper than a pair of metcons ?

[Ross]

I’m absolutely hopeless at this so I’m back for my bi monthly update ?

We hit 100kg bodyweight a couple of months ago and are on our way back down now for a tidy up phase sitting around 98kg currently with no intentions of slowing down. We went up to about 4200 calories and have recently pulled down to 3250.

There’s been a couple of tweaks with the programming to swap out sticking movements but other than that it’s been same old same, mr consistency me!
This is where we’re at just now but it’ll only get better.

[Ross]

I can relate to execution being slightly off with dumbbell pressing, when I do a rear lat spread my right side flares more than the left so I’ve clearly got tight muscles etc on one side more so than the other that impacts pressing. Definitely get a physio or professional to assess

[Ross]

Hello, I don’t think order for pressing really matters in terms of physique development, only reason you’d worry about order is if you have a preference for which one you want to progress more. For example, I have 2 push sessions in my program at the minute, on push 1 I have smith incline followed by DB incline and my db press is harder to progress as I’m fatigued, push 2 the only press movement is incline db which moves a lot better. Whatever order you pick just focus on nailing the execution and progressing.

[Ross]

As you can see my ability to stick to updating this regularly is still absolutely shocking.
Hit 94kg on the scales today and compared these photos recently. Left is from the end of the dieting phase at the end of June!

Everything is much and such the same at the minute. Trying to progress in the gym and get some consistency outside of the gym while trying to scale my online coaching business. Passed my PT course last month too which gives me options to get away from shift work.
Absolutely loving it all so much, still so much to learn though!

[Ross]

I’m absolutely shit at this haha!

Weight finally hit 90kg this morning, the mountain of carbs is finally paying off.

Have felt digestion has been a bit off the past couple of weeks, we’ve reduced telmisartan to half a tab to see if that’s the issue but I’m also now being even more mindful about food choices.

Day shift number 3 today, feeling really good actually. Pull tonight, absolutely ready for that, big week next week with my kids birthday and a trip to London.

We’re planning going to MuscleWorks to train when we’re down, does anyone have any other suggestions? Kings and Crayford are a bit too far away from our accommodation unfortunately!

Tonight’s pull session will go like this, it’s been a while since I posted a session so;

Lat pull down

Single arm cable row

Bent over dumbbells

Single arm dumbbell

Cable row

Rear delt

Upper back row

Hammer curls

[Ross]

Looking insane in your photos on Instagram at the minute man

Thanks so much Ross! Had my head down working hard doing what I love! How you keeping pal?[/quote]

It’s clearly paying off man! Never better thanks dude, just like you, getting my head down and getting the work done[/quote]

Hey man that’s awesome to hear and also the best way to be! Stay focused and keep working away! The results will come!![/quote]
So true dude, thanks for the encouragement as always!! Looking forward to following along with your progress, exciting times

[Ross]

Looking insane in your photos on Instagram at the minute man

Thanks so much Ross! Had my head down working hard doing what I love! How you keeping pal?[/quote]
It’s clearly paying off man! Never better thanks dude, just like you, getting my head down and getting the work done

[Ross]

Looking insane in your photos on Instagram at the minute man