[Michaela]

Do you have a therapist that you get body work done with regularly?

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[Michaela]

That’s what I would personally do, is switch to the smith!

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[Michaela]

Non training day today!

20 min fasted cardio on recumbent bike followed by 3 sets of abs, posing rounds, and stretching. Followed that up with cold plunge for 5 minutes

Body/massage work today as well!

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[Michaela]

Dylan – I may have a different opinion here than others, but I say go for it and compete to gain the experience and also honestly see if you even enjoy it, and if you do then you can crack on with growing after and take as long as you need until you compete again!

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[Michaela]

I think this is a great question!

In my own opinion, as someone that did go to college, I will say it is not a MUST, you can certainly be successful without, but that would take you being very diligent in learning from every avenue you could find and building off of that. College also isn’t a waste of time because you are going to gain knowledge and experiences that even if it didn’t directly help toward your career, could help in many other areas of life down the road. Ultimately it’s about what’s the biggest bang for your buck in terms of getting the most out of your time – and either way college or not you’re going to have to put in the work and never stop seeking opportunities to learn!

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[Michaela]

Was the weight negative in terms of body composition? This is what matters most
You could post pictures of the end of your cut vs now If you’d like and I’d be able to give a better answer

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[Michaela]

This is just me speaking personally based on myself, but I stick to LISS strictly due to the impact HIIT cardio has on my training and recovery.
But it really all comes down to your own individual feedback
If you’re seeing a negative return on those from hiit then I feel like it’s not worth it and would just stick to liss

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[Michaela]

What time of day do you usually train? I’m always curious as to how other people approach their schedule and training, especially at the professional level.

I train after two meals!

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Monday Quad Day!!

Solid day today, definitely the biggest pump I’ve had in well I don’t know how long lol a while

I was unhappy with my Rogers press today. As I’ve said before a couple weeks ago, I do higher volume warm up sets into a top set because any time I’ve tried to do tapered rep warm ups into a heavy top set it does not fare well with one of my knees. Well lesson learned again today. So I’ll keep those reps higher even if on paper it looks like it’s too much.

Warm up 3×20 light adductor + abductor

Warm up 3×15 light leg ext + leg curl

Sets with (-) before them are work sets, sets prior to that are warm ups/build ups

Smith top squat
95 x10
135 x8
185 x6
225 x2
275 x1
– 315 x11 (+2 from last week)
– 275 x18 (+2 from last week)

Rogers press
2 pps x15
3 pps x15
4 pps x8
5 pps x4
– 6 pps x8
– Wanted to do a back off set here but knee said no

Leg ext
3 straight sets a bit lighter load until my knee chilled out and then it was “fine” after this

Cybex press sissy squat foot style
2 pps x12
3pps x10
4 pps x8
– 5 pps x7, 4&3 pps x10, 2 pps x12 drop set

Smith split squat
0 x12
10 ps x12
25 ps x15
– 35 ps x10

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[Michaela]

How much fats are you doing now?

I tend to keep my fats lower. It really just depends on how you’re responding. For me, if I am in an off season phase the only times I tend to increase fats are if my recovery is dragging or if I have reached a really high point in carbs and needing them to stick better.

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[Michaela]

Sunday rest day!

20 min fasted cardio on recumbent bike followed by posing rounds and stretching

Got my new cold plunge set up today and ready to use. I plan on starting it Tuesday morning!

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[Michaela]

im actually using some new ones that we have made, but they arent spot on yet, i want another adjustment to them and then we will roll them out 🙂

Was thinking these type of things would be a great addition for the brand!

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[Michaela]

I see no harm in trying man! It’s all about your feel on the movement, ability to progress and challenge the muscle, and see how your physique progress goes from there!

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[Michaela]

It could be from a number of things. Without knowing anything about you and only going off what you’ve said here diet wise, i would definitely say you’re not properly fueling your body from both a nutrient and caloric standpoint. Whether that directly relates to your issue is unknown, but you can try a more balanced diet and see if it helps!

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[Michaela]

Definitely individual here. For myself I lean more toward low/moderate fats, high carbs. I find lower fats to be better for keeping a tighter midsection. During the rebound post show I’ll push carbs first, and only time I’ll really add fats in is if my recovery shows a need, and or if carbs are at a really high amount and needing those extra fat calories to stick

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