[Adam Bishop]

I’ve just gone through the exact same thing recently. No problem with oats in smaller amounts but as soon as we pushed them up above 150g I get the same painful bloating. Literally had zero issues for 14 weeks with smaller portions then we pushed them up and boom it affected me.

Now I just go with cream of rice as I digest it perfectly and I can mix up my flavours loads.

[Adam Bishop]

Woke up feeling proper proper fucked today. Not the best nights sleep and my body told me to rest.

No big issue for me, moved my rest day to today and I’ll pull tomorrow.

Stayed active. Loads of steps done around Costco and Lidl getting some food and around B&Q buying man stuff. Finished the evening wallowing in the hot tub

[Adam Bishop]

It depends.

In the following days post injury I would not want to ice the area and reduce inflammation as it it part of the healing process.

Where I would use icing is to reduce inflammation that is impeding training.

For example. I did not ice my Achilles post injury or surgery. Once I started walking around on it and training it I did reduce inflammation with Ice in order to be able to train on it again.

I would also say that icing works best with joints and tendons. Muscle tears do not require icing IMO – movement is better option.

[Adam Bishop]

Morning bodyweight 139.9

Legs session at Physique Warehouse today:

Squat 190×3 200×3 210×6
Hack squat 200×10 120×10,8,6,4,2 (rest pause)
Prone leg curl 75×10 50×15
SL Calf Iso on HS hip press 150×10”
SL Calf Raise 6×6 (rolling 20” cluster set)

Feeling proper mashed after the hack squats today. Cybex hacks are awesome the refurbished one at PW is extremely good with knurled handles and a super smooth action. Bodyweight up again which is great. Back in the barn tomorrow for some pull

[Adam Bishop]

Barbell versions of those three lifts.

[Adam Bishop]

Rest day.

Body is feeling the last couple of days training. Had physio this morning and the Achilles is looking good. I’ll add in some light strongman events next week.

Sports massage in the afternoon working on my quads and lats.
Dog walk in the evening.

Legs session tomorrow

[Adam Bishop]

Remember why you want to train.

Think back to when you started training and focus on that. There must be a reason you went to the gym in the first place. Was it to look better, be healthier, get stronger? Whatever it was focus on that.

Then don’t try and jump back in fully straight away. First step is just to get back in there and train consistently. Just focus on the day to day and getting a little better each session – the bigger picture will reveal itself as all these little wins build up. Once you do that then you can worry about the diet and other stuff.

Don’t put so much pressure on yourself. I assume this is not your job so it should be fun. Sometimes being overly focused on something can suck the enjoyment out of it. Find a style of training you enjoy and run with it.

[Adam Bishop]

138.8kg this morning.
Push session in the barn today:

Military Press 100×3 107.5×3 112.5×6
Dips +20×14 BWx17
DB Lateral Raise 20x3x15 (rest pause)
Tempo push ups 3×15 (rest pause)
Pressdowns 33.75×6 23.75×12
SA Cable Pressdowns 3×12

[Adam Bishop]

I’ve bumped up my collagen supplementation as I’m recovering from injury.

I run it year round anyway as i find it beneficial during heavy periods of training when I’m doing predominantly strongman events which are super stressful on joints

[Adam Bishop]

Back in the gym for my pull session in the barn:

Deadlift 265×3 285×3 300×6
CG Pulldown 143×6 106×11
Seated Row 143×8 106×12
Underhand grip pulldown 59x3x12 (rest pause)
EZ thick bar curl 55×9 42.5×11
Cable Curl triple set 3×10/10/10

Weighed in at 138.0 this morning so no weight lost during my week in France which is great. Got back into the swing of things with a trip to Lidl for some food followed by prepping a load of my meals.

[Adam Bishop]

Stick with your PL programme – you had good results on it before and when getting back into training after a short break it’s good to go with something familiar and a programme you enjoyed.

[Adam Bishop]

Back home in the uk and ready to get back in the gym tomorrow.

Pull session with some reps on 300 – perfect Sunday session.

[Adam Bishop]

I echo Rich. Take a rest day in the middle

[Adam Bishop]

Final night of the fishing trip. Head home tomorrow.

Definitely what I needed and I’m ready to get back into training and diet from Sunday onwards. Looking forward to the next 16 weeks

[Adam Bishop]

Survived the rain and got my calf work done:

SL Calf Iso 3×45”
SL calf Raise (cluster set) x5 rolling 20”

Enjoying the break but ready to get back home and back to a routine. Heading back over the channel on Saturday