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  • Clare Barks

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    December 27, 2018 at 4:25 pm in reply to: When is right to compete?

    Like Cameron said, you’ll know when you’re ready. Spend some time falling in love with training. Learn about your body, experiment with your diet, live the lifestyle, practice posing to build your confidence. Educate yourself some more. Two years training is not long at all. No need to rush.

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 27, 2018 at 12:05 pm in reply to: Corinnes 2018 Competitive Season

    I have faith in you Corinne, but I’ll need video evidence just to confirm 😉 Enjoy your Christmas Day X

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 26, 2018 at 6:05 pm in reply to: Curcumin quality and sources

    He must be pretty smart @drdeanstmart 😉

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 26, 2018 at 5:59 pm in reply to: Curcumin quality and sources

    Obviously it will depend on funds, but I highly rate the Supplement needs Liposomal Curcumin liquid. High quality and bioavailable. I’m very sceptical of supplement companies these days and the ingredients/dosages they use, but if I completely trust a product, I’ll shout about it.. and this is one.

    https://www.supplementneeds.co.uk/products/liposomal-curcumin-with-resveratrol-180ml

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 26, 2018 at 2:57 pm in reply to: Clare’s 2020 Season

    Really good thanks @jacktozer ..How was your Christmas and how’s training going at the moment? I know you were coming out of a deload when I last spoke to you. Have you got plans in place for next year?

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 26, 2018 at 1:48 pm in reply to: Clare’s 2020 Season

    I hope everyone enjoyed/is enjoying the festivities. Little update from me.. I trained a Pull session Christmas morning for no other reason than my rotation landed on this day. I did an earlier workout than usual, training after meal one, which meant I could get back in time for the Dinner preparations. My daughter’s are also both at an age where they aren’t up in the early hours anymore announcing Santa’s arrival, so I wasn’t missed! The rest of the day was then spent enjoying good company and good food.

    This morning was Push and back to routine with meals. There’s plenty of treats around the house, but to be honest none of it interests me. I’m not bothered any other time of the year, so today is no different to me. I like my structure.

    I’ve posted my last two workouts below. Both saw a little progression, which I’m happy with. I just need to be make sure I don’t let progression take away from my execution, so I’m trying to be mindful of this.

    I’m still awaiting the release of the 2019 Pro Qualifier Schedule so that I can pick a tentative show or two to aim for next year, but at the moment Jordan and I are thinking around July time would be good. Then a plan of action will be put in place for the next few months.

    PULL 2

    Lat pull down – 1 set of 10-12 reps, stay on the same weight for another set
    Dual DB row – 2 sets of 8-10 reps
    Assisted chin – 2 sets of 10-12 (Using bands)
    Mid back row machine – 2 sets of 10-12
    Rev pec dec – 3 sets of 10-12 (Rope pulls instead)
    Single arm cable curl – 1 quad drop – 12 on the first
    Seated calves – 3 sets of 8-10 reps – 1 min rest between sets, last set straight into a stretch
     

    PUSH 3

    Smith shoulder press – 2 sets for 8-10 reps
    High Inc machine press – 2 sets of 8-10
    Dip machine – 1 set of 8-10 (Assisted Dips using Bands instead)
    Low incline DB fly – 1 set of 15
    Lying cuff side raises – 3 sets of 15 reps
    Dual rope Tricep pushdown – 3 sets of 12  
    Single arm seated DB preacher curl – 2 sets of 8-10 reps
    Dual Ez bar curl – 1 set of 15
    Abs – 4 sets of any exercise, 1 min rest in between, all sets aim for 15 reps (Rope Crunches)

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 24, 2018 at 7:13 pm in reply to: Clare’s 2020 Season

    A Rest Day filled with Christmas preparations and family time.. (and maybe a small Glass of Baileys 😉 )

    Wishing you all a very Happy Christmas 🙂

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 23, 2018 at 8:26 pm in reply to: Shockwave therapy

    I had several shock wave therapy treatments for an ongoing tennis elbow issue I had. I think it did help to ease the severity of the pain, but didn’t cure the problem completely. This may have been coincidental, but within two weeks of beginning supplementing with CBD oil drops, I haven’t suffered anywhere near since. Whether it’s down to the CBD or an accumulation of everything I tried, I’m not sure, but after 2 years of frustration and pain I’m going to continue supplementing with CBD oil, just incase!

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 23, 2018 at 4:00 pm in reply to: Clare’s 2020 Season

    Penultimate Leg session of 2019 in the bag. Another tough one. No huge strength increases today, but intensity was high. I guess as long as you can leave a workout knowing you gave everything you could on the day, that’s all you can do.
    Feeling beat up now, so my feet are well and truly up! I’m thinking Christmas movies.. any recommendations welcome!

    LEGS 2

    Seated hamstring curl – 2 sets of 8-10
    Smith squat – 2 sets of 8-10 
    Sissy squat – 1 set of 8-10 (In Smith)
    Leg extension – 1 set of 8-10 reps
    Single leg lying ham curl – 2 sets of 8-10 
    Abductor machine – 1 quad drop, 15 on the first
    Adductor –1 quad drop, 15 on the first (Frog press on Leg press instead)
    Calf raise – 3 sets of 10-12 reps, 1 min rest in between, last set into a stretch
     

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 22, 2018 at 5:13 pm in reply to: Clare’s 2020 Season

    Rest day today.. Busy day filled with family stuff and a house full of teenagers preparing for a Christmas party (Not fun!).

    Last Leg day before Christmas tomorrow. I plan to continue with my usual training routine over the Christmas period of Pull, Push, Off, Legs, Off, Repeat, which would see Christmas Day landing on a Pull day. This is cool with me, I’ll just get an early session in as I have a gym available I can use. It doesn’t bother me either way whether I train or not on Christmas Day, but I do like to stay in my routine, so a training day it is. I’ll have my pre workout meal as my meal one and train after that with a reduced carb intra, then a small carb/pro based meal post and the big dinner later on.

    I think a lot of people over think and over stress at this time of the year. So long as you keep some form of consistency with training and only allow a day or two to go off plan with Nutrition, you won’t do any damage that can’t be rectified (Unless on prep and close to competing obvs). I think the problem usually arises during that week between Christmas and New Year (The bit where no one knows what day it is, what they should be doing or when the bins are going out). Usual routines are lost and the temptation to say ‘**ck it, I’ll get back on track after New Year’ is always high, which then slips into missing workouts and continuing to clear up the left over Christmas treats. Best advice I could give is enjoy this time, relax, have fun, but if you’re serious about long term goals, be careful not to let a couple of days become a couple of weeks 🙂

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 21, 2018 at 5:36 pm in reply to: Clare’s 2020 Season

    Checked in with Jordan this morning.. My weight was 54.6kg, so up a touch since last week, but still at a point where fat gain isn’t getting TOO out of control! We agreed that 55kg would be a good weight to sit around for a while, so I don’t want to be gaining too much more from here. With that being said, no changes will be made to diet in the coming week.. well, obviously we have that little day called Christmas where calories don’t count, but apart from that I’ll be sticking with the diet previously posted. We’ll assess the damage in 2 weeks and make a plan of action from there and I’ll let you know of any changes.

    Today was a push day.. some more increases in lifts, so very happy 🙂

    PUSH 2

    Shoulder press machine – 2 sets for 8-10 reps
    High Inc Smith press – 2 sets of 8-10
    Dips – 1 set of 8-10 (Weighted)
    Cable x over – 1 set of 15
    Side raise machine – 3 sets of 15 reps (Not available, so lying Cuff cable raises)
    Tricep bar pushdown – 3 sets of 12  
    Single arm seated DB curl  – 2 sets of 8-10  reps
    Dual machine curl – 1 set of 15
    Abs – 4 sets of any exercise, 1 min rest in between, all sets aim for 15 reps

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 20, 2018 at 3:44 pm in reply to: Clare’s 2020 Season

    Hi everyone. Decent Pull session this morning. Strength is increasing. albeit slow. I get a little frustrated sometimes at how slow as I really want to just pick heavy weights up and throw them around! I guess I need to remember I don’t exactly weigh a lot and I’m not using any assistance, so need to be realistic.. still annoying though! Anyway all is good.. I’ll be checking in with Jordan tomorrow, so will see if he wants me to push my bodyweight up any further before holding for a while. I’m still clinging on to some kind of condition, but the abs are definitely fading! I’ll update you all on plans tomorrow.

    PULL 1

    Wide Lat pull down – 1 sets of 10-12 reps stay on the same weight and do another set 
    T bar row – 2 sets of 8-10 reps
    Assisted chin – 2 sets of 10-12 (Using bands)
    Seated cable row (narrow attachment) – 2 sets of 10-12
    High cable for rear delts – 3 sets of 10-12 (Using wrist cuffs)
    Seated Single arm DB curl – 1 quad drop – 12 on the first
    Standing calves – 3 sets of 8-10 reps – 1 min rest between sets, last set straight into a stretch

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 19, 2018 at 6:55 pm in reply to: Clare’s 2020 Season

    First time I’ve slept through an alarm.. ever I think! Amazing sleep. That Leg day must have finished me off. Quads are sore as hell today too!

    Today’s been a welcome rest day filled with Clients, Coffees and Amazon deliveries 🙂

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 18, 2018 at 4:33 pm in reply to: CANNOT PUT WEIGHT ON

    Calorie output is not that accurate on things like Fitbit. Your step count is pretty high too, so it could just be a case of needing to add more food. So long as you are hitting your protein and getting in micronutrients, with the majority of foods from quality sources, I wouldn’t be afraid to add some ‘Free’ meals in your situation.

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  • Clare Barks

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    December 18, 2018 at 4:20 pm in reply to: CANNOT PUT WEIGHT ON

    Are you tracking your food accurately and how do you know how many calories you are burning on average a day? It usually simply comes down to not eating enough/expending too much, even though you think this may not be the case. Do you keep on top of getting your health checked to rule out any underlying issues?

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