New Log, New Season.. but my passion and drive remains the same.
My last Log finished at the end of my 2020 prep and this is essentially the beginning of my transition into a gaining phase and the 2021 competitive season. You can take a look back through my old Logs in the ‘Archived’ section for anyone interested in catching up.

I’m sure most of you know me by now and my history, but a brief overview:

I have 2 daughters, work as a PT/Sports Massage Therapist and have been competing since April 2013 as a Figure athlete. I’ve had a few regional wins, became British Champion during that time and had some top placings at International shows and have so far narrowly missed out on my Pro Card. My main goals are to continuously improve and to do this for as long as I still have a genuine passion and love for it. A Pro Card is still something I will work as hard as I can for, but I’ve also learnt not to put too much pressure on myself. I’m a very competitive person and I know that expectation can sometimes mask the enjoyment of the process. 

I’ll be continuing to work closely with Jordan as my coach throughout this next phase, with the additional ongoing support from Corinne and would love for you all to follow along with me.. interact.. ask questions.. share your thoughts.. introduce yourselves..

My Instagram page is @ClareBarksPT , I’ll post most of my progress pictures here if want to follow along on there too. 

Current Diet:

Training Day Meals

Meal 1 – 4 whole eggs, 2 turkey rashers
Pre gym meal 90 mins pre – 40g pro from ISO whey, 65g COR, 10c fruit
Intra – 54g MPS Max, 60g Sustain, 5g creatine
Pwo 45 mins after – 200g chicken breast, 80g rice, 3 rice cakes, 30g jam
Meal – 200g 5% fat beef, 250g sweet potato
Meal – 200g chicken breast, 60g avocado, 55g rice
Pre bed – 10g p from ISO whey, 300g fat free Greek yoghurt, 40g oats, 6c fruit 40g nut butter

Rest Day Meals

Meal 1 – 4 whole eggs, 2 turkey rashers
Meal 2 – 40g pro from whey, 80g COR, 10c fruit, 20g nut butter
Meal 3 – 200g chicken breast, 40g nut butter
Meal 4 – 200g chicken breast, 60g avocado, 350g sweet potato
Meal 5 – 200g 5% fat beef, 90g rice
Pre bed – 10g p from ISO whey, 300g fat free Greek yoghurt, 40g nut butter.

*All foods stated are UNCOOKED weight
Green Veg is added to some meals
Sea salt added to all meals

As normal, I always look forward to reading your posts. Good luck with your journey ahead.

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Thanks so much Emma, I appreciate you taking the time to follow along 🙂

Feel free to chip in if you have any questions or just want a chit chat along the way! I’m always here to answer or offer any help if I can.

Back and Biceps today in the Lockdown garage. Second week training at home, so the second time following this workout and everything progressed. I’m feeling positive and know this shouldn’t last for too much longer, so I’m determined to make the most of what I can control right now with what’s available to me.

Close Grip Pulldown – 1 set 8-9, 1 set 10-12
Cable Mid back row – 1 set 8-9, 1 set 10-12, 5 breaths and go again to failure
Prone Cable Pull down – 1 set 12-14, 1 set 15-18
T-Bar Row – 1 set 8-10, 1 set 11-15
BB Meadows Row – 1 set 10-12 each side into partials to failure
Seated Dumbbell Rear Delt Flyes – 1 rest pause set
BB Shrugs – 1 set 15-20
Dual Cable Curl – facing the cable standing back, fail on about 10, step into the machine on a step, fail, face away from the machine, fail –2 sets
Standing Calf raises with added weight on Belt – 1 rest pause set.

Excited to keep following along Clare. I feel like word for 2021 is Relentless ☺️?
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@katiecshallbe_

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Thanks so much Katie.. always appreciate your support ?. I hope you’re well?

I did think that word was rather apt!

Looking forward to following you along Clare! x

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Thankyou Chloe 🙂 I’ll try and be interesting and informative.. haha! Feel free to ask me any questions along the way.