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Not posted training in a little while, but nothing changes. Same movements every week. Just aiming to be better than last time.

I am the strongest I’ve been at this bodyweight (82kgs) but I’m heading back up steadily to 90 ish, as I simply want to get to the strongest I’ve ever been by a large margin, whether that’s the most ‘optimal’ to build new muscle I don’t care, as for myself the satisfaction I get from being heavy & strong outweighs the small marginal gains of staying a touch leaner, which I’ve done for the last 12 months.

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DAVINELLE FIELDS | Bodybuilding | Prep | Body Recomposition Prep so far explained 👇

Perhaps an unconventional one, but as always, no prep is the same, the decisions reflect the circumstances that lie in front of you every check in.

81.1kg on the left, 7 weeks deep into fat loss, ahead of schedule, but still, work to do.

81.8kg on the right - now 6 weeks out (15 weeks deeper into the process)

What’s happened in between?

- Consistent training performance increases.

- Continual positive energy, mood and motivation feedback.

- Added back in food, high days weekly, but also a full week diet break.

- Zero chasing of new lows or scale weight drops when the look is stepping forward.

Can you grow in prep? My answer is often - it’s unlikely

But in certain circumstances you cannot ignore what is happening in front of you, and Dre couldn’t have executed this process any better.

It’s quite easy to actually look at progress like this and think about all the correct coaching decisions made to get here, but really, it’s more a true reflection of the intent of the athlete that gives these kind of results… you have to be an extremely dedicated person, to change your physique like this. No coach can magic you results, the athlete is always in the driving seat.

Keyon Solomon - UKDFBA Northern

Big Keyon, 90kgs on stage, taking 3rd today just shows the true calibre of natural bb atm!! Love to see it. We brought off another 1kg since the earlier 2 bros shows, and now it’s a game of push / pull to protect his back muscularity (weaker area) and get a little bit more condition.

Epic work as always from Keyon & this again is still his debut season. Onto the British we go 🇬🇧

luke maguire - UKDFBA Northern

3rd in Middleweights, in a very strong class. But this prep runs deeper than that placing as this is a completely upgraded contest look compared to his last season in 2022, and a very different prep too.

Just getting started in our run of shows for this year, more to come 🫡

Niall Creegan - UKDFBA Northern

Big upgrades to condition since the 2 Bros Qualifier, now pretty much completely fat free for his level of muscularity, great showing today.

Onto the Irish shows next 🇮🇪

7 kgs of stage weight added, 2 years away from the stage.

Did the 7kgs of muscle come all in that one off season?

Probably not.

More likely, a result of a significantly better prep, AND a very productive off season.

When you prepare better, with a better mindset, a better approach, you don’t say goodbye to hard earned muscle tissue. In a lot of cases the athletes that don’t improve year to year are either

- Not locked in during their off season phases.

- Continue to follow the same mistakes made in their last prep.

Both of which land a physique on stage that is not a true reflection of that athletes potential. Results aside, that is what hurts most as an athlete or coach, is not seeing that potential come to fruition.

CAMERON BALMER | ONLINE COACH has earned the right to fulfil his current potential and will continue to show that this year 🫡

“What will my stage weight be”

Another very common question from athletes either at the start, or during a contest prep phase.

And honestly, it’s one I often refrain from answering.

Why?

Just like timelines, it’s something that gives the athlete a target, but that target, whilst it might seem motivating, is so easy to become a stressor.

Let’s set the scene of this situation.

‘I have to be 82kgs at 6 weeks out’…

Or

‘I have to be in the right condition at 6 weeks out’

Which is the least stressful on the athlete?

Just like if you’re driving a car and have the pressure to get to the destination for a certain time, it’s less stressful just to drive, and see what time you get there, and get there safely.

Unless you are literally trying to meet a weight in the scenario of Classic Physique weight/height limits, chasing a certain bodyweight is pretty useless especially as you get into the final grams of fat to come off a physique.

So, I don’t predict, I just let my eye do it’s job, and in the background, I have rough predictions and schedules in place, but the athlete is often not aware of those, to avoid additional stress.

8 years ago I did my first seminar & honestly, it still feels like it was yesterday.

I have always admired people who can speak well in front of an audience, it’s a special skill to control your tone of voice to increase engagement & speak confidently on a variety of topics without just reading point blank from a slideshow.

Some of my favourite talks I have been to, there was no slideshow or presentation, it was just pure passion oozing out of the individual, this was so evident when I went to see Corinne & Jordan speak, they didn’t need any prompts, it was just all there, ready to be unleashed and shared with their captivated audience.

I was asked a few times whether I still get nervous to do public speaking and the answer is a resounding yes, but I’m comfortable with that because I think the moment you stop getting nervous for something, you start to inevitably care a little less, nerves are there simply because you care a lot about the outcome of the event. For me, I want to have a long standing impact on the people I speak to.

Each event I do, each opportunity I get given, I get reminded how much I truly love it, and how, with time, anyone can do this, and do it extremely well.

“Do you think I will win?”

This is a question I’ll often receive from first timers, who often set huge expectations of themselves in their first ever season.

In bodybuilding we can do one thing and one thing only

‘Maximise competitive advantages by controlling the variables we can control’

Aka - you could win your first show, and one week later compete in a line up with 5 mini Ronnie Coleman’s’, and place last.

You perhaps looked even better than the first show but the physique you bring to a show does not always correlate with a placing, and that is something we all have to accept in bodybuilding.

So what should you do if you want to win?

- Train, eat, sleep, do everything with a winners mentality -

But be prepared to be met with the inevitable genetic lottery on show day.

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