CollectiveWelcome to the Collective space. How to use it: post your progress (photos, numbers, anything you're proud of), ask anything about training, food, sleep or mindset — no question is too basic. Be decent to each other; this is a room full of people doing the work. I read everything and reply properly once a week, usually before the Wednesday Q&A.
Quick one on bracing before you pull. Big breath into the belt, lock the ribs down, THEN take the slack out. Watch the difference in bar path when the brace is set first.
▶VIDEO · 1:12140kg deadlift PB this morning. Two years ago I couldn't pull 60. Slow and boring works.
Week 8 of recomp. Same weight on the scale, completely different photos. Posting these for anyone who's about to quit at week 3.
How do you all handle hunger on rest days? Training days are easy, rest days I'm ravenous by 4pm.
Six weeks of actually sleeping 7.5h+ instead of 5. Training didn't change. Everything else did — mood, sessions, appetite control.
Is it worth training legs the day after a long run, or should I space them out? Currently doing both on Saturday and feeling flat.
First unassisted chin-up at 41. Started with band assistance in March.
Deadlift day from the current block. Bar path finally straight after weeks of filming every set.
▶VIDEO · 0:38Anyone got a go-to high-protein dinner that survives being meal-prepped for three days? Getting bored of chicken and rice.
Hit 12 weeks of not missing a single planned session. The mindset shift was treating it like a meeting I can't reschedule.