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If you feel like a tin man jumping straight into your weighted pull ups, you might need a bit more prep 😂Getting yoursel...
06/10/2026

If you feel like a tin man jumping straight into your weighted pull ups, you might need a bit more prep 😂

Getting yourself more prepared for your working sets is something I consider a lot when it comes to performance.

If your first set always feels heavy, you feel a bit rusty to begin with and then everything starts moving better as you go… you might benefit from working up to it rather than jumping straight into your working weight.

For my weighted pull ups, I’ll usually start with the machine, move to bodyweight and then add weight before getting to my working sets.

I keep these prep sets at around a 6 RPE or below though — your warm ups shouldn’t feel hard or leave you feeling fatigued before you even get to your main sets.

If they are starting to feel like work, I’d reduce the load or stick with bodyweight that day. The aim is to feel more prepared, not to rob fatigue from the sets that actually matter!

We underestimate how hard pull ups are, so I’ll always recommend a bit of easing in 🤗

A week in the life xox
02/10/2026

A week in the life xox

14/09/2026

I see this exercise getting butchered quite often 👀

And most of the time, it comes down to overloading the machine and losing position.

A few things I want you to look out for:

→ Keep as straight a shin angle as you can as you lower the weight.
You don’t need to drop as low as the machine allows. Avoid letting the knees fall too far towards you.

→ Keep your ribcage down.
Think of your ribcage like a mouth - you want a closed mouth rather than an open mouth. Avoid excessively leaning back at the top and flaring the ribs.

→ Actually get your hips through at the top.
I see people lifting too heavy and not reaching full hip extension, but I also see people straightening their legs to get the weight up when it gets too heavy.

When you start using your legs to move the weight rather than getting your hips through, you’re taking a lot of the work away from the glutes.

The goal isn’t to move the biggest number on the machine - it’s to control the movement and keep the position you’re supposed to be training in. 🍑

I think “balance” gets misunderstood sometimes.Balance doesn’t necessarily mean doing the minimum amount of exercise pos...
09/09/2026

I think “balance” gets misunderstood sometimes.

Balance doesn’t necessarily mean doing the minimum amount of exercise possible whilst still eating whatever you want.

For us, balance looks like having both.

We ate more food than we would at home. We drank more (not sure if anyone has had an agua de Valencia before but oh my days 🫠🍊) We ate out every day for all meals! 🍷

But we also trained every day, ran, lifted twice and averaged a gazillion steps a day.

Not to compensate for what we’d eaten.

Or because we felt guilty.

And definitely not because we think everyone needs to do this on holiday.

It’s because being active is genuinely a priority for us.

We love training. We love walking. We love exploring places on foot. And honestly, getting up and doing something active in the morning makes the rest of the day feel even better.

And I think this is an important conversation when it comes to getting and maintaining a leaner physique.

You don’t have to sacrifice your social life, holidays, meals out or w**e to be lean.😂

But if being lean is something you genuinely want to prioritise, you also have to prioritise the behaviours that make maintaining it possible.

You can’t only prioritise the outcome.

You have to prioritise the lifestyle that comes with it.

And that lifestyle will look different for everyone.

For us, that looked like more food. More w**e. More steps. More training.

And a bloody good holiday. 🇪🇸🍷

A lovely visit back home 🩵Aunty Jo always hostess with the mostest ❤️ No exaggeration with how close he wants to be 24/7...
30/08/2026

A lovely visit back home 🩵

Aunty Jo always hostess with the mostest ❤️

No exaggeration with how close he wants to be 24/7💙😂

Showing the mother the ropes 💪🏼

Rainy beach walks with Huxley (joanne wright)

The one and only 🗼😂

Coffee dates in leafy lytham 🍂

Breakfast date with the soon to be parents (countdown to being an aunty 🥹😱❤️

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