Hi Guys,
For anyone who doesn't know me, my name is Finn, I am 23, I work as a Personal Trainer and Online Coach, and this year I will be competing as a Junior with the UKDFBA and a Novice with the BNBF.
I am 16 weeks into prep now, so apologies for the delay in creating this log. With everything going on and the uncertainty around shows due to COVID-19 I was reluctant to document my prep due to the potential chance of shows being cancelled. However, with things looking a lot more promising recently I though it's better late than never!
I am currently 14 weeks out from the UKDFBA Novice Championship (20th Sept), 15 weeks out from the BNBF Finals (27th Sept) and 18 weeks out from the UKDFBA finals (17th/18th Oct).
My goals are to win, of course they are, everyone wants to win and I think anyone who says otherwise is just kidding themselves! My primary focus is on winning a Junior British title with the UKDFBA. With this being my final chance to compete as a Junior, it would be awesome to get that accolade under my belt in my first year competing. I believe my goals are achievable, it is obviously just dependent on the competition!
I have been working with AJ since September 2019 and performed a very productive off-season with him prior to starting prep at the end of February. I will add some images at the end of this post, firstly from when I started with AJ (177lbs), my peak off-season look (207lbs) and my current look (186lbs).
You guys can follow me on Instagram if you don't already @finnkelly_coach and on Youtube just search for Finn Kelly. I will be updating this log weekly, feel free to ask me any questions!
Thanks for following along!
Hi guys,
Sorry its been a few weeks since my last update, with the gyms opening here in England I've been pretty busy getting back into my PT work alongside my Online Coaching.
All is going really well here though, hope everyone is ok! Prep is still going very smoothly, feeling better and better each week with scale weight drops and strength progressions!
My physique came to life a little more due to getting back in the gym and a little more accuracy in training. I will attach a photo I posted on instagram of my back double bicep 1 week apart (pre-gym/training in the garage vs post first week back in the gym).
WEIGHT:
Currently hovering between 177-180. I am losing from Mon-Thu, then from Fri-Sun (my rest days are Thursday and Sunday and my refeed days are Friday and Saturday), the scale weight goes up as I fill up more. Hopefully this can continue to work and each week I drop a little more. Been dropping around 1lb on average per week lately.
TRAINING:
Everything about training at the minute is mint. Loving being back in the gym, and in a new gym for me also (Progress Works in Glenfield, Leicestershire). The gym is very good and has some very decent bits of kit. Strength is still on the up and I don't see it slowing down anytime soon with how I'm feeling!
NUTRITION:
Food hasn't changed for a little while now, current macros are:
TD - C325 F55 P240
NTD - C275 F65 P220
REFEED - C550 F40 P210
Appetite is absolutely fine atm also, no periods of hunger at all due to managing food volume and nutrient timing well.
EXPENDITURE:
Again, this hasn't changed for some time.
TD Steps - 10k
NTD Steps - 12.5k
Cardio - 35mins @140-160bpm 1x per week (Thursday)
The only thing I'm having to be careful with now is not going over my steps due to PT work.
SLEEP/STRESS:
Sleep is in a really good spot, 7.5-8 hours per night, every night, waking up in my blue light blockers as I just end up falling asleep wearing them every night, waking up with them on, I can't be sleeping too badly! I don't track my sleep through an app due to inaccuracies of me sleeping next to Shannon, if she has a poor night and it logs it as me I don't want that Psychological stress thinking it could effect my session.
PHYSIQUE:
Will attach some of my most recent photos, having been taking many post-workout recently due to having to get back to train clients in the evening, but I'm feeling good and definitely leaner each week!
I do post on YouTube every Sunday night, so if you're wanting more of an in-depth view into me/my training/prep then head over there, just search 'Finn Kelly' on YouTube!
Any questions or comments feel free to ask!
Cheers guys :)