Delaney Smallwood

Sometimes we get way too hard on ourselves. Me included. I beat myself up the last couple of days. Nope didn’t miss a meal, a cardio session, or lift. I just felt so watery and didn’t like how I looked one bit. It’s been a very trying 2 weeks with a lot of stress and anxiety. But I took a breathe and a step back and took a lot of videos and pics during my training session to show me reality, not what my mind thought I saw. And I actually was extremely happy. . . Whenever you feel down on your physique think these three things. It helped me so much today. . . 1) Are you PMSing? I am close to cycle and my Fitbit reminded me so yep, that was part of it. Embrace holding water during that time. It’s HEALTHY. . . 2) Are you more stressed than normal? It happens, just stay on program and get as best of sleep as you can. It will normalize and you will be fine. . . 3) What’s the goal right now? Mine is to grow. The shreds is great but if I want to grow, I need to let my body do so. No up and down dieting, consistent dieting and let body adjust. And get STRONG. . . Three of my staple pull day movements. 1️⃣ Single Arm Pulldown- slight supination here. Great activation exercise 2️⃣ Double Handle Seated Row : Don’t use that close grip attachment. Use 2 handles to increase range of motion and get elbows back more. 3️⃣ Single Arm Row- slight supination here, lower lat focus rowing to your hip. . . I have bad body image days too. But remind yourself of reality and don’t expect perfection out of your body everyday. 😉 . . @houseofpaingymdorsett @caseylynnfitness #ifbb #figure #backday #girlswholift #girlswithmuscle #girlswithtattoos #grind #hustle #workout #workhard #neversettle #whateverittakes #bodybuilding #fitness #fitnessmotivation #train #trainhard #pushyourself #workout #workhard #houseofpain