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Instagram's getting worse so I'm back with December's progress photos. What have I missed?

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I ought to learn to pose. #sidetricep #sidetriceps #naturalbodybuilding #veganbodybuilding #veganphysique #physiqueupdate #workinprogress #veganfitness #veganfitfam #ukfitfam #fitover40 #soyboy #veganman #veganathlete #veganskier #veganmonth #poweredbyplants https://www.instagram.com/p/CHyN10gJPZJ/?igshid=185wzm16n1h8e

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Twenty pounds down, maybe ten to go. That's it for this year, though: I'm going to take advantage of the increased strength and new Christmas food and try to gain a pound of muscle by 2021. #anyexcusetominibulk #physiqueupdate #progresspics #beforeandafter #beforeandduring #fatloss #bodytransformation #aesthetics #naturalbodybuilding #veganbodybuilding #veganfitness #veganfitfam #ukfitfam #fitover40 #veganman #soyboy #nocardio https://www.instagram.com/p/CHmo7BKJqMg/?igshid=1xu1bm9h8ckes

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The natural leg extension, more commonly and ridiculously know as a “reverse Nordic curl” — the name of an exercise should be descriptive but even if the term “Nordic” did describe the exercise, surely you'd just call it a “Nordic extension”? I would do them on the floor like everybody else but I do band-assisted natural leg extensions for my warm-up and final working sets (swipe to second video) and when I perform them on the bench, the tension on the band is just right when I loop it around the top of the power rack. Even when you're strong and flexible, the range of motion of natural leg extensions is limited so if you've never done them before, I think you'll get more out of the exercise and progress faster if you use bands to do multiple reps with near full ROM to start with. #naturallegextension #naturallegextensions #reversenordic #reversenordics #reversenordiccurl #reversenordiccurls #bodyweightlegextension #bodyweightlegextensions #legcalisthenics #legtrainingathome #nogymnoproblem #eatlikeyougiveadamn #poweredbyplants #veganfitfam #veganfitness #veganstrength #veganbodybuilding https://www.instagram.com/p/CHP2ZfOp5QP/?igshid=w15epm1q0ubh

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My annual #veganmeme for #worldveganday . Whether @davidattenborough has convinced you to go plant-based for the planet or you've been thinking about going #veganfortheanimals you don't have to wait until the new (hopefully better) year to sign up at @weareveganuary for free information and support. #attenborougheffect #attenboroughfilm #alifeonourplanet #davidattenborough #netflix #veganuary #vegan #veganday #veganmonth #worldveganmonth #veganmemes #vegansofinstagram #nomeatnoproblem #withdrawthecap https://www.instagram.com/p/CHDPt-kpQGN/?igshid=1foeutbsgun2e

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“Talking about pumpkins doesn't make them grow.” —Alexander McCall Smith 🎃🎃 #motivationmonday #pumpkinquotes #pumpkinday #pumpkinshoulders #pumpkindelts #pumpkinification #pumpking #pumpkinpuns #punking #jackedolantern #vegetablesarenotscary #dairyisscary #veganmuscle #vegains #veganbodybuilding #veganfitness #veganfitfam (at Pumpkin Patch) https://www.instagram.com/p/CGzByBIpQ4S/?igshid=s5s7fxooiz8a

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Dropping into single-digit body fat would've happened in half the time if I didn't dick around with mini bulks. #physiqueupdate #beforeandduring #fatloss #fatlossprogress #progresspics #bodytransformation #bodybuilding #naturalbodybuilding #veganbodybuilding #veganfitness #veganfitfam #ukfitfam #veganathlete #vegan #vegano #nocardio #caloriecounting https://www.instagram.com/p/CGb8412JZ9D/?igshid=1pfnx98qzxh56

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Two @lindamccartneyfoods pulled “pork” burgers and leaves in the new @aldiuk #vegan brioche bun on top of more leaves. No sauce — I've got enough. #sawyersauce #bigmalc ® #mondaypunday #meatlesseveryday #meatfreeeveryday #nomeatnoproblem #poweredbyplants #plantprotein #veganprotein #veganburger #veganbrioche #veganaldi #ukvegans #nottsvegans #eatyourgreens (at Nottinghamshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CF9OMkbJOms/?igshid=1l2guaezipzgi

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“In the course of normal life there are few opportunities to experience the feeling of wholeness expressivity provides. At work one must behave according to the expectations for one’s role, and be a competent mechanic, a sober judge, a deferent waiter. At home one has to be a caring mother or a respectful son. And in between, on the bus or the subway, one has to turn an impassive face to the world. It is only with friends that most people feel they can let their hair down and be themselves.” —Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi This is one of my favourite photos of me, not because I look like I know what I'm doing, but because several of the friends I've made at @snozone over the years are in it. Photo by @ccartwright_tarplord . #idontknowwhatimdoing #snozonecastleford #ukskiing #indoorskiing #parkskiing #freeskiing #freestyleskiing #skiing #skiingisfun #skiingwithfriends #friendsthatslaytogetherstaytogether #friendsquotes #mihalycsikszentmihalyi #flow #theflowstate #psychology #skisunday (at Xscape Yorkshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFon9GlJUBc/?igshid=1839vusul7ik6

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I let some natty light into the gym and pulled up my shorts so this month's #physiqueupdate didn't look identical to my last two or three... No more mini bulks until Christmas, no more diet breaks until November, my energy intake on refeed days is now down to maintenance #calories – I was hoping it won't come to this, but if I'm not single digit body fat by next month's physique update I'll forgo my daily bagel. #nocardio #cardino #cardioisforchumps #cardioisgoodforyourheart #butnot #fatloss #countcalories #naturalbodybuilding #veganbodybuilding #veganphysique #veganman #veganathlete #veganfitness #veganfitfam #ukfitfam (at Nottinghamshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFUTZD8JhW9/?igshid=174bguzhjejvy

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Caught red-handed filming my own lap by @ccartwright_tarplord at @snozone . #skiselfiewanker #skiselfie #selfielap #selfiestick #goproselfie #skiing #parkskiing #freeskiing #freestyleskiing #indoorskiing #snozone #snozonecastleford #ukskiing #veganskier #ninjasarevegan #skiphotography #tarplord (at Snozone) https://www.instagram.com/p/CESBq5dpYRW/?igshid=sl67hbazhaf7

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Spot the ball. If there was a #gormless division in bodybuilding, I think I'd win it. #physiqueupdate #naturalbodybuilding #naturalbodybuildingover40 #veganbodybuilding #veganphysique #veganfitness #veganfitfam #veganathlete #vegains #plantpowered #recomping #fatloss #nocardio #cardino #spottheballs #michelangelosdavid https://www.instagram.com/p/CEL3iEVpwSq/?igshid=1928o8smz60tw

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Living out my ninja fantasies. Photos by @spongiform_snowboarding at @snozone . #japangrab #ninja #ninjafantasies #ninjalife #skiingislife #skiingisfun #skisunday #skiing #freeskiing #freestyleskiing #parkskiing #indoorskiing #snozone #xscape #ukskiing #veganskier #ninjasarevegan (at Snozone) https://www.instagram.com/p/CD9ee1nJccZ/?igshid=74kcy6b8nga9

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Do my new training log books look familiar? If not, you need to watch Dark, the three-season masterpiece on Netflix. Dark is universally loved by those who watch it, but I found it particularly evocative: As well as being influenced by the ideas of Schopenhauer, my favourite philosopher, and Nietzsche, my former favourite philosopher, the @darknetflix soundtrack includes several tracks that hold significant meaning to me. The opening credits are set to Apparat's Goodbye, which appears on The Devil's Walk, one of my favourite albums. I started listening to @apparat3000 and (Sascha Ring's collaboration with Modeselektor) @moderat_band after hearing Holdon on the trailer for the 2010 @tetongravity ski film, Light The Wick. In 2012, I used a track off The Devil's Walk for one of my first ski videos, and for a 2017 edit (see story highlights), I used May and Robot Koch's little-known cover of Moderat's Bad Kingdom, which can be heard in Dark's third season. After hearing it in a @factionskis edit, my favourite track of 2013 was God's Whisper by Raury, subsequently used in Dark's second season. Coincidentally, @candidethovex appears in the edit and Apparat's Black Water, another track off The Devil's Walk, was used in the trailer for Candide's 2012 film, A Few Words. “Yesterday, today and tomorrow are not consecutive, they are connected in a never-ending circle. Everything is connected.” #theoldgripofthefamiliar #dejavu #darknetflix #darkseries #darkinspired #journals #traininglogbook #weighttraining #einereisedurchdiezeit #ajourneythroughtime #hgtannhaus #polizeiwinden #winden #germanculture #schopenhauer #apparat #everythingisconnected https://www.instagram.com/p/CDrdJkeJVOO/?igshid=1rpu2t8le3mgy

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My refeed days have been refeed long weekends since my last #physiqueupdate five weeks ago, so my body weight hasn't changed, even though my lower abs are starting to make an appearance. I recomped (gained muscle and lost fat at the same time) for the first few years of my training, only switching to traditional #bulkingandcutting phases three years ago. Although it's something I hadn't planned, it's nice to see #recomping still works, but if I want to get in the #bestshapeofmylife by August, I'm going to have to go back to one #refeedday a week. #progresspics #fatloss #nocardio #cardino #caloriecounting #naturalbodybuilding #naturalbodybuildingover40 #fitover40 #veganfitness #veganfitfam #veganbodybuilding #quarantinebody https://www.instagram.com/p/CDEIFNHJsX8/?igshid=fqi44bc2ax4m

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Slow roasted tomato & almond bake at The Fox House near Burbage Rocks, where I used to climb and hike most weekends. This was my first meal at #thefoxhousevintageinn since I went #vegan and it was probably the best I ever had. #sundaydinner #vegansundaydinner #sundayroast #vegansundayroast #veganroast #veganroastpotatoes #veganyorkshirepudding #thefoxhouse @vintage_inns #peakdistrict #veganpeakdistrict #ukvegans #veganuk #whatveganseat #poweredbyplants #veganfoodporn (at The Fox House) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCk_ZXapZlv/?igshid=8id6rdmfymx1