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Charlotte Butler

@char__butler

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🇦🇺 physio + personal trainer
chunky thighs & tunes sometimes 🎸
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🇦🇺🦘middle of a heatwave🔥twas a nice 45 degrees today. Saw a snake and nearly did an ankle on a tree root 😎
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#runwithme #realisticrunning #australia #relatable #physio taken in Australia by @char__butler

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💕 Currently only lifting weights like 3 times a week, and on the other days I walk or ride where I can. That’s it.
Never did I think I’d be this content with this style, but I kind of like the downtime, and I think my body is reaping the benefits and loving the recovery. I think it’s pretty remarkable I’ve been able to achieve what I have over the last 6 months, actually.

💕 I’m not completely devoted to exercise and diet like I used to be, and I like it. I no longer panic when I have to skip a sesh - I actually recognise when I need to. For someone quite advanced, this is a different sort of progress.

💕 Obviously I still love it and it’s a massive part of my life but it’s not my everything. I’m a lot less rigid and hard. I still train hard af, but I put my energy where I’ll get the best bang for my buck. Priorities 🍑

💕 There’s so much more I want to do and now I’ve got a little more reserve for these things. I’m loving it so far.

🤍 These ones are @yeoreo_official✨ by @char__butler

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Lately I’ve been feeling like a failure. I’ve missed my chance to push and soar, and when I somehow had a window where I could, I couldn’t; I didn’t know where to put the push, and I haven’t had the emotional or the physical energy to give it my all. I still don’t. To me I haven’t made it in any major area of my life - it’s at this age (the 30s) where I think this realisation can hit us in the face. I could have made more money and saved it properly, bought a home, built a business, had a side hustle, been an influencer, had more friends and connections, travelled the world, done something with my only talent, pursued music, and so much more. I wanted to be extraordinary or significant or something similar at least, because to me, that’s success. I hate that I still believe this, and I desperately wished I didn’t.

Since moving interstate I feel I have crumbled, not thrived. It pains me to admit this because this exact thing - a love and the chance to build a beautiful life with someone I thought I’d never get the chance to find - is what I once only dreamed of (and desperately hoped and prayed for). Yet the actual doing part has been much harder. I feel like I’ve neglected all I’ve had to leave behind, yet I have struggled to find my feet and put them down where I am now. I grieve for the life I had, yet at the same time, I couldn’t be more grateful for the one I have now. Inside, I can’t keep up.

They say that to get what you want comes at a cost. But I have used up all my savings, and I have no more left to put in. So how do I give my all (my best) to my fiancé, my family, my friends, my health, my work, and everything else I wanted to do in my life when I only have so much to give?

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I’ve got stuff going on right now and it’s made me flat as all hell. I’ve experienced both - intense feeling and now almost the complete absence of it, and I’m not sure which is worse. It seems I’ve lost the little fire inside me that drove me to do the things I thought used to make me, me. Any dopamine I had has disappeared and I’ve just gotta wait it out for now. I’m just going through the motions but I’m still doing (sort of). Here’s hoping I’ll have some juice left when I’m over this hump.

#gymgirl #glutegains #mentalhealth by @char__butler

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Legs were smoked from these btw 🫠

An easy way of taking some pressure off the back leg is to prop your front foot up on a low step or weight plate. It’s also a nice way of pushing into some knee flexion and ankle dorsiflexion (so a good one if you’re a bit stiff everywhere - like me). Best part is, the elevation puts you into a bit of a deficit which means a massive stretch on the glutes.

I did these instead of Bulgarians because my hip flexors have been tight as hell from lots of driving. It’s been a while since I did them though so I woke up with some hefty DOMS! Maybe don’t load them up as much for first few goes or you might have problems the next day lol

#physio #gymgirl #legday #glutes #hipflexors by @char__butler

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So the other day I trained glutes and quads (what else) and pushed myself on the leg extension for the first time in a long time. I did 3 sets and 2 of them were to failure. I ended up with DOMS so bad I could barely walk and some swollen thighs 😂 I didn’t think it would hit me that hard but hey I’m not a spring chicken anymore. Train to failure but do it sparingly and consider when you last did the exercise lol. It’s not just about DOMS but also tendons and systemic recovery. Pay attention to the overall load or you’ll cook yourself 🍳
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#gymgirl #quads #thickthighssavelives by @char__butler

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The whole world stopped when @angusandjuliastone made this song. It’s now a classic.

Social media is a s**t show. It’s messy, confusing and downright disheartening at times. But it can also be opportunistic and a wonderful way of unifying people- and it’s this part I’d love to see and experience more of.

It would mean the world to me if you could like, comment or even share this (or if you’re feeling extra lovely, follow me on Tik Tok!)

I’m trying to find an audience and build some sort of community. I’d like to know if it resonates with anyone, so please help me out ❤️

#bigjetplane #acousticcover #acousticguitar #singing by @char__butler

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somewhere in between 🌓

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#gymgirl #australia #noahkahan taken in Australia by @char__butler

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My body and brain has been feeling rough lately. My internal compass has been off, as I’ve had a lot of change in my life. With this undoubtedly, has come added stress - meaning extra fatigue, stiffness, soreness and a reduced ability to recover.

To reduce the stress on my system (but not to not compromise my strength or gains), I’ve been swapping out split squats or lunges for single-leg leg press. Similar stimulus on the glutes, but way less taxing on the rest of the body. Definitely not skipping them entirely, but it’s a nice substitute when you know you just won’t recover from the usual.

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#legday #glutegains #gymgirl #physio by @char__butler

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🔹 There are parts of myself and my body that I dislike. I am not lean and I am not in the best shape of my life - I never have been. I’m not in bad shape though, and there is far more to our bodies and to our lives than the way it looks.

🔹I question my choices and my career all the time. Physio is a hard gig to get into, to finish, and to do to make a living. It can be rewarding, but it’s also incredibly exhausting, especially private practice. The perfectionist in me is always telling myself I could have done and given more. It’s truly hard when your values clash with the system and when you care about people a great deal. Ironically, we’re the sorts of people the health industry actually needs.

🔹I have had several injuries and health issues that have left me with chronic pain and fatigue. I do a good job at managing it all, but it’s a challenge, particularly as my job is looking after and helping others. It’s hard educating patients and explaining that often things can’t just be “fixed” or “rehabbed”. We are complex creatures and are more than just body parts. I think It’s made me a better and more empathetic physio, but for that reason, the emotional side of it all weighs heavier on me now.

🔹I’ve been anxious and depressed for a large chunk of my adult life. I thought I had overcome it years ago when I started my career, but with recent life changes and health issues, it’s chased me down again. I struggle with PMDD now and I often find myself fighting back tears (most of the time for no apparent reason) before I see patients. No one has their shit together, I promise.

🔹I too struggle to do my rehab/prehab, and with actioning those things that will take me closer to reaching my goals. We only have so much time and energy to devote to things in our busy lives and sometimes the Theraband exercises to strengthen your shoulder so you can overhead press isn’t that. by @char__butler

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Currently doing my best at thinking less about “fixing” myself and focusing more on helping and lifting others up. Surprisingly, doing so makes all the anxious thoughts go away. But how can I sustain this, and keep up with life, without neglecting other parts of myself? I want to create beautiful things, too. I’m not sure how to do it all - I’m still figuring it out. I will never give up on myself, though. I am always a work in progress; I am never done 🤍
#wip by @char__butler

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🇦🇺🇦🇺 pretty sure I got heat stroke lol. I forgot the rest of my workout on this day hahaha
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#trainwithme #legday #australia #relatable #physio by @char__butler

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