I<3Bacon
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How do you know when it's time to take a break from weightlifting?
Today was the worst day at the gym I've had in a while. Stalled on squats again (far sooner than most people do)... only finished 3 of my 5 working sets before bonking out (actually got all my sets in 3 days ago at the same weight... just missed some reps). Started getting light headed and nauseated after a single deadlift at my working weight. Felt physically, emotionally, and mentally drained and defeated. Didn't even bother stretching before packing up and going home. Even with two full rest days, eating ~3000cal/day, sleeping 10hrs a night, my glutes and adductors were still sore. They haven't felt "fully recovered" in weeks... my bar speed has been pretty slow due to soreness (even my warm ups). Last rep of each set always turns into a squat-morning.
And I think I officially stalled on all my lifts at least once (with a major strength imbalance between my upper and lower body). /whinefest
Today was the worst day at the gym I've had in a while. Stalled on squats again (far sooner than most people do)... only finished 3 of my 5 working sets before bonking out (actually got all my sets in 3 days ago at the same weight... just missed some reps). Started getting light headed and nauseated after a single deadlift at my working weight. Felt physically, emotionally, and mentally drained and defeated. Didn't even bother stretching before packing up and going home. Even with two full rest days, eating ~3000cal/day, sleeping 10hrs a night, my glutes and adductors were still sore. They haven't felt "fully recovered" in weeks... my bar speed has been pretty slow due to soreness (even my warm ups). Last rep of each set always turns into a squat-morning.
And I think I officially stalled on all my lifts at least once (with a major strength imbalance between my upper and lower body). /whinefest