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Mind games...

SWH

SWH

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For about a week now i've been really struggling with some of my lifts. Its really abnormal though like, struggling to bench 40-50kg when i'm used to doing at least 70kg, really struggling with squats and overheads as well. I'm not sure what it is, I thought it might just be something on my mind or just being tired i'm really not sure but the more i think about it the more its getting to me ! Is this normal? Its really starting to play on my mind at the moment even more, thats such a big decrease so I can't see it being anything else than mental. Any feedback much appreciated
 
AndyMitchell said:
It's not a race, one kg at a time one rep at a times
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I know its not a race but somethings up when my regular bench goes down by 30kg. and i'm even struggling on that. Squats aren't too bad its mostly just my bench, i think i did something by accident to put me off and since then i can't lift anymore :S
 
I always wonder about that. If I stall and go backwards, sure its a knock on the ego, but nothing like thinking that I have lost some muscle somewhere and trying to work out what the cause of it is.
 
sam heihei said:
I know its not a race but somethings up when my regular bench goes down by 30kg. and i'm even struggling on that. Squats aren't too bad its mostly just my bench, i think i did something by accident to put me off and since then i can't lift anymore :S
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I havnt really got time

But, over what period of days or weeks are we talkin bout here?

You are either lifting too often
Not eating enough
Not SLEEPING enough
Or sick
 
Jungman said:
I always wonder about that. If I stall and go backwards, sure its a knock on the ego, but nothing like thinking that I have lost some muscle somewhere and trying to work out what the cause of it is.
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Mmm i have no idea why . Its really annoying its like if i'm not as focused as usual my lift will go down almost to nothing.
 
AndyMitchell said:
I havnt really got time

But, over what period of days or weeks are we talkin bout here?

You are either lifting too often
Not eating enough
Not SLEEPING enough
Or sick
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Probably last week , 2 weeks max.

Last week I had work full time 8-5 pretty much every day so that may of been a factor but i've been sleeping 8-9 hours at least every night. I've been eating at least 4k calories daily as well. 3x a week sessions like always nothings changed. I'm not sure what it is.
 
take 3 days off.............And consume heaps of wholesome food and water, lots of water. It will help rid the body of toxins and rehydrate/rest your tired old body LOL.

srs, its what I do
G
 
Last night I struggled to do my whole workout. Squats were OK but everything else was just hard! Last week I benched 42.5 x 5, last night I went down to 40kg x 3.....
So today I rested and ate shitloads ready for tomorrow's workout.
It happens, it is off putting and demotivating but we can't be machines 100% of the time. Off weeks remind us to rest, get some good deep sleep, and eat $1 Cheeseburgers :)
 
deep said:
Last night I struggled to do my whole workout. Squats were OK but everything else was just hard! Last week I benched 42.5 x 5, last night I went down to 40kg x 3.....
So today I rested and ate shitloads ready for tomorrow's workout.
It happens, it is off putting and demotivating but we can't be machines 100% of the time. Off weeks remind us to rest, get some good deep sleep, and eat $1 Cheeseburgers :)
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Yep sounds about where i'm at right now. Had a tiring week last week, 9 hours of work daily for the week then straight into gym, might not seem much for most but I still go to school and i'm not used to working, not for that many days straight and for that much time. Sleep usually isn't too bad but i could probably do with some more, i feel tired overall at the moment. Ha, $1 cheeseburgers suck when you actually work at mcdonalds. Great reason as to why I stopped working there, as soon as I heard the promotion, I got a new part time job :p I'll see out the rest of the week then give myself some rest time next week. Hoping I can make it out to PTC this weekend again though :)
 
You going to the bench comp or workshop?
Nothing wrong with having a break or backing off, mind and body will be thankful x
 
deep said:
You going to the bench comp or workshop?
Nothing wrong with having a break or backing off, mind and body will be thankful x
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Not sure . me and 2 friends were gonna stop by this weekend sometime possibly, were hoping to work on some other lifts more if possible but might look into it as well. I'll have a talk to trent anyway
 
Joel said:
Attacked the weight like a slut at a nightclub....confidence and aggression
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Fwark. Wish I could compare training with sluts at nightclubs. Fck being a minor lol.

Tregs said:
Do you have a training partner ?
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I do but he's not a very good one, not committed at all and no motivation. Half the time I need to tell him he's doing something wrong while I'm trying to lift the bar. Puts me off a lot, like today I was doing chinups and he grabbed my legs and spotted me when he thought I was about to fail or something because I was struggling, I didn't need a spot. I dunno you probably wouldn't understand but it puts me off. i'm sorta waiting it out until July when I get my licence then i'll have a new partner and place to train, things will be much better then but for now I don't have any better
 
Lol I do understand with someone like that it's very off putting and distracts you a lot a good training partner can make a world of difference an when you look forward to going to the gym you seen to lift more
If your heads not right you lift shit well that's how it is with me
 
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