Nothing but a bad day?

[figgs]

I could hardly max out with what I typically rep with on squats today. The only excuse I could pull out of my ass was that my last meal was 2 1/2 hours prior to the workout.

I may or may not try again tomorrow. Maybe I'll just do leg presses. Anyway, my self esteem is in the gutter right now, but I had a great calisthetic and cardio workout anyway and I'm trying to be positive. I'm just disappointed.

[JackCheze]

I'm sure someone will be here to tell you why exactly but the bottomline is that you're body is a chemistry set.

Could be a food thing, could be a mood thing, could be a training thing, or a girlfriend/boyfriend thing...

who can tell, listen to your body. I don't train solely to a log, if I feel like doing strength I do strength, if I feel like endurance I do endurance...

don't beat yourself up, you're in a process it takes time

[NoCalBbEr]

no worries man. who cares  about the weight. as long as u squeezed and  left everything on the gym floor.

[Fury]

Sounds like you're turning into a pussy Figgs.

But in all seriousness, I seem to lift like shit when I don't eat for like 2.5 hours before I lift. When I start getting into the heavier sets my energy goes into the shitter.

[leonp1981]

Don't worry about it.  Could be a missed meal the previous day, not eating for a couple of hours, or you could have a cold coming on.  Either way as long as you trained hard it doesn't matter.  Get back in there tomorrow and beast it.

[figgs]

Thanks guys. You're right, and I listen to my body like any experienced lifter should. I thought I was doing that today.   I felt motivated and strong. I had absolutely no ride to the gym so I took the bus and I was just thinking about repping out 315. Imagining it to feel like a feather. I felt like I had it. I believed I was going to exceed myself. I lifted the weight from the rack and people stopped to watch. I told myself not to fail them, not to fail myself and I sunk down and got 1 hard rep, following it with another one which I wasn't able to bring back up.

I was embarrassed and ashamed. I tried again and I felt pathetic when some guy came up to spot me. Of course I had to assure him that I was having a shitty day.

My best squat was 335 for 7 (may be a "beastly" weight for some of you guys but I'm proud of it). Today I got 315 for 2. HIT cost me a lot of squat strength so I'm trying to build it back up, furiously!

Tommorow I'm going to torture my quads.

Thanks again. You guys serve as more motivation. And I won't fail you either. Tomorrow I'm going to laugh at today.

[leonp1981]

Funny that, cos I tried HIT and after I went back to normal training I was 20lbs down on my bench.

[figgs]

Funny that, cos I tried HIT and after I went back to normal training I was 20lbs down on my bench.

HIT sucks. I went down 20 pounds on almost all lifts. How was making the comeback for you? It took a while but, minus squats, I'm approaching my prime.

[leonp1981]

I've been training normal again for about 3 months.  Squats, deads, bent rows and curls are back up.  Military press, CG press are nearly there.  The bench is still down 15lbs.  I'm starting a chest priority routine next week for 6 weeks to try and sort it out.

[GoneAway]

Don't worry figgs. Like goudy, you are a monster and will forever be a monster. You have it all in you, it's extemely easy to tell by how you look and sound.

[slaveboy1980]

I could hardly max out with what I typically rep with on squats today. The only excuse I could pull out of my ass was that my last meal was 2 1/2 hours prior to the workout.

I may or may not try again tomorrow. Maybe I'll just do leg presses. Anyway, my self esteem is in the gutter right now, but I had a great calisthetic and cardio workout anyway and I'm trying to be positive. I'm just disappointed.

hey man, it was just a bad day. also you cant let one bad day at the gym affect you that much...

[slaveboy1980]

Thanks guys. You're right, and I listen to my body like any experienced lifter should. I thought I was doing that today.   I felt motivated and strong. I had absolutely no ride to the gym so I took the bus and I was just thinking about repping out 315. Imagining it to feel like a feather. I felt like I had it. I believed I was going to exceed myself. I lifted the weight from the rack and people stopped to watch. I told myself not to fail them, not to fail myself and I sunk down and got 1 hard rep, following it with another one which I wasn't able to bring back up.

I was embarrassed and ashamed. I tried again and I felt pathetic when some guy came up to spot me. Of course I had to assure him that I was having a shitty day.

My best squat was 335 for 7 (may be a "beastly" weight for some of you guys but I'm proud of it). Today I got 315 for 2. HIT cost me a lot of squat strength so I'm trying to build it back up, furiously!

Tommorow I'm going to torture my quads.

Thanks again. You guys serve as more motivation. And I won't fail you either. Tomorrow I'm going to laugh at today.

i told you HIT was shit...its the lazy mans excuse......

do legs 2 times a week....

one session front squats the other reg squats. rape the legs.

[davie]

Just laugh it off figgs. I cant imagine one abd day will ruin a guy like u, not with ur determination.

And i think HIT worked well for u, uv cum back to the gym bigger!! And yes uv lost a little strength, but ur hungrier than ever to not only get back the 20lbs on squat that u lost, but to surpass it.
So not only r u bigger now than u wer b4, but once uv surpassed ur PB in squatting by 20lbs ul b even bigger aswell.

keep kicking ass

davie

[figgs]

Great leg workout today! I made up for yesterday. It was extremely intense to the point where I almost threw up a few times.

I've been training normal again for about 3 months.  Squats, deads, bent rows and curls are back up.  Military press, CG press are nearly there.  The bench is still down 15lbs.  I'm starting a chest priority routine next week for 6 weeks to try and sort it out.

Damnnn I'm going through the same thing. We'll make it back soon enough!

Don't worry figgs. Like goudy, you are a monster and will forever be a monster. You have it all in you, it's extemely easy to tell by how you look and sound.

Thanks for the kind post. Your words motivate me.

How's your training been?

i told you HIT was shit...its the lazy mans excuse......

do legs 2 times a week....

one session front squats the other reg squats. rape the legs.

HIT ain't for ANY lazy person!!

Just laugh it off figgs. I cant imagine one abd day will ruin a guy like u, not with ur determination.

And i think HIT worked well for u, uv cum back to the gym bigger!! And yes uv lost a little strength, but ur hungrier than ever to not only get back the 20lbs on squat that u lost, but to surpass it.
So not only r u bigger now than u wer b4, but once uv surpassed ur PB in squatting by 20lbs ul b even bigger aswell.

keep kicking ass

davie

Davie!!! Thanks for the post. You're right and I should be more positive about it in that respect. I am bigger. I may keep forgetting to take new pics but I'll show ya'll soon enough. I'm on the rise, my friend. And you are too.