Sean Monahan Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 52 minutes ago, Shift-4 said: My work week along with other sports is messing with my Stronglifts schedule. I am going to experiment. No Stronglifts this week. Pull/Legs/Push for three available days I have this week. Then back to Stronglifts next week. Anyone else ever experience one off weeks from a set plan? Successes? Aggravations? I can tell my workouts are a big deal too me. I am in a foul mood realizing I can't fit a workout in today! lol My two cents: if you miss a day, it’s no big deal. That one day isn’t going to be the reason you do or do not achieve your goals. Both physique and strength goals are the culmination of dozens upon dozens, hundreds even, of days in the gym. If missing “just one day” becomes a regular thing then maybe it becomes a problem (particularly if that one day happens to be leg day) but once in a blue moon it’s really a non issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksPatsFan Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 1 hour ago, Tortorella's Rant said: God. My bench is so bad right now. I don't get how your strength suddenly plummets. I couldn't do what I was doing three weeks ago if my life depended on it. It happened before years ago too when I first started and had to rebuild myself. Sometimes it's just a CNS issue. Something as subtle as stress impairs your motor recruitment abilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 13 minutes ago, NucksPatsFan said: Sometimes it's just a CNS issue. Something as subtle as stress impairs your motor recruitment abilities. Could be time for a deload week. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 2 hours ago, Sean Monahan said: My two cents: if you miss a day, it’s no big deal. That one day isn’t going to be the reason you do or do not achieve your goals. Both physique and strength goals are the culmination of dozens upon dozens, hundreds even, of days in the gym. If missing “just one day” becomes a regular thing then maybe it becomes a problem (particularly if that one day happens to be leg day) but once in a blue moon it’s really a non issue. It is part boredom issue too with 5X5 lol My miss "just one day" was last week. So this week I thought I would shift things. I can hit the gym three days in a row this week. But I can't do Stronglifts three days in row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Shift-4 said: It is part boredom issue too with 5X5 lol My miss "just one day" was last week. So this week I thought I would shift things. I can hit the gym three days in a row this week. But I can't do Stronglifts three days in row Can you do two days and split the third day between the other two? Put a day in between. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 4 minutes ago, Sean Monahan said: Can you do two days and split the third day between the other two? Put a day in between. Not really. As it stood Wednesday was going to be a 'soft' day anyway with late night sports wearing me down. Missing today. Wednesday soft. Back at it Friday. I didn't like the look for that. So now I will do Tue, Thu, Fri with pull/legs/push. Go as hard as I can. Back to Stronglifts next week with a minor deload. Experimenting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Monahan Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 2 minutes ago, Shift-4 said: Not really. As it stood Wednesday was going to be a 'soft' day anyway with late night sports wearing me down. Missing today. Wednesday soft. Back at it Friday. I didn't like the look for that. So now I will do Tue, Thu, Fri with pull/legs/push. Go as hard as I can. Back to Stronglifts next week with a minor deload. Experimenting What about using this week as your deload? Then go back hard at Stronglifts next week. Nothing wrong with your thinking, this is just a suggestion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted March 19, 2018 Share Posted March 19, 2018 5 minutes ago, Sean Monahan said: What about using this week as your deload? Then go back hard at Stronglifts next week. Nothing wrong with your thinking, this is just a suggestion. That's what I am kind of doing. Just get to do more exercises this way to keep it interesting. Actually looking forward to doing some curls, lunges, butterflies, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 Glad I switched it up. Feeling good burn in biceps and forearms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 On 3/19/2018 at 11:54 AM, NucksPatsFan said: Sometimes it's just a CNS issue. Something as subtle as stress impairs your motor recruitment abilities. Maybe. I dunno. What does that mean? Bench sucks right now, rows suck, shoulder press sucks but it's always been the biggest struggle. Rows I don't do every week but when I do I do consistently. Bench I always do and that's absolutely garbage right now one week after a pretty good lift otherwise. I'm doing fine with other back, chest, and most other shoulder exercises. Squat is a-okay. Basically, certain exercises various parts of the body are seemingly inexplicably struggling within the past few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRypien37 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 5 minutes ago, Tortorella's Rant said: Maybe. I dunno. What does that mean? Bench sucks right now, rows suck, shoulder press sucks but it's always been the biggest struggle. Rows I don't do every week but when I do I do consistently. Bench I always do and that's absolutely garbage right now one week after a pretty good lift otherwise. I'm doing fine with other back, chest, and most other shoulder exercises. Squat is a-okay. Basically, certain exercises various parts of the body are seemingly inexplicably struggling within the past few weeks. Sounds like your body needs rest. Take a full week off, get plenty of sleep and come back after. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortorella's Rant Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 8 minutes ago, RRypien37 said: Sounds like your body needs rest. Take a full week off, get plenty of sleep and come back after. Perhaps. I took some days off at Christmas. Thing is I don't think I've been working that tough and should work harder. I certainly don't lift like I used to. Maybe I'm just getting old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 7 hours ago, Tortorella's Rant said: Perhaps. I took some days off at Christmas. Thing is I don't think I've been working that tough and should work harder. I certainly don't lift like I used to. Maybe I'm just getting old! It happens to the best of us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksPatsFan Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 8 hours ago, Tortorella's Rant said: Maybe. I dunno. What does that mean? Bench sucks right now, rows suck, shoulder press sucks but it's always been the biggest struggle. Rows I don't do every week but when I do I do consistently. Bench I always do and that's absolutely garbage right now one week after a pretty good lift otherwise. I'm doing fine with other back, chest, and most other shoulder exercises. Squat is a-okay. Basically, certain exercises various parts of the body are seemingly inexplicably struggling within the past few weeks. Impaired central nervous system means you're just not getting the motor recruitment needed. You could be fatigued (as suggested by others, take a rest or de-load), over stressed due to external stressors, etc. They're sometimes subconscious factors that contribute to these impairments so though you may not "feel" something is impacting you, reflect on if work is super busy or stressful right now, if you've been lifting a ton lately without giving yourself proper rest/fuel, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, NucksPatsFan said: Impaired central nervous system means you're just not getting the motor recruitment needed. You could be fatigued (as suggested by others, take a rest or de-load), over stressed due to external stressors, etc. They're sometimes subconscious factors that contribute to these impairments so though you may not "feel" something is impacting you, reflect on if work is super busy or stressful right now, if you've been lifting a ton lately without giving yourself proper rest/fuel, etc. Would you prescribe absolute rest? If so, how many days? Or just lighten the load? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksPatsFan Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 32 minutes ago, Shift-4 said: Would you prescribe absolute rest? If so, how many days? Or just lighten the load? I personally would prescribe 2-3 days (Wed-Fri) completely off from exercise (besides things like walking the dog, etc.) and then a non-structured exercise to perform on the Sat or Sun (hike, pick up game of hockey or basketball or something, etc.) And then a de-load week the following week. Half-week for deload if you're really itching to lift a weight again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NucksPatsFan Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Damn I have no will power whatsoever Leaving for Mexico in 3 weeks and you'd think my cut would be in full effect diet wise? Nope, still getting bit in the ass by that dead period between 8pm and bedtime where I feel like I 'need' to be snacking while watching TV. Ended up having a little bit of vanilla ice cream and nutella lol. Gonna go buy some hummus, carrot sticks, celery sticks to keep around the house to at least have a healthier alternative. Sucks when you have a perfect day of eating (no breakfast, chicken breast, 2 cups mixed veggies, nuts for lunch, same for dinner) with a hard compound day workout, and then ruin it with that before bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 Don’t feel too guilty about it, happens to the best of us! Just get back right back to what it was you were doing and forget it happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shift-4 Posted March 23, 2018 Share Posted March 23, 2018 3 hours ago, NucksPatsFan said: Damn I have no will power whatsoever Leaving for Mexico in 3 weeks and you'd think my cut would be in full effect diet wise? Nope, still getting bit in the ass by that dead period between 8pm and bedtime where I feel like I 'need' to be snacking while watching TV. Ended up having a little bit of vanilla ice cream and nutella lol. Gonna go buy some hummus, carrot sticks, celery sticks to keep around the house to at least have a healthier alternative. Sucks when you have a perfect day of eating (no breakfast, chicken breast, 2 cups mixed veggies, nuts for lunch, same for dinner) with a hard compound day workout, and then ruin it with that before bed. I had pizza and wings for dinner last night The struggle is real Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HI5 Posted March 25, 2018 Share Posted March 25, 2018 Full week of sickness, no gym or creatine..walk into gym 3 different people compliment me saying I look more shredded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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