Starting Martha’s Strength Journey

[JessEvans]

What the fuck happened to my strength? Why am I a weak little bitch now? Why the fuck does 225 feel heavy for my squat? My working weight before the October meet was 260.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

You mean the 'WTF happened to me today' feeling doesn't go away when you're not a novice any more? Fuck.

[neilc1]

yeah,
so you blow yourself out with deads and the squats,
and the body says Light Day
ya might be maturing as a lifter

[MarthaF]

Many of us know those feels.

You are right. I'll keep my chin up.

[MarthaF]

Nice deads!

Thank you slowmo <3

[MarthaF]

You mean the 'WTF happened to me today' feeling doesn't go away when you're not a novice any more? Fuck.

Well, I only have myself to blame. I wasted a lot of time these past six months not training. I shouldn't be surprised when my body resists me a little when I expect it to have retained more strength. It's just frustrating to think I haven't made any progress/feel like I've regressed.

But passed the novice stage, making sure your stress and recovery are in balance becomes more confusing, so yeah, I don't think it ever goes away!

[MarthaF]

yeah,
so you blow yourself out with deads and the squats,
and the body says Light Day
ya might be maturing as a lifter

Haha well I don't think that's it, since I unwittingly took more rest days in between anyway. But I guess you're right. Gotta count my blessings!

[Mr. Bingley]

nice deads! woohoo! Looks like that 3 plate special will be served well before Easter!

[MarthaF]

nice deads! woohoo! Looks like that 3 plate special will be served well before Easter!

oh yes it fucking will be!

[MarthaF]

Well, turns out I have an upper respiratory infection. Don't think I should train through this.

Is it a thing that when you're putting the most stress on your body workout-wise, that you're most likely to get sick?

What do you guys do to prevent this stuff????

[Eric K]

Well, turns out I have an upper respiratory infection. Don't think I should train through this.

Is it a thing that when you're putting the most stress on your body workout-wise, that you're most likely to get sick?

What do you guys do to prevent this stuff????

I do think that it can be a problem, but probably under pretty severe circumstances that I don't think apply to you. Sometimes we just get sick and it sucks. You'll get it back if you work at it. I find it important to remind myself that it doesn't really matter where I think I "should" be, it just matters where I am and where I'm going right now. Plus, a big reason big lifts are so impressive is because they are so rare and hard to attain. Keeping the momentum plays a part in that difficulty. You have a lot to be proud of in here, regardless.