intuitive training or being a pussy

[MattJ.D.]

Lifter [x] is having a bad lifting session, struggles to find the will to complete his volume day squats but does, his bench press his grueling but finishes it. Next lifter [x] goes to complete his workout with power cleans, he keeps failing at 2 out of 3 reps, decides to pack it in after set 3 and save himself and not cause overtraining and fuck up the rest of his week.

smart training or pussy?

yes, I'm lifter [x]

[Patrick Stroup]

if you have to ask for self-validation on the innanets you got more problems than a shitty gym sesh BROTHER.

[Briks42]

Lifter [x] is having a bad lifting session, struggles to find the will to complete his volume day squats but does, his bench press his grueling but finishes it. Next lifter [x] goes to complete his workout with power cleans, he keeps failing at 2 out of 3 reps, decides to pack it in after set 3 and save himself and not cause overtraining and fuck up the rest of his week.

smart training or pussy?

yes, I'm lifter [x]

Generally, I think you know your body since you aren't a complete newb, and you probably made the right choice. I would only think its being a pussy if it happened frequently.

[gzt]

Generally, I think you know your body since you aren't a complete newb, and you probably made the right choice. I would only think its being a pussy if it happened frequently.

That or you need to look at your program. Your workouts should, generally, be successful. If they aren't, you need to investigate why they aren't. Sometimes it's being a pussy, sometimes you tried to push the intensity too much, sometimes you pushed the intensity too much for the recovery you can realistically get.

[Briks42]

That or you need to look at your program. Your workouts should, generally, be successful. If they aren't, you need to investigate why they aren't. Sometimes it's being a pussy, sometimes you tried to push the intensity too much, sometimes you pushed the intensity too much for the recovery you can realistically get.

Good point

[Charlie Davies]

Try it both ways, and keep notes. It's my job to become expert on my own limits, by going back and forth over the "too much" line enough times that I know where it is. I have to overdo things sometimes to keep track of where the limit is.

[Chebass88]

Ask yourself what else is going on in your life and how that impacts your lifting.

Two examples - on the day of the CT school shooting - I could not get a 495lb squat despite several attempts. The day after my wife had to go to the ER due to a miscarriage - I fell over while trying to powerclean 235. In both cases, my mind was simply not in the lifting. I put everything away, and went home. These are pretty extreme examples, but other smaller impacts might include financial uncertainties, not enough sleep, stress from school or work, etc. There are some days when I have to work longer in order to get something done & I end up missing a lifting session, or can only do 50% of what I had planned. The majority of the time happens when I have to travel for work - there is not always a well-equipped gym available, and it might be more prudent to meet with colleagues after work to continue technical / business discussions.

Lifting is pretty important, but it is just one component of my life. There are other components which are more important on occasion, and take precedence over lifting. I try to work my schedule to minimize the times I lose, but they aren't always predictable. I stick with it and continue on, and overtime, my numbers still increase. I could probably be significantly further along than I am, but I'm getting there.

Keep going.

[PFerrari]

I think gzt's point is excellent. I think for intermediate-advanced lifters some intuitive training is a good thing in certain scenarios for certain people. You need to have the right personality to be tough enough to push through when it's tough but also have enough sense for when to adjust the workout.

[Mike C]

I have no idea how you're doing 3 lifts in a day at this point in your development. Split!

[Tamara Reynolds]

If you can't hit a power clean, you can't hit a power clean. At that point, you just need to go down in weight if you want to get your reps in. But, it has nothing to do with overtraining. It would be really hard to "overtrain" power clean triples...