{"id":17227,"date":"2016-06-10T10:03:58","date_gmt":"2016-06-10T16:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/foodembrace.com\/?p=17227"},"modified":"2016-06-10T10:03:59","modified_gmt":"2016-06-10T16:03:59","slug":"fitness-friday-prs-and-fatigue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/foodembrace.com\/2016\/06\/fitness-friday-prs-and-fatigue\/","title":{"rendered":"Fitness Friday: PRs and Fatigue"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Monday:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Was rough. \u00a0I was tired when I hit the gym and felt like maybe I didn’t eat enough (I talked about fueling for lifting earlier this week.) to get me through a workout + strength training. \u00a0Then during the workout cramps hit me hard. \u00a0Lady cramps. \u00a0This is my space to talk about and record my training so\u00a0get used to the nitty gritty. \u00a0I needed to go home and eat something so I could take some ibuprofen. \u00a0No strength for me. The workout was push press + pull up ladder. \u00a0Start at 5 reps then keep increasing by 5 until the time runs out. \u00a0I was able to do the presses at 50lb which is a big deal to me. \u00a0All shoulder work is super challenging and my weakest area.<\/p>\n

Tuesday:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Felt much better! The workout was hard, it was “Randy” which is 75 snatches. Snatches being part of shoulder work are intense for me and I’m still at a low weight. \u00a0I completed it at 35lbs which by the end was becoming very hard to do BUT I made it through.<\/p>\n

I was able to get in a strength workout and focused on squats and deadlifts. \u00a0I was able to complete 90lb squat for my working set and felt really good with that. \u00a0The squats felt clean though on the last set they were much\u00a0harder.<\/p>\n

I also did 135lb for my working set for deadlifts today which is a HUGE PR moment! Previously 135 was my 1 rep max and today I busted it out for 2×5. \u00a0BOOM! \u00a0Feeling like a badass.<\/p>\n

Wednesday:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Whew! Was I tired! \u00a0Strength part of the workout focused on sumo deadlifts. \u00a0I felt strong with these today! The first time I did them, I felt uncoordinated and awkward since the mechanics are different than regular deadlifts. \u00a0Today I felt much more comfortable with the movement. \u00a0I worked up to 125lb, since I just did really heavy deadlifts yesterday, I didn’t want to go too heavy today.<\/p>\n

The workout was 30 box jumps and 30 wall balls with some tuck jumps tossed in at different times. \u00a0My legs were jello today. \u00a0My box jump is currently at 16 inches and I’m chasing that 20 inch box jump.<\/p>\n

Thursday:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Having an, “Everything Hurts and I Feel Like Dying” day. \u00a0I got through my workouts but they were rough. \u00a0My legs and shoulders are just effing fatigued.<\/p>\n

The workout today consisted of front squats, doing as many as you can at a prescribed weight. I haven’t done front squats in forever so my weights for those aren’t that high. \u00a0I started off at 75lb and squeaked out 5 reps, 10 reps at 65lb, and 15 reps at 55lb. \u00a0I could have done more reps at 55lb but my wrists gave out before my legs did. \u00a0Still getting used to that front rack position which is awkward. \u00a0My wrists aren’t super flexible so it’s a challenging position for me.<\/p>\n

I moved on to strength training and did what I could. \u00a0Squats weren’t happening. \u00a0I did a 70lb warm up rep and my body was like, nope. \u00a0There’s a difference between pushing through fatigue and needing to listen to your body. Today I listened and cut the squats short. \u00a0I did manage to work up to a 75lb power clean. \u00a0It wasn’t pretty but I got it done.<\/p>\n

Friday:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stations at the gym today:<\/p>\n