More Thoughts on Lifting...

I had a really poor lift yesterday. I'm trying to figure out why, the previous few weeks I'd been having good lifts. I have a few theories.

One is that it was a Monday.... ok weak theory.

Another possibility is that the gym was packed so I didn't use my usual bar/bench. I would give this one or two reps, but I could only get 3-4 at 205 and I can normally get the same at 225.

Another, when I'm not "feeling it" I'm done. Since I tore my pectoral muscle in 2006 I've been very slow to recover and often sheepish with "heavy" benches. This doesn't explain my crappy burnout set though (13x165, instead of 17 last time I burned out).

Another problem is fatigue. I was hungry and I ran 10 miles the day before and came up 1000 calories below my target. Monday is supposed to be a rest day, and maybe I should keep it at that. I also can't lift if I'm hungry, I know that. I picked up some bars and stuff I can keep in my bag so I don't have to lift hungry.

I was confident I could maintain my lifting performance or at least not lose too much strength while training for the marathon, but I'm cutting back on lifting and instead doing much more cardio. I was hoping I wouldn't become weak. With runs 5 days a week I may just not have enough time to get in good lifts with adequate recovery. I'm lifting again on Friday and we'll see how that goes.