Have to see when things just aren't working...

 Sometimes you have to know when things just aren’t going your way, and take a break. I plan on competing in my second powerlifting meet July 17th, but things aren’t looking great for your ol’ buddy Chad. Today marks the third workout in a row where my strength has taken a reverse course, and I’ve left the gym dissappointed in my performance. So, it’s time for a well deserved break. For the next week, I’m not touching any heavy lifts. No heavy squat, bench pressing, or deadlifts. In giving my body a break from the hard training, I hope to come back more energetic, and on the path to power again. I’ll have about 4 weeks to train for the meet after this break, so I should see some decent progress. 

Enough about me, let’s talk about you. How often do you find yourself in the “stink”? That frustrating point at which all progress stops, and you find yourself just kind of going through the motions in your training? Times like these call for some intelligent decisions. When we hit that dreaded training “plateau”, we need to carefully examine what we are doing,  and what we can change to get the oven burning again. Does the volume need reduce? Does the volume need INCREASED? Do we need to lighten theweights, and do more reps? Do we need to INCREASE the weights and decrease the reps? Whatever the reason, it’s time to go back to the drawing board.

Don’t keep doing the same thing day in and day out if it isn’t moving you forward! Make the neccessary changes to keep seeing progress.

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