I am not a doctor, but when someone mentions brain fog my first suspect is coffee. At my first job right out of high school I drank a lot of coffee, and then I freaked out because I felt foggy. I had never really drunk coffee growing up, so the caffeine crashes made me think something was wrong.I def should look at IF (maybe one meal a day at night or 20:4) - they say that food is fuel but i don't feeling it. Every time i eat, no matter what i crash. It's better when i eat healthier but still happening. Generally i'm feeling a lot better after 6PM everyday. Like my brainfog is lifting a little bit and my head is lighter, hard to explain it. During the day i'm mentally fatigued even after 8 hour sleep and that's exacerbated after eating lunch. My mattress or pillow is a suspect because some mornings i am waking up with upper back pain and heavy feeling in the head. The other suspect is food and binging on porn.
That's ~209 lbs in freedom units. Honestly, that's really good as your second lifting session. I'd be at like 95 lbs (~43 kg), lmao.I was so nervous today that I miscalculated the amount of plates and kgs to put on the bar, and accidentally loaded my deadlift 95 kg instead of 85 (which was the natural 5 kg progression from my previous session). On my second gym session after a 4-month-long layoff, did it without any issues. Could've done more than a 100 for sure.
Let's see who posts a new thread in the UR section without a sample now!
That's my body weight. Heavier people lift more. But really though, you'd be at 95 kg in like a month, as soon as you nail the technique and get your body used to heavy lifting.That's ~209 lbs in freedom units. Honestly, that's really good as your second lifting session. I'd be at like 95 lbs (~43 kg), lmao.
You're probably going to wake up super sore though.
Yeah, depends on how your body responds to the increased stress. If your joints are fine, and your muscle memory kicks in, you can probably get to 2 plates fairly quickly. I think I'm somewhere at 75-78 kg right now, and I can definitely see myself reaching that within a month of returning to lift as long as my back doesn't act up lmao.That's my body weight. Heavier people lift more. But really though, you'd be at 95 kg in like a month, as soon as you nail the technique and get your body used to heavy lifting.
Also, I don't get sore at all from heavy lifting. Just really hungry, and really tired. Like after you come home from a couple of hours in a swimming pool.
Exactly. Up to March last year, I trained a lot and my DL went up to 140, which was at the limits of my bare strength (grip was the weak point). And every time I rejoined the gym, I found it so easy to start up high and go from there. I'm used to the stress, just need to start low enough so I could remind my body of the proper technique to avoid injuries.Yeah, depends on how your body responds to the increased stress. If your joints are fine, and your muscle memory kicks in, you can probably get to 2 plates fairly quickly. I think I'm somewhere at 75-78 kg right now, and I can definitely see myself reaching that within a month of returning to lift as long as my back doesn't act up lmao.
Full deadlifts make me want to curl up into a ball and fall asleep. Haven't done them in a while to be honest, even when I strength trained - I mostly did Romanian deadlifts. Coming back from this year of inactivity, though, I'll likely go back to full deads and see how strong I become.
Do you use straps? I tried them back when I still did full deadlifts, and they felt a bit awkward when I did not wear them correctly. When worn correctly, though, I felt like I could grip much more weight than without straps.
That might just be what you needed! Maybe it was time for you to take a deload week (or just 1 week off).Soo almost 2 months later, I'm back up at my pre-pandemic personal records, and starting to get stuck. Getting stronger every training session is amazing, but once it slows down and every rep feels like a grind, it stops being fun anymore. I like lifting as heavy as I can, and I like the set/rep scheme, but somehow I'm not really in the proper headspace to go again. I've had to take a week off last week to finish a project, but was supposed to go again on Monday and today, which hasn't happened.
What are your waking-up methodes?For months I haven't been able to get into a sleeping routine. Just can't. Before that, I used to wake up at 8 in the morning for months without any issue, but at some point I've fucked it up completely and can't come back to it. Now I often feel terrible when my brother wakes me up at 9, like I've worked all night instead of slept. The bed and the enormous heat aren't helping. Been actually wanting to wake up at 4-4:30 so that I can have coffee, small breakfast and hit the gym before the temperatures get crazy high and before the gym gets crowded (so at 7). But that's near impossible, would mean I have to go to bed at like 8 in the evening, and that's very improbable.
I would want to wake up at 7-8 every day at least, that would feel like a huge success right now. In desperate need of a routine.
- my bro wakes me up at 9 to drive him to work (sometimes)What are your waking-up methodes?
In college I pretty much only woke up about an hour before classes just to shower and eat breakfast (~8:30 - 9 AM). When I graduated and started looking for work, I would go to sleep at like 1 AM and sometimes didn't go to bed until 5 AM, haha. Now I pretty much wake up at any time between 6:30 AM and 8 AM during weekdays for work. Your sleep schedule will likely fix itself once you have a morning commitment.For months I haven't been able to get into a sleeping routine. Just can't. Before that, I used to wake up at 8 in the morning for months without any issue, but at some point I've fucked it up completely and can't come back to it. Now I often feel terrible when my brother wakes me up at 9, like I've worked all night instead of slept. The bed and the enormous heat aren't helping. Been actually wanting to wake up at 4-4:30 so that I can have coffee, small breakfast and hit the gym before the temperatures get crazy high and before the gym gets crowded (so at 7). But that's near impossible, would mean I have to go to bed at like 8 in the evening, and that's very improbable.
I would want to wake up at 7-8 every day at least, that would feel like a huge success right now. In desperate need of a routine.
I know it will eventually, but I want it now, I need a routine.In college I pretty much only woke up about an hour before classes just to shower and eat breakfast (~8:30 - 9 AM). When I graduated and started looking for work, I would go to sleep at like 1 AM and sometimes didn't go to bed until 5 AM, haha. Once I started working, I've pretty much woken up at any time between 6:30 AM and 8 AM during weekdays. Your sleep schedule will likely fix itself once you have a morning commitment.