Lacking

[clevermanka]

You knew it had to happen eventually. Tumblr Collection: Monday, August 27: Tom Hiddleston.



Goal posts are on hiatus until after KCRF closes.

I'm losing ground on my deadlift. I couldn't lift ninety-five pounds on the second set this morning. My previous max was 135. Boo, hiss.

This weekend wasn't nearly as productive as I'd planned/hoped. I've got a lot on my plate for this week, now. One hundred and forty-four hours until KCRF opening day.

Comments

[frugurl27.livejournal.com]

Meh, we all have off days, especially at the gym. I'm sure you're still just as strong, so don't read too much into it - you'll be back on track next time.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I hope so. I left the box feeling very blah. Which doesn't happen very often, so it feels kind of like a punch in the gut right now.

[frugurl27.livejournal.com]

I'm sure. I've definitely had days at the gym where I struggle to complete even a fraction of my normal workout, and then I always bounce back. You're a much more dedicated exerciser than I am, so I'm sure you're even better at overcoming stuff like this.

[sherwood21.livejournal.com]

Oh god. The bad horse one nearly made me pee myself.

Also, it's entirely possible that your uterus is sucking the life out of you and you will feel better/stronger in a few days.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Sleipnir jokes never get old.

your uterus is sucking the life out of you and you will feel better/stronger in a few days

I'm hoping that's exactly it.

[anomali.livejournal.com]

I was thinking the same thing. The Red Menace can sap strength and energy as well as increasing the chance of injury.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

STUPID PERIODS.

[tama-grey.livejournal.com]

The Womb Tax is a disproportionately high one. Best of luck!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I love that. A Womb Tax. Perfect.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Can't
Stop
Staring
at the doorway one,

Be back in a (personal) moment...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

=D

[femfataleatron.livejournal.com]

When you are working near a max lift you will not always improve, or stay steady for that matter... not every day is PR day.
Also, people who want to improve their deadlift weight do it much more often than crossfit proscribes. One of the very real criticisms of crossfit is that you never do the big lifts often enough to get steady improvement. crossfit is a general physical preparedness workout (gpp) rather than something that will get you numbers. I'm not saying there are not substantial bennies, it's just that a big pull will not be one of them.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I'm fine with gpp. I just didn't expect to go backwards quite so dramatically.

Negative head space + Poor lifting = Negative head space + Poor lifting

Vicious cycle.

Wednesday shall be better.

[femfataleatron.livejournal.com]

I dunno, i've broken PRs on days I felt like crap. weird.
I will say this tho: however you fall on calories-in for weight loss,
nobody ever gained muscle in calorie deficit, they just started feeling like shit.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yeah. Balancing my caloric needs for muscle building with my messed-up metabolism is such a tricky thing, though.

[femfataleatron.livejournal.com]

I feel ya. I would not want to be in your ... shoes?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Hey, I have some fucking awesome shoes.

[siro-gravity.livejournal.com]

My own experience at the gym is that I cycle up and down as far as what I can comfortably do. Same is true for my weight. up. down. I think as long as the general curve is tending in the right direction, the individual days don't matter so much...except that they make one feel pretty grumpy.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

the individual days don't matter so much...except that they make one feel pretty grumpy.

Grumpy and how! I usually feel so great when I leave the box. So this was unusual. Which...I guess that's good that it's unusual!

[bluetourmaline.livejournal.com]

At the British Museum on Friday, there was an open-air screening of Shakespeare's Henry V --- with Tom Hiddleston in the title role.

Once I recognized him, I thought of you. He really is such a good actor, as well as being an awesome one.

Hope things look up for you very soon!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

OH TOM. <3